scrubbedexpat094

Just been to our local Pak 'n' Slave at Silverdale & I was jolly happy to find Back Bacon on sale . I was so made up that I bought two packets. It's a Freedom Farms product & cost $8.99 for 250g. I have no idea if that is hugely expensive because I hardly ever buy bacon.

Anyway, I saw it, I wanted it & I bought it . I feel a proper cooked breakfast coming on

janiejones

That's good to know. I've started doing Slimming World again, so I'm always on the lookout for the lower fat options. I tried middle, but it's not as good as back.

scrubbedexpat094

Thought this might bring on another great sausage debate

But no-one has bitten

lisamct

Freedom Farm has been selling back bacon for a while, pretty sure I've been buying it since I came over as its the only kind of bacon I eat.
I do shop in Countdown though so maybe its just new to Pak 'n Save?

scrubbedexpat094

I haven't looked for bacon for ages because I couldn't get back bacon. Looked at our Countdown today & they don't have it

Justcol

Do you mean the sausages that explode and turn themselves inside out which ever way you try and cook them

Perry Groves

Bit of a hot dog of a subject that one?

Bo-Jangles

Oooh fancy, I hope it was nice!

I have never seen it here either, so looked for it in P&S today and lo and behold there it was, hidden away on the top shelf. Had to laugh at the description on the packet 'Fancy English style'.

Anyway I only looked for now and resisted temptation - I will save that for a treat, not sure what the usual price is but they had it on special at $9.99 for 250g which was a bit steep for me. At $40 per kilo it's more expensive than fillet steak.

scrubbedexpat094

It was bloody marvellous, sure mine was a dollar cheaper. Still bloomin' expensive though . Must be being English & fancy that does it I shall get some for the OH's Birthday in a few weeks time & then some for Christmas.

Who'd have thought that a bit of bacon would become a special treat.

phyns

Bloody hell. $40 per kilo. Almost fell of my chair. best I get a pig if I move home.

Caz8NZ

eh? how are you cooking your sausages? I don't tend to have an issue. try turning the heat down?

another eh? really? I don't have an issue finding it. I have an issue with the price of it most of the time.........but its there in my countdown.

I agree re the bacon / luxury thing. sausage and bacon used to be go to ingredients for cheap yummy pasta dishes but not anymore!

scrubbedexpat094

Not in Pommyparaoa they don't. Mind you, anything I like to buy our local Countdown stops selling soon after. I'm starting to suspect a conspiracy. Not that I'm paranoid or anything

Saw loads of it today in Farro's. On special offer at $9.99, down from the normal price of $12.99

Now that's really taking the p!$$.

Bo-Jangles

I'll add another 'eh' to that - it;'s not an issue finding it if you know it's there somewhere. The Freedom Farms brand is a relative newcomer to the scene and probably like lots of things for peoples that have been here longer, we have stoped looking and settled upon an alternative compromise. I never would have dreamed to even look for back bacon had Vital not mentioned it. Its also likely that my nifty, thrifty shopping radar has an automatic app that filters out packets of bacon that cost that much.

Caz8NZ

fair enough! oh and actually now i come to think of it, there are plenty of regional variations in what they sell in countdown depending on the local population. E.g. Auckland Mt Eden - plenty of bacon and general other "normal" meat and poultry supplies. Popped into the Countdown on Massey Road (South Auckland) on my way home from work the other day to try and pick up something quick as I was going in to the post office and there was a lovely selection of pigs heads, trotters and chicken feet to choose from, but not much of the other stuff!

Bo-Jangles

$7.99 today in Pak N Save, thus three packs now in my fridge.