"Alex Rast" > wrote in message
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> at Tue, 14 Feb 2006 15:07:22 GMT in >,
> (Dee Randall) wrote :
>>"Alex Rast" > wrote in message
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> ...
>>>
>>> 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

http://www.oatmealofalford.com/
I wonder if Ophelia has ever eaten this brand.
I sent an email to ask if they sell these in the US.
Oops I see you can order them from
http://chefshop.com/searchresult.asp...85BRACT66&tpc=
$8.49 for 2.2#, but I can't get to the shipping estimator without logging
in.
This site has a multitude of sinful items --
I've been looking for unsulphited citron (other than King Arthur's) but this
site doesn't say 'unsulphured' on their citron.
Organic Meyer Lemon Marmalade, too $12.49
Rattling on.
Thanks for the information about Alford! But tell me, have you eaten TJ's
brand steel-cut --
I'll try Alford.
Dee Dee