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

the gingered kombucha in 20 oz aluminum cans is basically beer and making it super easy for me to cheat on being 100% sober

surely it's got be like less than 1% abv though?

it doesn't feel like it!

ok it's 16 oz not 20 oz. it's gotta be less than .5% but it's the only kombucha i've had that legiit gives me a buzz.

Dinner last night was Braised Beef Roast and Country Potatoes with Haricots Verts & Wild Mushrooms. No5h the beef and potatoes were good and I'd get them again. Portion-wise, the beef was just barely enough for two adults and one teen.

the newer, larger quiche is better than the old quiches

are joe-joes rebranded newman-Os? oreos are a very vexing cookie.

whoa the frozen bibimbap bowl is GREAT!!

Picked up the Panama Boquete coffee yesterday. I don't usually like TJ's coffees, but have liked all the Panamas I've had from local roasters. I'm excited to try it once I get through my current beans.

My TJs (I go about once every three months so "my" is pushing it) did not have frozen bibimbap. I did see a TJs cultured salted butter which is pretty good (for table butter, I wouldn't cook with it). Cheap flowers is the raison d'etre for TJs in my life. And cheap avocados.

I avoid the avocados in the mesh sack as they never ripen at the same time, which is necessary for guacamole-making occasions. I usually get the same things (frozen pizzas, vegetable gyoza, Dr. Bronner's for $11.99, etc.), but yesterday I got a few things I don't normally buy and ended up spending too much in the process. I did notice they have a Habanero Ghost Pepper Salsa, and bought that. Less heat than I would have expected, but the roasted chiles gave it a nice flavor.

Huh my avocados in sack always ripen at the same time (or close enough)--one day hard, the next day medium ripe, two days after that dead ripe. I move 'em to the fridge between medium an dead ripe; they hold for a couple of days that way.

the #1 all-time TJ MVP has to be their squash...they price it each instead of per pound so it's about 80% cheaper than any other grocery store

Rosemary Marcona Almonds. Addictive.

Chile Lime Seasoning Blend. I eat it straight. Or put it on cantaloupe.

tajin (which is what tj's knocked off) and jicama slices is one of my favorite snacks

OK Trader Joe's, I probably shouldn't have made a quesadilla the size of a dinner plate with your Soy Cheese Blend without some experimental nibbling first, so this horrible gas pain is technically my fault.

Have they ditched the lemur tea?

I have gotten food poisoning from TJs no less than four times. Their fake cheese was def. the latest culprit. I no longer shop there.

The yellow jackfruit curry with jasmine rice is the best frozen vegan entree I've had. Heavy on the coconut milk, so not everyday fare, and pretty mild, so I add cayenne. $2.79.

The Everything Bagel seasoning is on point.

it’s definitely on my best of 2017 list

What do you guys use it for?

Are you hot-rodding your everything bagels?

I can't get everything bagels where I am, so I put them on the cream cheese or spread of plain bagels. I also like it on tomatoes, avocados or to add some texture to salads. Also it's decent as a whack furikake when I make the rice for sushi or poke.

I am very sad because I ran out. This is the stuff I usually get at Trader Joe's to take when I am out of the country.
Pink Himalayan Salt
Green Dragon Sauce
Brown Rice Pasta
Rice Crackers
Everything Bagel seasoning
Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Cowboy Bark

Oh man, and I always stock up on a dozen boxes of the red fox tea if I can hit a TJ at the right time.

yeah i use the everything seasoning because no one else in my family likes everything bagels, so i use it to everythingize the plain bagels we get. it's also pretty good in scrambled eggs.

I'm giving my family so much TJs stuff as presents (since they don't live near one). Their caramel corn/Cracker Jacks knock-off product is outstanding, as are their gluten-free chocolate cupcakes, which are basically the only pastry I can have these days.

And I don't know what it is about their almond milk but it is just miles away THE BEST, compared to all other supermarket brands. If it's a mainstream product just repackaged with TJs boxes, I wish I could figure out what one it is, because the supermarket ones are all slightly tinted water comparatively.

everything but the bagel is really good on popcorn

Is everything but the bagel still available? I went to tjs a week ago and they didn't have it, was too rushed to ask someone there to look it up for me. It's amazing on avocado toast...

The big cookie skillet is great.

"spud crunchies" = dehydrated frozen french fries?

Best place to buy affordable valentine's day roses that I've found around here

"spud crunchies" = dehydrated frozen french fries?

― weird woman in a bar (La Lechera), Wednesday, February 14, 2018

kinda? very common snacking in asia. these rule tbh but TJ's isn't ready to get this real

https://s3.amazonaws.com/cratejoy_vendor_images/treats/bold/images/3._Jagabee_Soy_Sauce_Potato_Crisps_by_Calbee.png

i didn't want to like them because they tasted like cold dead fries but somehow i gave in. three bags later, i wonder if i can make them myself in a dehydrator ;_;

Strong suspicion the Trader Joes are rebranded Calbee. They are offloading the bacon & cheddar version at dollar stores.

My woke girlfriend just got a tattoo of a spoon. I showed a photo of it to a friend. And then today the friend sent me a photo of a Trader Joe's bag, and the tattoo is indeed a replica of the TJ spoon.

That's all I got.

http://cynthiashaffer.typepad.com/.a/6a013487f74219970c0147e216a9ae970b-500wi

heartbreaking
does she know you call her your "woke girlfriend"?

what does your non-woke girlfriend have a tattoo of?

seriously though i can't imagine getting a tattoo and then realizing it was on a grocery bag
i hope she is taking it ok!!

twist ending: the grocery bag design is based on her tattoo

My wife is obsessed with those spud crunchies

trader joe’s has rebranded rp’s fettuccine for those of you who are gluten free and miss fresh pasta. it’s very good and stored with all the other fresh pasta

It's a little nuts that Trader Joe's never has a decent soy yogurt.

tj's is a fucking lifesaver in the boonies, that's all i know. i'm into the mushroom fettuccini with grilled lemon chicken mixed in.

TJ's is not great for dairy-free. Had a convo with a lactose intolerant TJ's employee about it when I was attempting a dairy free, several course Indian meal.

And I got her tattoo
Grocery bag

I was at a friend's house today and friend brought out the TJ french fry spud snacks and Mrs. Broccoli immediately wondered if they were rebranded Calbee crisps... Good to check in on this thread and confirm some suspicions.

I ran out of everything but the bagel and won't be able to get to a TJ"s for a bit. I've had to try to make my own and I just can't get it right.

buy the bagels and shake em over your food

recipe:
ingredients: everything

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