machthree

They are flavored with some sort of powdered cheese - makes eating these messy. Also, don't really find the flavor strong enough. They're still pretty good though.

When you get a good bag of these (lots of cheese on the crisps) they are devine. But sometimes it can be hard to tell if all the crisps are well covered with cheese before you open the bag. That, and its about $4 for a pretty small amount. Occasional treat, but not a regular item for me. Would be if it were more consistent and a little cheaper.

Good, but I suggest for grapefruit soda that the Juice Squeeze ruby/pink grapefruit that TJ's also sells in 4 packs of individual sized bottles is better than this, IMHO. So too is the blood orange soda that you'll usually find on the shelf next to this item. I bought this once because they were out of the blood orange, and it was fine, but not as good as the other two.

I think these are the best corn chips TJ's offers for eating by themselves. But I don't use them for salsa as the salt and spices will start to accumulate in the salsa - for that, I use their plan unsalted corn chips which are delish in their own right.

These really have quite a kick to them. The first one you'll think they might be spicy. By the 3rd or 4th, you'll know it. I like these plain, whereas the other crackers from the same company in the blue (plain) and green (sesame) are better with dip or cheese.

But I suspect are much more healthy for you. Still, a little bland.

There's a lot of herbs & spices of various sorts in here. Big portion, the sauce is good (not too ketchup-y). I like the fact that its turkey and not beef or pork based. Not the greatest for microwave preparation - because its big and solid, its hard to get the center hot without overcooking the edges.

One downside is that its pretty perishable, usually the date is maybe only 7 days or so ahead of the date you buy it on, so be sure to have plans to consume it soon after your purchase.

I think I need to take the advice of others here and try cooking this in the oven, not the microwave, since the edges on mine always come out too done.

In any case, this stuff is great, probably the best store bought mac & cheese I've ever had. Head and shoulders above any of the varieties that come with powdered cheese like Kraft or TJ's own. Somewhat better than the "deluxe" types from Kraft that come with dried pasta but a pouch of cheese sauce, like their Velveeta shells and cheese, or their deluxe mac and cheese. But easier to prepare than any of the above, at least with the flawed microwave approach! :)

When these come out good, they are stunningly good. Sometimes they turn chewy - not sure if this is overcooking, or freezer burn.

In any case, I love these plain, but my favorite thing to do is to add 1-2 tablespoons of Trader Joe's jarred basil pesto after its cooked, and mix it in. The resulting gorganzola - pesto sauce is through the roof good.