'Look What I've Found' meals - boil in the bag???

[Paul72]

I've started using these 'Look what I Found' meals and have so far been impressed. I didn't boil in the bag though, just tipped it into the mess tin, added some rice from a microwaveable pouch and let it warm. Great value and tasty enough.

If you're after boil-in-the-bag bags they're usually available from Lakeland.
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/1405/Boil-a-Bags

 

[santaman2000]

Anybody use these? www.thefind.com/food/browse-hickory-farms-summer-sausage They'll keep for at least a year (as long as the vacuum sealed bag is intact.

 

[Hammock_man]

Regarding post 21, lakeland boiling bags, used these for a while now and can reccomend them. Work a treat with the heat sealer as well.

 

[John Fenna]

The boil in bag meals from Iceland are £2, 400gm and better to be honest. Although sold as a chilled meal the pouches are vac packed and would certainly in my opinion last a good few days out of the fridge; I've left two out of the fridge and will see if the packs 'blow' over the next seven days.

I wish we had an Iceland near here ... or an Indian Deli...or a Polish deli ... or anything other than Tiny Tesco and the Coop....
Not much variety or width of range available here!

 

[rik_uk3]

They do 300gm vacuum packs of really good quality dry cured bacon for £1. Being vac packed it will last a week unopened without refrigeration; in fact I had four rashers with two Duck eggs for breakfast

 

[Bodge]

Just waiting for the inevitable "one isn't enough" comment.

I bulk mine up with croutons or similar and eat with tortilla or pitta bread. Asda had them for £1 last time I looked.

 

[RachelUK]

These look pretty good - is it a bag per person or if you bulk it up with the veg will it do for 2 people?

 

[oldtimer]

Recommend POUR AND STORE bags. No problems with funny water after boiling LOOK WHAT I FOUND or similar in them. They stand up on their own in a pot cosy. If washed can be re-used, unless you do instant mash when its too much trouble.

 

[RachelUK]

Rik - which ones are the Asda ones - I can't see them on their website (apart from the tins). Got a name or link for them? Cheers

 

[rik_uk3]

I wish we had an Iceland near here ... or an Indian Deli...or a Polish deli ... or anything other than Tiny Tesco and the Coop....
Not much variety or width of range available here!

http://www.spicesofindia.co.uk/acatalog/Ready-Meals.html

Is your friend John, free delivery on orders over £30

Lots of BOGOF deals on the boil in the bag, most are 300gm so at 90p a pouch they are VFM (value for money) Do a pick and mix and you have 33 boil in the bag meals for £30 delivered.

 

[rik_uk3]

Rik - which ones are the Asda ones - I can't see them on their website (apart from the tins). Got a name or link for them? Cheers

Iceland not Asda Rachel.

 

[screwdriver]

look what we found ,chicken tikka and corma 99p at the moment in sainsburys, working there today so emptied the shelf

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Got some yesterday so...

just be carefull i have had a couple stick to the side of the pot in places and also the colour from the packet leeches into the water the water didn't look great too me.

With this in mind - Are we agreed its safe to boil in the bag?

 

[woodspirits]

I tried a spag bol today,there was no spag in it and deither was there any meat in it either.Very disappointed. The meat balls are very good though.I boil them in the bag with no problems.

could be an issue when you have a bag of flavoured water miles from anywhere then?

 

[robevs73]

for making your own boil in the bag meals you will need a food sealer, I got one and its really good.

 

[Shambling Shaman]

Hi all, I'm going to have the meat balls tonight, any suggestions for what to have with it?

Thanks

 

[ex-member BareThrills]

I love them with smash. makes a nice gooey mess that is easy to eat. the sauce is quite runny so it goes well with mash

 

[ReamviThantos]

Had the pork meatball one a couple of nights ago and it's the first variety I didn't like the flavour of still horses for courses eh. Love the mutton stew one best.

 

[tomongoose]

I just use the microwaveable bags pour in what ever I want roll the ends over and tape them up with masking tape I keep them in my mess tin as they are more fragile than proper boil in the bags. Then When i want to use then I take the tape off make sure the opening is out of the water and boil them up

 

[plastic-ninja]

Hi all, I'm going to have the meat balls tonight, any suggestions for what to have with it?

Thanks

Probably another packet of the same as the
portion is rather small tbh
Simon