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Chili With Beef, Beans Gets High Marks For Taste

Rick Bonino Food Editor

As you may recall, Lloyd’s Barbeque Beef received the highest score of any entree sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel last year.

So it was with high expectations that we served panel members one of the new refrigerator-case chilis from the Minnesota meat company: Beef Steak Chili With Three Beans (although four were listed on the label) and Fire-Roasted Anaheim Peppers.

The verdict: not great, perhaps, but pretty good. While the color was kind of muddy, the meat chewy at times and the beans a bit scarce, panelists praised the flavor and moderate amount of fire.

It probably won’t top the ‘98 list, but, hey, even Vince Gill can’t win a Grammy every year. (Or can he?)

Lloyd’s Slow Roasted Chili With Beef Steak & Beans

Price: $4.99 for 2 pounds, or 4 (1-cup) servings.

Nutrition: 250 calories (32 percent fat calories); 970 milligrams sodium per serving.

Taste: ****

Value: ***

Comments: “Tasty, right amount of heat; strange color and appearance, though.” - Helen Span

“Excellent flavor, but kind of gluey texture - looks so homemade with sliced chunks of real beef.” - Beverly Smick

, DataTimes MEMO: Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.

Products sampled by The Spokesman-Review’s reader food panel are prepared according to package directions. Panelists are not aware of a product’s brand name or price until after they have tasted it. Products are rated from one to five stars for taste and for value, based on quality compared to price.