What's New on The Snackscape, Cretins?

[riser4]

Clearly you dump milk on it.

[dunfree]

Dot’s cheesy poof are tasty. Not $1+ billion, but tasty.

[muted reborn]

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These were just OK. Given the hype, they bordered on let-down.

Why you be harshing some stoner's mellow?

Never forget.

Bagtagleys recommendation on Extra Cheddar Blast Pirate Booty was spot on.

Paqui chips have surprisingly good flavor-to-spice but not the coffin death chip version.

Favorite chips for chips and salsa? I'm recently sold on Don Julio's Black Label - you don't even need salsa they taste so good. Juanitas seems trendy but tasty too.

[dunfree]

Donkey chips are good if you want to ladle good salsa.

[rideit]

Just had these in Hawaii, SO so good.

[BmillsSkier]

Those have my attention.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Never forget.

Bagtagleys recommendation on Extra Cheddar Blast Pirate Booty was spot on.

Paqui chips have surprisingly good flavor-to-spice but not the coffin death chip version.

Favorite chips for chips and salsa? I'm recently sold on Don Julio's Black Label - you don't even need salsa they taste so good. Juanitas seems trendy but tasty too.

Josefina chips have usurped Juanita’s as the chip of choice for salsa around here.


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[snowaddict91]

Just had these in Hawaii, SO so good.

I kind of forgot about these. SO so good indeed, especially with some spray cheese on them.

[phatty]

Josefina chips have usurped Juanita’s as the chip of choice for salsa around here.

100000000% Just finished off another bag today. I love the ones with huge air pockets. Best tortilla chips around. I think Juanita's are too greasy.

[BmillsSkier]

Never forget.

Bagtagleys recommendation on Extra Cheddar Blast Pirate Booty was spot on.

Paqui chips have surprisingly good flavor-to-spice but not the coffin death chip version.

Favorite chips for chips and salsa? I'm recently sold on Don Julio's Black Label - you don't even need salsa they taste so good. Juanitas seems trendy but tasty too.

Lol, are you questioning my snackscape judgement?

I stand by my assessment of Voodoo chips and that Captn Crunchberry Smartpop seems like a bad idea.


If anyone is looking for a great gift idea this year, do yourself a favor and order some nuts from Hillson Nut Company. Old school nut company from the 30s. Awesome mix, perfectly salted and always fresh.

https://hillsonnut.com

[muted reborn]

Lol, are you questioning my snackscape judgement?

Of course not. But I thought you'd be a Hubs Nut guy.

Riser shat on Voodoo chips then asks why you'd harsh a stoner's mellow - previously doing what he said you shouldn't do.

As for Donkey chips, is that a Whole Food purchase? Never seen them in my many grocery haunts.

[BmillsSkier]

Of course not. But I thought you'd be a Hubs Nut guy.

Riser shat on Voodoo chips then asks why you'd harsh a stoner's mellow - previously doing what he said you shouldn't do.

As for Donkey chips, is that a Whole Food purchase? Never seen them in my many grocery haunts.

Ha! I gotcha.

I come by Hillsons the same way any buyer of nuts during the holidays does: because that’s the way it’s been done in your family for generations.

I will say though that I’m a bit of a nut snob and Hillsons still are the best I’ve ever had.

[dunfree]

As for Donkey chips, is that a Whole Food purchase? Never seen them in my many grocery haunts.

Maybe a Midwest thing, I guess they are based in il? https://donkey-brands.com/ the closest to taqueria chips I’ve found lately. Since the borg takeover of whole paycheck they’ve started to suck so I rarely shop there.

[riser4]

Voodoo chips need a lot more heat. They weren't terrible, I was just expecting more from them after the hype.

I'm a performance artist. Keep that in mind.

[MagnificentUnicorn]

100000000% Just finished off another bag today. I love the ones with huge air pockets. Best tortilla chips around. I think Juanita's are too greasy.

Perfect balance of crispy, light and just a bit oily.


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[Ted Striker]

Josefina chips have usurped Juanita’s as the chip of choice for salsa around here.

100000000% Just finished off another bag today. I love the ones with huge air pockets. Best tortilla chips around. I think Juanita's are too greasy.

Agree, but they could both take the salt down a notch.

Also agree that voodoo chips don't live up to the cajun 1/2 of their description. Some of zapps other flavors are better imo, voodoo just gets more hype.

[muted reborn]

Ha! I gotcha.

I come by Hillsons the same way any buyer of nuts during the holidays does: because that’s the way it’s been done in your family for generations.

I will say though that I’m a bit of a nut snob and Hillsons still are the best I’ve ever had.

So what happens if you are born into a Hillsons family and marry a Hubs Nut girl? Do you try to convince her that your family nuts are the most delicious? Or just call the wedding off?

Is holiday nut giving mainly a southern thing?

[JimmyCarter]

Fancy nuts? My wife gets me Dee’s every year.

[dan_pdx]

I'm sure the snack connoisseurs here already know this, but Josefina is a knockoff made by Frito-Lay. Having said that, Juanita's had some consistency hiccups around the time they expanded manufacturing - there are multiple threads on our local Reddit attempting to decode the packaging to identify chips from the new factory vs original factory - so maybe Josefina has pulled ahead in terms of quality. Still, it's such a blatant attempt to rip off / muscle out a family-owned business that I can't do it - Juanita's 4 lyfe, yo.

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[BmillsSkier]

So what happens if you are born into a Hillsons family and marry a Hubs Nut girl? Do you try to convince her that your family nuts are the most delicious? Or just call the wedding off?

Is holiday nut giving mainly a southern thing?

I think a pre-nup of some sort would take care of the stickier occasions between the families.

Hillson’s (and there’s several others) were brought over by Eastern European immigrants to Cleveland and the holiday nut giving comes from them. Big throughout the great lakes region.

Southerners give nuts too, but it’s a different sort of thing. They’re usually prepared in some way (boiled peanuts being the biggest example).

[riser4]

Ordered as stocking stuffers for my boys.

[phatty]

I'm sure the snack connoisseurs here already know this, but Josefina is a knockoff made by Frito-Lay. Having said that, Juanita's had some consistency hiccups around the time they expanded manufacturing - there are multiple threads on our local Reddit attempting to decode the packaging to identify chips from the new factory vs original factory - so maybe Josefina has pulled ahead in terms of quality. Still, it's such a blatant attempt to rip off / muscle out a family-owned business that I can't do it - Juanita's 4 lyfe, yo.

Luckily there's room for both. My wife prefers Juanita’s and gets them if she's buying. I'll stick with Josefina as long as they keep making them.

[Ted Striker]

I'm sure the snack connoisseurs here already know this, but Josefina is a knockoff made by Frito-Lay. Having said that, Juanita's had some consistency hiccups around the time they expanded manufacturing - there are multiple threads on our local Reddit attempting to decode the packaging to identify chips from the new factory vs original factory - so maybe Josefina has pulled ahead in terms of quality. Still, it's such a blatant attempt to rip off / muscle out a family-owned business that I can't do it - Juanita's 4 lyfe, yo.

Did not know that, but it explains why Juanita's have been inconsistent (both in the salty and greasy dept)

If you ever move here, there's San Juan Salsa Co if you don't want to support "big chip"

[BmillsSkier]

Ordered as stocking stuffers for my boys.

Some Hillson’s? They will be happy.

I stand behind how good their deluxe mix is. The cashews alone could be my sole food source during the holidays (in addition to cocktails of course).