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I was wondering if anyone prefers one  snack cracker over the other and which one makes the best.

Quote from: roadman65 on August 21, 2019, 07:09:57 PM
I was wondering if anyone prefers one  snack cracker over the other and which one makes the best.

I'm not a big cracker fan these days since moving to Florida (pun not intended), but we get those Frito-Lay and Snyder-Lance commercials like crazy here. Haven't had any recently though.

Triscuit (which should be a Nabisco product, but there's no mention on the box)

Quote from: 1 on August 21, 2019, 07:14:54 PM
Triscuit (which should be a Nabisco product, but there's no mention on the box)

Sure there is
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The design changed recently. It no longer includes the "Nabisco" label.

You can see both here:

(https://groceronamission.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/img_2348.jpg?w=1632)

From https://groceronamission.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/img_2348.jpg?w=1632

I'm always up for a bag of Cheez-it. 

Nabisco had a line of crackers consisting of Sociables, Vegetable Thins, Chicken-in-a-Biskit, and a bacon one too. They used to be good, but back in 2001, they changed all of them so now they're nasty. They all taste like cardboard now.

Am I the only one that calls all varieties of sandwich snack crackers "Nabs" regardless of what brand they are?

I'm not as big a fan of Lance (sorry Bugo) as I am Austin. Ritz has some good Nabs. Their crackers are a bit saltier than some others. Ritz has a tasty cheese & bacon cracker out now that I like, but can't find in my area.

Lance made a bubble gum too, but I've never seen it in person. The only time I've seen it was in the 'Guinness Records Primetime' TV show when a woman used it to blow huge bubbles with her nose.

Jacob's (specifically Mini Cheddars). And typically (though I'm happy enough with far cheaper generic equivalents, so mostly eat them) that brand is best, IMV, for non-snack crackers too.

I'd perhaps go with Frito Lay if I wanted chips (translated into EnAm from English English) - didn't even realise they did crackers (they do here too) - but prefer other brands with Walkers Crisps only winning out really on the variety of flavours widely available. Ritz (which are Nabisco) are alright, but I wouldn't particularly snack on them, as opposed to have them with cheese or other crackery things.

As for vending machines, I'm struggling to think of the last time I used them, especially for something that wasn't a beverage.

Wheat Thins for me....well, used to be. I haven't tried any of the "snack crackers" in 3-4 years now.

I remember there used to be one called Sesame Wheats, and we used to call them Sesame Streets.

Garlic Butter Ritz

Also, I still enjoy Deli-Style Rye Triscuits. However, I prefer to make Triscuit Nachos (TM) out of them.

Quote from: 1 on August 21, 2019, 07:29:28 PM
The design changed recently. It no longer includes the "Nabisco" label.

You can see both here:

(https://groceronamission.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/img_2348.jpg?w=1632)

From https://groceronamission.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/img_2348.jpg?w=1632

The picture above is a shot of boxes full of turds. The nastiest food on this planet.

Cheez-its Grooves > every other cracker

Quote from: cjk374 on August 22, 2019, 07:31:07 PM

Quote from: 1 on August 21, 2019, 07:29:28 PM
The design changed recently. It no longer includes the "Nabisco" label.

You can see both here:

(https://groceronamission.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/img_2348.jpg?w=1632)

From https://groceronamission.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/img_2348.jpg?w=1632 (https://groceronamission.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/img_2348.jpg?w=1632)

The picture above is a shot of boxes full of turds. The nastiest food on this planet.

I second this. Their mere existence is a crime against humanity and the morally bankrupt individuals who still choose to sell them must be given life sentences in prison.

LOL at the non-GMO nonsense. Any hybrid fruit or vegetable is genetically modified.

Anyone remember the Sesame Wheats commercial from about 1979? It was just a bunch of people singing, "Sesame Wheats...snack crackers!" I recall that they were hanging off a train or something. Whenever that commersh came on, someone would inevitably sing, "Sesame Street...snack crackers!"

I don't think it's on YouTube.

Good:
Triscuit
Club
Town House
Cheez-It Grooves

OK:
Cheez-It
Wheat Thins
Chikin-in-a-Biskit
Ritz

I like fritos the best. :)

Quote from: hbelkins on August 23, 2019, 11:37:34 AM
LOL at the non-GMO nonsense. Any hybrid fruit or vegetable is genetically modified.

As well as...pretty much anything you eat. By virtue of selective breeding, everything we're eating that was once alive has had their genetics influenced by humans. Chickens and cows were selectively bred to be larger and yield more meat with less feeding and care. Corn and broccoli don't exist in the wild because we created them. In fact, the plant we developed broccoli from, we also developed kale, cabbage, and cauliflower from. Its original form looks absolutely nothing like any of those vegetables. Pretty much all livestock and crops are GMOs, which makes the whole anti-GMO thing, as you said, nonsense.

I always liked Better Cheddars, though I can't exactly plow through "˜em like I used to ever since my blood pressure became an issue over the last few months.

Modern GMO's weren't even permitted until the mid-'90s.

Quote from: webny99 on August 23, 2019, 02:05:28 PM
Good:
Triscuit
Club
Town House
Cheez-It Grooves

OK:
Cheez-It
Wheat Thins
Chikin-in-a-Biskit
Ritz

I'm on board with this list.  You bring the crackers, I'll provide the cheese and wine!

Quote from: kphoger on August 23, 2019, 09:05:28 PM

Quote from: webny99 on August 23, 2019, 02:05:28 PM
Good:
Triscuit
Club
Town House
Cheez-It Grooves

OK:
Cheez-It
Wheat Thins
Chikin-in-a-Biskit
Ritz

I'm on board with this list.  You bring the crackers, I'll provide the cheese and wine!

I was going to have a "bad" category, then decided you can't really go wrong with crackers.
I could definitely list some bad cheese though, and probably wine too. I might pass if blue cheese or American slices are on the menu.

Quote from: hbelkins on August 22, 2019, 11:51:21 AM
Am I the only one that calls all varieties of sandwich snack crackers "Nabs" regardless of what brand they are?

I'm not as big a fan of Lance (sorry Bugo) as I am Austin. Ritz has some good Nabs. Their crackers are a bit saltier than some others. Ritz has a tasty cheese & bacon cracker out now that I like, but can't find in my area.

"Nabs" is (or was) a very common term in Eastern NC (where my father is from) describing sandwich type cracker/cookies.

My absolute favorite snack crackers might have to be Ritz. I absolutely love the saltiness and tastiness of the crackers, and I also love putting peanut butter on some of the crackers at times, which tastes pretty good.

If we're just talking about crunchy snacks, and not sandwich crackers, then I've always been a fan of Cheez-Its. I prefer them to Nabisco's Cheese Nips. I've found that Walmart's Great Value knockoff is very much similar to Cheez-Its.

I don't necessarily regard Ritz, Town House, Club, or saltines as "snack crackers." I just call them crackers.

I crumble up saltines and put them in my soup. Club Crackers are not so good for that, except for chicken noodle soup.

For some reason, when I was a kid, my brother and I called Club Crackers "meanness crackers." I don't know the origin of that, and my parents are long since dead so I can't ask them.

Does anyone remember Chicken-in-a-Biscuit?

EDIT: Someone did upthread.

Quote from: adventurernumber1 on August 24, 2019, 03:28:04 PM
My absolute favorite snack crackers might have to be Ritz. I absolutely love the saltiness and tastiness of the crackers, and I also love putting peanut butter on some of the crackers at times, which tastes pretty good.

Ritz crackers are good, but used to be better years ago. Makes me sound old, complaining about that at my age! But it's true.

As far as snack crackers go, you can't beat Cheez-Its and all their varieties.

Quote from: Mapmikey on August 23, 2019, 09:56:51 PM

Quote from: hbelkins on August 22, 2019, 11:51:21 AM
Am I the only one that calls all varieties of sandwich snack crackers "Nabs" regardless of what brand they are?

I'm not as big a fan of Lance (sorry Bugo) as I am Austin. Ritz has some good Nabs. Their crackers are a bit saltier than some others. Ritz has a tasty cheese & bacon cracker out now that I like, but can't find in my area.

"Nabs" is (or was) a very common term in Eastern NC (where my father is from) describing sandwich type cracker/cookies.

Yep. I grew up there (Wayne County) and everyone I've heard calls them "nabs" ...except me. I just call them crackers.

Quote from: LM117 on August 24, 2019, 04:55:09 PM

Quote from: Mapmikey on August 23, 2019, 09:56:51 PM

Quote from: hbelkins on August 22, 2019, 11:51:21 AM
Am I the only one that calls all varieties of sandwich snack crackers "Nabs" regardless of what brand they are?

I'm not as big a fan of Lance (sorry Bugo) as I am Austin. Ritz has some good Nabs. Their crackers are a bit saltier than some others. Ritz has a tasty cheese & bacon cracker out now that I like, but can't find in my area.

"Nabs" is (or was) a very common term in Eastern NC (where my father is from) describing sandwich type cracker/cookies.

Yep. I grew up there (Wayne County) and everyone I've heard calls them "nabs" ...except me. I just call them crackers.

Me 2. I call them crackers. I don't know why they say "nabs".

Quote from: mrhappy1261 on August 24, 2019, 05:02:53 PM
I don't know why they say "nabs".

Because Nabisco. Duh. :pan:

Quote from: webny99 on August 23, 2019, 09:35:14 PM

Quote from: kphoger on August 23, 2019, 09:05:28 PM

Quote from: webny99 on August 23, 2019, 02:05:28 PM
Good:
Triscuit
Club
Town House
Cheez-It Grooves

OK:
Cheez-It
Wheat Thins
Chikin-in-a-Biskit
Ritz

I'm on board with this list.  You bring the crackers, I'll provide the cheese and wine!

I was going to have a "bad" category, then decided you can't really go wrong with crackers.
I could definitely list some bad cheese though, and probably wine too. I might pass if blue cheese or American slices are on the menu.

You almost just disinvited yourself.  There is no such thing as a bad cheese.  Also, American is not cheese.  That's two strikes.  The wine thing I'll give you:  there are definitely some bad wines.

But on a serious note, I agree that it's really hard to go wrong with crackers.  For plain or lightly flavored crackers:  I enjoy them plain, topped with cheese spread, topped with a slice of cheese, topped with summer sausage and cheese, topped with peanut butter...  But for cheesy crackers (Cheez-It of any variety), I've only ever tried them plain.

I'll eat any cracker plain, even ones other people don't enjoy.  Saltines, for example:  I crumble them up in Wendy's chili and eat them when I have the stomach flu like everyone else, but I also don't mind eating them plain as a snack as long as I have a drink to go with them.  Now that I'm thinking of it, they probably wouldn't be too bad of an accompaniment to a martini.

By the way, I haven't voted in this poll.  That's because I have no idea who manufactures which crackers.

Quote from: kphoger on August 24, 2019, 08:09:48 PM
But for cheesy crackers (Cheez-It of any variety), I've only ever tried them plain.

Get a can of aerosol cheese and put that on them. Tasty.

(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/Easy_Cheese.JPG)

Another obscure one:  Pik-Nik shoestring potatoes.

Quote from: MNHighwayMan on August 25, 2019, 02:39:11 AM

Quote from: kphoger on August 24, 2019, 08:09:48 PM
But for cheesy crackers (Cheez-It of any variety), I've only ever tried them plain.

Get a can of aerosol cheese and put that on them. Tasty.

Now why would you match up the Queen of crackers that is a Cheez-it with the peasant of all foods, cheez whiz? Just why.

I used to like Easy Cheese, but it's ridiculously overpriced, half of it never comes out of the canister, and you don't know when it's empty until it's empty.

Quote from: kphoger on August 24, 2019, 08:09:48 PM

Quote from: webny99 on August 23, 2019, 09:35:14 PM

Quote from: kphoger on August 23, 2019, 09:05:28 PM
I'm on board with this list.  You bring the crackers, I'll provide the cheese and wine!

I was going to have a "bad" category, then decided you can't really go wrong with crackers.
I could definitely list some bad cheese though, and probably wine too. I might pass if blue cheese or American slices are on the menu.

You almost just disinvited yourself.  There is no such thing as a bad cheese.  Also, American is not cheese.  That's two strikes.

American is bad precisely because it isn't cheese (although some people think it is), so I guess those two strikes can be reduced to one. My main dislikes are blue cheese and ricotta, but I am willing to try anything at least once.
I pretty much agree re: snack crackers. And given I'm only 20, no further comment about wines!

QuoteSaltines, for example:  I crumble them up in Wendy's chili, and eat them when I have the stomach flu like everyone else.

First I wondered why you would eat Wendy's chili when you have the stomach flu.. then I added some punctuation and it all made sense. :-P

One day in 1st grade, someone mentioned 'Sesame Street', and someone started singing, "Sesame Street...snack crackers" to the tune of the Sesame Wheats commersh.

I would have to with Ritz's peanut butter cracker sandwiches. However I also carry along Rice Krispies Treats & nature valley bars with me as well when I go on a long hike.

Does anybody else remember Doo Dads Snack Mix (from Nabisco)? It was the best snack mix (besides homemade Chex mix, that is).

Quote from: Mark68 on August 26, 2019, 11:59:23 AM
Does anybody else remember Doo Dads Snack Mix (from Nabisco)? It was the best snack mix (besides homemade Chex mix, that is)?

Loved these as a child in the mid 70s...

Quote from: webny99 on August 25, 2019, 08:55:43 PM
dislike... ricotta

Three strikes, you're out!  You're no longer invited.  More wine for me!

Quote from: webny99 on August 25, 2019, 08:55:43 PM
I wondered why you would eat Wendy's chili when you have the stomach flu..

Yeah, that doesn't sound like the best idea, does it?

Quote from: Mark68 on August 26, 2019, 11:59:23 AM
Does anybody else remember Doo Dads Snack Mix (from Nabisco)? It was the best snack mix (besides homemade Chex mix, that is).

Yep. My dad called it "floor sweepings."

Used to be a company called Educator that made a snack cracker called Beer Chasers.  Even to this day, I still consider them to be some of the best crackers ever made. 

I used to be partial to Nabisco's Chicken in a Biscuit crackers, except they have far too much sodium for me now.