Bisto Granules Original England Favorite Reviews Summary

Shipping and Packaging

Pros:

• "Shipping was insanely fast and the box was in perfect condition!!"
• "Delivered promptly and well packaged, thank you."
• "I was so pleased that I could get it from Amazon, so now I'm set"

Cons:

• "This product would have been great if it was shipped properly."
• "HATE that Amazon somehow thought it was a good idea to cover up the instructions with a bar code."
• "This was put inside a box that had another box in it... This can of powder was crushed and spilled out all over the place."

Convenience

Pros:

• "Using Bisto granules is convenient when I am in a hurry."
• "Extremely simple to make and adjust to your preference in thickness of your gravy."
• "It's quick and easy to make, and rich in flavor."
• "As it is granulated you can make as little or as much as you need, and also choose how thick you want your gravy to be."
• "Boiling water is all that's needed to make this wonderful gravy."
• "Really easy to use, just add hot water."
• "Just add boiling water for delicious gravy."

Cons:

• "I had to grab my favorite Knorr's Beef Bouillon cubes and other seasonings to rescue it."
• "I had to get it very thick before it got tasty."
• "Certainly the granules are easy to use although my wife had to increase the amount by quite a bit to get the gravy to thicken noticeably."

Flavor and Quality

Pros:

• "It’s really good - makes a flavorful brown gravy that tastes great! My family loves to ladle it over beef roast and mashed potatoes."
• "With added drippings or without Bisto gravy granules make wonderful tasty gravy."
• "This stuff is amazing. They are not salty and make a beautiful thick not glupy at all."
• "Full, rich flavor."
• "For powdered gravy, it has good flavor and isn’t super salty."
• "This magic powder makes some super tasty gravy."
• "Gravy made with this always has plenty of great flavor, color and body."

Cons:

• "World's most imitation, chemical tasting gravy."
• "Couldn't believe how BLAND it was-absolutely NO flavor."
• "The gravy looks good but I'm not sold on the taste."
• "this is not 'home made gravy' its a really thin bone broth. maybe for yorkshire pudding definitely not mashed potato gravy."
• "I did not like this at all. It had a chemical taste."
• "Has a great rich gravy look but virtually no flavor."
• "While quick and easy to make, I wasn't fond of the gravy, a shellacked looking dark brown stuff with an odd flavor."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "But, I guess this is still cheaper than a plane ticket."
• "Worth the price."
• "Best gravy base. Good simmered with just water or add more flavor by adding meat or veggie juices."

Cons:

• "Container was smaller than I had expected."
• "I'm a little surprised at the price."
• "The can was small for the price; I’d recommend buying a larger size."
• "Easy to use but pricey and just shake some salt in the palm of your hand and voila, the taste of this mix. Not a good buy."
• "What’s up with the strange pricing? Buy one for $7.58 or two for $39.99?"
• "This is overpriced compared to the grocery store, but it was convenient to add it to my order here. I'm very disappointed to receive a tub that expires in 2 months. That means it's already old, and who knows how long it's been freezing and roasting in an Amazon warehouse."
• "Couple things product was stale wanted to return it but said this b product was non returnable. Bs. Also product use by date was Aug of 23 a month away. Product also late arriving. Won't buy this crap again and I'm English. Not happy"

Availability

Pros:

• "I was so pleased that I could get it from Amazon, so now I'm set"
• "It is impossible to purchase this product in our neighborhood so finding it on line is a pleasure."
• "So glad Amazon had it."
• "Thank goodness for Amazon Prime keeping the Brit in me alive!!!My go-to place for my Bisto from here on in."
• "Happy I found this, impossible to find this in America."
• "So happy you can get this in the states via prime."
• "If you've never used Bisto before you don't know what you're missing. Moving from the UK we really missed this. Glad to find it on-line."

Cons:

• "One more thing I’m so curious about as to why we can’t get this easily in the states."
• "We used to buy bisto in the UK as it is handy to have when in a hurry, but this version does not seem to have any flavor."
• "I first experienced this gravy in England when a friend made it with roast beef. I commented on the great flavor of her gravy and she confessed it was Bisto. I wish that stores in the US would carry it."

Versatility

Pros:

• "Add it to chopped meat for cottage pie, and delicious."
• "Never heard of this before! Gave it a try and fell in love with it's flavor and versatility! Add it to stews, meat loaf/savory pies! Will definitely buy again, but a larger size next time! BISTO = BEST"
• "Best gravy ever, and so easy to use."
• "You can also use this to enhance other meat gravies like roast beef gravy or pot roast or stews it is really good and convenient."
• "I mostly use these to thicken/flavor soups, and chili."
• "For a quick gravy, this is it. For the BEST home-tasting gravy, add with your pan drippings and you'll be the star of any dinner!!"
• "Very versatile."

Cons:

• "I wanted to try this because I’ve been watching “British food videos” on TikTok and I was disappointed in the taste. I’d rather make gravy from scratch than to struggle through the awful taste of this lmao."
• "If this is common in the UK, it must be an acquired taste. Doesn't resemble fresh or jar beef gravy here. Sorry, but not for me."
• "I am not sure what all the hype is about. I am sure that taste is subjective, but I found this to make an extremely watery gravy and the flavor was not that phenomenal."
• "Not what was expected. Reminded me of the gravey you get in frozen TV dinner. Think because made with potato starch. Not corn starch which would make it thicker."