calling all Kettle ...
 

MegaSack DRAW - This year's winner is user - rgwb
We will be in touch

[Closed] calling all Kettle Chips fans

28 Posts
20 Users
0 Reactions
120 Views
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

A question for you-
Is it just me, or has the quality become noticeably worse over recent times??
I remember that no so long ago, when scoffing a pack of the orange ones, you'd have to get bits of the orange flavour coating from under your finger nails, lick the colour off finger tips etc, same with the yellow pack.
nowadays, no yellow fingers to be had, and the cooking oil seems to leave them not as 'deep-fried-fatty' textured.
The above disappoints me- anyone have similar / differing experiences? 😐


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 8:30 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Yup they all taste of ready salted to me. I dont buy them any more.


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 8:40 pm
Posts: 3006
Full Member
 

I'm still gutted they stopped doing the Jalepeno Jack flavour in the black bags!!


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 8:42 pm
 DezB
Posts: 54367
Free Member
 

Tell em http://www.kettlefoods.co.uk/talk-to-us/


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 8:49 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Just told em, Dez- cheers.
I wait for their response.


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 8:56 pm
 DezB
Posts: 54367
Free Member
 

I (used to) like so much I had to stop myself buying them. Could easily stuff down one of the big bags!


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 9:02 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

^same here.
makes me think they've also reduced the amount per bag.
I polished off an entire big green bag in less than an hour earlier this week, shouldn't have been able to do that...


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 9:07 pm
Posts: 139
Free Member
 

they have been replaced in my affections by mackies crisps. fewer fat and calories in a big bag of mackies than kettle chips so it means im taking the healthy option and can eat twice as much


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 9:08 pm
Posts: 6
Free Member
 

try the ones from M&S far far better IMHO.


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 9:18 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

[url= http://www.seabrookcrisps.com/ ]seabrooks[/url] are the choice at the moment. The 2 chilli jobs are great.


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 9:18 pm
Posts: 9220
Free Member
 

I like the chilli kettle chips. The rest are a bit crap, especially salt & vinegar.


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 9:29 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Salt and pepper for me. The bags have got smaller though 🙁


 
Posted : 12/08/2010 9:48 pm
 Kuco
Posts: 7203
Full Member
 

Seabrooks just seem all greasy and horrible. Love Kettle Cheddar & red onion though.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 6:39 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Yip, my wife who is a crisp afficianado says they're pi$h now and she could easily pack away a big bag. She reckons M and S are now the way to go.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 7:52 pm
 Kuco
Posts: 7203
Full Member
 

About the only crisp I won't eat is Pringles just taste all chemically.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 7:54 pm
 IA
Posts: 563
Free Member
 

I'm pretty keen on the other vegetable based crisps these days, parsnip, beetroot, carrot etc. Particularly parsnip.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 7:56 pm
Posts: 1109
Full Member
 

You want to try these [url= http://www.jonathancrisp.co.uk/ ]bad boys[/url] ... Finished off a packet off lightly salted in record time last w/end.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 8:36 pm
 Kuco
Posts: 7203
Full Member
 

I'll give them ago spacemonkey.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 8:41 pm
Posts: 30656
Free Member
 

I see Walkers have stepped into the [url= http://www.walkers.co.uk/#/our-range/walkers-extra-crunchy?from=button ]fancy crisp[/url] arena recently. Going to try some of their Salt and Malt Vinegar crisps later...watch this space.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 8:43 pm
 Kuco
Posts: 7203
Full Member
 

I always find walkers crisp greasy, Though I do like their Sensation sweet chilli crisp.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 8:44 pm
Posts: 488
Free Member
 

Blimey I thought it was just me.The sweet chilli flavour went totally pish when they changed to the 'great new flavour'. I thought i just got a bad batch but the second and third packs were just awful. I told em but they didnt listen. Instead they just send me junk mail, nice touch.

It's left me in a savoury snack quandry ever since. Although I have to say my head has been turned by aldi cashews at a pound a bag.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 8:46 pm
Posts: 767
Full Member
 

I used to like kettle chips until I tasted Tyrrells. Kettle chips (and many of the supermarket own brand versions) have a bitter "burnt" taste to them in my opinion and Tyrrells are in a different league. Try them and see what you think, if you've not tasted them already.


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 8:47 pm
 juan
Posts: 5
Free Member
 

I am a huge fan off them... But down here. It's about 2.5£ a bag O8


 
Posted : 13/08/2010 8:58 pm
Posts: 30656
Free Member
 

Going to try some of their Salt and Malt Vinegar crisps later...watch this space.

Underwhelming. Just like regular Walkers really. Bit annoying seeing as they were £1.49 for 150g pack....the same price as Tyrells, Kettle Chips etc.


 
Posted : 14/08/2010 8:03 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Tyrrells are good. Burts (similar style) are horribly overflavoured, Kettle are somewhere in the middle.

We have to get them regularly for all our terribly middle class dinner parties 😉


 
Posted : 14/08/2010 8:07 pm
Posts: 30656
Free Member
 

We have to get them regularly for all our terribly middle class dinner parties

No Pringles in your house then Mat? 8)


 
Posted : 14/08/2010 8:11 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Pringles are for pikeys 😉


 
Posted : 14/08/2010 8:17 pm
Posts: 2024
Free Member
 

makes me think they've also reduced the amount per bag.

Common tactic among food manufactures.....facing raw material cost increases (like every industry) they reduce the amount per unit instead of putting prices up....most people dont notice.


 
Posted : 14/08/2010 8:23 pm
Posts: 85
Free Member
 

Tyrrells are awesome, I'm particularly partial to the Sweet Chilli and Red Pepper ones.

Also, it's worth noting that the Co-op own brand ones are made by Tyrrells.

nom nom nom


 
Posted : 14/08/2010 8:39 pm