Reply to: If anyone is struggling to get hold of bread flour

[WTFH]

I'm using up the last of some Wessex organic wholemeal bread flour today.

I tend to stick with British organic flour. Might be more expensive than foreign or unethical stuff, but it's supporting local farmers and should have fewer dodgy chemicals in it.

[xoggoth]

Never use flour as too lazy to bake. Think there's a years old bag in the cupboard somewhere, probably got weevils in it but a bit of added protein should be healthy.

[Pogle]

Lidl must be the exception then, because most shops have been cleared out.

And, BTW, if you think £3-odd for 1.5kg is outrageous, check out prices on eBay.

I just did There are some serious mark ups.
Asda own brand flour is between 40 to 60p per Kg (non Organic)
Allinsons is about 1.33 per Kg
£19 for a 1.5Kg bag of Strong White Allinsons on ebay.

Capitalism at its finest

[DealorNoDeal]

A bit! That's outrageous. It's 60p a bag in Lidl.

Lidl must be the exception then, because most shops have been cleared out.

And, BTW, if you think £3-odd for 1.5kg is outrageous, check out prices on eBay.

[Mordac]

Exactly. There was a good article the other day that explained that most flour comes in 16/25kg bags for commercial use not the 1kg bags in stores. Hence demand went up they didn’t increase it for stores as they have to swap the machinery over .

On the flip side I’ve bought 25kg bags and been selling a kilo at a time on EBay for a HUGE markup!

The price imbalance means that unscrupulous dealers are now selling flour cut with cocaine...

[ittony]

They've hiked the price a bit...

A bit! That's outrageous. It's 60p a bag in Lidl.

[Pogle]

Well I’m down to my last 3K bag of strong white.
I do have some 00 for pizza some plain for sauces and pancakes and self raising for baking cakes.
I use a lot of flour since I got my stand mixer.
But as most bread recipes I do, need around 500 to 700 grams of strong white a standard bag of 1.5 kilos doesn’t really stretch very far.

[MarillionFan]

We created a account with a wholesaler. Does mean buying 16kg sacks!

Exactly. There was a good article the other day that explained that most flour comes in 16/25kg bags for commercial use not the 1kg bags in stores. Hence demand went up they didn’t increase it for stores as they have to swap the machinery over .

On the flip side I’ve bought 25kg bags and been selling a kilo at a time on EBay for a HUGE markup!

[NotAllThere]

I'm struggling to get fresh oysters, foie gras, whole fresh lobster and black truffle.

Have your man speak to my man.

[ladymuck]

DP is from swindon. He can't afford fortnum and mason.

Does he drive a yellow Audi?

[Andy2]

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Truffles - Fortnum & Mason

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There you go, pet.

DP is from swindon. He can't afford fortnum and mason.

[Mordac]

If JC can do it, so can you...

Fish soup with croutons? Even I could do that...

[ladymuck]

FTFY

[Paddy]

I'm struggling to get fresh oysters, foie gras, whole fresh lobster and black truffle.

Did the govt think about the effects on normal people like myself of this stupid lockdown?

[Paddy]

We bought some from here. Delivery took a week. They've hiked the price a bit but nothing like the ridiculous prices on eBay.

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