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Original Chiko Rolls - Half Price, $2.60 (Normally $5.40) @ Woolworths

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Already featured in a post by ldstr but I thought it deserves it own post.
Be sure to visit their post and give them an up-vote for their hard work in compiling all the half price special from Woolies this week

Chiko Rolls are half price for the next week. $2.60 (Normally $5.40)

The authentic Aussie cuisine legend

The Chiko Roll was born in Bendigo, where local Frank McEnroe wanted a snack to eat with one hand at the footy. Inspired by the spring roll, he saw potential for a more filling and robust snack tailored to Aussie tastes. The result is a true Australian icon that's been enjoyed by millions for over 60 years.
At $2.60 for a box of 4, this yummy deep-fried goodness are only $0.65 each.

Chiko rolls are best cooked in a deep fryer at 180 degrees for around 10 minutes.

As you are already at Woolworths, to go with the Chiko Roll you are going to want some chips so pick up some Woolworths Homebrand Chips.
A world wide staple of fast food, they were invented in Belgium in the 1700s, experts believe someone dropped a potato in some hot oil, tasted it and thought 'Hé, dat is best goed, zou wat zout kunnen gebruiken.' Woolworths Homebrand Chips are easily better than other Homebrand chips, and many branded ones, made from imported potatoes they are shorter and a bit thicker than Coles or Black & Gold Chips. A 1kg bag is $1.89

A serve of 250 grams is only $0.48 per serve, or a larger serve of 330 grams is $0.63 per serve.

Best cooked in a Deep fryer at 180 degrees for around 4 minutes, until just starting to turn golden brown.

As you have already got the Chiko Rolls and Chips, why not pick-up another Fish & Chip store favourite and another authentic Aussie cuisine legend, the humble Dim Sim.

William Chen Wing Young, invented and popularised the Australian Dim Sim in the 1940s. He noticed that Australians visiting his restaurant, Wing Lee in Melbourne's Chinatown, particularly enjoyed the tiny pork mince dim sum dumplings called siu mai. Sensing a business opportunity, Mr Wing Young adapted the recipe to create a commercial version and produced them in a factory "by the thousands". They are insanely good value, you can pick up a bag of 30 for only $4.20..

This works out to only $0.14 each. The Homebrand Dim Sims, whether purchasing the Woolworths, Coles or Black & Gold varieties, all taste just like the ones from the Fish & Chip store.

They are best cooked in a Deep Fryer at 180 degrees for around 8-10 minutes.

You are going to want something to dip these Deep-fried delicacies in, so for $4.00 pick up a 2lt bottle of Homebrand Tomato Sauce
Whether you are buying Woolworths, Coles or Black & Gold varieties, they all taste just the same as the more expensive Masterfoods, Heinz or Fountain offerings. They all contain 70% tomatoes. You can decant the sauce into one of the more expensive brands bottles if you don't want other people to know that you are cheap.

However, stay away from the Black & Gold 500ml bottles of Tomato Sauce, it only has around 30% tomatoes and is total crap.

You can have a treat night meal of a Chiko Roll, a couple of Dim Sims and Chips for only $1.41, a bargain price.

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  • +3

    Howzit goin' Noel, coul ya go a Chiko roll?

  • +2

    I've gotta get some of these on the way to the drive-in in the panel van. After I've gone for a surf first, of course.

  • +6

    Chiko rolls are best cooked in a deep fryer at 180 degrees for around 10 minutes.

    Easier to cook them in the oven.

    180 degrees for 15 minutes, come out as good as deep fried as they are par-cooked and full of oil.

    • +4

      180 degrees for 15 minutes

      And that, kids, is how you end up with scabs.

  • +5

    Half of $5.40 is $2.70. #MathsFailByWoolies

    • +1

      They clearly didn't employ enough MathNerds.

    • +1

      If you take out half the letters, you end up with chill, which is what you need to do about the terrible math ;)

  • +5

    Sadly I never see Cornjacks on sale, they are awesome.

    • +9
      • +2

        Yum.

      • +4

        Meet Corn Jack, the forgotten-about brother of everyone's favourite, Price Jack.

      • +1

        It's an all out bonanza!!!

  • +10

    Chiko rolls also cook up really well in an air fryer.

    Avoids having to heat up a saucepan full of oil to deep fry them too.

    • They do? That's awesome, have been thinking about buying one.

      • +3

        Yep can also confirm they cook up very well with an air fryer :)

        • +2

          Though not with a hair dryer.

        • +1

          @cornbeef: The hair dryer can get pretty hot on the "old chicko roll"

        • @gcon: particularly after perming

    • +1

      How many minutes do you cook them for and at what heat?

      • +10

        15 minutes at 170 does well for me

        • +11

          Is that really you, Broden?

        • +7

          The legend returns, welcome back!

        • +5

          @xev: Now there's no chance that anyone will be able to get their hands on any Chiko Rolls, this bloke's probably Broden'd all the stock from every store at opening!

        • +2

          Do you buy them in bulk to resell on eBay?

        • +1

          @MathNerd: I'll certainly be making good use of my investment in an Upright Freezer.

        • +2

          @xev: Last activity was 7 years ago!!! where was he all that time and how did he still remember his login…so many questions

        • +3

          @Scab: Yep got my account back after a long hiatus.

        • The legend himself

        • +2

          @ahly92: Presumably living the high-life on all his PS3 sales earnings.

        • @therooftop:

          I missed it, why the love for him

        • @eskylidder: It's a whole story

        • +1

          @xev: I just caught up with the whole thing. This is gold

        • @Zitane: I thought about making it a goal to have a word named after me as well but I fear the context would be 'you xeved up'

        • +6

          @Broden: You should do an AMA in the forums, people have questions.

    • Chiko rolls also cook up really well in an air fryer.

      or just put them in the oven

    • I concur and use microwave first to speed up the process.

      • Yes definitely defrost first. I also defrost chips to speed up the process whether deep frying or cooking in the oven.

        • No need to defrost…

          220C in a fan forced oven. 15 mins, turn over, another 15 mins… done…

  • +5

    Thanks Harold

  • +7

    Wtf came for bargain, got history lesson instead. thanks

  • +4

    Chiko rolls with the ends slightly burnt. YUM!
    Thanks OP.

  • -2

    Interesting, why not have Chicko rolls with a firm green curry or something interesting instead of this glue peas n carrots, Yuk !
    rather eat PAL.

    • +1

      You don’t go fixing something that ain’t broke.

    • Chiko roll with PAL?

  • +3

    Worth combining with the Aldi deal on new toilet after you nuke your current one

  • Wonder what sort of meat they're using if they're selling 30 dim sims for only $4.20 :think:

    • +1

      They lightly soak the cabbage in beef 2 minute noodle broth.

    • Grease and hog anus

  • Sensing a bit of a theme with the deep fried at 180 degrees.

  • +3

    I had no intention of buying these products but you have me sold now

  • I still don't understand why they don't have a female hand gripping the chiko roll. Maybe have some mayonnaise dribbling down as a serving suggestion.

  • +2

    Excellent write up, only thing I'm not a fan of is the imported potatoes in the woolies homebrand chips. We grow so many and for so cheap, we have so much surplus they give them out for free! (in WA at least)

  • +1

    Good work OP.

  • +1

    How are these best cooked? Please add to the description.

    • +1

      If only the cooking method suggestions earlier in this thread were still accessible.

  • +2

    A box of these chikos and some fresh bread rolls cook chiko roll.butter fresh bread roll then drop chiko roll into bread roll.
    My favorite snack

    • +1

      I would upvote the hell out of this if I had any left.

      I'm definitely going to try this, thanks 👍👍

  • Great work, but where can I buy a deep fryer?

    • +3

      I bought one from Kmart on impulse last year, the 4lt with digital controls for $59

      They also have a 3lt model for $29 and a 1.5lt for $19

      • +1

        I think I'm gonna bite on one of these.. just want something to cook a nice batch of chips and other goodies like hash browns and potatoes and cucumber and eggplant every once in awhile.

        My only question is maintenance and clean up.

        How long do you leave the oil? Or do you just use it until it dries up then refill it?

        Say I just feel like chips once every few weeks can I leave the oil in for a long time as long as it is sealed.. I would assume then with this method that I would just use the oil in there indefinitely and leave it in there only cleaning it up if there was no oil left in which then it just becomes a pan?

        Really like this idea of frying especially with chopped potatoes since doing a large batch in a pan is usually more hassle and not as effective or cleaner for that matter.. I think maybe the 4L will fit my needs especially since we do some big batches of spring rolls, samosas and even puri sometimes this would be a winner in my kitchen I think.

        But yeah I need some information on how some people use theirs after finishing or cleanup because it seems counter productive to pour some oil then use it then pour it out even in a jar or container then clean the instrument.. there is a considerable loss of oil there M3 thinks over time but then again I need to know how most people maintain this or use this item.

        • +1

          I leave the oil in, I only wash the basket straight after frying and store it under the sink once the oil is cool.

          You replace the oil when you feel it is getting too brown. The more often you use it the sooner you will have to replace.
          If you cook lots of crumbed things you will probably need to replace more often.

          I use mine around once every 2 weeks and the oil has been in there for about 6 months, I have just had to top it up but otherwise will still be fine for a while.

          Use the Homebrand Canola or vegetable oil which is $4.40 for 2 lt or $8.80 for a 4lt bottle.

        • +1

          @xev: sweet. Between the different versions which do you think is the best.

          I would probably do a whole bag or half a bag of hash browns or chips in one sitting depending on how many people.

          Btw what other stuff do you deep fry.. sausage? burger patties? schnitzel? nuggets? vegetables? steak? pork chops? pork loins? lamb chops? Cheese? Haha lol

          Need some interesting ideas.

        • +1

          @AlienC: Definitely the 4lt. I keep it fairly vanilla; Chips, Chiko rolls, Dim Sims, Chicken Nuggets, Fish Fingers, Crumbed fish, Hash Browns, Potato Gems. They all do really well.

          I have Deep Fried Sausages, they came out surprisingly good, Slightly crispy on the outside, moist on the inside.

          I did regret deep frying some battered fish, I thought it would be nice and reduce the amount of crumbs left in the oil, but the 'batter skin' lifted in parts and oil seeped in.

        • @xev: seems like a good list. Gonna have to give dim sims a go one time.

          Any idea if you know pies or sausage rolls or things like hotdogs should be deep fried or just oven heated and pan fried.

          Last question.. which oil is best and which brand and do oils expire if so how long..

          I love storing stuff and bulking things for ages (read I have about 20 36 pack quilton toilet paper and about as many paper towels and a box full of soap, bandages and first aid cream)

          Now obviously you can't bulk store vegetables unless you have the freezer space which we don't mainly because it just ain't smart or economical but storing litres of cooking oil might work out as I am already storing a couple kilos of laundry powder then all we need us regular trips for the stuff we are going to deep fry probably mostly potato products and pastry party size items.

          TL;DR how long can you store oil for and which is best for general usage mostly non meat stuff I guess and can you deep fry pies and sausage rolls

  • +1

    Great write up xev

  • +2

    Great post.

    Is this the OP? An absolute gold complaint.

    https://www.facebook.com/woolworths/posts/393773610694776

    • +3

      Not me, but you can tell the fella has his head screwed on straight.

      I once bought a bag that had 29 perfect Dim Sims and one Dim Sim that was all skin and no filling.

      Sometime later while preparing some Macaroni & Cheese I remembered this Dim Sim skin in the freezer and created a little experiment. I filled the skin with Macaroni & Cheese and deep-fried it. My mother is half Scottish.

      The result was quite nice, not disembowel a whole bag of Dim Sims nice, though the thought did occur to me, but quite nice anyway.

      I would give it a 7/10

  • +1

    Chiko Roll ingredients list and some bonus history. Interesting the inventor died of heart problems. Guess they're ok if you don't eat them all the time?? :/ http://www.cooksinfo.com/chiko-rolls

    • +3

      Everybody will die eventually…. may as well die whilst eating something you love!

      • Everybody will die eventually…. may as well die whilst eating something everything you love!

  • is that in store too?

  • +1

    Awesome post. So much so that I just went and bought a box of Chiko rolls this morning. I'm just contemplating whether or not they can be considered a breakfast food. :P

    • +1

      Breakfast, morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner. Also make a great snack if you get the midnight munchies. You may need another box.

    • You are thinking the wrong way, you shouldn't be wondering if it is a breakfast food but if it is food at all, consider it a substance that will cause disease.

  • I ordered 2 packs today thanks

  • +1

    You are going to want something to dip these Deep-fried delicacies in, so for $4.00 pick up a 2lt bottle of Homebrand Tomato Sauce

    Mon is by far the best tomato sauce…

    In the words of Darryl Kerrigan,
    “it’s what you do with it love”.
    We think of our cook, Wayne just the same

  • Do they still taste the same as the old school ones from fish and chip shop?

  • +1

    They are the same ones as the fish and chip shop… :)

  • -4

    "Aussie cuisine legend, the humble Dim Sim." Yeah right. I particularly love it when Aussies visit Hong Kong and how they know all about "dim sims"….sad and a massive insult to the whole of the Chinese race. This kind of dim sim is what I imagine Pauline Hanson cooked up in her fish and chips shop, before she became terrified of being swamped by Asians who might make real dim sum!

  • +1

    This food is too unhealthy, AVOID.

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