The Trader Joe's Product Discussion Thread (S/D)

you guys are making me want to go to tj's after work today. think i need some of that chili.

xp Perhaps, but I am not a fan of salted or chipotle-spiced cardboard even if dipped in the most delicious salsa or hummus

"spicy chicken sausage" with some sort of korean seasoning - revolting, easily the worst sausage i have eaten (rather, tried to eat) in years

i thought it was fine, but it made my bf violently ill. :-(

chipinions

I need to get some cinnamon toscano cheese after work today.

think i need some libby's turd chip cookies :(

and milk

I am so overwhelmed w/ their tortilla chip options, really.

I never know what to get

dude srsly try these

http://i.imgur.com/xmlC0aS.png

Okay guys I have some SUPER solid TJs updates.

I made the cornbread (w/o a doubt the most delicious cornbread of my life, box or otherwise) as well as this recipe for kale & crispy pork belly and LET ME TELL YOU this is a thing to behold

www.traderjoes.com/recipes/recipe.asp?rid=269

just use LS Better than Boullion bcz it's tastier and cheaper but I mean this whole meal musta cost me like $6 or $8 and it's 3 meals really

woah. definitely doing this.

have you ever eaten cornbread from a Kenny Rogers' Roasters?

oh shit stevie that sounds awesome

big fan of the frozen turkey bolognese sauce, but a caveat for the fennel haters that it does taste somewhat fennel-ish.

anyway it's a good thing to eat standalone as a meal if you're watching your carbs.

is it Trader Joe's corporate policy for all their stores to rearrange their shelves/products every 6 months or so, or is that just the one I shop at? They've been doing it for years, you can't tell me they haven't found the optimum shelf arrangement yet.

My guess is that TJ's has an inventory that invites impulse buys of items you didn't intend to get when you came in the door. If they force you to hunt for your usual items, you'll be exposed to more temptation to toss something new into your basket. My local TJ's doesn't rearrange nearly that often, though.

yeah that's what I thought too it's just weird, literally no other grocery store I go to does this. And I literally by the same exact two-dozen things every time I go there so it's just irritating that every few months I have to re-learn where everything is.

by = buy

every time you walk out of TJ's without a toblerone, you have won

or have you?

the almond/coconut/whitechocolate/dark chocolate balls are amazing

MEDIOCRITY ALERT: the Smashing Smores (small tub of chocolate-covered graham and marshmallow squares) are just fine but not all that flaborful or decadent and certainly not worth almost $5 when you can get the dark chocolate sea salt turbinado almonds instead.

yeah I like that fox tea

I also really liked the dried mandarin oranges. good chewy texture and concentrated citrus.

I made the mistake of buying gluten-free candy cane joe-joe's. They are almost inedible.

Their GF brownie mix is good though! I add some powdered Bourbon vanilla, and then as a topping I melt a few Tb of peanut butter w some butter in the microwave and then pour it over the top and bake per instructions.

Kept reading that as a few lb of peanut butter and was concerned

the pumpkin loaf mix is very nice -- notes of cinnamon and brown sugar, not too nutmeggy

i think the entire store has turned into a pumpkin loaf

Whoever eats pumpkin loaf and drinks 2 Buck Chuck remains in Joe and Joe in him.

this shocking TJ fearless flyer text analysis was making the twitter rounds:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BzmxzgJCYAAMn_W.jpg

hahahahahah

you don't need flyer discourse analysis to see that it's wall to wall pumpkin in there!

Ours has a giant sandwich board outside

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PUMPKIN
PRODUCTS

lmao

(Get the TJ's pumpkin seed oil, which is a fairly new product, anyway, because it is good and because it is nothing to do with New Age American Pumpkimania (which is all about gingerbread spices anyway).)

io, why don't you come and bake for me one night a week?

j/k, but you need to have more parties (no pressure)

Tried the Dark Chocolate Peppermint Cremes and the Speculoos Cookie Butter Cups (like peanut butter cups but with cookie butter in them) and now I'm certain I'm going to gain shit tons of weight this month.

anything Speculoos, Speculoos all the time

otm

i'm actually surprised by how much i like the lamb kofta meatballs, and i say this as a fan of tj's frozen indian dishes. the masala sauce isn't perfect, but change it to one that is and you could easily see this on a restaurant menu for $10.

ooh good to know

yeah, the sauce could be a little more unctuous and less... clove-y? less sweet? but the meatballs are delicious!

Had apple and Chardonnay chicken sausages and polenta Provençal with spinach and peas for dinner. The sausage was decent but not super exciting but I really liked the polenta with peas as a side.

that polenta is the best.

so idk what's up but the candy cane joe-joe's are pretty gross this year...the cookie part gets kinda slimy and there is too much cream (i need a proper cookie:cream ratio) and the cream is toothpastey. i didn't accidentally buy the gluten-free version or anything either. i ended up sampling some mi-del candy cane cremes at whole foods and bought them instead. more expensive but it's seasonal so i can justify it.

I've had a totally didn't experience with the joejoes. But they are still evil.

Different experience.

It occurred to me after I bought a bunch of boxes at Whole Foods today that Oreo probably makes these too, and they do. That's probably the cheapest option and if anyone knows how to make a sandwich cookie it's them.

Another thing I bought from TJs...the giant danish almond kringle in the pre-made bakery/sweets area. it was amazing.

The mango chips were good too, super crunchy and tart

the giant danish almond kringle is the best thing ever.