Why do cheez its taste so good

Randolph St. However, I will fight anyone who tries to make me eat Cheez-Its made from non-standard cheeses, such as White Cheddar or shudder Pepper Jack. Cheez-Its and I have a long one. My mother, who grew up less than an hour from the original Cheez-Its factory in Sayreville, New Jersey, is never without a bowl of them at her elbow. The company was actually bought by Keebler in A long-standing affection blinds you to the flaws of its object, and it was always possible that greater scrutiny of my favorite snack cracker would turn up a negative I had previously overlooked: a noxious chemical ingredient, a gross aftertaste.

Too many of my childhood favorites—not only foods, but also vacation spots, TV shows, and movies—have failed this test over the years.

As I age, I have less and less to be nostalgic about. People have requested we make 'extra toasty' a flavor for almost 10 years, so, we added it to our Cheez-It family. Remember this moment the next time you feel your voice is going unheard. So how does Cheez-It do it? Is every batch of crackers going to be sorted to find only the coveted burnt ones, like picking the finest grapes from a vine?

Not exactly. Nutrients be damned. These are like normal Cheez-Its, only bigger. That's really all there is to it. I can see the Cheez-It brain trust in their development lab now, struggling to find a new idea, with one plucky employee boldly raising their hand, saying "Excuse me boss While bigger is sometimes? I cannot rank these higher, simply on principle. And now we have reached our first "Groove" entry in the list. For the uninformed, the Groove style of Cheez-Its don't come with a complimentary Quincy Jones LP, but instead feature a ruffled surface, not unlike Ruffles Why do these exist?

Perhaps for the contingency of Cheez-It-mongers who simply cannot deal with the relatively smooth surface of their crackers, and yearn for something It's only human nature to insatiably crave. But alas, I must echo the sentiment above: The shape and texture of the Cheez-It is something close to perfection, and anything that adulterates that perfection is something to be wary of. I do respect the effort though. Kind of. Another brand anomaly in the land of the 'zits, the Duoz line does the previously unthinkable: It puts two separate flavors of Cheez-Its in the same damn box.

It's the crossover event of the century. And this entry is particularly notable as it pairs the excellent Cheddar Jack flavor with something that… isn't a Cheez-It at all: pretzels. Not some watered-down trail-mix BS. It's like opening up a Coke and finding some Skittles floating in the middle. And actually, Skittles-Coke sounds kind of good, too.

Well, at the very least, they aren't the best. Another in the line of taste bud-befuddling Duoz, this bacon and Cheddar mash-up might seem like a dynamic duo made in savory snack heaven. And while the Cheddar carries itself well, the bacon flavor ends up tasting more like liquid smoke than a sizzling skillet of the good stuff.

Unless you grew up in a magician's household and have a nostalgic soft spot for the smell and taste of liquid smoke which would be very whimsical, by the way , you probably won't want to eat too many of these in one sitting.

They taste like David Blaine's fingers. I mean, probably. Obviously, you might be wondering why the Original reduced fat variety managed to leapfrog six other entries. This is an unusual case: the reduced fat flavor, for whatever mystical or scientific reason, has a crispiness that slides somewhere between the regular consistency and the charred texture of the Extra Toasty crackers more on those, later.

It has a mouthfeel that might actually hit the sweet spot for some Cheez-It fans. See No. Also, Original Grooves would be an excellent Quincy Jones album, by the way. It's not that these pepper jack-accented bad boys were unpleasant—they weren't, and I could definitely snack on them continuously.

But… they were just lacking an edge. I expected the pepper jack flavoring to really kick things up a proverbial notch, but instead I was left with a slightly underwhelming spiciness that left more of a lingering, middling aftertaste than what I expected—or more importantly—wanted.

It tastes like spicy, savory cheese—and when lumped in with the balls-out pleasantness of Cheddar Jack one of the best flavors on this list, spoiler!

It's like a Star Wars movie, in the comfort of your own mouth. I know. While it is kind of It's an excellent salty-savory combo, here, and I cannot deny how much I enjoyed it even if it means contradicting myself. Wouldn't you rather have an honest reviewer than a consistent one, anyway? Let it be known, I am occasionally known to enjoy and partake in ranch dressing. And while I vastly prefer the "regular" Cheez-It style to the new and not so improved Grooved variety, this specific flavor is only available in the Grooved capacity.

Which is a damn shame. It's like finding out the next Star Wars movie can only be viewed via the screen on your old Tamagotchi. Just OK format. This is Duoz, done right. The two flavors here intertwine and gel like peanut butter and pickles , Elon Musk and Grimes, or Cheez-Its and strong ish opinions about Cheez-Its. The sharp Cheddar and Parm dance so well together, you will want to make sure you snag one of each in every bite.

These are Cheez-Its working together to make a better future for snacking. And we salute the entire Duoz project for making all this possible. Many people consider the "burnt" Cheez-Its in the box to be the belles of the cheese ball, the tops of the cracker heap, and—generally—the best part of the Cheez-It experience. I had a roommate in college who would actually take his Cheez-Its, and cook them in our oven for 15 minutes to make them extra crispy.