While wondering what to do with my $6 worth of coupons for providing
feedback about the quality of corn in my $1 TV dinner, I thought of
Pot pies and .... their fried chicken! At $5 for maybe 5 pieces of
chicken in the late 80's, it was a splurge for me. But those things
reheated pretty damned good the Delonghi convection toaster oven.
And that puddle of grease they left behind on the cookie tray meant
you were about to have meal fit for a 15th century king, just
without women cooling off your high blood pressure with palm fronds.

So where do get this nowadays? I looked it up. I had to laugh shen
I saw the stats regarding reviews.

https://www.banquet.com/fried-chicke...ed-chicken-box

120 1-star reviews which all say basically the same thing: "WTF
happened? Used to be good, but now $10 for 2-3 pieces of slimy
green-skinned shit I can't even tell is or ever was chicken?". And
there's actually over 300 of those, not just 120.

And there's another 320 more 1-star reviews at Walmart.com. Customer
service stopped responding to complaints on the website 4-5 months
ago. But they still sell it at Walmart! How does a company still
justify selling that shit? Are you trying to go bankrupt? And
that's nor very good for Walmart, either. But selling shit doesn't
stop people from shopping there, apparently.

What they did for my $.10 corn complaint was send me $6 worth of
"Brown 'n Serve" sausage coupons, and two $.50 for anything else.
Their BnS sausages taste like they were made from some alien animal
(mechanically separated turkey) and take just as long to reheat as
cooking fresh sausage. So $10 worth of fried chicken complaint
coupons oughta clear the shelves of sausages and put them in Chapter
11. In an ideal world, at least. I'd rather eat Hot Pockets, but I
can't imagine what they woudl taste like now after 35 years of
cheapening.

Are there any Banquet product left out there worth trying? I had a
$.25 pot pie last week (on clearance, half prce). Just as horrible
and cheap as I remember, just only half the size. Cardboard tray,
not aluminum.

-sw

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> While wondering what to do with my $6 worth of coupons for providing
> feedback about the quality of corn in my $1 TV dinner, I thought of
> Pot pies and .... their fried chicken! At $5 for maybe 5 pieces of
> chicken in the late 80's, it was a splurge for me. But those things
> reheated pretty damned good the Delonghi convection toaster oven.
> And that puddle of grease they left behind on the cookie tray meant
> you were about to have meal fit for a 15th century king, just
> without women cooling off your high blood pressure with palm fronds.
>
> So where do get this nowadays? I looked it up. I had to laugh shen
> I saw the stats regarding reviews.
>
> https://www.banquet.com/fried-chicke...ed-chicken-box
>
> 120 1-star reviews which all say basically the same thing: "WTF
> happened? Used to be good, but now $10 for 2-3 pieces of slimy
> green-skinned shit I can't even tell is or ever was chicken?". And
> there's actually over 300 of those, not just 120.
>
> And there's another 320 more 1-star reviews at Walmart.com. Customer
> service stopped responding to complaints on the website 4-5 months
> ago. But they still sell it at Walmart! How does a company still
> justify selling that shit? Are you trying to go bankrupt? And
> that's nor very good for Walmart, either. But selling shit doesn't
> stop people from shopping there, apparently.
>
> What they did for my $.10 corn complaint was send me $6 worth of
> "Brown 'n Serve" sausage coupons, and two $.50 for anything else.
> Their BnS sausages taste like they were made from some alien animal
> (mechanically separated turkey) and take just as long to reheat as
> cooking fresh sausage. So $10 worth of fried chicken complaint
> coupons oughta clear the shelves of sausages and put them in Chapter
> 11. In an ideal world, at least. I'd rather eat Hot Pockets, but I
> can't imagine what they woudl taste like now after 35 years of
> cheapening.
>
> Are there any Banquet product left out there worth trying? I had a
> $.25 pot pie last week (on clearance, half prce). Just as horrible
> and cheap as I remember, just only half the size. Cardboard tray,
> not aluminum.
>
> -sw

The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now. About the only thing
it would be good for is or a person with no teeth. It's that soft. Doesn't
taste good either.

Julie Bove wrote:
>
> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.

Everything is horrid to you, Julie.

On 3/23/2019 12:35 PM, Gary wrote:
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>
> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>
Not if it's brown rice and beans!

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/23/2019 12:35 PM, Gary wrote:
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>>
>> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>>
> Not if it's brown rice and beans!

My gardener is the one who eats the brown rice.

On 3/23/2019 9:31 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 3/23/2019 12:35 PM, Gary wrote:
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>>>
>>> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>>>
>> Not if it's brown rice and beans!
>
> My gardener is the one who eats the brown rice.

Oh? Well, perhaps you did say you switched to brown rice because the
gardener prefers it. Whatever. You're still the bean queen!

Jill

On Sat, 23 Mar 2019 18:31:00 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:

> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 3/23/2019 12:35 PM, Gary wrote:
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>>>
>>> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>>>
>> Not if it's brown rice and beans!
>
> My gardener is the one who eats the brown rice.

I think it's cute that after 2 years you still refer to him as "your
gardener" when that's the least of what he is. But if it makes you
feel all high society, then knock yourself out.

-sw

"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>
> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.

Bean burritos aren't!

On 3/23/2019 9:30 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>
>>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>>
>> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>
> Bean burritos aren't!
>
I'm getting a little tired of hearing about beans and burritos.

Jill

On Sat, 23 Mar 2019 21:51:03 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

>On 3/23/2019 9:30 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>>>
>>> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>>
>> Bean burritos aren't!
>>
>I'm getting a little tired of hearing about beans and burritos.

Maybe you don't eat them enough? They're full of energy!

On 3/23/2019 9:51 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 3/23/2019 9:30 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>>>
>>> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>>
>> Bean burritos aren't!
>>
> I'm getting a little tired of hearing about beans and burritos.
>
> Jill

How about the farts from them later?

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 3/23/2019 9:30 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>> "Gary" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Julie Bove wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
>>>
>>> Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
>>
>> Bean burritos aren't!
>>
> I'm getting a little tired of hearing about beans and burritos.

And I'm getting a little tired of hearing about steamed things.

jmcquown wrote:

> On 3/23/2019 9:30 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> >"Gary" > wrote in message
> ...
> > > Julie Bove wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The Salisbury Steak used to be good. It's horrid now.
> > >
> > > Everything is horrid to you, Julie.
> >
> > Bean burritos aren't!
> >
> I'm getting a little tired of hearing about beans and burritos.
>
> Jill

LOL, sorry but I love them too.

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Are there any Banquet product left out there worth trying? I had a
> $.25 pot pie last week (on clearance, half prce). Just as horrible
> and cheap as I remember, just only half the size.

Nonsense. Fix them up a bit. Use the turkey ones (more flavor)

In a deep bowl, put 1/2 cup corn (or your favorite veg), 1/3 cup
water, then the turkey pot pie. Put lid on bowl and microwave
(700 watts) for 3:33. Chop and stir all then microwave for
another 2:22 or until very hot. Serve with buttered bread or
rolls. yum

Decent meal in a pinch. Quit bitching about cheap and easy meals.
This one should make you happy enough.

On Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11:34:43 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
> >
> > Are there any Banquet product left out there worth trying? I had a
> > $.25 pot pie last week (on clearance, half prce). Just as horrible
> > and cheap as I remember, just only half the size.
>
> Nonsense. Fix them up a bit. Use the turkey ones (more flavor)
>
> In a deep bowl, put 1/2 cup corn (or your favorite veg), 1/3 cup
> water, then the turkey pot pie. Put lid on bowl and microwave
> (700 watts) for 3:33. Chop and stir all then microwave for
> another 2:22 or until very hot. Serve with buttered bread or
> rolls. yum
>
> Decent meal in a pinch. Quit bitching about cheap and easy meals.
> This one should make you happy enough.

Too carby with buttered bread or rolls. Too much fat anyway. Only
10 grams of protein for 320 calories. Not worth it for me. A
skinless, boneless chicken breast gives 54 grams of protein for
284 calories, and there are plenty of ways to dress it up.

Cindy Hamilton

On 3/23/2019 12:16 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Saturday, March 23, 2019 at 11:34:43 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
>> Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>> Are there any Banquet product left out there worth trying? I had a
>>> $.25 pot pie last week (on clearance, half prce). Just as horrible
>>> and cheap as I remember, just only half the size.
>>
>> Nonsense. Fix them up a bit. Use the turkey ones (more flavor)
>>
>> In a deep bowl, put 1/2 cup corn (or your favorite veg), 1/3 cup
>> water, then the turkey pot pie. Put lid on bowl and microwave
>> (700 watts) for 3:33. Chop and stir all then microwave for
>> another 2:22 or until very hot. Serve with buttered bread or
>> rolls. yum
>>
>> Decent meal in a pinch. Quit bitching about cheap and easy meals.
>> This one should make you happy enough.
>
> Too carby with buttered bread or rolls.

I don't worry much about carbs but a Banquet frozen pot pie already has
a double crust so what's the point of serving this nuked concoction with
bread or rolls? Redundent.

> Too much fat anyway. Only
> 10 grams of protein for 320 calories. Not worth it for me. A
> skinless, boneless chicken breast gives 54 grams of protein for
> 284 calories, and there are plenty of ways to dress it up.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I hear ya! For me, make it a chicken thigh, perhaps with a light sauce.
Served with a couple of cooked veggies. Much tastier and much more
healthy than doing something wierd with an already not very good frozen
Banquet frozen turkey pot pie.

And to think not long ago he chided me for doctoring up a frozen pizza
rather than make it from scratch. Go figure.

Jill

On Sat, 23 Mar 2019 11:34:30 -0500, Gary wrote:

> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> Are there any Banquet product left out there worth trying? I had a
>> $.25 pot pie last week (on clearance, half prce). Just as horrible
>> and cheap as I remember, just only half the size.
>
> Nonsense. Fix them up a bit. Use the turkey ones (more flavor)
>
> In a deep bowl, put 1/2 cup corn (or your favorite veg), 1/3 cup
> water, then the turkey pot pie. Put lid on bowl and microwave
> (700 watts) for 3:33. Chop and stir all then microwave for
> another 2:22 or until very hot. Serve with buttered bread or
> rolls. yum
>
> Decent meal in a pinch. Quit bitching about cheap and easy meals.
> This one should make you happy enough.

I am very sure I would not these prepared ANY way. Let alone raw
dough in the microwave.

And why in the **** would I be adding 1/3cup water to microwaved pot
pie that's already a watery, tasteless mess?

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Gary wrote:
>
> > Sqwertz wrote:
> >> Are there any Banquet product left out there worth trying? I had a
> >> $.25 pot pie last week (on clearance, half prce). Just as horrible
> >> and cheap as I remember, just only half the size.
> >
> > Nonsense. Fix them up a bit. Use the turkey ones (more flavor)
> >
> > In a deep bowl, put 1/2 cup corn (or your favorite veg), 1/3 cup
> > water, then the turkey pot pie. Put lid on bowl and microwave
> > (700 watts) for 3:33. Chop and stir all then microwave for
> > another 2:22 or until very hot. Serve with buttered bread or
> > rolls. yum
> >
> > Decent meal in a pinch. Quit bitching about cheap and easy meals.
> > This one should make you happy enough.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

> I am very sure I would not these prepared ANY way. Let alone raw
> dough in the microwave.

Well excuse me pal but you bought one so I assume you heated and
ate it. My way has the dough cooked, not raw, idiot. Turns it
into very thin dumplings or such.

> And why in the **** would I be adding 1/3cup water to microwaved pot
> pie that's already a watery, tasteless mess?

Because you are a clueless 'know it all' who can't think beyond
your own lack of imagination in your own widdle SouthWestern part
of the country. Maybe I should have added several hot peppers to
what I said. That probably would have soothed your ego a bit.

I've always assumed you were bullied as a kid. This explains your
attitude to everyone else these days. Poor wittle Stevie coming
home every day from school crying.

Most of your worldy knowledge comes from Google. We all know the
internet can't be wrong.
Yoose are even smarter than Popeye and Bruce.

I taught you to grill hotdogs over a gas stove flame years ago.
If you insist on buying Banquet pot pies, try what I just told
you. Remember...only the Turkey ones are worth trying.

Sqwertz wrote:

> While wondering what to do with my $6 worth of coupons for providing
> feedback about the quality of corn in my $1 TV dinner, I thought of
> Pot pies and .... their fried chicken! At $5 for maybe 5 pieces of
....

i haven't had any frozen chicken like that in
around 40yrs. it was ok back then, but we usually
had it in a bag in the freezer then once in a while
made in the oven for whatever time it was. edible,
but not what i'd consider worth buying myself.

about 5 years ago Mom got on this kick where she
wanted a t.v. dinner like salisbury steak. she also
picked up a few of the others. all of them were
horrible and she couldn't even eat them (she doesn't
do well with pepper of any kind). all i remember
tasting was salt and whatever fake flavorings they
had in there - pretty much the same as whatever they
put in those pre-made meatballs (aka gross).

much easier for me to fry a burger in some butter
with a little garlic salt.


songbird

"songbird" > wrote in message
...
> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> While wondering what to do with my $6 worth of coupons for providing
>> feedback about the quality of corn in my $1 TV dinner, I thought of
>> Pot pies and .... their fried chicken! At $5 for maybe 5 pieces of
> ...
>
> i haven't had any frozen chicken like that in
> around 40yrs. it was ok back then, but we usually
> had it in a bag in the freezer then once in a while
> made in the oven for whatever time it was. edible,
> but not what i'd consider worth buying myself.
>
> about 5 years ago Mom got on this kick where she
> wanted a t.v. dinner like salisbury steak. she also
> picked up a few of the others. all of them were
> horrible and she couldn't even eat them (she doesn't
> do well with pepper of any kind). all i remember
> tasting was salt and whatever fake flavorings they
> had in there - pretty much the same as whatever they
> put in those pre-made meatballs (aka gross).
>
> much easier for me to fry a burger in some butter
> with a little garlic salt.
>
>
> songbird

The best Salisbury steak I ever had was from the South Shore Cafe in
Alameda, CA. Theirs had no filler in it at all. Just a large, oval chopped
sirloin patty. It was grilled with green pepper, white onions and mushrooms
and served with beef gravy. Mashed potatoes or white rice on the side. I
think there was also a dinner salad. They served it with a slice of cheap
white bread. I could have done without the bread.

I have tried to make this at home. It's good. Just not as good as theirs.
Gee, I am craving this now. I think I will make this later this week. Need
to get the ingredients.