Re: Name a product with a shitty reputation that you’ve found to be very good

by MSU addict 2020-08-06, 08:23

NigelUno wrote:
MSU addict wrote:People like what they like, and I am not one to care much what other like. But - Hamburger Helper is absolutely vile.

Are you saying it doesn't help?

I am saying that it actually makes it worse.

by **Nordic** 2020-08-07, 21:59

MSU addict wrote:
NigelUno wrote:

Are you saying it doesn't help?
I am saying that it actually makes it worse.

You would rather eat ground cooked hamburger? Nothing added. No ketchup. No cheese. Not even a silver of parsley.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-08-07, 22:17

There are certain flavors of HH and Pasta Roni that I "like" because they're nostalgic and remind me of living on Beal St. Still...I haven't made either one in over a decade.

by MSU addict 2020-08-07, 22:20

Nordic wrote:
MSU addict wrote:
I am saying that it actually makes it worse.

You would rather eat ground cooked hamburger? Nothing added. No ketchup. No cheese. Not even a silver of parsley.

Yes, granted I would prefer to make a hamburger patty out of it and grill it, but even plain cooked loose hamburger meat would be better.

There are soooo many things you can do with ground beef. Hamburger helper should NEVER be an option.

by **The Pantry** 2020-08-07, 22:36

MSU addict wrote:
Nordic wrote:

You would rather eat ground cooked hamburger? Nothing added. No ketchup. No cheese. Not even a silver of parsley.
Yes, granted I would prefer to make a hamburger patty out of it and grill it, but even plain cooked loose hamburger meat would be better.

There are soooo many things you can do with ground beef. Hamburger helper should NEVER be an option.

I remember Tuna Helper being pretty good.

by **DWags** 2020-08-07, 22:48

MSU addict wrote:
Nordic wrote:

You would rather eat ground cooked hamburger? Nothing added. No ketchup. No cheese. Not even a silver of parsley.
Yes, granted I would prefer to make a hamburger patty out of it and grill it, but even plain cooked loose hamburger meat would be better.

There are soooo many things you can do with ground beef. Hamburger helper should NEVER be an option.

You were never poor. I mean I never thought of myself as poor but your parents got creative when they could only afford so much. We had the hamburger helper because we were not too well off and we liked it.

by **Nordic** 2020-08-07, 22:53

WhiteBoyHatcher wrote:
Nordic wrote:Truly. At least among non-millenials. Had a few (to be fair, more than a few) the last few weeks and they are solid. Taste better than I expected and low cal. Mix with some Tito's or Crown if you want to protect your rep/for some extra kick.

Try Vizzy. Has surpassed Truly as the best tasting seltzer that I've tried.

My local booze dealer had it and I grabbed a 12ver to compare.

The results may surprise you!:

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-08-07, 22:55

I appreciate a good review.

by **CORNER BLITZ** 2020-08-07, 23:45

Next up try High Noon

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by **Nordic** 2020-08-07, 23:53

Will report back

by MSU addict 2020-08-08, 08:56

DWags wrote:
MSU addict wrote:
Yes, granted I would prefer to make a hamburger patty out of it and grill it, but even plain cooked loose hamburger meat would be better.

There are soooo many things you can do with ground beef. Hamburger helper should NEVER be an option.

You were never poor. I mean I never thought of myself as poor but your parents got creative when they could only afford so much. We had the hamburger helper because we were not too well off and we liked it.

That is not true. I grew up very poor and we knew we were poor. Hamburger Helper would have been a luxury item. I am no longer poor.

Hamburger Helper is vile.

by **WhiteBoyHatcher** 2020-08-08, 10:27

I've had the High Noon a few times, and while it was good, it's a different product. It's vodka, not spiked seltzer. Also if I recall it was like $12 for a 4 pack of 10 oz bottles so I never bought it again.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-08-08, 11:13

Hamburger Helper brings back memories of the first couple of years of Mrs. GW and I living together. We were working four jobs to pay for classes, then rent, then food. Back then, ground turkey was cheaper than beef, so we switched to that to save $$$. Cheeseburger Macaroni was quality stuff. It tasted extra good because it wasn’t ramen. Once in awhile, we’d splurge on a can of Dinty Moore beef stew. That was living the high life.

by **StylesGShmooth** 2020-08-08, 15:37

Hamburger Helper night was a special treat when I was younger. Held all the way through college. I don't eat it now because I can add some combination of tomato sauce, cheese, salt & garlic on my own; but if someone made some I wouldn't turn it down.

Sidenote: had a can of Beefaroni a few months back. Still delicious.

by **The Pantry** 2020-08-08, 16:18

Liked hamburger helper as a kid. The beef stroganoff was my favorite. Now I prefer to make my own.

by AvgMSUJoe 2020-08-08, 17:25

I'm good with cheeseburger macaroni for a quick and dirty diner for the kids. Weight watchers doesn't agree though.

by **tGreenWay** 2020-08-08, 17:34

StylesGShmooth wrote:Hamburger Helper night was a special treat when I was younger. Held all the way through college. I don't eat it now because I can add some combination of tomato sauce, cheese, salt & garlic on my own; but if someone made some I wouldn't turn it down.

Sidenote: had a can of Beefaroni a few months back. Still delicious.

Fifty-seven years old and I still haven’t tried Beefaroni.
Thinking back to college, I knew my palate was changing and my tolerance for 10-cent ramen and 22-cent boxes of Kroger Cost Cutter Mac & cheese was waning when I started adding fresh vegetables to everything. I’d probably hate the Beefaroni because I’m guessing the tomato sauce would be too sugary.

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