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gcr0003 said:
This and if it ain’t French’s it ain’t mustard. And I’m serious about this one.

Also, I was raised on Hellmans. So, if it ain’t Hellman’s it ain’t mayonnaise. All other mayonnaise tastes awful to me.
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I might argue with the French's point lmao, but I was raised on Kraft and "I" won't buy anything other than Hellman's! Heck, I use mayo as a dipping sauce...
 
I used to be hard-core about hidden valley ranch. Nowadays I buy a non fat Greek yogurt and mix in ranch powder to make my own ranch. Lost over 60 pounds so far this year.

I think alot of the brand loyalty is all in our heads.
 
all this talk about hot dogs brings back a summer camp memory. i was on camp staff for 9 summers and one year we had a new food service provider and they were terrible. half the time we didnt' get our food and the other half of the time it was cold or still frozen and their solution every time was to boil hot dogs as a quick solution. well one day, maybe 2/3 of the way through the summer, lunch was late and sure enough out come the hot dogs. one of the other staffers hears whats going on and sitting at a table surrounded by lil cub scouts he slams his fists down and starts screaming "hot dogs again! F-ing hot dogs!" and goes on an expletive filled tirade. kids start crying it was epic. i think he was thrilled to be fired and get a home cooked meal.
 
Shortly after graduating college I was really scraping bottom cash-wise. For about three months, I set my grocery budget at $10/week. Store brand mac & cheese was .25/box, and Bar-S hotdogs were .69/pack. I even went store brand on the ramen noodles - a 10-pack was .99.

Trying to make ramen noodles feel like an actual meal, I'd boil them, then add them to a pan with a little vegetable oil, a cup of frozen veggies, a scoop of peanut butter and a good shot of store brand hot sauce. Tasted kind of like the Thai-peanut pasta one of our restaurants here had.
 
OSUTodd said:
Shortly after graduating college I was really scraping bottom cash-wise. For about three months, I set my grocery budget at $10/week. Store brand mac & cheese was .25/box, and Bar-S hotdogs were .69/pack. I even went store brand on the ramen noodles - a 10-pack was .99.

Trying to make ramen noodles feel like an actual meal, I'd boil them, then add them to a pan with a little vegetable oil, a cup of frozen veggies, a scoop of peanut butter and a good shot of store brand hot sauce. Tasted kind of like the Thai-peanut pasta one of our restaurants here had.
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I used to eat a lot of ramen dressed up with frozen mixed veggies and cheap kielbasa. And rice and black beans dressed up the same way. Rice and beans is still one of my go-to staples. A good dollop of Lizano and you've got authentic gallo pinto, but feel free to dress it up from there.
 
Iron_llama said:
I used to eat a lot of ramen dressed up with frozen mixed veggies and cheap kielbasa. And rice and black beans dressed up the same way. Rice and beans is still one of my go-to staples. A good dollop of Lizano and you've got authentic gallo pinto, but feel free to dress it up from there.
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My wife and kids went and stayed with her sister for a vacation one year and came back loving rice and beans. Brother in law is from Puerto Rico, had to ask him to teach me how to make sofrito so I could make them his way for my family. Good stuff.

On topic for the thread it has to be Heinz ketchup and ranch of any sort is gross. Born and raised midwesterner. Managed a restaurant for years, didn’t like the stuff to begin with, watching how much people slather on every type of food made was too much. And it was a popular place with good food, not something you needed to cover up flavors on.
 
BuffaloBill said:
Drinking some Kirkland Canadian Whiskey and Coke Zero while I scroll. Tastes close enough to Crown to me and gets the job done. It’s like $20 for 1.75L.
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Kirkland has a bunch of big name corporations making their products. Make really good golfballs too. I believe the whiskey is made in Tennessee or Kentucky.
 
Slabzilla73 said:
Kirkland has a bunch of big name corporations making their products. Make really good golfballs too. I believe the whiskey is made in Tennessee or Kentucky.
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When the price of Hebrew National hot dogs went through the roof, my wife started buying Kirkland hot dogs--they're good (for hot dogs).
 
gcr0003 said:
This and if it ain’t French’s it ain’t mustard. And I’m serious about this one.

Also, I was raised on Hellmans. So, if it ain’t Hellman’s it ain’t mayonnaise. All other mayonnaise tastes awful to me.
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I grew up in a house where miracle whip does not exist. It was either Hellman's or nothing and now my wife is trending the same direction.
 
I'll buy off brand in alot of stuff but like others there are staples that have to be brand name. Ketchup has got to be heinz. None of this hunts tomato paste attempting to be ketchup. Mustard is French's. Ranch dressing is Hidden Valley, or Ken's in a pinch. Kraft just needs to drop out of the salad dressing and sauce game. Stick to cheese. Mayo most certainly needs to be Hellmans or Dukes.

I think I mentioned in the little Debbie thread about Jelly. Smuckers! Although Welch's is a name brand, I don't like the taste. Peanut butter has got to be JIF!

It seems like what most everybody has mentioned, is all condiments.

BT
 
The bear grease in the food thread made me thing of this. Gotta be Crisco for pies. Ill try the bear grease out of curiosity., in a pot pie for sure. My great grandmother always used Crisco for baking pies & her fried chicken. I was a lil guy then but damn I miss her n her cooking for Sunday family dinners.
 
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