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I've been an avid consumer of Heinz beans for many a year (no farting jokes please) but now they suddenly taste different....... well not just different but horrible. There is a kind of metallic and bitter taste to them. Anyone else notice this or is it just me?

Take them out of the can first.

Cellthree you are a genius................. damn they still taste the same

CellThree wrote:Take them out of the can first.

It could be your hormones. No, really, it could be.

beans are beans, it's the juice they come in you that need to watch
on Max & Paddy's Road To Nowhere last night, Max (the Mum type) bought a tin of Big Bob's Beans for 4p

Rivers wrote:There is a kind of metallic and bitter taste to them. Anyone else notice this or is it just me?

Mine are fine. Check the sell buy date. On the other hand, a good smattering of mature cheddar will mask the taste. Failing that, a jar of Pathak's madras. Remember, what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger.

buy some from some where else... it might just be that batch

I've tried different 4 packs over the last couple of weeks and they are all the same. I've tried different makes but they are just ok. I've heard that Heinz and others have reduced the salt content and changed the recipe, perhaps thats it but if others have not noticed a change then it must be my taste buds.

... the world is cruel and promises are broken...

pikkrong wrote:... the world is cruel and promises are broken...

surely...

..black wind come carry me far away

I'm sure this is just the the kind of thing Von had in mind when he wrote that

Of course Why else do you think he spends so long in between "product" ?

i ve just looked at this thread while typing item 57 into my risk assessments..............

I made Chili Con Carne last week with Heinz Beans. Tasted very good.

It was probably the chilli con carne that hid the taste of 'metallic rubber' beans

Rivers wrote:I've been an avid consumer of Heinz beans for many a year (no farting jokes please) but now they suddenly taste different....... well not just different but horrible. There is a kind of metallic and bitter taste to them. Anyone else notice this or is it just me?

Yes ive had this before, but they now taste fine again.. i beleive its something to do with you.. rather than the beans themselves..

It could be, I just hope that I change then or I'm going to be grumpy without my beans

I haven't noticed a change in taste

Mrs. Snowey wrote: surely...

..black wind come carry me far away

Good g*d, you *didn't*! ROFL!!!

Rivers wrote:It was probably the chilli con carne that hid the taste of 'metallic rubber' beans

You mean the chili and cayenne?

Probably

You'll all be glad to hear that Co-Op beans are up to my exact standards so its beans on the menu again hooray

beans and.......?

oh come on, you need something else

Well it has to be beans and toast. Simple pleasures you see

i always buy heinz beans, but i tend to add pimento chilli powder or balsamic vinegar and a bit of ground black pepper to them while cooking, whatever i'm having them with, so i haven't really noticed any difference... and i do eat A LOT of them.

beans on toast? oh yes! try adding mushrooms, tomatoes & butter beans to the mix. bloody fantastic!

cook the mushrooms and the toms in the pan with a little olive oil first, before adding the beans & butter beans and cooking on a low heat to thicken up... dead hearty and very tasty!

Rivers wrote:You'll all be glad to hear that Co-Op beans are up to my exact standards so its beans on the menu again hooray

i always buy mine from co-op

its the nearest store to me...

to be fair, asda is also near-ish but as co-op win hands-down on the ethics front it really is a "no brainer" as to where i'd go shopping