Do you like Dried Fruits? How To Pay For Them Less Expensive.
All the pastry chefs who do their shopping at the supermarket know it, the dried fruits sold in the pastry aid department are expensive.
However, to lower the bill 2 to 3 times, I simply changed departments in my supermarket! I flee the pastry department to join another! I'll explain everything to you.
Head to the fruit and vegetable department
Do you want shelled dried fruit and do your shopping at the supermarket? My advice: avoid the Pastry Help section, because the products are sold there 25 to 75% more expensive than in the Fruits section.
In fact, next to fresh fruit, there is a section dedicated to dried fruit.
These are sold in different formats than those in the pastry section (generally 500g bags instead of 125g), with much more attractive prices per kilo!
Some examples with prices per kilo:
Product Px in the Pastry department Px in the Fruit department Difference
Grated coconut 8 € 4 € - 50%
Blond raisins 16 € 6 € (organic: 10 €) - 62.5%
Shelled almonds € 30 € 15 - 50%
Walnut kernels € 38 € 23 - 40%
Popcorn corn 9 € 4.5 € - 50%
Shelled pine nuts € 72 € 56 - 22%
Shelled hazelnuts € 25 € 7 - 72%
Puneaux d'Agen 9 € 4.5 € - 50%
And it works in part for aperitif products, since in this same Fruits section, I find mixtures of exotic fruits (coconut, banana, papaya ...) at € 6 per kilo against € 15 in the Aperitif section.
Prices vary, of course, depending on the store, but the difference remains roughly comparable.
Because the products are sold in larger formats, I keep the surplus in glass jars (old jam jars for example) until the next cake or bowl (including salad bowl) of popcorn!
And you, dear readers, how do you go about lowering the bill? Tell me in the comments, your space, your tips to achieve it.
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