Heinz Baked Beans Reviews
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“Why The Change?”
Written on: 18/03/2013
At 33 I have been a life-long adorer of Heinz Baked Beans. However, in recent months I've noticed a huge difference in the taste, despite there being no mention of a recipe change on the packaging. The change isn't subtle either, and to be honest, I haven't taken enough mouthfuls to detect exactly what the difference is; I only know that they now taste REVOLTING to me and am throwing them away. I had perservered, thinking that maybe I got a dodgy tin, or a particular Supermarket got a bad... (read more)
“50p for positive reviews”
Written on: 04/03/2013 by titusgroan (8 reviews written)
I thought I should start up my own positive review agency to counter and dilute adverse criticism. I only charge .50p per rebuttal and promise not to use cut and paste. (read more)
“Nah Man”
Written on: 26/01/2013
Something is wrong with these beans they are worse than No Frills, Budget, Pams, Coles, SPC brands which are 1-2 dollars less in some cases. The beans are all gooey and squishy as if they have been overcooked and have turned to slop. the mixture tastes broken down and acidic, go fo a different brand because these beans are disgusting i would buy the budget brands over these any day of the week. bottom line is if a company such a Heinz cant get a bean recipe correct then something must be... (read more)
“Acidic flavour - what's happened?”
Written on: 09/01/2013 by lisa218105 (1 review written)
I've just bought a fridge pack of the reduced sugar and salt baked beans, hoping to set myself up for a week of wonderful baked beans on toast lunches at work. The beans taste acidic and nothing else - this is the end of a life long love affair! I can thoroughly recommend Sainsbury's own brand... as well as the Weight Watchers version. They taste far far better. (read more)
“Yuk!! Whats happened to Heinz beans?”
Written on: 07/12/2012 by exheinzfan (1 review written)
Just had some Heinz beans which I was really looking forward to,yuk what has happened to the flavour of the sauce? My daughter who is,was !!!? a huge fan complained to me they tasted strange and did not eat them,(normally polishes off most of a tin)a few days a go,I just thought she was being awkward,OOPS!!! Now I know exactly what she means,they taste HORRID,kind of metalic or something and lack there usual seasoning.In fact I don,t think I want to have them again. Ive always had Heinz... (read more)
“Heinz baked beans”
Written on: 29/11/2012
What on earth has happened to Heinz Baked Beans? There appears to be a disastrous recipe change which has resulted in a slightly burnt, synthetic taste, reminiscent of dried food for rehydration, or sugar substitutes. Please, please, please change the recipe back. Right now I'd even consider buying Cross & Blackwell! (read more)
“Bad new recipe”
Written on: 23/11/2012
What has happened to the life-long staple food? The flavour is off putting and reminicent of vinegar. Once loved comforting Baked Beans are now off my menu. Yeuckkkk. (read more)
“REVOLTING, WHAT'S HAPPENED TO THEM?”
Written on: 21/11/2012
What on earth has happened to Heinz baked beans? I will never buy them again. I usually buy a version from Tesco and they are more than delicious. (read more)
“burnt taste of beans”
Written on: 11/10/2012 by hamish178
the beans taste wierd probably due to less salt and sugar i will not buy again (read more)
“Heinz baked beans”
Written on: 05/10/2012
The new reduced sugar and salt product is tasteless, having been a consumer for over 60 years I am stopping buying this product. (read more)
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“Modified starches”
Written on: 27/07/2012 by quarrybanksurfer (2 reviews written)
I Know that modified starches are not GM but they are still based on the principles of glue, hence the reason why there is so much complaints about the taste and smell. they are not added to the organic range so why is there a need to add them, CHEAP. (read more)
“juicy and delicus ”
Written on: 12/04/2012 by nissaanderson (1 review written)
hi guys i went to vons yesterday and bought 10 can os heinjz .... and i opened one of them and smells was tasty , then my friend made the salsa and salad and we mix it toghether and we just add souer cream it was tasty you sould yru oit . (read more)
“Changing taste of beanz”
Written on: 06/04/2012
Having used Heinz baked beans for many years I am now looking for alternatives. Recently the taste has changed and there seems to be an almost musty smell. I don't know if this is due to the Government's healthier eating diktats to manufacturers, or if production has been moved, but some cans now are inedible. (read more)
Guest's Comment
Written on: 16/04/2012
i totally agree with this they have a musty smell and metallic taste i have now changed to other brands after throwing many tins away that are inedible, emailed heinz but they are not interested.
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Wicker's Comment
Written on: 22/09/2012
I rang Heinz about the changing taste which is horrible to pu it mildly.
They said that they had reduced the salt and sugar content to conform with guidelines, and that i could always add seasoning myself. i told them they had, as far as i and and other were concerned ruined the taste, and that adding seasoning after the event did nothing for the taste, these things must be added during the 'cooking' process. i also told them the 'tang' had gone from the taste.....and henceforth i would no longer be buying heinz products and that their beans. soups and ketchups were no longer tasty.
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“The quality of Heinz Beans are certainly no longer the...”
Written on: 20/07/2009
The quality of Heinz Beans are certainly no longer the markets best. A lot of my family and friends have grown up eating only Heinz. Many now are switching, mainly to Branston. The main difference I find is the consistant rich sauce that Branston use rather than the seemingly variable indifferent thin sauce used by Heinz. It took a while for me to abandon Heinz but as an avid bean eater i am glad i did. (read more)
“Heinz Baked Beans are by far, the most overrated...”
Written on: 25/05/2009 by davety04 (1 review written)
Heinz Baked Beans are by far, the most overrated product on the shelves. Heinz have a reputation for quality, well all I can say is that standards have slipped! Beans are hard, sauce thin and tasteless. People who swear by these beans generally are food heathens and won't try anything else. Try Branston, they are quality. Also, many supermarket own brands are better than Heinz, Morrisons aren't bad, Tesco et al. In conclusion, people who buy these religiously are an ad man's dream , ... (read more)
“Ready to eat cold for survival on the trail. Recipe ....”
Written on: 11/10/2008 by Hazelmarch (1 review written)
Ready to eat cold for survival on the trail. Recipe . Take one can opener. nice warm or hot, no need to boil as cooked to perfection by manufacturer. Established childhood favorite very filling. Okay on there own. very pally with other flavours..etc etc..vegetarian friendly.. green tin... Beans means no whines. Easy to find.. Ageless and timeless. established as its rhyme... (read more)
“Whoever came up with this certainly seems to have no...”
Written on: 09/10/2008
Whoever came up with this certainly seems to have no catering or taste skills - never again. It made me feel so sick with one taste. Not a very good idea heinz. I would certainly request a refund. Very disappointing.(even my baked potato wanted to escape!) (read more)
“I really love Heinz beans, if I eat out in a cafe I...”
Written on: 10/08/2008 by loretta hamilton (1 review written)
I really love Heinz beans, if I eat out in a cafe I won't have beans unless they're Heinz because the sauce on Heinz is the tastiest I've ever eaten. (read more)
“these beans are also good for you! they also do a even...”
Written on: 09/02/2008 by chez18 (172 reviews written)
these beans are also good for you! they also do a even healthier version in the weight watchers range wich are really nice too! i think people are just getting a bit to picky and harsh on heins baked beans! haha (read more)
“An expensive tin of beans and a bit of a let down on...”
Written on: 26/10/2007 by kmp3000
An expensive tin of beans and a bit of a let down on the taste although the texture is perfect. I personally prefer HP beans. I find them more tasty and they are usually cheaper in the supermarket. Heinz have "Bean" around for a few years now and there are far more better beans on the market. (read more)
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“A bean to be proud of, I am no stranger to the taunts...”
Written on: 19/09/2006 by palmolive (10 reviews written)
A bean to be proud of, I am no stranger to the taunts of bean snobbery. And - hear this - I am no bean snob but rather a connoisseur of the bean and I consider Heinz to be the only baked bean producer of note. This is no whim either. I have been eating the bean for years and have tested it in various manners including tickling, flicking (whilst I have achieved greater distances with inferior beans, the Heinz was that which I found most fulfilling) and general roosting of the bean and its kernel. (read more)
“Even in 1947 when I came home from the army, Heinz...”
Written on: 16/09/2006 by petrasuk (1 review written)
Even in 1947 when I came home from the army, Heinz beans on buttered toast was my favourite meal. I say meal rather than snack, because they were sufficiently nutritious to make a meal. Now the sauce is pathetic, and about 8% of the beans in every can is uncooked, hard and inedible. At 75 yrs of age I never eat Heinz beans, nor does my wife. Quality reduction for bigger profits is never a good idea. Sincerely, Gerard Gadney (read more)
“WHERE ARE THE BEANS! I used to remember opening a...”
Written on: 04/07/2006 by Skystaff (1 review written)
WHERE ARE THE BEANS! I used to remember opening a can of Heinz Beans and seeing Beans - now its just sauce (and too much of it) once I have drained away the sauce I am left with just 3/4 of a tin of Beans.
Hows this for value - Get a 4 Pack (value for money Bean), deduct 1/4 from each tin and what have Heinz got? Another tin of Beans - now that's Value for money, but where's ours "the customer"? Come on Heinz do you really think we are that thick! Bring back HP.
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“I have been eating Heinz Baked Beans all my life, and...”
Written on: 03/06/2006 by willpaynton
I have been eating Heinz Baked Beans all my life, and they have always been great, but I have recently found they have become mushy and soft. I am not sure why, but I am disappointed. (read more)
“I find Heinz baked beans watery and a bit tastless,...”
Written on: 25/03/2006 by tomassi (13 reviews written)
I find Heinz baked beans watery and a bit tastless, over-rated and over-priced. I was watching a programme the other day saying that they wern't the leading brand in beans any more due to the fact that they had took out some of the sugar and salt but hadn't replaced it with any thing else, I agree and have started buying the brand that the programme stated were now the lead brand. (read more)
“I was recently forced into the purchase of some Heinz...”
Written on: 19/12/2005 by TimpPete (2 reviews written)
I was recently forced into the purchase of some Heinz Baked Beans in order to prepare a classic English breakfast. These beans come with a large brand reputation and felt very safe with the purchase. The ommission of beans would have rendered the dish incomplete. My local supermarket, Tesco appears to have ceased stocking the king of beans, HP. Whilst my sausages, bacon and fried egg were cooked to perfection the dish was compromised by the addition of Heinz beans. Sadly the entire eating... (read more)
“Buy the 4 packs to save money! I love the tasty...”
Written on: 02/07/2003 by Dirty Berty.
Buy the 4 packs to save money! I love the tasty flavour and dunking chips in the sauce. Me and my g/f regularly do this when watching the 10 o'clock news. GET OUT THERE AND EAT BEANS!!!!!!!!!!!! (read more)
113064_Bertie.'s Response to Dirty Berty.'s Review
Written on: 04/07/2003
On the ILoveWavs.com website - under the title of 'Beanmouth' - your windy comment is more than justified!!
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Wally.'s Response to Dirty Berty.'s Review
Written on: 08/07/2003
Beanz Meanz Heinz - you just can't beat Heinz baked beans.
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<br>The best way to eat them, and this is also favoured by some of the top chef's in the world is, toward the end of the cooking, splash in a good few shakes of Sarson's malt vinegar and a large knob of butter.
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<br>The vinegar gives them a very moorish taste, whilst the butter gives the sauce a creamy texture and look and also adds to the taste.
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<br>Serve on big pieces of hot buttered toast with a pint of tea.
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<br>A proper feast.
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<br>Some more suggestions:#
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<br>Curried beans, add curry powder and sultana's.
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<br>Cheesy Beano's - pile your beans on top of buttered toast, then grate some cheese on top of that, slap it under the grill for about 5 minutes.
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<br>Pot Mess - Stick them together with boiled/tinned potato's, tinned tomato's, corned beef, onions and anything else for a really tasty hash type meal - this is a good one for when you're drunk and can't decide what to have, just throw loads of different things in a pot, it all comes together in the end.
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114143_Bertie.'s Response to Dirty Berty.'s Review
Written on: 08/07/2003
Wally - I'll try all your recipies as it'll make a nice change from plain beans which I eat at least four tins of a week. I do like Heinz, but Somerfield's own-brand under the name of "Simply" are very nice too. And even cheaper.
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<br>Baked beans figure a lot in the "F-Plan" diet being highly nutritious with a high protein content( more than beef) and a fairly low calorie content of about 160 for a half-tin.
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<br>Whoever invented them ought to go down in history!
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115467_Jims G/f.'s Response to Dirty Berty.'s Review
Written on: 14/07/2003
me and jim love the beans and top up reviews we have seen have helped thanks !!!!!!!!!1
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Bertie's Response to Dirty Berty.'s Review
Written on: 03/10/2003
Wally...I've tried all your recommendations - and more! As you said -'it all comes together in the end'. Country Sauces Original Pickle (half the price of you-know-who's) is particularly good with the beans.
<br>Jims g/f (I assume the g/f means girl friend) you and Jim KEEP eating beans - lots of them - keeps your minds off other things.
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Fishtaster's Comment
Written on: 03/04/2013
I agree completely with this review. Heinz and many other manufacturers notably those taken over by big American companies are now shafting us with rotten quality at sky-high prices. Heinz soups also taste disgusting nowadays,. I will never buy Heinz again, or Bassetts sweets (in fact most chocolate bars have become as small as they have nasty), or Jacobs cream crackers. Marmite is also profoundly unpleasant now, but I used to love it.
When will Soylent Green appear on the shelves?
The reason these manufacturers have begun selling high-priced muck is because they think people can't be bothered to tell the difference. Well, I can, and I won't buy it.