View Full Version : I thought Hovis was the best ... clearly I was very wrong :(
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 05:50 PM
Treated myself to some super posh Hovis bread (http://www.hovisbakery.co.uk/hovis-range/seed-sensations-rich-roasted/) 8)
It was really really expensive (for bread) ... so I expected to be in gastric bliss :smt004 ... sadly it really wasn't anything special ...
Anyone else been disappointed by Hovis (bread)?
My fave bread is Morrisons Sunflower and Pumpkin seeded loaf ... its megga yummy :)
Mr Speirs
20-10-08, 05:52 PM
I've been disappointed in Hovis.
The bread's okay tho.
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 05:55 PM
I quite like this bread,although one that is far superior is this one
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/09/Burgen_600x281.jpg
good for the laydeez too
Oh and they are selling it at a pound in Asda at the mo. I buy it all the time anyway
custard
20-10-08, 05:56 PM
tesco finest multi-seed is the way forward
Hovis never disapoints me, he lives up to my expectations of him.
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 05:57 PM
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good for the laydeez too
??? :scratch: ...
????
????
Wideboy
20-10-08, 05:57 PM
i find hovis is very filling.............the bread that is, sick minds ;)
Mr Speirs
20-10-08, 05:59 PM
Warburtons all the way for me. Once sent Mr Warburton an email saying...
'I like your bread'
He sent me one back saying...
'I'm glad you like our bread'
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 05:59 PM
i find hovis is very filling.............the bread that is, sick minds ;)
Yes, it was very thick/dense ... that is one of the properties I didn't like about it ... doesn't melt in the mouth spreading the flavour sensation and sits on the stomach ... the Morrisons stuff is far more 'airy' 8)
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 06:01 PM
??? :scratch: ...
????
????
soya and linseed is apparently rich in plant oestrogens which is thought to be beneficial to womens health
Warburtons all the way for me. Once sent Mr Warburton an email saying...
'I like your bread'
He sent me one back saying...
'I'm glad you like our bread'
Ah Warburtons, would be wrong not to being from Bolton 'n all
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 06:05 PM
soya and linseed is apparently rich in plant oestrogens which is thought to be beneficial to womens health
So you are saying if I eat it, it would turn me into a woman?!! ... no sale!! :D
missyburd
20-10-08, 06:07 PM
Mmmm freshly baked tin loaves from Morrisons are lovely, especially toasted. And not as expensive 'cos I have to slice it mesen :-D
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 06:08 PM
So you are saying if I eat it would it turn me into a woman?!! ... no sale!! :D
lol, yeah but I said I liked it, its actually really nice, light, moist(not soggy or stodgy), the slices are proper medium (not thick)and it stays fresher, unlike the Hovis loaf you bought, that always goes really dry.
Warburtons all the way for me. Once sent Mr Warburton an email saying...
'I like your bread'
He sent me one back saying...
'I'm glad you like our bread'
The last white loaf I had I had to ask Jax what it was, she told me it was Warburtons, and its bloody fantastic.
I think I might have to e-mail them too.
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 06:16 PM
Seems Warburton has to worth a try next then 8)
Sent
Your bread is yummy, thanks for making it and filling my tummy.
Dan.
(I'm not 6, but eating the white loaf does make me feel that way)
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 06:18 PM
Mmmmmmmmmmmm ... me going to get this one (http://www.warburtons.co.uk/our-products/details/seeded-batch-800g/seeded-grained)!! :)
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 06:19 PM
Sent
2-ghey ... you sure you haven't been eating some of Dizzy's girl-bread?!!? :D
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 06:22 PM
Mmmmmmmmmmmm ... me going to get this one (http://www.warburtons.co.uk/our-products/details/seeded-batch-800g/seeded-grained)!! :)
now that one is a good one too, but its a bit more expensive than the Burgen. You can get it in a small loaf, so if you don't like it, you've not wasted much
Jayneflakes
20-10-08, 06:26 PM
I quite like this bread,although one that is far superior is this one
http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2006/09/Burgen_600x281.jpg
good for the laydeez too
Oh and they are selling it at a pound in Asda at the mo. I buy it all the time anyway
As much as I like this one, it didn't half make me fart!
I know, I may be a woman, but I am no lady! :smt036
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 06:28 PM
As much as I like this one, it didn't half make me fart!
I know, I may be a woman, but I am no lady! :smt036
dunno, I fart better than most blokes at the best of times, and put them to shame with burps of huge decibels:smt036
my favourite is the cheese-topped bun/roll things you get from the bakery.
OMNOMNOMNOM
Specially when they're fresh.
I found an 8 inch spring once in a loaf of Hovis. Hovis said they were very sorry and it was part of the bread making machine.
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 06:32 PM
I found an 8 inch spring once in a loaf of Hovis. Hovis said they were very sorry and it was part of the bread making machine.
If only you knew what we find in our chocolate at work:rolleyes:
missyburd
20-10-08, 06:34 PM
my favourite is the cheese-topped bun/roll things you get from the bakery.
OMNOMNOMNOM
Specially when they're fresh.
+10 they're gawwwgeous. :D
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 06:36 PM
As much as I like this one, it didn't half make me fart!
I know, I may be a woman, but I am no lady! :smt036
dunno, I fart better than most blokes at the best of times, and put them to shame with burps of huge decibels:smt036
Hummmm ....
Now that is an attractive thought ...
... no wonder I don't think the .org is the fishing ground for classy ladies!! :lol:
2-ghey ... you sure you haven't been eating some of Dizzy's girl-bread?!!? :D
That's cus I'm a Lady... any way who's the one who started a discussion about bread. ;)
http://www.bountykitchenrolls.com/images/housewives/housewives.gif
Blue and Grinch in the kitchen.
Mmmmmmmmmmmm ... me going to get this one (http://www.warburtons.co.uk/our-products/details/seeded-batch-800g/seeded-grained)!! :)
Haven't tried that one, normally it was the farm house white.
My fave bread is Morrisons Sunflower and Pumpkin seeded loaf ... its megga yummy :)
Mmmmmm I like this one too :cool:
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 06:49 PM
Hummmm ....
Now that is an attractive thought ...
... no wonder I don't think the .org is the fishing ground for classy ladies!! :lol:
I am a classy lady, I just out class you in a fart/burp comp thats all:p
Besides I only burp after drinking cola
Shellywoozle
20-10-08, 06:51 PM
I agree with custard, I get my bread free and get different types each week and have to say Tesco Finest is the one I prefer out of Warburtons, Hovis, 50/50 etc.
Blue_SV650S
20-10-08, 06:55 PM
I agree with custard, I get my bread free and get different types each week and have to say Tesco Finest is the one I prefer out of Warburtons, Hovis, 50/50 etc.
FREE!!! ....
No-Fair - Why don't I get bread for free? :(
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 06:59 PM
I agree with custard, I get my bread free and get different types each week and have to say Tesco Finest is the one I prefer out of Warburtons, Hovis, 50/50 etc.
freeeeeeeeeee:confused: how do you manage that
or are you like my dad and have a bread maker, and do it yourself, which isn't technically free, but more satisfying making it yourself
Have you been threatening a baker?
Mr Speirs
20-10-08, 07:17 PM
I found an 8 inch spring once in a loaf of Hovis. Hovis said they were very sorry and it was part of the bread making machine.
Did they ask for it back?
Shellywoozle
20-10-08, 07:23 PM
FREE!!! ....
No-Fair - Why don't I get bread for free? :(
Well the bloke who gets it me free used to get me free computers so I don't do so well as I did.
An old work colleague who now is a lorry driver and delivers bread. He gets so much free a week and then has to pay 25p a loaf after that, so I get 2 loaves a week plus anything else I fancy (crumpets, pancakes).
No I have not threatened anyway LOL ... I do have the odd mate here and there lol :)
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 07:26 PM
dodgy bread delivery man?
Shellywoozle
20-10-08, 07:29 PM
dodgy bread delivery man?
No that's what I thought and I asked him out right. I would think that but this guy is so straight. They get 14 loaves a week free and then pay for anything else, this apparently stops them being pinched.
I am trusting his word as I know he is a honest guy. Still prefer the free computers LOL
the best bread i have ever had in my entire life is from a jewish bakery in edinburgh in east crosscauseway. i think they are still in business and have been baking bread there since before the second world war...
its made from sour dough... and is absolutely the best ever...
I know, I may be a woman, but I am no lady! :smt036
Never a truer word said in jest:D
I buy whatever's on offer:cool:
Jayneflakes
20-10-08, 07:53 PM
I am a classy lady, I just out class you in a fart/burp comp thats all:p
Besides I only burp after drinking cola
Me too, I am cultured, elegant and scrub well if I can be bothered, I just have a great skill and a brother i used to compete with. My Sister though is all lady, until she has three gins down her neck, then she is just as bad as me!
Curse those outdated sexist standards that say we have to be all pretty and delicate. As Emma, my Sociology lecturer, pointed out to me while I was studying for my Post Grad, "I am a B1tch and I am proud". Thanks Emma I learned a lot from you honey. :drink:
dizzyblonde
20-10-08, 07:56 PM
I just say its better out than in, or die of human spontaneous combustion :-)
2 brothers for me to compete with
Speedy Claire
20-10-08, 08:06 PM
Sainsbury`s "taste the difference" multi seeded.... is fantastic
one thing to say "roberts bread"
Northwest finest
Homemade for me, haven't bought bread in a while.
Curse those outdated sexist standards that say we have to be all pretty and delicate. As Emma, my Sociology lecturer, pointed out to me while I was studying for my Post Grad, "I am a B1tch and I am proud". Thanks Emma I learned a lot from you honey. :drink:
Yes indeedy, it takes all types to make a world, including batch loaves.
It really is like bread, isn't it. By now I know the types I like and those I don't, although if there's something new and interesting in the grocery store I'll probably have a look and a feel, or walk on by if it doesn't appeal at all. My fave btw is Sainsbury Taste the Difference oatmeal topped, without the seeds. My decision, don't have to justify it to anyone. Oh, and I'm self-taught, didn't need anyone on my post grad to tell me;)
dissuade
21-10-08, 07:46 AM
Nimble.
nom nom tasty.
Nimble.
nom nom tasty.
+1 tho i love my own sunflower and sunblush tomato bread - well delish
ah man, I've just seen a picture of a crumpet whilst wasting the past 5 minutes browsing bread sites.......now I need crumpets.
timwilky
21-10-08, 10:12 AM
When I was a kid, we moved into a big house in the middle of nowhere, at first mum was getting bread delivered by the tray from mothers pride everyday. but they decided not to deal with end users and as the nearest bakers was about 6 miles away mum had no choice but to bake a couple of loaves a day.
So for 15 years the house stunk of fresh bread, even now I cannot abide the factory produced stodge. I therefore buy my bread from my local bakers. Made that morning, still warm and wrapped in a piece of paper not sweating in a plastic bag.
French stick, chiapata, anything fresh - if we're taking "innabag" then multiseeded warbuton's.
I'd give the Asda one a try but it aint local enough.
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