How much do you pay for your bread?
Every time I visit my favourite supermarket I grab a couple of Baguettes. Generally I never look at the prices of things I buy, but yesterday I did. My Baguettes cost 39 centimes each, which I think is about 33p in UK money. This does seem remarkably cheap, but I must admit that it's not the best bread in the world.
It's quite a soft Baguette which is perfect for sandwiches, or with paté, and it usually accompanies our lunchtime salads and charcuterie. It serves our purpose well.
They also freeze very well. One always gets cut in half and placed in the freezer, they come out again in perfect condition.
The same type of simple Baguette is over twice the price in a bakery.
When one lives alone bread of any kind is a problem. I eat very little bread and always whole grain - sometimes with seeds too. I find it best to buy small loaves and cut them in half, freezing one half, otherwise in warm weather bread often goes mouldy very quickly.
ReplyDeleteAs long as one eats the frozen bread quite soon after freezing, it comes out perfectly. Leave it too long and it quickly gets freezer burn.
Deletepennies? We spend dollars! for bread. I haven't checked the price of baguettes not at the supermarket or at a bakery. There isn't a bakery near me anyway. I buy sliced bread and put it in the freezer, just separating a couple of slices at a time when I feel like a sandwich. a loaf can easily last me three weeks.
ReplyDeleteI buy, and freeze, sliced bread in the UK. It works well, and is never wasted.
DeleteIf anything could persuade me to break my restricted diet it would be Brie on a baguette. My mouth is watering just thinking of it.
ReplyDeleteThis type of Baguette would be perfect with a melting Brie.
DeleteHere (England) in our local Tesco a baguette is £1.10. Your's is remarkably cheap.
ReplyDeleteI don't know why I'd never noticed the price before. They might as well give it away!
DeleteEconomies of scale dictate the price..also loss leaders . If I had that choice and could afford it, local bakery every time.
ReplyDeleteWe do buy pukka bread as well, but these Baguettes are not only very tasty, but also very convenient.
DeleteI have made my own bread for many years. I cannot even vaguely remember when I last bought a loaf. I have no idea how much it costs in the supermarket either.
ReplyDeleteI have made my own bread but it always came out a bit 'cakey'; not enough air in it. My Soda Bread was always good but I became tired of the flavour.
DeleteWe get, so called, baguettes here, Greek style. They're half the size, or less, and perfect for making a big sandwich. They're about 50 cents here. I've never noticed the price. I just buy an ordinary long loaf for either 1 euro or 1.20.
ReplyDeleteBread here has been kept at the same price for some years now. Bakeries however have a large selection of new fangled bread at different prices.
All good and fresh but rarely from a wood fired oven as they used to be
I only know one bakery here that still uses a wood fired oven. They only make Sourdough bread which is lovely. Sadly the bakery is quite a distance away.
DeleteWe buy seeded, granary sourdough loaves from the local artisan Baker who delivers a limited supply to the supermarket. You have to arrive at just the right time to get some before they are all gone ... even at £4 per loaf!
ReplyDeleteIn England I buy Seeded Wholemeal sliced loaves from Sainsbury's. It freezes well, and is delicious. It ain't as cheap as here.
DeleteThe cost of any baguette, or any type of bread, depends which supermarket you buy from. Aldi do a very nice brown seeded baguette for something like 75 cents, and the white is larger, and slightly cheaper.
ReplyDeleteLeclerc is not usually regarded as a 'cheap' supermarket, it would compare to Waitrose in the UK. So, it's quite surprising to find a Baguette as cheap as it is. Having said that; M & S in England give away bread to card holders every so often. Very kind!
Delete"Man cannot live by bread alone" but at only 33p for a baguette be could give it a damned good try.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely. I might even buy THREE Baguettes tomorrow.
DeleteMy weekly buy from a local bakery, is massive, about 1 kilo, and I am paying just under $8 USD with tax. I could find much less expensive, but this good and support a local small business.
ReplyDeleteWe do buy pukka bread as well, but these Baguettes are a good standby.
DeleteI make most of our bread but when I buy bread (french baugettes or german pumpernickel) I usually pay 5 or 6 Australian dollars. I love the bread you get in France, so much better than here.
ReplyDeleteI would like to make bread again, but mine always came out too dense. It was like cutting through heavy cake. I think I'll leave it to others.
DeleteA comparable bread costs $2-3 in Massachusetts. Crusty bread with a salad on a hot summer day is always excellent.
ReplyDeleteWe only eat bread at lunchtime, with a salad, paté, cheese, etc. Lunch wouldn't be the same without it.
DeleteThe breads I buy here in Vermont are about $3.49 to a bit over $4.00, sliced wheat, oatmeal or honey wheat. Poached egg on toast is a favorite.
ReplyDeleteDo you make your poached eggs in the microwave? I've been told it's not only very simple, but they come out perfect every time. I've been meaning to try it for ages!
DeleteNo microwave. Pouting about the last one smoking break down will take a few more years. I poach in water.
DeleteI pay 5.60 Euro for a 1 Kilo sourdough bread, with 70 % rye and 30% wheat. For a baguette like yours I would pay about 2 Euro. For 39 cent I would not even get the cheapest bread roll. Baked goods have become very expensive here
ReplyDeleteHilde in Germany
I think a kilo sourdough loaf here is about the same price, but it's worth it.
DeleteI'm just back from shopping, and I notice that my Baguettes cost 35 Centimes, and not 39 as I mentioned above. That makes it about 30p in UK money.
ReplyDeleteWe buy a loaf of fresh sourdough boule every week at Wholefoods. A slice of this toasted with melted butter is what we eat with our coffee/tea every morning. I seldom have to freeze it as it lasts the week just fine. But it does cost $6.49.
ReplyDeleteGood bread doesn't come cheap, and shouldn't. 30p for a baguette just rings of mass produced that has a wet dough consistency for shelf life. Bread is my weak spot. £3.00 a baguette guarantees a beautiful fresh, crunchy consistency. No shelf life, but then it lasts 5 mins in front of me personally. I happily purchase one to see me through a day as I stroll along and break chunks off.
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