Kraft Bagel-fuls -- Anyone Tried This Crap?

Back in the late 90s, Sara Lee came out with a truly awful shelf-stable filled bagel product called Bragels -- went down the tubes pretty quickly, if memory serves me right. So now, a decade later, here comes Kraft with their take -- this time it's frozen, in stick form, and apparently designed to be microwaved first. I'm so not going to take one for the team and try it -- but if anyone else has sampled it, what's the verdict?



>>Brent

I was at Jewel this morning and they were sampling these. They were also sampling Jewel Italian sausage.

The sausage wasn't too bad.

Liz in Norwood Park wrote:I was at Jewel this morning and they were sampling these. They were also sampling Jewel Italian sausage.

The sausage wasn't too bad.

Liz,

But how were the Bragels, which is what Brent asked about.

Enjoy,
Gary

I guess I was too subtle. I didn't try the Bragels, seeing as how they were fake, opting instead for something real: Italian Sausage.

Sometimes I feel like an alien.

EDIT: By alien I mean that no one understands me. I will try to be more direct & clear from now on.

So, to sum up & revise:

I did not try the bragels seeing as they were vile, & instead opted for the Italian sausage, which was not bad.

Signing off now.

Calm down, not everyone is going to catch every subtlety. That doesn't mean either side is to blame. Personally, I caught it, but it is easy to miss them if there are no emoticons and you are preoccupied or busy.

I hear you. Thanks

Not to pick on you, Liz, but I'm curious as to why you decided not to take up the free sample. How could you tell they were vile without trying them?

Faced with this sampling, I would have tried the product, if only to be able to say that I had and it and it was as bad as I expected, worse, or not so terrible. I'll try almost anything at least once.

Once, shopping in a store, I asked the clerk something about another store across the street. She said she'd often wondered about it herself in the year that she'd been working there, but had never gone inside. I would have been over there on my first lunch break, and did go immediately after leaving the first place.

I can understand why somebody might not want to try something that comes at a cost. Buying a product they might not like, or going into an unknown restaurant are struggles for many people. But what's the risk in tasting a free sample or poking your head into a nearby store?

Because it looked vile. Just because it is free, doesn't make it any less vile.

But that's just me.

Because it looked vile.

Even with frilly toothpicks?

(Obviously, I don't blame you for taking a pass.)

>>Brent

Especially with the frilly toothpicks ;>

LAZ wrote:Faced with this sampling, I would have tried the product

Me too. I'll try anything twice.

How do you get the lox inside?

Hi,

Obviously even the OP already slanted any outcome by never trying it and already supposing it is not a suitable product. I am also in the try anything once or more crowd before registering a verdict. I love sampling opportunities whenever they may be.

LAZ - I am with you on checking the shop across the street on my very next lunch hour. You need to know what is going on in your environs, especially if it is a competitor.

In a parallel to your experience: A friend patronizes a eyeglass store near my house. Since she doesn't live nearby, I alerted her to their closing. She went to a competitor just around the block for her adjustments. When she told them the other store had closed, this was news to the staff. Both shops had the same eye doctor referring to them, so they now expected an uptick in business. Not to pierce a hole in their balloon, 1) They did not notice the other store had been closed for a few months; 2) They had not noticed any increase in business. I will guestimate the good doctor is sending referals to yet another shop as well. I was really surprised how dim they seemed to be about their business as well as their competitors.

Regards,

I've tried bagel-fuls and actually was pleasantly surprised. full disclosure - someone I know works for Kraft, so we've had several varieties which she purchased at the company store.

they are ok for what they are - they're using actual Philly cream cheese - a Kraft product, and something that more resembles a bagel than most of what you could buy at Jewel. I know that they made efforts to come as close to a bagel as possible for a shelf-stable (refrigerated) product.

I wouldn't recommend microwave, as they're easy to pop in the toaster oven.

this isn't NYB&B, but for a 2 minute breakfast, it's better than most things out there and less messy to eat. I prefer the whole grain variety w/ plain cream cheese over others that I have tried.

Thanks for the report, Simon!

I've tried Bagel-fuls, too. Actually purchased a box of the cinnamon-flavored variety (hubby saw them and wanted to try them). We didn't think they were too terribly bad. I used a regular toaster to heat them up. Outside comes out toasted and crispy, while the cream cheese filling remains a bit cool on the inside. My hubby said he'd get them again. I'd probably try the whole grain ones the next time.