OFFICIAL Trader Joe's Discussion

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:22 pm

WTF is the only video I can find is the last supper one?

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:24 pm

Pretty sure I have a folder on my work pc with a bunch of old sketch videos. Might need to log back on when I get home

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 9:36 pm

rass wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2024 8:24 pm Pretty sure I have a folder on my work pc with a bunch of …d…k… videos. Might need to log back on when I get home

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:32 pm

Donkey Kong?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:51 pm

No like the middle … represented the “ic” in the word “dick”.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:25 pm

Their toffee chips are making me less sad tonight.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:36 pm

Ha. I saw you were the last post here and thought “I wonder what food is comforting Giff right now”.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:30 pm

mister d wrote: Sun Mar 24, 2024 8:36 pm Ha. I saw you were the last post here and thought “I wonder what food is comforting Giff right now”.

They worked tbh.

rass · Post by **rass** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:36 pm

My wife was jonesing for pumpkin ice cream and since we’re doing a soft boycott of the ice cream place in town that has a pretty good version but where my kid exited employment under not great circumstances I got the TJs version and it’s pretty good. Frozen pumpkin pie.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sat Sep 28, 2024 8:07 pm

That place on the corner that quite honestly isn’t that great anyway?

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Sep 29, 2024 10:51 am

mister d wrote: Sat Sep 28, 2024 8:07 pm That place on the corner that quite honestly isn’t that great anyway?

Yes. And I think they were pretty solid (if not pushing the boundaries of what could or should be an ice cream flavor) and we could walk there and I miss the chocolate covered frozen bananas.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:25 am

rass wrote: Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:36 pm My wife was jonesing for pumpkin ice cream and since we’re doing a soft boycott of the ice cream place in town that has a pretty good version but where my kid exited employment under not great circumstances I got the TJs version and it’s pretty good. Frozen pumpkin pie.

This employment thing is a trend I've noticed a lot with my oldest. We no longer support Enterprise Rent-a-Car after a dishonest manager experience.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Wed Oct 16, 2024 1:36 pm

Careful with those chicken wraps.

https://apnews.com/article/brucepac-mea ... ce=Twitter

Also Costco chicken burritos.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 1:24 pm

This was a pretty great and easy lunch.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:11 pm

Little greasy, even for birria, but yeah.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 2:13 pm

Agreed. That was one soggy tortilla on the second one.

bfj · Post by **bfj** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 3:02 pm

garyclark wrote: Mon Sep 30, 2024 7:25 am
rass wrote: Sat Sep 28, 2024 6:36 pm My wife was jonesing for pumpkin ice cream and since we’re doing a soft boycott of the ice cream place in town that has a pretty good version but where my kid exited employment under not great circumstances I got the TJs version and it’s pretty good. Frozen pumpkin pie.
This employment thing is a trend I've noticed a lot with my oldest. We no longer support Enterprise Rent-a-Car after a dishonest manager experience.

I was an ERAC manager. Lots of shadiness in that company.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 7:06 pm

Note: while I like the basic TJ pasta as much as any other basic supermarket pasta, their fancy ones are not good and fall apart when you boil them.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:08 pm

I trust you're not besmirching the brown rice + quinoa fusilli.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:14 pm

P.D.X. wrote: Fri Nov 22, 2024 8:08 pm I trust you're not besmirching the brown rice + quinoa fusilli.

No. It's the organic artisan italian pasta line.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:09 pm

Just had this for dinner tonight.

It's ridiculously tasty.

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:52 pm

Yeah that’s great. The crust does grease up whatever you bake it on though.

EnochRoot · Post by **EnochRoot** » Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:11 pm

EnochRoot wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:09 pm Just had this for dinner tonight.

It's ridiculously tasty.

I just place the baking sheet near the sink and usually by the next morning it's clean and back where it needs to be.

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sat Dec 21, 2024 9:07 am

Trader Joe's All Butter Shortbread Sandwich Cookies with a Raspberry Filling are delicious.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Jan 12, 2025 11:55 am

EnochRoot wrote: Fri Dec 20, 2024 7:09 pm Just had this for dinner tonight.

It's ridiculously tasty.

Had some last evening. That's some damn good frozen pizza. (As always, cook on bottom rack if you like a crispy crust).

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Mon Jan 13, 2025 8:04 pm

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:37 pm

This is fantastic and also there’s no way they can continue with the red peppers included. I’m pretty spice-tolerant and these are hitting hard.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Apr 30, 2025 2:56 pm

I’m excited for that Tom Yum snack mix! I was pissed the last time I went, they discontinued the South African Smoke spice mix and the Hatch Chile flakes! I’m on my last dregs of both! I see someone selling the Smoke one on eBay. $34 for a 5 ounce grinder. Fuck off!

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:29 pm

I got parsley from Trader Joe's. And it was the best parsley I've ever eaten. So much more firm and tasty than the sad limp stuff you get - even from farmer's markets or Whole Foods. Also lasted forever in my fridge.

It is worth the trip alone.

Also a big fan of the pre-cooked lentils they have in produce.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:18 pm

Got the Tom Yum mix, and it’s everything I hoped it’d be, thanks for the tip. Only had a handful, but didn’t find it spicy. The TJ Takis my daughter made me get are spicier, and their Ghost Pepper potato chips are way hotter.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Apr 30, 2025 11:11 pm

garyclark wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:29 pm I got parsley from Trader Joe's. And it was the best parsley I've ever eaten. So much more firm and tasty than the sad limp stuff you get - even from farmer's markets or Whole Foods. Also lasted forever in my fridge.

It is worth the trip alone.

Also a big fan of the pre-cooked lentils they have in produce.

This is like the 180 opposite of my Trader Joe’s experiences. The awful “anything not boxed” is why I rarely go for anything fresh.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Apr 30, 2025 11:16 pm

mister d wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 11:11 pm
garyclark wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 7:29 pm I got parsley from Trader Joe's. And it was the best parsley I've ever eaten. So much more firm and tasty than the sad limp stuff you get - even from farmer's markets or Whole Foods. Also lasted forever in my fridge.

It is worth the trip alone.

Also a big fan of the pre-cooked lentils they have in produce.
This is like the 180 opposite of my Trader Joe’s experiences. The awful “anything not boxed” is why I rarely go for anything fresh.

Yeah, my wife refuses to get produce from TJ’s.

Nonlinear FC · Post by **Nonlinear FC** » Thu May 01, 2025 9:02 am

Ditto on the produce. It's kind of the same deal across the board with Organic.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu May 01, 2025 9:36 am

Potatoes, onions, and other long-shelfers are fine. Fruit is always a gamble.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu May 01, 2025 9:46 am

The Sybian wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:18 pm Got the Tom Yum mix, and it’s everything I hoped it’d be, thanks for the tip. Only had a handful, but didn’t find it spicy. The TJ Takis my daughter made me get are spicier, and their Ghost Pepper potato chips are way hotter.

It’s not the seasoning that’s spicy, it’s the actual chunks of red peppers in it. You’ll hit one and I will be vindicated!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu May 01, 2025 10:37 am

P.D.X. wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 9:46 am
The Sybian wrote: Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:18 pm Got the Tom Yum mix, and it’s everything I hoped it’d be, thanks for the tip. Only had a handful, but didn’t find it spicy. The TJ Takis my daughter made me get are spicier, and their Ghost Pepper potato chips are way hotter.
It’s not the seasoning that’s spicy, it’s the actual chunks of red peppers in it. You’ll hit one and I will be vindicated!

Interesting, didn't see any. [walks to kitchen, digs through bag to find a pepper to eat]. Yeah, that was hot as fuck. I'm a guy who usually has around 10 open bottles of hot sauce in my fridge to have the right one for every meal, and that was hotter than I'd want in a snack, so I can't imagine how most people would react to it. It looked like a dried version of the peppers in greasy spoon Chinese dishes like General Tso's, but it was way hotter. Looking at the bag, there is no indication that the snack is spicy, which is odd if you are putting those bad boys in there. There is a warning not to eat the silicone bag inside for freshness. There should probably be a warning about the peppers. It seems likes they are meant to season by being in the bag, but not meant to be eaten, because they have the texture completely dried out wood shards.

Long story short... Total vindication. And I hope they don't discontinue, because they are really fucking good.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu May 01, 2025 11:20 am

I just found a 3/4” long one and I’m scared. I grew some Thai peppers last summer and I think these are them. I’d only use like 1/4” in an entire stir fry.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu May 01, 2025 11:25 am

Are these dried peppers? Because I can't think of many worse textures than non-rehydrated dried peppers beyond like flake size.

P.D.X. · Post by **P.D.X.** » Thu May 01, 2025 11:36 am

Yes but the texture gets lost in the overall crunch with the other ingredients.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu May 01, 2025 11:37 am

P.D.X. wrote: Thu May 01, 2025 11:20 am I just found a 3/4” long one and I’m scared. I grew some Thai peppers last summer and I think these are them. I’d only use like 1/4” in an entire stir fry.

One I ate was over an inch. I was thinking Thai Birds Eye chili pepper, but looking up Thai peppers, several look like that. Bought a giant bag of them once, made a batch of Chili once combining traditional Tex-Mex with Asian ingredients including Birds Eye chilis.

And yes to Mister D, the texture is awful in a snack mix.