{"id":16833,"date":"2014-05-14T14:07:01","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T00:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=16833"},"modified":"2020-12-27T18:18:59","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T04:18:59","slug":"review-nabisco-limited-edition-dill-pickle-wheat-thins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/05\/14\/review-nabisco-limited-edition-dill-pickle-wheat-thins\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Nabisco Limited Edition Dill Pickle Wheat Thins"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Nabisco<\/a><\/p>\n

Consistency is a glorious, necessary trait for humanity. Not just being consistently good at something, mind you\u2014like the SEC\u2019s year in and year out domination of college football\u2014but in being predictable in any sort of behavior or result. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s the kind of attribute which keeps order in the universe. Which allows us, at the end of the day, to know Jack Bauer will save the world from a catastrophic nuclear incident, or regardless of whatever the new Star Wars<\/i> movies feature, the Stormtroopers are still going to suck at shooting.<\/p>\n

You know what\u2019s not consistent? Wheat Thins\u2019 Limited Edition Dill Pickle crisps. They\u2019re so woefully inconsistent. They remind me of what would happen if an NFL team ever alternated Tom Brady and Tony Romo for every other snap (note to Madden players, this is not advisable on All-Madden mode.) Rarely have I encountered a snack I\u2019ve wanted to love so much and wanted to hate so passionately; seldom have I partaken in a game of flavor roulette like the one I experienced when dunking my hands into the neon-green pickle graced box.<\/p>\n

I guess I should go back to the start of this love-hate relationship. I had high hopes for these given that I\u2019m a card carrying dill pickle fiend. Okay, not so much that I would name my second-born son<\/a> after the combination of herbs and vinegar, but enough that I get chided by friends for adding dill pickles to every sandwich imaginable. BLT? Better make that a BLTP. Peanut Butter and Jelly? Hey it\u2019s not as crazy as it sounds!<\/a> And don\u2019t ask me to exercise restraint in the presence of Route 11\u2019s Dill Pickle potato chips<\/a>, which have just the right amount of zing and zang to perk up an otherwise refreshing and floral herb flavor.<\/p>\n

\"Nabisco<\/a><\/p>\n

The aroma of the crackers is intense, with a sort of unnatural and heavy smell that\u2019s more reminiscent of a straight-up jar of Mt. Olive pickles than your standard dill pickle potato chips. The seasoning seems twofold in nature, with specks of both green dried dill weed and an odd powdery white substance adorning the crackers in varying levels of coverage. It\u2019s this inconsistent coverage which I soon found to be the crackers\u2019 undoing. <\/p>\n

Those which aired on the lighter side of seasoning, with less of the powdery white substance and more of the dried dill, had a restrained vinegar flavor that perked my taste buds to the ensuing malty, wheaty sweetness of the cracker. Just the right amount of salt rounded out the sweetness, which reaches its apex upon the trademark crunch and glutinous chew.<\/p>\n

That was cracker number one. Cracker number two proved less enjoyable. A lot less enjoyable. The chief culprit seems to be the powdery white substance. Heavy like the seasoning for sour cream, it\u2019s got a buttermilk funk and an overbearing vinegar flavor that tastes way<\/i> too much like pure dill pickle brine. Not the pickle, mind you, but the freaking brine. It\u2019s just too strong and lacking any of the floral qualities of dill to render it as a true dill<\/i> pickle flavor. In fact, it\u2019s so overwhelming I would have thought I was eating white vinegar-flavored Wheat Thins. The worst part of the experience? The flavor overwhelms the backend malty sweetness, and damages the otherwise worthy Wheat Thins base.<\/p>\n

That was cracker two. Cracker three was somewhere in between these two extremes, while cracker four was even better than cracker one, having little of the white residue to torment me with its excessive fermented funk. It was at that point that the Limited Edition Dill Pickle Wheat Thins and I decided to take a break from each other. Rather, it was at this point that I decided I needed a snack I could count on.<\/p>\n

\"Nabisco<\/a><\/p>\n

The Limited Edition Dill Pickle Wheat Thins are the worst kind of snack imaginable because they manage to be both maddeningly heavy and repulsive but also herbaceously crunchtastic at the same time. Depending on the level of seasoning you encounter you\u2019re either facing third and eleven with Tony Romo bound to screw it up, or Tom Brady ready to deliver a comeback touchdown toss. That kind of inconsistency is fine if you\u2019re trying to test the limits of Madden NFL 2015<\/i>, but it\u2019s definitely not something I want in my snacks.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts \u2013 14 crackers \u2013 140 calories, 45 calories from fat, 5 grams of fat, 1 gram of saturated fat, 180 milligrams of sodium, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 20 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of sugar, 4 grams of fiber, and 2 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Nabisco Limited Edition Dill Pickle Wheat Thins
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> $2.50
\nSize:<\/b> 9 oz box
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Giant
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Wonderful dill pickle flavor can be balanced, giving just the right combination of vinegar tang and herbaceous relief. Wheat Thins base is excellent as always. Background malt flavor meshes well with the dill. Crunchier than regular pickles and not as slimy. Knowing Stormtroopers will still suck at shooting in Episode VII.
\nCons:<\/b> Depending on the amount of seasoning, can be overbearing and excessively briny. Like drinking pickle juice on a hot summer and then taking a three mile run. Unrealistic hypothetical NFL personnel decisions only possible in Madden<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Consistency is a glorious, necessary trait for humanity. Not just being consistently good at something, mind you\u2014like the SEC\u2019s year in and year out domination of college football\u2014but in being predictable in any sort of behavior or result. It\u2019s the kind of attribute which keeps order in the universe. 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