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Plinkey posted:Aren't CareOne brands sold at Giant? I recognize that symbol from somewhere. Maybe Stop & Shop? I think?
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Tiggum posted:It actually is though, by any reasonable definition. Call it pedantic, but I love it 
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Apr 13, 2016 01:39
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:The thing that sucks about them is that they're waaaaaaay too much peanut butter in them for how much chocolate they have. Around the middle, it's just a big mouthful of PB. You're posting like this is a problem.
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Apr 13, 2016 01:41
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Plinkey posted:Aren't CareOne brands sold at Giant? I recognize that symbol from somewhere.  (yes and they share branding with stop & shop apparently)
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Apr 13, 2016 02:00
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Titus Sardonicus posted:Maybe Stop & Shop? I think? I'm pretty sure it's Stop & Shop, because I bought some of those cookies. They aren't even salty, they just taste a little like maple.
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Apr 13, 2016 02:07
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Data Graham posted:Call it pedantic, but I love it This works for me.
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Apr 13, 2016 03:25
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Cheese product means you are shifting calories from milk fat to vegetable oil fat, which when you think about it, means nachos are basically a part of the Mediterranean diet.
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Apr 13, 2016 03:52
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The Snoo posted:
Went to my Stop and Shop the other day, and all this stuff was on clearance. Bought the cookies for .25, because for that price it worth the novelty. It has a slightly liquid smokey taste, and some maple. It wasn't bad, but the texture of the cream filling was a little off putting.
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Apr 13, 2016 04:04
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There's also some random maple-blueberry-pancake ice cream, and probably something with bacon too. I love giant's store brand stuff because I'm a filthy poor and I'm sure some of it is okay. Probably would've been appropriate for the food trends thread. 
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Apr 13, 2016 04:35
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SC Bracer posted:
I'd like to point out that the rapid ramen cooker claims to be healthy because it reduces the sodium by 50%. How is this accomplished, you might ask? by telling you to use half the flavoring packet
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Apr 13, 2016 04:42
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^ That product is probably better than what my oldest brother has done for years: reuse the rectangular plastic containers from microwavable ramen. Over and over. Also ramen with butter and sugar!! 
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Apr 13, 2016 04:55
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Wanamingo posted:I'd like to point out that the rapid ramen cooker claims to be healthy because it reduces the sodium by 50%. How is this accomplished, you might ask? I do this anyway, they always give you too much. The Snoo posted:^ That product is probably better than what my oldest brother has done for years: reuse the rectangular plastic containers from microwavable ramen. Over and over. D: WHAT WHY
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Apr 13, 2016 04:59
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The lovely brazilian masterchef dishes just keep coming  
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Flan com câncer?
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Picnic Princess posted:I loving knew a corn sandwich was inevitable. This reminded me of a guajolota  A torta de tamal, a tamal inside a bolillo. Delicious and fattening.
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Apr 13, 2016 07:18
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Semisponge posted:You're posting like this is a problem. I mean, it's a good powdery peanut butter facsimile product, but it really needs the cheap chocolate to balance it out. That's what makes it perfect. (I really wish I could find Reeses white at any time of year other than easter)
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Apr 13, 2016 07:24
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SC Bracer posted:
I have a pasta cooker that runs on the same principle actually. At least I can feel like trash because it's proper Tupperware and not some knock off.  Except mine is a clear base and red lid. Basically the way they work is on one end of the container are marked water levels, with how many people you plan on serving your pasta to indicated. Most boxes of pasta have an "number of people per box" on the side, so you just fill up the container with your box of pasta; then fill the container with water to the required level. Then you bang it in the microwave for 14-18 min depending on what kind of microwave you have. I find that if I set mine to power level 7, 16 min gives me a nice level of firmness; but it is really really easy to over cook it and just have either sad wet pasta. Other issues include leaving it for too long in the container after draining the water (you put the lid on and tip the water out of those vents on the end) can cause your pasta to stick together and become a clump that is hard to break up; very annoying with spaghetti) If I'm doing egg pasta I still use the stove because I don't trust the microwave enough to get it right due to aforementioned issues. Also something like linguine that comes in a rectangular block I do on the stove because otherwise you have to break it in half to fit into the container and then you get really short rear end strands of it. Gridlocked has a new favorite as of 08:07 on Apr 13, 2016 |
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cash crab posted:Simply Che-ese Guevara is Che Gruyere-a.
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Apr 13, 2016 08:13
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Gridlocked posted:you just fill up the container with your box of pasta; then fill the container with water to the required level. Then you bang it in the microwave for 14-18 min depending on what kind of microwave you have. You boil pasta for 14-18 minutes?  That would turn pretty much any real pasta into floppy mush.
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Apr 13, 2016 08:26
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Apr 13, 2016 08:29
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axolotl farmer posted:You boil pasta for 14-18 minutes? Well the water goes in cold from the tap so you gotta boil it with the microwave first really though I don't understand either man. But it works for making quick and easy pasta dishes.
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Apr 13, 2016 10:13
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You don't need a water level, you drain off the extra water anyway. You don't save time, you don't save dishes since a weird box thing is probably harder to wash than a pan, you need to figure out your exact microwave time and level so you're gonna gently caress it up 3-4 times probably and end up with a hard mass of gunky pasta block or a smushy pasta paste. Where is the benefit?
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Apr 13, 2016 10:36
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teenytinymouse posted:You don't need a water level, you drain off the extra water anyway. You don't save time, you don't save dishes since a weird box thing is probably harder to wash than a pan, you need to figure out your exact microwave time and level so you're gonna gently caress it up 3-4 times probably and end up with a hard mass of gunky pasta block or a smushy pasta paste. Where is the benefit? All those delicious endocrine disrupters from microwaving plastic of course.
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teenytinymouse posted:You don't need a water level, you drain off the extra water anyway. You don't save time, you don't save dishes since a weird box thing is probably harder to wash than a pan, you need to figure out your exact microwave time and level so you're gonna gently caress it up 3-4 times probably and end up with a hard mass of gunky pasta block or a smushy pasta paste. Where is the benefit? I'm living in a studio apartment that doesn't have a stove, and have since learned the art of perfect microwave pasta out of sheer necessity. Mine takes 12-13 mins for angel hair or regular spaghetti, 14 for linguine. Basically, take the time on the box and add about 3 minutes to it, depending on how firm you like it. 
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Apr 13, 2016 10:48
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I'm baffled that no one asked what this is yet? Looks like some disgusting sea worm thing laying an egg
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Apr 13, 2016 10:50
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I don't want to know and was hoping it would fall off the page.
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Bees on Wheat posted:I'm living in a studio apartment that doesn't have a stove 
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teenytinymouse posted:You don't need a water level, you drain off the extra water anyway. You don't save time, you don't save dishes since a weird box thing is probably harder to wash than a pan, you need to figure out your exact microwave time and level so you're gonna gently caress it up 3-4 times probably and end up with a hard mass of gunky pasta block or a smushy pasta paste. Where is the benefit? I'm really loving lazy and if I can pop the spaghetti in the microwave for 15 min while I cook up my tomato, garlic and chilli sauce I'm happy. Mostly because I can put the pasta on and then go have a shower or something and not have to worry that if I overcook it that it will get stuck to the bottom of my pot and be annoying to clean. Humboldt Squid posted:All those delicious endocrine disrupters from microwaving plastic of course. I'll get back to you in however many years it takes for those to give me cancer with the full trip report then. Maybe sooner considering how much I microwave leftovers in plastic containers.
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Xenomorph ovipositor with egg. Anybody who eats this is going to give birth to a facehugger.
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The Snoo posted:There's also some random maple-blueberry-pancake ice cream, and probably something with bacon too. I love giant's store brand stuff because I'm a filthy poor and I'm sure some of it is okay. Probably would've been appropriate for the food trends thread. Now listen up, children, Imma tell you some poo poo: Store brand is frequently the expensive/name-brand poo poo, but repackaged. Let me again cite The American Way of Eating. The author worked as a garlic picker during her research period and noticed that the same product from the same fields was being packaged as an exclusive Wal-Mart brand AND as an exclusive Whole Foods brand. If you live outside North America, you may not know, but there would be a significant price difference for either fresh or dehydrated garlic sold at either store. I cannot remember if she said that canned produce is also similarly distributed, but I think she did and I'm gonna go ahead and say that it frequently is. I'm a native of upstate New York, home of Wegman's. For those who don't know, Wegman's is literally and completely the greatest grocery store chain in the history of history. It is not only the poo poo, but since I'm from a rural area, the closest Wegman's (45 minutes away) is where people would go to loving hang out because upstate New York is usually buried under two meters of snow and there's sweet gently caress-all to do unless someone is playing terrible jazz in a state park somewhere. My hometown has fewer than two thousand people (if you count the woods-dwelling tornado bait who only come around to patronize the hardware store) and most of them are pretty loving poor. There's also a not-insignificant minority of extremely wealthy people. Where does everyone go? Wegman's. What does EVERYONE buy? Wegman's brand food. Prepared food, canned food, whatever. Absolutely everyone. Why? because it's exactly the same, in most cases, as the name-brand stuff. (On the Canadian side, I suppose the brand I'm most familiar with people having equivalent loyalty to is President's Choice. [and, really, those white cheddar shells...yessss.]) Now, think about it. If you were shopping in your supermarket of choice, and you saw Heinz baked beans and store brand baked beans for the exact same price, which would you buy? Probably the Heinz. Store brand ice cream or Edy's? Um, no contest, right? But if there's significant difference in price point between the store brand of, let's say, canned tomatoes, and a "fancy" name brand of canned tomatoes, one likely wouldn't miss out on much by purchasing the store brand. In fact, you might just get the exact same thing. Alphonso's Organic Angel-Kissed Tomato Farm had a bumper crop and Wegman's bought it; Wegman's own brand is Alphonso's fancy tomatoes. The next batch might be some lovely tomatoes that are nowhere near as good as Alphonsos babied, tenderly adored tomatoes that he grows supported in La Perla bras adjacent to an actual field of asphodel, but guess what? It probably will be just as decent. So, believe in the store brand. Buy that cheap poo poo and feel smug. but don't ever buy that "avocado hummus" at trader Joe's, because that poo poo tastes like chalk. http://www.thekitchn.com/generic-versus-name-brand-25-foods-to-buy-cheap-tips-from-the-kitchn-206826 http://www.cbsnews.com/news/generic-vs-brand-name-is-there-really-a-difference/
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I'm generally a pretty good devotee to the church of the store brand, they're cheaper and generally mostly the same. But even I have to say that store-brand soda is the absolute worst. I mean yeah it kind of has to be to be two bucks for a 12 pack but goddamn is it bad. But I still bought it anyways.
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:I'm generally a pretty good devotee to the church of the store brand, they're cheaper and generally mostly the same. But even I have to say that store-brand soda is the absolute worst. I agree; there is nothing worse than store-brand cola. Orange/grape sodas, ginger ale, and Dr. Pepper knockoffs aren't too bad, though.
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Tiberius Thyben posted:Che Gruyere-a.  GIANT OUIJA BOARD posted:
What perfect lighting. Also: PC Mac and Cheese is different than Kraft. Because it's better. It's loving delicious and it's like $0.60 a box. Mmm. If you ever go to Canada, buy some.
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:But even I have to say that store-brand soda is the absolute worst. Are you shittalking Super Chill®, motherfucker?  cash crab posted:Also: PC Mac and Cheese is different than Kraft. Because it's better. It's loving delicious and it's like $0.60 a box. Mmm. If you ever go to Canada, buy some. I like PC Mac and Cheese but it's a pain the rear end to get the display resolution just right on a widescreen monitor.
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GOTTA STAY FAI posted:Are you shittalking Super Chill®, motherfucker? I... Have no idea what that is, honestly. I'm talking about like this poo poo.  They even managed to gently caress up their Dr Pepper variant "Dr Storm"
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bringmyfishback posted:For those who don't know, Wegman's is literally and completely the greatest grocery store chain in the history of history. I'm legitimately sad for you, that you could be so wrong. It's quite obvious that you've never been to the southern United States and/or never heard of Publix. Publix shits on your precious Wegman's. That is all.
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SpaceGoatFarts posted:I'm baffled that no one asked what this is yet? Blood sausage with melty cheese, boiled egg.
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