Customer Reviews

Heinz Beans in Tomato Sauce, 13.7-Ounce Cans (Pack of 12)

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These beans are the real deal if you're a British ex-pat like my hubby who needs a "beans on toast" or "beans, sausage and chips" fix. So much easier than begging Mum to pack a few tins in her case when she visits! However, be aware that Amazon ship these cans individually in a big box with air pillows for padding which means they roll and bang about. More than half of the dozen cans were badly dented. Still, everything's going to be happily eaten. Just would have preferred more care in the shipping. BTW, when you sign up for Amazon prime, you can get 12 tins shipped 2-day air with free shipping. (For us regulars, that's a fantastic deal!)

We are from England and miss one thing from back home: Heinz Baked Beans in tomato sauce. It's hard to believe that this healthy, tasty essential fodder for all occasions, made by an American firm, is not in our local supermarket. Shipping from Amazon could be pricey, so add them to an order where you get free postage. Also, they are packed loosely so the cans will be dented but the contents are fine. Yummee!!

These are so good. They don't have the sweet taste that the American beans have and no artificial colors, preservatives or flavors either. Good deal as they are more expensive to buy individually.

They taste great. But the package was pretty poorly put together and half of the beans tins were beat up.

You may wonder why? Here in the USA we have Heinz Vegetarian beans right?

You will never wonder or ask again once you taste these. Sold in the UK and Canada, there is just NO comparison in flavor.

Just Right!

I just had Heinz Beans for the first time this morning, as part of a traditional "beans & fried egg on toast" breakfast, and I must say it lives up to the hype. I grew up eating Campbell's Pork & Beans, and in the grand scheme of things there isn't *that* much difference, but Heinz Beans does have a distinctly richer, cleaner taste than Campbell's. Without the extra salt and HFCS that you find in most canned beans, the tomato flavor really shines through.

NOTE: Although I won't take away any stars for it (because a product review is supposed to be for THE PRODUCT), Amazon's shipping of this item does leave a lot to be desired: a much larger box than necessary, padded with standard pillow packing that was all popped by the time the shipment reached me. About half of the cans were dented, some quite badly.

OK, there are other Baked-beans-in-tomato-sauce makers, including supermarket brands that are every bit as good, and who knows? possibly made BY Heinz - but the fact remains that the GOLD standard worldwide is the classic Heinz Baked Beans.

Iconic tin, I have a label pinned to my cubicle wall.

Personally, my all time favourite is Baked beans with pork sausages, but it's impossible to get in the US so I have to wait for people to smuggle them into the country in their luggage.

Here's how I cook them - my comfort food:

1. in a pot, add a splash of milk and a small knob of butter.
2. add some form of hot pepper to taste - three shakes of 'Mr Tapatio' works well for me.
3. Cook well, stirring continually until the beans lose any 'crunch'.
4. I like it to have more sauce than normal which is why I add the milk - it also gives the sauce a nice creamy taste.
5. Eat with good break - two or three slices, plain, no butter - use to dip.

enjoy.

As the previous reviewer stated, the cans do arrive dented up.

However the shipping was timely and free, and the beans are the proper tasting Heinz Beans that I miss so much from Britain.

They are wonderful with just buttered toast, or with the toast and a fried egg or two for breakfast. Yum!

So many online stores specializing in British foods are selling Heinz beans, but the shipping costs are astronomical. I can buy these in my local Cost Plus World Market but it is $1.99 a tin. By setting up a recurring shipment every 3 months from Amazon I am getting them for about $1.38 a tin including shipping to Colorado. This is by far the best price I've found!

Now, if Amazon starts selling English pork sausages and black pudding I'll be in hogs heaven.

The packaging was fine, so these were already crushed when Amazon packed them. EVERY CAN damaged, something large must have been dropped on them.