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Yeah, I've only seen them "already puffed", I guess. Just like chips in a bag.

nonamesleft wrote:

I'd kinda compare it to microwave popcorn. Sure, you can get it in a bag, already cooked, but it's kinda nice popping a warm pork rind into your mouth. You can hear it still crackling once you pull it out of the microwave. Not something I'd want all the time, but it's nice to have on occasion.

The come in "Original" and "Hot & Spicy."

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Why are many people against fruit on pizza? Pizza is typically salty and fruit is sweet or tart. It sounds like a good combo.

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Why not?

I’d rather eat a bullet than fruit on a pizza tbh

I like the sweet and salty going "together" idea, but I like them separate. Like, if I have something sweet, then sometimes some potato chips go great with it after. But I don't necessarily want to combine them into one bite...

theJaw wrote:
That kind of aversion to fruit on pizza is exactly what I was referring to. Perfect reaction to illustrate what I meant.

@John doesn't seem extremely against it, just would prefer it separate. But you sound strongly against it. Why? Don't get me wrong, you don't have to like it. You're entitled to your taste preference. Everyone has different things that they like. But I'm just curious why you're so opposed to it. What's so bad about it to you?

I don't typically like salty and sweet together. The only exception I can think of is chocolate covered pretzels, but even then, it's really not the salty and sweet combo I like, I just like the chocolate/pretzel combination. I like them better if there's little or no salt on the pretzels.

I will say that, several times, I have had "pizza" that is basically fruit on a cream cheese "sauce" on pizza dough crust. It was fantastic!

But that's not really what you mean here, I know.

nonamesleft wrote:

A perfect illustration of the absolute worst a pizza can taste is a slice with fruit on it. I just can’t take sweet on cheese.

I got introduced to Pizza Hut pizza with ground beef and pineapple by a friend. I would never have thought to get that but I found it to be pretty good.

Staraang wrote:
Interesting. Makes me think of pineapple salsa.

Pretzels are one of my favorites. This is one of my preferred cheese variety.

I also used to really enjoy corn nuts. That was until I was exposed to these. Now I can't go back.

Frank wrote:
Corn nuts are great. There's even a gigantic one called Inca corn.

nonamesleft wrote:

I'm pretty sure the quicos are the same size as the Inca.

Frank wrote:
Ah, cool. So it's already the mega sized one. Enjoy!

nonamesleft wrote:

Oh yeah, that's what initially drew me to them. I was like "this looks like a bloated XL corn nut." Taste is so much better though. Almost like a cross between a corn nut, and pop corn, but with a harder consistency than traditional corn nuts.

Frank wrote:
Yeah, the Inca corn I've had does have a harder crunch than the smaller size.

nonamesleft wrote:

If I ever see inca corn I'll have to compare it to the Quicos. I wonder if they're the same breed of corn, just different countries of origin.

Saw these the other day @Archer
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@nonamesleft Damn, the stores around me are holding back.

Archer wrote:
If you'd like to try it, I'd be happy to buy one for you and mail it at exact cost of it + shipping. Though I can't guarantee it wouldn't break up in the mail.

I helped a lady at work change her tire yesterday and today she brought in chocolate chip cherry cookies! They are insanely good!

nonamesleft wrote:

Appreciate the offer, but I'll look around here more first. I honestly only ever really go to one store. Because its two blocks from me. And I'm lazy and a creature of habit. But there are like 5 or 6 other stores within a 2 mile range of me. I just never go there. I bet one of them has them. Its just this Fry's that is super close to me doesn't carry too much of anything. Its a small store. I would imagine one of them has the other flavors. One of the stores is a Walmart grocery only store. I bet they'd have it. If not Albertsons probably does. That Albertsons is a huge.

Archer wrote:
When/if you go looking, the same company also has some sort of fun looking popcorn flavors.

I figure this topic is as good as any for this question. So I have never lived in a house with a beverage only fridge before. I've ordered some stacking containers that can hold 12 cans a piece. I've got 20 of those.

I'm thinking something like:
Coca Cola
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Caffeine Free Diet Pepsi
Sprite
Diet Sprite
Squirt
Mtn Dew
Dr Pepper
Orange
Grape
Ginger ale
Root beer
Cream soda
Remaining rotating in random stuff

Bottles of water
Gatorade - blue, orange, red flavors
Lipton Iced Tea
and 3-4 6 packs of my favorite beers.
Maybe a case of white claw

what am I missing? does that sound like a solid beverage fridge? I don't drink much, like 2-3 times a year. I have a lot of nieces and nephews that live around here so I want to be the place that has the awesome beverage fridge.

Chad wrote:
Sounds like a nice variety. How about some cans of plain seltzer? Some people love it. And maybe put a variety pack of stur liquid water enhancer drops on top of the fridge (I'm not at all affiliated with them, just a fan of the product).

Maybe also some cans of xevia soda if you can find it? I haven't tasted it, but it seems like a decent option for those who don't want sugar, but want a sweet bubbly drink.

You're on your way to cooluncledom :)

These are pretty good. Around 5 years ago I tasted a bunch of different flavors from this company. A great snack. Crunchy, but not too crunchy if that makes sense. Very flavorful too.

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I got a Tovala oven a while back and decided to cook a non meal-plan item in it. Popped in some pizza rolls, scanned the bar code, and in 11.5 minutes they were perfectly cooked!

Depends on what I'm in the mood for, but lately I've found myself snacking on the following:

pickles
donuts
Tostitos tortilla chips w/ mild/medium salsa (depends on which one I get for free from Customer Appreciation coupons at Kroger)
original Doritos w/ mild/medium salsa
Dot's Pretzels (red bag)

And sometimes I do snack on fruits/veggies... depends on the mood I'm in and what's available.

HybridCRoW wrote:
What kind of pickles?

There's a pickle called Wickles Pickles that's pretty great. They make a great relish too.

Have you tried tostitos multigrain scoops? I decided to try them once, brought home a bag. They're pretty good. They became a favorite. The chips have this nice toasted almost nuttyish flavor.

Kosher dill spears, baby dill pickles, and for the first time I actually drank the pickle juice from the "Oh Snap! Dilly Bites" when I ate the pickles... they were good and the juice was okay... not worth buying mostly because I was paying for the convenience where I got them.
I've not heard of Wickles Pickles. I'll have to check it out.

I don't think I've seen the multigrain scoops, but I'll definitely look out for them... I almost always get the scoops ones.

nonamesleft wrote:
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@HybridCRoW Wickles Pickles and multigrain scoops. In my opinion, definitely worth trying them at least once.

Why'd you drink the pickle juice?

WTF??
https://www.kelloggs.com/en_US/products/Kellogg-IC...

shadyfozzie wrote:
I've seen some interesting cereals, and that one is definitely different.

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Aside from consistenly hearing/reading that drinking pickle juice has its benefits... I don't think I've ever done it before... it was also like maybe a shot glass worth so instead of pouring it out, I just said "screw it, I'll drink it."

It's not bad.... but I won't drink a large quantity of it. LOL

nonamesleft wrote:

I would think the sodium content of pickle juice would be a bit crazy, right? That being said, my wife used to keep the out-of-pickles jars of pickle juice and drink it now and then. 🤷‍♀️

At the store today, grabbing some Triscut thins. And next to them I saw something I haven't seen in probably 20 years. Chicken in a Biskit. I loved these as a kid. I have a fond memory of them being the tastiest thing ever. I couldn't get enough of them as a kid. So I bought a box. I hadn't seen them in so long (honestly not like I ever thought about them) I thought they stopped making them. Got home, opened it up and ate some. Man are they are gross. Not sure if its the same thing from 25 some years ago, or what. Maybe my taste buds changed. I have no idea to know. But these are not what I though they were going to be.

I tried this. It's pretty great. It's like a lemonade with spice.

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Archer wrote:

I haven't seen Chickeen in a Biskit since I was a wee lad... until the last weekend at game night, my friend had a box of "thin oreos" and the biskits... I remember not liking those biskits much but my grandpa did.

I bought something called Amazing Grass. It's this green powder made from leafy stuff and other stuff. Not quite sure why I bought it. I guess I wanted to get more veggies?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&lo...

It tastes like what I would imagine sweet grass, if that was a thing, to taste like.