As it turns out, this matchup was not really a fair competition.
The reason is because the Ener-G "Banana Loaf" is not really banana bread. It's more like white sandwich bread that happens to have banana as one of the ingredients.
Having said that:
The PC Banana Bread is pretty good, in our opinion. Nothing wrong with it at all, it tastes just as you'd expect. It's a winner.
The Ener-G Banana Loaf, however, was not. It doesn't taste like anything I've ever tasted before and I would not call it good. My daughter and I each had a couple of halfhearted bites and that was that. I would not recommend this product.
I have not tried any of the other Ener-G products so I do not know how they taste (yet).
Next time we go camping I will definitely be bringing a PC gluten-free banana bread with us.
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Saturday, June 11, 2016
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
GF hot dog buns - Udi's vs. President's Choice
See my standard review terms here.
Udi's vs. PC. Both can be purchased at Superstore, so we taste-tested them side by side with Schneider's Naturals hot dogs from the BBQ, plus the usual fixins'. Both bun types were toasted slightly on the grill alongside the hot dogs, because that is what I do. :-) I tried to get them even.
Verdict: Udi's were preferred by everyone. My wife even tried them both and agreed that though the PC version was tolerable, they had a strange consistency. It's hard to pin down, so I won't try, except to say that the "chew" was not quite what we wanted. Even after toasting, the PC buns were just a little mushy.
Alternatively, some might find the whole grain-y taste of the PC buns a bit more appealing. They were more like 60% whole wheat buns in flavor, or at least a bit more than the Udi's. So if you prefer something more like whole wheat buns, maybe the PCs are worth a try.
Notes:
- The Udi's are frozen. They can be a bit slow to thaw and may initially seem unusually hard. However, after thawing and toasting, they were just fine. I doubt anyone would notice them at all if you didn't say anything.
- The Udi's are smaller than the PC. Udi's is about right for a "regular" hot dog. PC will be a bit large, meaning you'll get an initial bite of bun unless you use extra-big franks.
- You get 4 buns in the PC package, 6 in Udi's.
- The PCs will not keep terribly well - they are even worse than traditional fresh buns, and will go hard pretty quick. Fridge storage might help slightly, but I imagine you'd have to freeze them for anything past a couple of days. The Udi's are already frozen so no worries on that front.
Udi's vs. PC. Both can be purchased at Superstore, so we taste-tested them side by side with Schneider's Naturals hot dogs from the BBQ, plus the usual fixins'. Both bun types were toasted slightly on the grill alongside the hot dogs, because that is what I do. :-) I tried to get them even.
Verdict: Udi's were preferred by everyone. My wife even tried them both and agreed that though the PC version was tolerable, they had a strange consistency. It's hard to pin down, so I won't try, except to say that the "chew" was not quite what we wanted. Even after toasting, the PC buns were just a little mushy.
Alternatively, some might find the whole grain-y taste of the PC buns a bit more appealing. They were more like 60% whole wheat buns in flavor, or at least a bit more than the Udi's. So if you prefer something more like whole wheat buns, maybe the PCs are worth a try.
Notes:
- The Udi's are frozen. They can be a bit slow to thaw and may initially seem unusually hard. However, after thawing and toasting, they were just fine. I doubt anyone would notice them at all if you didn't say anything.
- The Udi's are smaller than the PC. Udi's is about right for a "regular" hot dog. PC will be a bit large, meaning you'll get an initial bite of bun unless you use extra-big franks.
- You get 4 buns in the PC package, 6 in Udi's.
- The PCs will not keep terribly well - they are even worse than traditional fresh buns, and will go hard pretty quick. Fridge storage might help slightly, but I imagine you'd have to freeze them for anything past a couple of days. The Udi's are already frozen so no worries on that front.
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