FoodBanter.com - View Single Post

Alex Rast

at Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:07:22 GMT in >,
(Dee Randall) wrote :
>"Alex Rast" > wrote in message
...
....
>>
>> If you can afford the expense, Chefshop.com sells quite simply the
>> best oats you can buy - The Oatmeal of Alford. There is just no
>> comparison. Compared to standard steel-cut oats (e.g. McCann's, they
>> have a much more assertive oatey flavour and the texture is impossibly
>> creamy - MUCH creamier than any other porridge you will ever have had.
>
>How do "Alford's" compare to "Country Choice" Certified Organic,
>Distributed by Eden Prairie, MN, carried by Trader Joe's, if you tried
>these. I eat these everyday I'm home. I love them.
>Every night I soak them in water. The next morning they cook in about
>10 minutes on low.
>$2.49 for 1 lb. 14 oz = 840 g.

It makes them seem like a cheap generic. The Oatmeal of Alford is just
completely in another league from other oats. I don't know that I can
convey the difference adequately - you have to try them to understand. It's
a bit like reaching spiritual enlightenment - nobody can explain what
they've seen or experienced, but when they know, they know.

I'm trying to think of comparisons, but all the analogous things I can
think of have the same character - you have to have tried the better
version to understand what I'm saying. Thus:

Ordinary fresh strawberries vs. Frog's Song Farm strawberries.
Ordinary USDA Prime beef vs. Skagit River Ranch.
Ordinary carrots vs. Dungeness Farms carrots.

But hopefully these examples give you the idea. I'm sure you've had certain
foods of local and/or special sources that have been a transforming
experience, things that redefine your notions of the possible. That's the
kind of difference I'm trying to get across here.

--
Alex Rast

(remove d., .7, not, and .NOSPAM to reply)