Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Burger King Flame Grilled Cheeseburger Large Onion Rings With Zesty Sauce

Burger King
Flame Grilled Cheeseburger
Large Onion Rings With Zesty Sauce

What Is It: The cheeseburger I ordered with mustard only. The onion rings like I said before came with the Zesty sauce.

Presentation: The burger came in a yellow wrapper that had the sandwich title on it. The onion rings came in a standard fry/onion rings container. Nothing too special here.
5 out of 10

Taste: I have to say that BK has my favourite buns of any fast food joint. I like the little seeds in them and they've always been fresh. The meat had the standard BK grilled char taste to it which I enjoy. That's why I generally get my burgers here with just mustard so I can enjoy that flavour  (the burgers come with the standard lettuce, onions, ketchup, pickles among other things.) I am also a big fan of their onion rings mostly because of the Zesty sauce. The onion rings on their own are slightly above average but with the Zesty sauce it really elevates them. BK gets a bad rap from a lot of people but I thoroughly enjoyed this particular meal. My only complaint is that they're a bit overpriced for what you get.
Cheeseburger: 7.5 out of 10
Onion Rings: 9 out of 10

Saturday, March 12, 2016

Snickers Blizzard

Snickers Blizzard

What Is It:  An ice cream in a cup with Snickers candy in it.

Presentation: As far as Blizzard's go there are much better looking one's than this.
4 out of 10

Taste: Eating this Blizzard is a lot like watching the evening news. You get what you came for (in this case a lot of Snickers broken up in it) but it lacks any sizzle of any kind. If you like Snickers  (and I do) than you will love this. If you're looking for big flavour and flash then you should try a different one. Middle of the road as far as Blizzard's go.
5 out of 10

Thursday, March 10, 2016

Funyuns Steakhouse Onion Flavour

Funyuns Steakhouse Onion Flavour

What Is It: A snack pattered after an onion ring. This one is said to have Steakhouse Onion flavours.

Packaging: This one comes in the traditional bright yellow Funyuns bag. Despite these being the Steakhouse Onion kind there is very little to distinguish this bag from the regular Funyuns bag. They did put a picture of a bloomin onion on there though.
4.5 out of 10

Taste: Funyuns are one of my favourite snacks so I had to try out this flavour. There is a slight difference between these and the regular Funyuns but it is minimal at best. It's got a bit of a variation in they tried to give it a flavour of the batter that would be in a 'Steakhouse Onion Ring' but you really have to be looking for it. If you like Funyuns then check these out but don't expect something revolutionary.
7 out of 10 for the taste.
3 out of 10 for holding up to the advertising.

Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Boar's Head Premium Imported Swiss Cheese

Boar's Head Premium Imported Swiss Cheese

What Is It: Heavily promoted name brand swiss cheese that I got at the Kroger Deli.

Packaging: It came in a traditional deli plastic baggie. Good enough.
6.5 out of 10

Taste: Boar's Head has really been promoting their brand hard lately so I figured I'd give this a shot. While the meats of theirs I've tried have been stellar this was a let down for me. I had very high expectations with the 'premium imported' label and everything. What I got was very ordinary swiss cheese. I figured I would get an extra sharp swissy flavour and lots of holes like you find in great swiss cheese. I could have gotten the cheapo store brand swiss for a ton less (I paid in the neighborhood of  $10 for a pound of this) and gotten the same product. Not terrible but not what was advertised. I'll skip the Boar's Head when it comes to my swiss cheese.
2.5 out of 10

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Sprinkled Donut Crunch

Sprinkled Donut Crunch

What Is It: A cereal by the makers of Capn Crunch that is kind of a mesh of the flavours of Capn Crunch and a sprinkled donut flavour.

Packaging: It comes in a purple box with a picture of Capn Crunch in the center of a big donut. There's also lots of the actual cereal shown as well. The back of the box has a little game based on.....you guessed it, donuts. Cool stuff.
9.5 out of 10

Taste: I'm a sucker for new/limited time products and this fits that category. There is definitely a pronounced donut flavour here or at least the frosting off of one. There is much less of a traditional Capn Crunch flavour here but the crunchiness is definitely here so I think they accomplished what they wanted here. I definitely give this a recommendation.
8.5 out of 10

Thursday, March 3, 2016

Product Review #2 Little Debbie Caramel Cookie Bars

Little Debbie Caramel Cookie Bars

What Is It: A caramel filled chocolate cookie snack.

Packaging: Little Debbie always makes cool boxes and this is no exception. Makes the bars look so appealing.
8.5 out of 10

Taste: This was a really good sweet treat. The caramel is very pronounced and honestly by the time you get through a bite it tastes like a graham cracker type thing. That's a good thing in my world and getting 8 bars for $1.99 makes me wholeheartedly recommend this.
8 out of 10

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Product Review #1 Nerds In Disguise

Nerds In Disguise

What Is It: This classic candy from Wonka was made for Valentine's Day. Nerds themselves are very small little flavoured sugar balls and these were mystery flavours here.

Packaging: I love the goofy glasses/nose disguise thing that was the main attraction to the bag and boxes. It sold the product to me.
10 out of 10

Taste: I've always been a fan of Nerds so I had to give these a try. Out of all the  boxes in the bag I only had to different flavours; dark pink which tasted like strawberry and a lighter pink that was watermelon. Now I liked these two flavours but if you're going to go to the trouble of making mystery flavours there needs to be more than two. I feel a little let down.
Taste 7 out of 10
Overall: 4.5 out of 10