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Kitchen Cooked – Cheese Kettle Kurls
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Every once in a while we stumble upon a chip, or pretzel, or cheese curl in this particular case, that somehow we haven’t stumbled upon before, and that completely knock our socks off!! Kitchen Cooked Cheese Kettle Kurls are the best cheese puffs/curls that we have ever tasted! How could we not declare them our number #1 of the year!!
Rating: ©©©©© chips (“A” list)
Okay, we just have to do it……
There is simply no stopping us now…..
Kitchen Cooked Cheese Kettle Kurls are THE BEST CHEESE PUFFS OF ALL-TIME!!
Phewww! There we said it, we mean it, and we feel so much better for it!
And wouldn’t you know it that the best cheese curls that we’ve ever tried come from a small town in southwest Illinois, the company sources its ingredients locally, cooks in small batches, and gives back to the community that embraces and supports it.
So what sets Kitchen Cooked Kettle Kurls apart from all of the rest? We will try to put it into words for you, but probably the best piece of advise we should really give you is to stop what you are doing right now – Wait! First, finish reading! – then go find yourself a bag, or two, or ten, of these and send us a thank you in the morning! And FYI, we cannot be held responsible for any delicious addictions that may form as a result of trying these.
Probably the best way we can describe these to you are rich, cheesy, deliciousness! Somehow these Kettle Kurls seem almost moist, like they have been spritzed with butter, and dusted with bright orange, salty, finger lickin’ good cheese powder. A quick glance to the ingredients list on the back of the bag, and we’re pretty sure we have discovered the Kurls true secret. First of all, everything is better with butter, and Kitchen Cooked must know that, because they have made the delectable decision to add it to their Kurls. And, as if that wasn’t enough, there is an additional layer of flavor with a light touch of sour cream, even further emphasizing the creaminess we were talking about.
The Kitchen Cooked Kettle Kurls also of course encompass the perfect textbook cheese curl. The extra large Kettle Kurls hit every one of the necessary classic curl components. Initial crispy crunch – check. Extremely light and airy mouthfeel – check. Finishing with an even somehow more than normal, tongue melting puddle of cheese – check, check! Plain and simple, these are the best we’ve ever tried!
As a wise individual once said:
“I love cheesy poofs.
You love cheesy poofs.
If we didn’t eat cheesy poofs,
We’d be LAME!”
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
Discovered at Hy-Vee; Madison, WI
Kitchen Cooked Official Website
Chip Ratings Scale:
(1/4 increments)
© – return to sender
©© – tolerable
©©© – notable
©©©© – lip-smacking
©©©©© – “A” list
Rating: ©-3/4 chips (return to sender)
Chip Ratings Scale:
(1/4 increments)
© – return to sender
©© – tolerable
©©© – notable
©©©© – lip-smacking
©©©©© – “A” list
Rating: ©©©-3/4 chips (notable)
Comments:
Chip Review came across these virtually unknown (to us at least) chips in a small town gas station on the side of the highway between Chicago and St. Louis. Since we’d never heard of this small scale, local Illinois, chip company, we thought we better do a little research. Turns out…..
(Courtesy of http://www.kitchencooked.net)
This company’s… “story humbly began during the Great Depression of the 1930’s. During those turbulent times, Mrs. Flossie Howard and her family began making potato chips as a way to help supplement the family’s income. Their efforts included the tedious process of peeling, slicing and cooking by hand the potatoes in small, cast iron kettles. Their small business located in the front portion of an abandoned church, would also serve as their home in the small Central Illinois community of Farmington. The homemade chips were a huge success in Farmington and soon word spread to other nearby communities. The fresh and tasty potato chips were becoming quite popular!….
We love hearing about stories like this. Great people, bringing crunchy and salty goodness to this world!
Kitchen Cooked (KC) Spicy Lousiana Style Tangy Hot Sauce Potato Chips have a nice, vinegary nasal burn to them (and a long-winded descriptive name…). They definitely smell of hot sauce, and do have a bit of heat and vinegary zip to when they first pop into your mouth. We noticed that the ingredients also included a bit of cheese powder among them, we didn’t really taste any cheese flavor, but there was a bit of creaminess to them, which was nice.
The potato chips themselves were definitely different tasting, and mouth feeling than the everyday standard medium thickness potato chips on the market. These chips almost feel as if they are a bit stale, but we’re pretty sure that this is the texture that KC is aiming for. We like them, but a lot of people may not just the same. Another thing we noticed that was a bit peculiar regarding these chips was the fact that they still have 3 grams of trans fats per serving…!!! Trans fats for the most part, are practically nonexistent in most snacks these days. We’re guessing that the trans fat is a result of using shortening in the cooking process, and maybe this is what gives these chips their texture as well?
So if you see some Kitchen Cooked Potato Chips during your road trip through Illinois, do the small guy a favor / support local, and pick up a bag or two.
As always, these are our thoughts, we would love to hear what you think. Agree or disagree, let us know.
Chip Ratings Scale:
(1/4 increments)
© – return to sender
©© – tolerable
©©© – notable
©©©© – lip-smacking
©©©©© – “A” list
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