Batchelors Pasta 'n' Sauce Cheese & Pancetta

There's no actual pancetta or bacon in here, but there is some smoke flavouring to give that impression. It's OK. Pasta takes a little longer than they suggest to soften up, so there's a bit of crunching while you eat. And though I stopped exactly at the fill line as indicated (which is hard to do as a foam rises), the result is a little watery. It's OK, though. Use a little less water, and leave for a little longer, and it should come out edible. The flavour I liked. It's the rest of it that wasn't quite successful. I might try again.


Score: 4

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese

Everyone is getting in on the instant macaroni cheese fad. At least Kraft don't call it Mac & Cheese, but they do put an "&" in there, which is not British. I suppose we'll be soon getting spaghetti & bolognese.

Ah, I was doing some research, and this is not a British product anyway, it's a classic American product called Kraft Dinner, which has been around since 1937.

Anyway, this is like a tinned macaroni cheese, except it's in a plastic pot and can be heated up quite quickly in the microwave. Doesn't take long, and you get a product which is like a cheap tinned macaroni cheese.

It's OK, but I won't be buying another one. Well, probably not......


Score: 5

Batchelors Super Noodles BBQ Beef (cup)

It has a wonderful feelthy aroma - pure student bedsit. And you get your fork ready for a moment of pure nood porn. But,  blah, the "sauce" is actually quite wimpy and watery. Really little flavour. I poured on salt in the vain attempt to bring out the flavour. Nope. Grim sauce, and flaccid noodles. Best skip over this one in the aisle and get something either a little more upmarket or genuinely feelthy. 

Date: Sept 2021   Score: 2 

Ingredients
Noodles (80%) (Wheat Flour, Palm Oil, Potato Starch, Acidity Regulators (Potassium Lactate, Citric Acid), Salt, Flavour Enhancer (Monosodium Glutamate), Colour (Carotenes), Antioxidant (Tocopherol-Rich Extract), Stabiliser (Potassium Carbonate), Flour Treatment Agent (Sodium Carbonate)), Maltodextrin, Wheat Flour, Maize Starch, Flavourings (contain Milk), Dried Peas (1%), Yeast Extract, Dried Carrot (0.5%), Flavour Enhancers (Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium 5'-ribonucleotides), Onion Powder, Milk Mineral Concentrate, Salt, Colours (Plain Caramel, Paprika Extract), Thickener (Guar Gum), Thyme Extract, Acid (Citric Acid), Black Pepper Extract, Sugar, Parsley, Smoke Flavourings

The noodles are bland. The flavouring is like marmite flavoured water. This is really not a great experience. C'mon Super Noodles, pull your fingers out, and show us what you can do, rather than continue to sell crap. 

Date: Jan 2020  Score: 3 

This is the cup version of Super Noodles BBQ Beef.  It's OK, but as with the packet the noodles are mushy, and the flavouring is mostly onion. Not quite crap, and a tad better than the packet, but this is little more than edible. You can eat this, but it's not a huge enjoyment. I had expected more because the curry pot is really quite yummy.


Date: Oct 2017  Score: 4

Super Noodles are crap

Beef flavoured

Batchelors Super Noodles Curry Flavour (cup)

So Batchelors have decided to take on Pot Noodle face to face by coming out with a cup range of their Super Noodles.

I have always rather liked the Super Noodles Curry Flavour - I think it was the first of the Super Noodles to change my attitude toward them (previously I had thought all Super Noodles were crap because there was always a lot of noodle, but not much flavour). It works very well in the cup, and the recipe seems to have got even better with hints of lime and fennel.  This is a mild and flavoursome curry, and the noodles are soft. Easy to eat and very tasty in a proper British sludgy style.

I like this a lot.

Date: Oct 2017   Score: 8

Not so enthusiastic as I was three years ago.  This is a fairly bland nood. Typical flavourless Super Noodles, but in a cup, and a smaller portion than the packets. It's edible, but it's not interesting. And it's a long way from the filthy delight of a Pot Noodle.


Date: Aug 2020  Score: 4

***

Super Noodles

Best curry flavour noodles

Batchelors Pasta 'n' Sauce Mac 'n' Cheese

Tinned macaroni cheese works for me, this doesn't. It's like the Pot Noodle Mac & Cheese - it doesn't feel right, and it takes a while for the pasta to soften. The tinned stuff is edible right away, and tastes creamier and cheesier.


Score: 3