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Kroger Original Pork Sausage Patties review

March 15, 2021March 11, 2021 by Stuart Melling

Lets be honest, the elephant in the room are those bright red boxes of Jimmy Dean Breakfast Sausages; we’ve probably all reached for a carton down through the years right. …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery Tags Kroger 4 Comments

Simple Truth Emerge Plant Based Chik’N Grind review

November 13, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Emerge Plant Based Chik'N Grind

The first time I came across Kroger’s Emerge line of plant-based foods, was back in January of this year; I reviewed the meat free patties here, and as I recall …

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Categories Grocery, Refrigerated, Vegan, Vegetarian Tags Emerge, Kroger, Simple Truth 5 Comments

Kroger Salmon Burgers review

September 23, 2020August 27, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Kroger Salmon Burgers

With all the headline fuss about meat free burgers, you might have forgotten about the humble salmon burger. I mean, I had. These caught my eye lately and seemed like …

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Simple Truth Crinkle Cut Potato Fries

August 19, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Crinkle Cut Potato Fries

You could say we have a thing here for frozen French fries. In fact, we’ve gone so far as to rate as many as we can on this defacto list …

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Loaded veggie tots

July 10, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Loaded vegetarian tots

Loaded ‘anything’ is good by me. It’s basically an excuse to pig out on whatever you have to hand. Here I had some Kroger Tater Bites in the freezer and …

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Three meat chilli with tater tots

June 14, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Kroger Tater Bites with three meat chilli

Admiteddly this one relies having some chili in the freezer. Pro tip: make chili often, make it in big batches and always have some in the freezer. It’s one of …

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Kroger Tater Bites review

June 9, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Kroger Tater Bites

Given that Tater Tot is a registered trademark of the Ore-Ida company, you’ll probably see all manner of names for these short little barrels of shredded and formed potatoes. Kroger’s …

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Kroger Microwaveable Chicken Sandwich

May 29, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Kroger Microwaveable Chicken Sandwich

I don’t think it’s unfair to call this junk food. It’s a highly processed product that’s pre-cooked, requiring just a microwave and barely 60 seconds of patience. Don’t get me …

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Categories Frozen, Frozen Meal, Grocery, Snack Tags Kroger 2 Comments

Kroger Indian Inspired Tikka Masala

May 20, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Kroger Indian Inspired Tikka Masala

If you knew how many hours I’d poured into my own tikka masala recipe you’d probably weep. I’ve been trying to perfect the damned thing for more than a decade …

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Simple Truth Natural Beef Burgers review

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 by Stuart Melling
Simple Truth Natural Beef Burgers

As far as I can tell, Simple Truth is a Kroger product line that focuses on ‘clean’ products. Think: organic, non GMO, no antibiotics and no hormones. At least that’s …

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Categories Frozen, Grocery Tags Kroger, Simple Truth 3 Comments
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  1. Joe on Review: Kroger Pork CarnitasMarch 10, 2024

    I'll never buy again! The package contained fully 12 (out of 16) ounces of pure pork fat. Totally unacceptable. Major…

  2. K B on Review: Van de Kamp’s Crispy Fish FilletsFebruary 28, 2024

    I complained to them and they sent me a measly $4 coupon to buy them again.’they won’t be in my…

  3. Melissa on Kroger Private Selection Angus Beef Burgers reviewFebruary 27, 2024

    I like them if you add water to the hamburger. When it's cooking it won't be so much grace

  4. Pamela D. on Tai Pei Chicken Egg Rolls reviewJanuary 18, 2024

    I had some for dinner last night . The first bite was so spicy, I had trouble getting back into…

  5. Robert Whitney on Simple Truth Natural Beef Burgers reviewJanuary 6, 2024

    YES!!! I both them a little bit ago and made them but they taste like they have permanent freezer burn…

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