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Gardein Ultimate Chick’N Tenders – the best yet?

July 4, 2021May 23, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Gardein Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'N Tenders

I wasn’t overly impressed by the the last product from Gardein that sported the Ultimate moniker; their Ultimate Burger was all promise and no follow through. I typically find that …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Gardein 4 Comments

Beyond Meatballs – a top quality plant-based option

July 4, 2021May 11, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Beyond Meatballs

Beyond Meat have been remarkably restrained in their product launches, at least when compared to the frenzy that it is other brands in the plant based space right now. The …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Refrigerated, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Beyond Meat Leave a comment

Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Pulled Pork review

March 16, 2021 by Stuart Melling
Niman Ranch Applewood Smoked Pulled Pork

Niman Ranch is typically a solid name when it comes to selecting meat products – after all – their ‘commitment to quality’ is front and center across packaging and website …

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Alexia Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato Fries review

April 8, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Alexia Crinkle Cut Sweet Potato Fries

I’ll get right to it. This product from Alexia gets our Smart Buy award. That means you should just run out there and buy as many as you can right …

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Categories Frozen, Frozen Meal, Grocery, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Alexia Leave a comment

Lightlife Plant Based Ground meat review

February 8, 2020January 14, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Lightlife Plant Based Ground

With Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods seemingly dominating the narrative when it comes to plant based products, you’d think the market starts and stops with these two huge players. You’d …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Refrigerated, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Lightlife 1 Comment

Nando’s Peri-Peri Sauce review

October 20, 2019August 26, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Nando's Peri Peri Sauce

Disclosure: this quartet of sauces was sent to us directly by Nando’s USA for free, for review purposes. Our thoughts below are our own. Back in in my home country …

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Categories Cooking Sauce, Grocery, Hot Sauce, Pantry, Sauce, Smart Buy 1 Comment

Review: Cosori Air Fryer

October 20, 2019June 21, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Cosori air frier

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably been on the fence about buying an air fryer for some time. I know I ummmed and ahhhed for months. Did I really want …

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Categories Gadgets, Kitchen, Products, Smart Buy Tags Cosori Leave a comment

Review: Microplane Premium Classic Series Zester Grater

October 20, 2019April 28, 2019 by Stuart Melling

Before I purchased my first microplane grater, I laughed at the very notion; I had a regular old grater for lemons and could chop plenty fine for items like garlic …

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Review: Gardein The Ultimate Beefless Ground

May 9, 2022February 14, 2019 by Stuart Melling
Gardein The Ultimate Beefless Ground

My experience with Gardein spans the gamut. There are more than a few items I don’t care for, and some I’m obsessed with; essentially those based on soy protein, I …

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Review: MorningStar Farms Chick’N Nuggets

June 29, 2019November 14, 2018 by Stuart Melling
MorningStar Farms Chick'N Nuggets

These Chick’N free nuggets are easily one of my favorite meat substitutes on the market currently. Indeed, they’re the rare case where the copycat somehow manages to beat the original. …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery, Smart Buy, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags MorningStar Farms Leave a comment
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