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TonyBuckley

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Just the title makes me feel a little poorly, but I have tried a John Lewis tin of what is basically stew.

It was edible and OK with a few extras.

Are there any wonderful tins of meat stew out there that just require a little heating?

Something similar to what comes of my home hob - I don't care about the price.

And yes, I could freeze my own and take to the boat, but the convenience of a tin is attractive for when 'needed'.
 
We always have marks n sparks tins on board for meals at sea... They are quite good with a bit of variety. From your standard stew, curry, chicken in sauce, and chillie.
 
I appreciate you asked about tins but you may like to look at these...http://www.lookwhatwefound.co.uk/.
A bit more exotic than the average tin and cost more weight for weight but they don't need refrigeration and stow a bit easier than tinned meals. They need adding to though, spuds etc for a full meal..:)
 
TonyBuckley said:
Something similar to what comes of my home hob - I don't care about the price.
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No, and it puzzles me also. Even top-of-the-range frozen products from the 'expensive' supermarkets seldom come anywhere near something you make and freeze yourself. No doubt the marketing types will tell you that no one will be prepared to pay for a really good canned product ... but have they tried? The specialist DRIED food market for backpackers seems to have carved out a successful niche at a (very) premium price.
 
My wife insists on having some stew or the like aboard. I often find it is bland ,but edible, regardless of the source. So maybe we should also look for something a bit better.

I don't think we have tried Campbells stew - but my mother in law (aged 90) likes Campbells soups and she is quite fussy about that sort of thing.
http://www.campbellsoup.com/Products/Chunky/All/2420

I am sure we did have something in a tin from Marks and Spencer (probably curry) and recall it was good . So I imagine M&S also do stew in a tin.

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The Stagg range of canned Chilli are great, I especially like the Dynamite hot, but SWMBO can't tolerate it. One standard with one dynamite makes for a nice well flavoured chilli, and simple with Uncle Bens or Tesco's boil in the bag rice.
 
The best canned meats I've bought have always been mail-order, not supermarket. Granted, M&S cans are tolerable, as is Tesco lean stewed steak. Most of the canned stews are pretty miserable. It's far better to use local fresh vegetables with a can of meat - that way you will get something resembling home-cooked. (I say this because in out-of-the-way places it is always possible to buy vegetables, but sometimes the meat choices are appalling).

But in the supermarket line I'd recommend going to one of the larger French ones, where there can be a better choice of quality products than in England. Carrefour used to do a whole canned duck which was a bit of a treat. Some of the cassoulets are excellent. But you do get what you pay for, don't waste money on comparatively cheap products.

Dried camping meals are only for Pot Noodle enthusiasts.
 
VicMallows said:
No, and it puzzles me also. Even top-of-the-range frozen products from the 'expensive' supermarkets seldom come anywhere near something you make and freeze yourself. No doubt the marketing types will tell you that no one will be prepared to pay for a really good canned product ... but have they tried? The specialist DRIED food market for backpackers seems to have carved out a successful niche at a (very) premium price.
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But, how long can you keep homecooked food like that, onboard?
 
No doubt the Health Police will be down on me like a ton of bricks, but I find much frozen food lacks taste due to the absence of salt during cooking.

Paul
 
Downsman said:
I appreciate you asked about tins but you may like to look at these...http://www.lookwhatwefound.co.uk/.
A bit more exotic than the average tin and cost more weight for weight but they don't need refrigeration and stow a bit easier than tinned meals. They need adding to though, spuds etc for a full meal..:)
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+1 to that suggestion. No, they're not like homemade, but given the advantages that Downsman notes they're a very useful addition to the store locker. I haven't tried tinned stew-like comestibles for decades - but if memory of them serves, these are in a different league.
 
Must say that tinned stews tast a lot better after a long windward bash, followed by a lack of shore facilities (Gormet restaurants, itc.) So it is relative.

Local S/Markets have quite decent big tins of fine stuff. Duck and other things. Yum.
 
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