Standards in crisps slipping - Tayto vs King

faceman

Is it just me or has the nation's favourite food, crisps, gone down hill in recent times?

Has anyone noticed the nations favourite crisp, Tayto, seems to contain less crisps? Even the obligatory "pump in more air" to make the bag look bigger seems to have gone out the window?

Ive switched to King, they're far better at filling the bag with air to fool us into thinking we're getting value!

Also which crisps offer less broken crisps? I still think King tips Tayto on that one too!

PS. walkers and hunky dorys just aint the same on a ham sandwich so no replies claiming they're better!!

garthv

King ftw!

Change the size of your sig there buddy or you'll have the sigpo all over your ass

qz

Take it to Food / Drink tbh.

UnrealQueen

No, Tayto taste as good as they ever did. Cheese & Onion yum yum. But my favourite is Salt & Vinegar Hunky Dorys!

ctrl-alt-delete

its not only the amount of crisps, the taste seemed to have changed for some reason too - im a king man myself, still get that odd packet with the old flavour and its amazing when i do,

you are right about walkers and hunky dory's not being the same on a sambo

taytos

I have worked in the Tayto factory since 1986, and we havent changed the making of them one bit. People just imagine stuff was better in the olden days all of the time.

Kingp35

I have never been a Tayto man, King are by far better, There is nothing better than a King crisp, cheese and ham sandwich. AH im hungry now

TerrorFirmer

Salt and Vinegar Hunky Dorys are the champion of crisps.

Blisterman

Agreed
The point of adding air, is to stop crisps getting crushed, by the way.

xzanti

Tayto Trebble Crunch crisps have to be the nicest crisps around... And they're low fat

DublinWriter

taytos wrote:

I have worked in the Tayto factory since 1986...

Everytime I used to drive past the Tayto factory the combined smell of it and the paint factory next door used to make me wanna heave.

Give me Walkers anyday.

...but the ultimate are a Belgian crisp called 'Crocky'.

cashback

Anyone else find the Tayto bags too big? You have to plunge your hand in and fish around to get a decent amount of crisps.

Tazz T

Perri's pub crisps - mature cheddar and red onion with a pint of Guinness.

memphis

Aren't Tayto and King all produced by C&C group? Could be wrong!!!

Anyway, Hunky Dory's are the best on the Irish market if ya ask me. I just love the Mature Chedder Cheese and Spring Onion flavour ones.

faceman

memphis wrote:

Anyway, Hunky Dory's are the best on the Irish market if ya ask me. I just love the Mature Chedder Cheese and Spring Onion flavour ones.

There just something, fishy, about those hunky dorys. Its almost like they were created by Willy Wonkas enemy or somethin. Tasty, but just not Tayto or King!!

Still tho, tayto and hang sangwitches are spot on! Hows she cuttin!

TerrorFirmer

faceman wrote:

There just something, fishy, about those hunky dorys. Its almost like they were created by Willy Wonkas enemy or somethin. Tasty, but just not Tayto or King!!

Still tho, tayto and hang sangwitches are spot on! Hows she cuttin!

The funny thing is being a Hunky Dory fan I would almost say the same thing regarding good old HD's in relation to Tayto

faceman

MobileInfantry wrote:

The funny thing is being a Hunky Dory fan I would almost say the same thing regarding good old HD's in relation to Tayto

Go on ya chancer! U luv dem taytos!

memphis

MobileInfantry wrote:

The funny thing is being a Hunky Dory fan I would almost say the same thing regarding good old HD's in relation to Tayto

My sentiment exactly!!! I love me Hunky Dory's..... 3 times nicer than Tayto in my opinion! Having said that if I was offered a bag of tayto I wouldn't say no. Its just that I'd go for HD 1st outta preference.

Anyway, again I'll ask are Tayto and King owned by C&C group???

TerrorFirmer

I do like Tayto and King, it's just my preference would without a doubt be the Hunky Dorys. Just so much more satisfying. And those ripples are great tbh. You can nibble them so much easier without them breaking apart...:v:

As for C&C group I haven't a clue because.....I can't even remember the last time I bought either Tayto or King

Siogfinsceal

i heard a rumur that tayto and king are owned by the same company!!
oh heres a tip- put king crisps in the fridge - makes em taste amazing. They have a refrigerated vending machine where I work and the king taste so good out of it

memphis

Siogfinsceal wrote:

i heard a rumur that tayto and king are owned by the same company!!

Was under the same impression. I know Tayto is a product of C&C group so if King is made by the same company then it too would be C&C. Will do a google when I get a chance and report back.

TerrorFirmer

Siogfinsceal wrote:

i heard a rumur that tayto and king are owned by the same company!!
oh heres a tip- put king crisps in the fridge - makes em taste amazing. They have a refrigerated vending machine where I work and the king taste so good out of it

Very interesting. Must try it someday....crisps in the fridge! Who'd have thought....!

Siogfinsceal

i know but it works!! I cant eat them from a shop anymore they gotta go in th efridge for a few mins before i open them!

Kur4mA

hehe, Tayto bought King a long time ago ye bunch of n00bs!

http://www.taytocrisps.ie/aboutus/about_history.asp

memphis

Thanks for that Rid.

However, be warned, if you call me or any user of this forum a noob... or knob, or whatever way you wanna put it... ever again, you will be banned.

And yes, this is me being nice!!!!

Kur4mA

eh what...? Do you have any idea what a noob/n00b/newb is? It is not a derogatory term or even a slagging. I was just having a laugh You n00b.

Wikipedia FTW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noob :v:

byte

I bought a packet of Tayto yesterday, and am convinced their packets are bigger. IIRC, it said 40g, whereas it used to be 35g?

Blisterman

I'm sure Tayto and King have different recipes.
Try comparing the ingredients.

memphis

Rid wrote:

eh what...? Do you have any idea what a noob/n00b/newb is? It is not a derogatory term or even a slagging. I was just having a laugh You n00b.

Wikipedia FTW: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noob :v:

My apology Rid,

I understood the term to be of a derogatory term meaning knob, and w@nker. etc.

Forget it!!! My wrong mate!!!

faceman

memphis wrote:

My apology Rid,

I understood the term to be of a derogatory term meaning knob, and w@nker. etc.

Forget it!!! My wrong mate!!!

Dudes dudes lets settle this like true honourable Boarders... over a packet of stale crisps!

TerrorFirmer

Dammit.....I forgot to try the crisps in the fridge thing. Next weekend.....

dudara

When it comes the turkey, ham and stuffing sandwich on Christmas Night, or St. Stephens', you need good old Tayto Cheese & Onion. Nothing else comes close.

However, I quite like the Walkers Sensations, either Mature Cheddar and Red Onion or the Thai Sweet Chilli

faceman

dudara wrote:

When it comes the turkey, ham and stuffing sandwich on Christmas Night, or St. Stephens', you need good old Tayto Cheese & Onion. Nothing else comes close.

However, I quite like the Walkers Sensations, either Mature Cheddar and Red Onion or the Thai Sweet Chilli

Good call on the Tayto, but pass on the Walkers tho!

omb0wyn5ehpij9

dudara wrote:

When it comes the turkey, ham and stuffing sandwich on Christmas Night, or St. Stephens', you need good old Tayto Cheese & Onion. Nothing else comes close.

Totally agree about that!!!! I cant wait to have that sandwich at Christmas now! But the strange thing is that i much prefer king crisps in my sambo's apart from that Christmas sambo! I have king crisps almost everyday with my sambo :v:

paul666

TAYTO CHIPSTICKS USED TO BE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVELY "oops" but then they changed about 2 years ago anyone notice that cause now they are rotten

faceman

paul666 wrote:

TAYTO CHIPSTICKS USED TO BE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOVELY "oops" but then they changed about 2 years ago anyone notice that cause now they are rotten

i like dem but they're way too salty

memphis

faceman wrote:

i like dem but they're way too salty

Would have to agree, they are quite salty.

What I love are Tayto Snax......mmmmmmmmmmm!!!!

TerrorFirmer

I tried them in the fridge.

Wow.

roykeane16

the sixpacks are worse they seem to crush them when they are packing them2 send out to the shops:mad: