Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 1:25 pm
by sancarlos
Happy birthday, Degen.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2020 5:56 pm
by Johnnie
The field kitchen chow hall here has just a few snacks: 3 flavors of Clif bars (chocolate chip, peanut butter chocolate chip, and one that I forget), Rice Krispy Treats, and 2 flavors of Pop Tarts (strawberry and brown sugar cinnamon). They haven't changed at all. I hope to never have to eat Pop Tarts again. I put honey on them today just to try something different.
So when I get a care package it's gold. And I basically inhale the goodies inside. Pringles? The whole can gone in minutes. Chili mango from Trader Joe's? Same. Oreos? Good fucking night.
When I get back to America and scan aisles for food while dressed in a hazmat suit, I'm just going to engorge myself on everything.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 6:20 pm
by rass
Today’s “treat yo self” purchase for bundling up and making the trip to the supermarket was “All Dressed Up” kettle chips and they’re great.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Thu May 07, 2020 6:25 pm
by Ryan
We’re doing this every time now, right?
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 10:15 am
by rass
Queso Fundido Cheezits get a thumbs up, and I usually prefer the non-powdered flavoring varieties.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 10:29 am
by mister d
rass wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 6:20 pm
Today’s “treat yo self” purchase for bundling up and making the trip to the supermarket was “All Dressed Up” kettle chips and they’re great.
Whole Foods did these recently and I can confirm.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 6:48 pm
by sancarlos
One of the tragic results of Covid-19 social distancing is that my wife does all the grocery shopping now, without me. So, we get much less junk food.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 7:22 pm
by HaulCitgo
sancarlos wrote: ↑Thu May 14, 2020 6:48 pm
One of the tragic results of Covid-19 social distancing is that my wife does all the cooking now, without me. So, we get much less food.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Thu May 14, 2020 7:33 pm
by rass
Bought myself Chile/Garlic cashews at TJs today. Good!
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2020 5:38 pm
by rass
Thumbs down on Lays “Nashville Hot Chicken” and thumbs ambivalent on the much less promising sounding Pringle’s Rotisserie Chicken.
Fuck them (and an Utz Crab Chip) Herr’s Old Bay chips are still my summer vacation guilty pleasure.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:29 pm
by P.D.X.
The cheese and caramel popcorn mix has to be the most blatant and successful of accidental snack combination 'discoveries', right?
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:32 pm
by P.D.X.
And it clearly happened when a few rogue kernels jumped the barrier in a 3-flavor tin. What was the 3rd variety? Doesn't even matter anymore.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:47 pm
by govmentchedda
Garrett's is the damn best too. Like miles ahead of accidentally mixing in a 3 part tin.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 9:50 pm
by P.D.X.
That's what I have! It's crack.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2020 9:49 am
by Giff
My sister rented out a theatre for us last week and since it's been quite a while since I've been in one, I went full bore pig with a large popcorn, Reese's Pieces and Cherry Coke.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
I need to try this. not the world's biggest TH fan but I definitely want to try the bourbon vanilla stuff and it appears that they don't sell it by itself
(the blue bell chocolate sheet cake is good. we did funnel cakes + ice cream + chocolate sauce + caramel sauce + homemade chocolate chip cookies on Saturday night and I made the mistake of having two)
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
The TH Experience is a fun tour if you have little kids. You get to make your own flavor ice cream at the end.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 9:40 am
by rass
This take is a couple of years in the making (taking?), but extra toasty (burnt) Cheezits work best as a complimentary flavor, like just one in a handful of reg Cheezits.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 1:13 pm
by HaulCitgo
Picked one of those by accident a couple months back. Hate it when I do that. When I expect an artificial taste I expect that exact taste.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 2:24 pm
by Rush2112
I like the extra toasty Cheezits in chili, but prefer the standard Cheeze-It for snacking. I do agree that alt-flavoured Cheeze-Its are better mixed in with the standard flavour.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 17, 2022 3:47 pm
by GoodKarma
If you like Cheez Its these will change your life:
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed May 18, 2022 8:56 am
by EnochRoot
GoodKarma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 3:47 pm
If you like Cheez Its these will change your life:
Safeway has these 3/$5.01 (members).
Tasty.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 1:03 pm
by rass
GoodKarma wrote: ↑Tue May 17, 2022 3:47 pm
If you like Cheez Its these will change your life:
These are good! I like reg goldfish, and probably like cheezits more, but I really like these. Though the bag really suffered from the trick where a bunch of air makes it look fuller than it is.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 1:12 pm
by Ryan
I was all set to come here and say they're just big Goldfish but the 9th handful definitely revealed some sharper flavors.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 1:18 pm
by HaulCitgo
I got a bag for the kids. Tried one. Didnt taste like a cheez it to me. More like a goldfish. Didnt make it to the 9th goldfish, less handful. Maybe I missed out.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 2:10 pm
by GoodKarma
Ryan wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 1:12 pm
I was all set to come here and say they're just big Goldfish but the 9th handful definitely revealed some sharper flavors.
This.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 3:49 pm
by wlu_lax6
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 3:53 pm
by rass
I bought those when I bought the mega-fish! Much like the burnt cheezits, I think they work best mixed in with some regular crackers.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Tue May 24, 2022 3:56 pm
by The Sybian
rass wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:53 pm
I bought those when I bought the mega-fish! Much like the burnt cheezits, I think they work best mixed in with some regular crackers.
And always remember to wash your hands thoroughly before finger blasting your wife.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
rass wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:53 pm
I bought those when I bought the mega-fish! Much like the burnt cheezits, I think they work best mixed in with some regular crackers.
And always remember to wash your hands thoroughly before finger blasting your wife.
#SybianApproved
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
rass wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:53 pm
I bought those when I bought the mega-fish! Much like the burnt cheezits, I think they work best mixed in with some regular crackers.
And always remember to wash your hands thoroughly before finger blasting your wife.
That one really stuck with you, huh?
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
rass wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:53 pm
I bought those when I bought the mega-fish! Much like the burnt cheezits, I think they work best mixed in with some regular crackers.
And always remember to wash your hands thoroughly before finger blasting your wife.
That one really stuck with you, huh?
Cabbage soup/white jorts level. Can't see Old Bay without thinking about that story.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
rass wrote: ↑Tue May 24, 2022 3:53 pm
I bought those when I bought the mega-fish! Much like the burnt cheezits, I think they work best mixed in with some regular crackers.
And always remember to wash your hands thoroughly before finger blasting your wife.
That one really stuck with you, huh?
Cabbage soup/white jorts level. Can't see Old Bay without thinking about that story.
I’m honored to even be mentioned in the cabbage soup/white jorts realm.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 3:04 pm
by Johnnie
A buddy of mine really likes popcorn and I told him about the best popcorn ever that was discontinued far too soon:
I reached out to ConAgra to ask if it'll ever come back.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 5:08 pm
by sancarlos
That brings up a point. I really love popcorn. But I'm not really a fan of microwave popcorn, and I detest the air-popped stuff.
I think the best way to go, by far, is with a stirring popper like the one shown below. Put in a copious amount of olive oil and popcorn and plug it in. Voilá. Popcorn. Added butter is unnecessary. Just add salt (and drizzle on some truffle oil, if you are feeling fancy). Delicious, and way tastier than the microwave stuff.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 7:31 pm
by govmentchedda
sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 5:08 pm
That brings up a point. I really love popcorn. But I'm not really a fan of microwave popcorn, and I detest the air-popped stuff.
I think the best way to go, by far, is with a stirring popper like the one shown below. Put in a copious amount of olive oil and popcorn and plug it in. Voilá. Popcorn. Added butter is unnecessary. Just add salt (and drizzle on some truffle oil, if you are feeling fancy). Delicious, and way tastier than the microwave stuff.
You don't even need that. Just a sauce pot with a lid. I prefer canola oil to EVOO, but other than that I'm with you. Pour just enough oil to cover the entirety of the bottom of the pot, and add what's essentially one layer of kernels, give or take. Crank up the burner to high and shake/slide the pot every now and then. Remove it from heat when the popping slows. Add salt to taste.
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 8:22 pm
by sancarlos
Yeah, that works, too. But, I don't want to have to shake/slide or worry about burning. That's why the auto-stirring is great. And, don't sleep on adding a drizzle of truffle oil to the finished product!
Re: Can't always eat right - Official junk food thread
Posted: Wed May 25, 2022 8:39 pm
by govmentchedda
sancarlos wrote: ↑Wed May 25, 2022 8:22 pm
Yeah, that works, too. But, I don't want to have to shake/slide or worry about burning. That's why the auto-stirring is great. And, don't sleep on adding a drizzle of truffle oil to the finished product!
