One of the best things about Brexit so far was Unilever threatening to pull the plug on Pot Noodles. If 'cuppa soup' went the same way things would only be looking up.
Unless you get the water-mixture ratio spot on, then you're going to have a bad time. And even then, you still get clumps of (somehow) bone dry powder at the bottom.
Every single time a company meddles with their food it is worse. So many of my favourites have been tampered with in recent years and I've had to look for different things to eat, the worst example being McVities chocolate digestives. I miss the original version so much.
Every single time a company meddles with their food it is worse. So many of my favourites have been tampered with in recent years and I've had to look for different things to eat, the worst example being McVities chocolate digestives. I miss the original version so much.
The one that always comes to my mind is those small tins of Toast Toppers
I used to love Cheese and Ham Toast Topper until one day it was'New Improved Recipe'......>:(
Heinz Oxtail Soup is another one that was 'improved'.......appeared to be by taking some meat out and putting vegetables in......>:(
Can't say I've ever been a devotee of Cup A Soup put my aged parents used to love them before they died (no connection to Cup A Soup)
And it's not just food either. A brand of shampoo was not long ago "new and improved" and I had to stop buying it and look for an alternative because I hated how the new version made my hair feel/look.
These companies need to stop changing things for the sake of it. It's so frustrating.
Unless you get the water-mixture ratio spot on, then you're going to have a bad time. And even then, you still get clumps of (somehow) bone dry powder at the bottom.
This is why your soup mug needs to be one with no angles on the inside, i.e. a high-sided narrow bowl with a handle rather than a cylinder. It's also much wider at the top so it's easier to dunk the bits of roll with the unhealthy amount of butter on them
And it's not just food either. A brand of shampoo was not long ago "new and improved" and I had to stop buying it and look for an alternative because I hated how the new version made my hair feel/look.
These companies need to stop changing things for the sake of it. It's so frustrating.
They use cheaper products then probably test the new product on a handful of employees or animals.
Former, though it's a bad intolerance rather than a full blown allergy. I was able to tolerate the soup in it's previous form, just not now and almost all soups have either dairy or wheat or both.
I contacted Batchelors Customer care and they were great .I just explained how horrible the new best ever recipe chicken cuppa soup was and that i was very disappointed .They said they were very sorry to hear this and only want the best for our customers and would pass the feedback on . I received a letter today from them apologising more and they sent me 2 x £5 vouchers for any premier food range .
In the letter they said they do extensive consumer research prior to launching new products but how the hell this made the shelf i just dont know. I showed 5 family members the soup and it made them all feel sick .
I contacted Batchelors Customer care and they were great .I just explained how horrible the new best ever recipe chicken cuppa soup was and that i was very disappointed .They said they were very sorry to hear this and only want the best for our customers and would pass the feedback on . I received a letter today from them apologising more and they sent me 2 x £5 vouchers for any premier food range .
In the letter they said they do extensive consumer research prior to launching new products but how the hell this made the shelf i just dont know. I showed 5 family members the soup and it made them all feel sick .
Why not buy a few vegetables and make something which is actually nutritious and real soup rather than toxic dried crap. Easy peasy.
You have to use hot water not cold otherwise it does what you say.
I prefer the ones from Heinz now, the cream of tomato is delicious.
100 degrees boiling (from a kettle with 4 temp options so it is 100c and bubbling away)
it doesnt dissolve. it leaves massive sludge at the bottom of the mug.
with 5 in a box i tried half a sachet in a mug, same problem just less clumps and less sludge..
and i tried in a big soup bowl (a 900ml bowl) and with double the boiling water it still did not mix
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I've always been impressed by the ability of a cup-a-soup to still maintain some powdered residue at the bottom no matter how much stirring you do.
How do they get it to do that?
Battery powered mini whisk is your friend.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GGQW1OU
They tasted nicer than the chicken they put in now.
Also one of the simplest and cheapest things to make.
It will go even further down my list of Crap-I'd-Never-Buy.
Unless you get the water-mixture ratio spot on, then you're going to have a bad time. And even then, you still get clumps of (somehow) bone dry powder at the bottom.
Do you gave a dairy allergy or are you vegan?
The one that always comes to my mind is those small tins of Toast Toppers
I used to love Cheese and Ham Toast Topper until one day it was'New Improved Recipe'......>:(
Heinz Oxtail Soup is another one that was 'improved'.......appeared to be by taking some meat out and putting vegetables in......>:(
Can't say I've ever been a devotee of Cup A Soup put my aged parents used to love them before they died (no connection to Cup A Soup)
These companies need to stop changing things for the sake of it. It's so frustrating.
They use cheaper products then probably test the new product on a handful of employees or animals.
Former, though it's a bad intolerance rather than a full blown allergy. I was able to tolerate the soup in it's previous form, just not now and almost all soups have either dairy or wheat or both.
In the letter they said they do extensive consumer research prior to launching new products but how the hell this made the shelf i just dont know. I showed 5 family members the soup and it made them all feel sick .
Now we sound elitist AND naive.
Why not buy a few vegetables and make something which is actually nutritious and real soup rather than toxic dried crap. Easy peasy.
it doesnt dissolve... it clumps into disgusting lumps of vomit
Has anyone asked ‘Slade’ what they think of it?
I prefer the ones from Heinz now, the cream of tomato is delicious.
100 degrees boiling (from a kettle with 4 temp options so it is 100c and bubbling away)
it doesnt dissolve. it leaves massive sludge at the bottom of the mug.
with 5 in a box i tried half a sachet in a mug, same problem just less clumps and less sludge..
and i tried in a big soup bowl (a 900ml bowl) and with double the boiling water it still did not mix
and a fork not a spoon was used to stir.