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Arby’s Seasoned Curly Fries

July 17, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Arby's Seasoned Curly Fries

Stuart MellingHi, I’m Stuart, nice to meet you!  I’m the founder, writer and wrangler at Gastronomic SLC – Utah’s biggest and oldest online food magazine; I’m also a former restaurant …

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Starfish Crispy Battered Halibut review

July 17, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Starfish Crispy Battered Halibut

Roughly seven pieces of battered fish come inside this cardboard packet from Starfish. Once you pop the box open you will see they come packaged in a non resealable plastic …

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Lightlife Plant-Based Chicken Fillets reviewed

July 17, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Lightlife Plant-Based Chicken Fillets

Lets get the headline item out there right away – these things are absolutely huge. I can only think of Gardein’s Ultimate Chick’N Filets that come close in terms of …

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Alexia Sweet Potato Waffle Cut Fries

July 17, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Alexia Sweet Potato Waffle Cut Fries

Quick review: I’m not the biggest fan of sweet potato in general, but I found this waffle cut product quite good. The main notable point is the extra surface area …

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Alexia Crispy Rosemary Fries

July 3, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Alexia Crispy Rosemary Fries

Quick review: These fries are another great product from the always reliable Alexia brand, a label of the Lamb Weston corporation. The rosemary fries are a slightly chunkier version of …

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Opaa Gyros Kit – a surprising success

July 3, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Opaa Gyros Kit

Long terms readers will know my love of a good gyro. From Trader Joe’s remade gyro meat through too making vegan gyros with Impossible meat – I’m in. I love …

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Mr Dee’s Crinkle Cut Fries

July 3, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Mr Dee's Crinkle Cut Fries

Quick review: A fairly basic frozen crinkle cut fry. Out of the bag these are notably neon yellow and slightly curious in appearance; indeed the ingredients (below) do list some …

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Pacific Crispy Battered Haddock review

May 21, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Pacific Crispy Battered Haddock

Intrigued by this halibut product from Pacific, I decided it was time to investigate the brand’s line up of frozen fish in a little more detail – next up on …

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Durham Ranch Ground Wagyu Beef Patties reviewed

May 13, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Durham Ranch Ground Wagyu Beef Patties

In the world of pre-made burgers, this one from Durham Ranch comes at a premium. I paid $10 for the duo of burgers at Sprouts Market. The patties comprise a …

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Tyson Southern Style Breast Tenderloins review

May 9, 2022 by Stuart Melling
Tyson Southern Style Breast Tenderloins

This hefty bag of chicken strips from Tyson boasts of 100% all natural ingredients and best I can tell, doesn’t mention “with added rib meat” anywhere. These are breaded, 100% …

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