McCain Minions

McCains do all these wonderful potato treats which potatoes of all shapes and sizes.
The latest shape takes the form of minions!

Although I haven't tried it I tried Minion potatoes at McDonalds Hong Kong which were fluffy and delicious.

McCain Flavour Maker Skin on Fries review - Chimmichurri

When I first heard of McCain's Flavour Maker earlier this year, I was really excited.

Flavour maker flavours launched are: Smokey BBQ, Garlic & Herb Chimichurri and Spicy Chilli Chipotle.

I couldn't wait to get my hands on these flavour maker chimmichurri fries where you sprinkle the flavour on.

A few years ago you could get @createacrisp which were shaking flavour sachets on crisps but they were discontinued before I got my hands on them.

In Asia, Mcdonalds have shake shake fries where you shake your fries in a bag with the seasoning where you can find a similar thing with Asian crisps like JacknJill or calbee.

Anyway I am so glad my favourite chimmichurri is getting its way in ready meals and crisps.

McCain's Flavour Maker is quite similar to their existing shake shake fries but the chips are different and for the Flavour Maker series, the seasoning is more sophisticated to associate with restaurant style flavours.

Finally spotted them at TESCOs for 2.99 so got them without hesitation because these are fries that can be prepared at home so they won't get soft like the deliveries.

Inside, the bag, you get three sachets, instuctions are easy, you just pour out some fries in a bowl then add the seasoning and toss the fries until the seasoning is evenly distrubuted then put it in the oven!

After doing that all that, wouldn't it be simpler just emptying all three sachets in the main bag of fries and shaking it so you have an even distribution of flavour and next time the fries can go straight in the oven.

(In the end I ended up putting the remaining seasoning in the bag and it was much more convenient the next time I wanted them).

When the fries were ready, I really enjoyed them because the flavour really took them to restaurant level, it also makes them look visually like instaworthy restaurant fries too.

The best thing about the flavours is that you won't find them too salty or laced with MSG like Asian flavours.

With Asian flavours, they tend to be too sweet for my palatte even though it is a savoury item.

Overall, I definitely recommend them and if out of all the flavours, I would still choose Chimmchurri.

Rating: 4/5

Ended up mixing the seasoning in the remaining chips and it was so much more convenient.

Mccain Flavour Maker Smokey Bbq Fries 762G and Mccains Spicy Chilli Chipotle Ridge Chips 762G

[Review] McCain Ready Baked Jacket Potatoes and McCain Smiles

(updated 15/2/2020)

As a foodie, I am always documenting what I eat and liked as a child so this time I got the McCain smiles which were fun as a child.

Decided to pair it with some chicken doughnut dippers from M&S for fun.

However the potato smiles were the most evil and alien looking potato faces in my life!!

It seems I got the same batch as Laura Basch as reported on The Sun dated 19th Dec 2020 because it is Feb now so it may well be the same batch.

The potato faces smelled good but I wasn't expecting them to be tasteless and dry and the quality doesn't seem to be as good as they used to.

Also tried McCain Ready Baked Jacket Potatoes in Nov 2019 where you microwave them for 5 minutes.

Inside the box:

I was a little disappointed with the potatoes because the texture was very starchy.

The potato collapsed like a sand castle when you put your fork in it.