John P.
A pasty, mushy dry train wreck.
Good day, I tried my first Annie's product and I hate to say a cliché but it will be my last. First of all organic pasta? Come on guys that's a stretch but I'm not gonna get in that conversation anyone wanting to can contact me and I will review the truth as a farmer. But giving back to the product itself, I am one who enjoys trying new products and other than one time discussing with a product that I was very fond of this is the only time I've ever complained to speak of. The price of the product one would think Would put it in the top echelon of the macaroni world. Instead it's honestly at the bottom no better than the supermarket brand for $.49 box. And that is cents not dollars. The actual cost that I paid was $2.69, Mistakenly I thought that would warrant a better box of macaroni. Still cheaper than Velveeta by 50 Cent when the premium Velveeta is on sale. To begin I was disappointed the shells were as small as they are but realistically it has no effect on the taste at first. I just prefer the larger shells especially to the tubular macaroni. And I didn't understand why Annie's makes such a smaller shell. Sold my weight, it should not matter. Secondly I was crest fall to see a powder instead of a creamy paste of cheese sauce. That style is prevalent with the upper class of macaroni to which Annie's wants to be included. When you go to mix it up and sprinkle in the powder as carefully as you can the shells get filled with powder And there's nothing you can do to get it out, to get it mixed up evenly. Powder does not need to be used with shells and I ended up with just, aesthetically a mess. To shorten the review the taste was borderline tasteless. The cheese did little to heighten the taste of the noodles especially after I had added butter per the instructions. Very few times how I have felt deceived at the grocery store. But today I was deceived by Annie's product. Excuse the long review but I can't say enough of how I'm disappointed in everything about the product. I hope all the cooks out there gain a little from this. Your kids may like it, I'm fairly sure they will but for the price which is comparable to a high-end cheese sauce Macaroni you may as well just buy the cheapest macaroni you can because essentially that's what you're getting. A nice cute box. The first one a kid would grab not to mention the back that shows snacks that save free in huge writing. And then you start reading the exemptions that go along with it. You can't really call it a scam, but I would.