Tasters Decline New Scrambles

Wed., June 28, 2000

Laura Crooks Food Editor

Pillsbury may have a following somewhere for its egg-filled, toaster pastries, but it certainly isn’t among our Reader Food Panel members.

We tested the newest variety of the company’s Toaster Scrambles: Western Style complete with cheese sauce, scrambled eggs, ham, green peppers and onions.

Baffled looks spread across our tasters’ faces as the bright orange cheese sauce oozed out. Many felt this product is an example of convenience foods gone awry.

Pillsbury Toaster Scrambles Western Style

Price: $2.69 for 10 ounces (6 pastries)

Serving size: 1 pastry

Nutrition information per serving: 170 calories, 11 grams fat (58 percent fat calories), 340 milligrams sodium

Taste *

Value **

Comments: “Wow, who comes up with stuff like this? Indescribably bad, with strange color to match.” - Donald Clegg

“Bland, flavorless. Dip it in salsa, and it might stand a chance.” - Larry Inman

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