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

I've always dreaded that. How long did it last?

i think a few days to a week? it was pretty annoying

christ

I don't get pine mouth but don't care much for pine nuts. Just thinking about that makes me want to barf.

i love pine nuts but pine mouth makes me reconsider my choices and praise jebus I haven't encountered it

it's annoying but not barf-worthy. i still eat pine nuts (bc they are delicious). it was a constant taste in my mouth like i had just eaten one of those zinc cold lozenges, metallic and bitter.

I'm happy that doesn't happen to me.

But I get spinach teeth, which is really annoying -- a chalky, gritty feeling on my teeth that brushing won't take away. I read it's some kind of acid in the spinach. Too bad b/c spinach is delicious.

i have to put in a good word for the refreshing and palate-cleansing frozen lemon squares.

(xp) You can neutralize some of the oxalic acid in spinach with a little baking soda - keeps it greener too when you cook it. Not a good idea for raw spinach though.

Tentative alert but I think they might be clearing out the in-shell almonds to discontinue them

been eating a lot of trader joe's citrus gumdrops this week tbh.
they are vegan, i guess, so there is that to recommend them. i almost wish some of them were more tart.. but they are still there and i eat them.

i am kind of annoyed that their smoky spicy peach salsa is not very much of either and tastes more like jam

Joe Joe's and Peanut Butter Tracks ice creams are AMAAAAAAAAZING btw

"Vegetable Patch" juice is not as good as V8. Bleh.

i like their siracha better than regular siracha

okay so the Carribean Fruit Floes are maybe the yummiest popsicles I've ever had. It's one of those products where you know you should try the other flavors but feel stupid buying them because you *know* that they cannot possibly be better or even nearly as good as the Carribean.

Still miss the chili mango floes every single day of my life.

they sell this at tj's. it's not bad.

http://www.fullsailbrewing.com/session-black.cfm

Short, Dark, and Drinkable

the way i like my men

http://traderjoesrecipes.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/trader-joes-corn-chile-tomato-less-salsa-1.jpg

minor complaint:
the coconut oil jar is too small to get my (rather small) hand inside after about 2/3 of the jar is gone. it's fine if you're using it for cooking (extracting with a spoon/kitchen implement) but if you're using it as a skin moisturizer
it's kind of a difft story. i'll keep buying it because i can scoop it into this other thing (talenti gelato container) but really i would rather not have to do that.

again, a minor complaint. it's $5.99 when a similar amt at a difft store is twice the cost. still, it's annoying.

I could not live with someone who moisturized with coconut oil - I'd be out all the time on macaroon and coconut cream pie runs.

haha

That doesn't seem to be the case here. I think it only smells coconutty for a little bit. It's a great moisturizer!

(talenti gelato container)

These things oughta have their own thread. So super useful.

Not only that but the logo is so small that you can tape something decorative over it and it +/- looks like it's intentional. So far I've used them for bath salts (for the bath, not drugs) and coconut oil. But I can see storing all kinds of stuff in there. AND you get to eat a bunch of gelato.

i thought hot salsa would be a safe bet but it tastes like sour assholes. thanks for nothing TJs

avoid their smoky spicy peach salsa -- unless in your world salsa = jam

i pointed out to the checkout dude that simpler times beer looks like a grownup version of their pineapple juice (i was buying both at the same time, which looked kinda funny to me) and he claimed to have never noticed this

did they raise the prices of simpler times beer? I remember it being super cheap now it only seems mostly cheap

not here
it's 3.99, as usual

their prices are the same across the country, according to a prominent sign in one of their nyc locations

I remember it being cheaper than 4 bux maybe I was dreaming

yes here we go I was not dreaming:
http://archive.slickdeals.net/f/1867591-Best-Cheap-Beer-Simpler-Times-at-Trader-Joe-s-2-99-6-pack

They also raised the price on the Name Tag beer to $3.49 (from $2.99) which gives Whole Foods bragging rights as they still have a $2.99 six-pack. (Cats living with dogs, yada, yada!)

I dream of the day when I can buy alcohol in a grocery store ;_;

Btw, the turkey burgers, xtra xtra sharp NY cheddar, and the British muffins combine to make the #1 burger experience, esp w some scallions thrown in.

chicken pot pie - pretty good, but i found a hair in it.

that let's you know it's organic

puts hair on your chest AND tongue

I think their Salsa Verde is really good!!!

it's my go-to salsa, always fine with me. i usually dress it up with some chile powders for extra flavor, but two little bags of those last a really long time. i think i use guajillo and ancho?

they have been out of the chicken verde enchiladas both of the last times ive been there and it makes me want to kill

also aloo chaat pockets or w/e i love you with all my heart

i found out yesterday cream top milk is rebranded straus milk...

CHAAT POCKETS

^^^

4 LYFE

I am going to document TJ's lunch options (suggestions recommended!)

Reduced Guilt Baked Ziti: too much sauce, not enough cheese, tasted vaguely of crayons (more strange than disgusting), edible but not delicious.
The single-serve Mexican pizza thing: nothing groundbreaking but still pretty tasty, though if I bought it again I definitely wouldn't microwave it

I was hoping the Reduced Guilt line was more healthy-but-tasty instead of bland diet food but it seems to be more the latter than the former

I also bought the bags of frozen pasta you cook for dinner bcz they are p cheap per serving and it's like two lunches worth for $3. I shall report back!

i like the green chili tamales and the mexican quiche but they are both pretty unhealthy

WHERE ARE MY FUCKING CHICKEN VERDE ENCHILADAS U SONS OF BITCHES