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Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:29 pm
by PatSharpsMullet
Errkal wrote:I had the new chip shop salt and vinegar McCoy's the other day, they were bloody awesome sadly they only come in gravel bag type packs so you ahve to have loads but flavour and feel wise they are epic. Kicks the gooseberry fool out of normal McCoy's.
You can get multipacks of them now.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:31 pm
by Errkal
PatSharpsMullet wrote:Errkal wrote:I had the new chip shop salt and vinegar McCoy's the other day, they were bloody awesome sadly they only come in gravel bag type packs so you ahve to have loads but flavour and feel wise they are epic. Kicks the gooseberry fool out of normal McCoy's.
You can get multipacks of them now.
ooooo I am so going to get me a load
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 12:32 pm
by Preezy
McCoy's supremacy
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 1:44 pm
by KK
Does anyone else find that after eating Tyrrells, Kettle and some of the other premium brands, Walkers in comparison tastes too soft and light? They lack that substantial crunch/weightiness.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 7:50 pm
by Saint of Killers
I'd replace soft with cheek tearingly sharp. But yeah, they're thinner cuts than those of the "premium" brands, or even stuff like McCoy's. I'd say Seabrook (both kinds) were slightly chunkier than Walkers, too. Walkers MAX are okay, though.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 8:15 pm
by Aha
Anyone who hasn't voted Piper's crisps obviously has never had Piper's crisps. My vote goes to Piper's crisps.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:05 pm
by Boo!
O'donnells
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Fri Nov 03, 2017 11:09 pm
by smurphy
The ham and mustard ones.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 12:08 am
by Victor Mildew
smurphy wrote:The ham and mustard ones.
Ah yeah those are a good shout. I've had them before and was unimpressed , then had a bag of cheese and onion the other day and they were strawberry floating lovely.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 6:47 am
by Errkal
Cheese and onion is a minging flavour.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 8:45 am
by more heat than light
Errkal wrote:Cheese and onion is a minging flavour.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 11:07 am
by andretmzt
Good, more of them for me.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 11:46 am
by Johnny Ryall
Seabrook are pretty underrated.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 4:41 pm
by grog monster 64
I'd like to give a shout out to Golden Wonder. They were THE big brand of crisps back in the day, then Walkers came seemingly out of nowhere (in Scotland, at least)and relegated them to a minority concern. Even now, I think the flavour of the crisp itself is superb, the crunch wonderful and at least two of their flavours (Salt and Vinegar/Smoky Bacon) are peerless. As far as more premium brands go, I like Tyrell's, but Kettle Salt and Pepper crisps are also pretty good.
Not available any more, as far as I know, anyway: Nando's Peri Peri crisps. Excellent, if ever-so-slightly greasy, but alas they are gone.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 10:13 pm
by Ironhide
McCoy's are one of my least favourite crisp brands, I've never had a bag that didn't have at least one burnt or 'bad' crisp in it.
They also quite often taste slightly stale.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 10:26 pm
by Mafro
Tyrell's sweet chilli & red pepper but I haven't seen them in the shops around here in ages
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 10:31 pm
by smurphy
These were also legendary but I think they went out of business.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 1:44 am
by Victor Mildew
smurphy wrote:These were also legendary but I think they went out of business.
Fucccck that takes me back.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 7:45 am
by Saint of Killers
Ad7 wrote:smurphy wrote:These were also legendary but I think they went out of business.
Fucccck that takes me back.
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I just got a taste of it from seeing that shot of the bag
(Taste of cheese and onion flavour, obviously.)
They ended production in 2013:
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local ... 26-2534305 People may be losing their jobs but we have ours to do; time for a pun!
Article brought to mind another crispy crisp: Golden Wonder c&o. On the one hand it's a bit like regular Walkers in that the potato cut is somewhat thin, but the flavour is *really* flavourful, probably a bit too much, even.
Re: Best Strong and Stable Crisp Brand
Posted: Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:17 am
by Mafro
The bacon & brown sauce highlanders were delicious.