Companies are always looking for ways to make products better. Sometimes, manufacturers advertise that they’ve made a product better, but consumers can’t even tell. When Flatout claimed to make their Flatbread better, I thought I’d better find out how… Dear Flatout Flatbread Bakers: I’ve got to tell you flat out how surprised I was to [...]

If you drink liquids and eat solids, gas can’t be too far behind, so to speak. One way to avoid gas is to snuff it out it before someone sniffs it out. Since gas leaks can be dangerous, even if it’s natural gas, I contacted the makers of Beano for advice… Dear Beano Battlers of [...]

Skyr is the traditional yogurt of Iceland. I’ve never been to Iceland, but I have been eating Siggi’s Icelandic style skyr strained non-fat yogurt. I contacted the manufacturer—twice—to see how close Siggi’s Skyr is to the real thing… Dear Siggi’s: I emailed two months ago seeking more information about your Icelandic yogurt. Since I never [...]

It’s only a matter of time before cheese goes bad. Some cheeses stink so bad you might even think they’ve gone bad when they haven’t. Others smell pleasant enough, except it’s their taste that stinks real bad. But how much time do you have with normal, fresh-smelling, tasty, organic packaged cheese like a Mozzarella before [...]

After cherry picking at my local market, I had some questions for Jealous Fruits about the Canadian cherries I picked… Dear Cherry Fruit Folks: It’s been about 6 weeks and you still haven’t answered my email. I’m not sure when the height of cherry season is, but if it’s not right now, I can’t see [...]

There was a time when cooking frozen waffles was as simple as heating them up. But times change, even waffle times, which is why I wrote Van’s for a whittle help… Dear Waffle Makers: I’m confused about how to cook Van’s frozen Lite Waffles. Maybe it’s because I’m not Belgian. Then again, I’m not even [...]

Thanksgiving has just passed and I’m still in a fowl mood. Here’s what Empire Kosher Poultry had to say after I questioned them about chickens… Dear Chief of Chicken-to-Consumer Relations: I was raised in a big city and really don’t understand chickens at all other than they’re meant to be eaten. Since Empire Kosher’s history [...]

Thanksgiving is a happy occasion for millions of families, unless you’re a member of the turkey family. In honor of all the turkeys that have served or will soon be serving our country, I reached out to Butterball with some special requests… Dear Butterballers: It’s fantastic that Butterball is the largest vertically integrated turkey producer [...]

It’s hard for me to think straight before breakfast. In this case, it was also hard to think straight during breakfast. That’s why I wrote Good Food Made Simple regarding some things that seemed more complex than simple about their frozen puck-shaped 100% Steel Cut Oats Oatmeal… Dear Oatmeal Makers: There are 3 things about [...]

Guacamole has always been on my Foods to Avoid list. After reluctantly being persuaded by my wife to try Wholly Guacamole, I gave Fresherized Foods a taste of what I thought… Dear Guacamolers, When I eat your product all I can say is Wholly Guacamole! It’s that good and I don’t even like guacamole. Even [...]