{"id":9600,"date":"2011-06-28T00:00:11","date_gmt":"2011-06-28T10:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=9600"},"modified":"2023-08-29T17:32:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:32:39","slug":"review-cheetos-puffs-honey-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2011\/06\/28\/review-cheetos-puffs-honey-bbq\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Cheetos Puffs Honey BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

If all the snacks in the Frito-Lay family got together and played Never Have I Ever, I imagine they would quickly settle into the classic participant archetypes. Rold Gold would be the (pretzel-)stick-in-the-mud who hems and haws for ten minutes before saying something completely boring and inoffensive like, “Never have I ever been to Canada.” Funyuns would be the guy who the whole group would expect to tell wild and entertaining stories (after all, “fun” is his first name), but he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d only end up disappointing everyone. (Really, Funyuns, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve only had four flavors in 40 years?)<\/p>\n

Cheetos would be that most annoying of Never Have I Ever players, the guy who claims to have done everything. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s likely more of a liar than a slut, yet no one dares question him for fear of being portrayed as a prude. “Yeah, I was milk-chocolate flavored this one time at summer camp. Who doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have an anthropomorphic mascot that could probably sell cigarettes to kids? You\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve never tried having an interpunct in your name? Bro, did you even go to high school?”<\/p>\n

But eventually, it would get to Cheetos\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 turn, and he would drop this bomb: “Never have I ever been honey-barbecue flavored.” All the other snacks would go nuts (Cracker Jack especially), but as they listed out all of his varieties, they would slowly come to realize that, somehow, with 100 varieties in 16 countries over the last 60 years, Cheetos has never had a honey-barbecue flavor\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 until now. Cheetos can put down another of his hypothetical (but sure to be cheese-dust-covered) fingers, as Frito-Lay recently introduced the Cheetos Puffs Honey BBQ.<\/p>\n

\"Cheetos<\/a><\/center><\/p>\n

These new Cheetos have a coating of honey barbecue powder in addition to the regular coating of cheese dust. The honey barbecue provided a definite sweetness that stopped well short of cloying, while the smokiness was understated but grew slightly more pronounced the more I ate. The amount of cheese dust had been noticeably scaled back in comparison with regular Cheetos, and the cheesiness, sweetness, and smokiness generally worked well together.<\/p>\n

The flavors were well-proportioned, but I think they were all too mild to the point of being unmemorable. After I first opened the bag of Cheetos, I ate about one serving, put the bag away, and didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t think about it again until I sat down to write this review. These Cheetos were pleasant-tasting but not at all addictive, which seems to run completely counter to the essence and appeal of Cheetos. <\/p>\n

A love of Cheetos has become a principal feature of the compulsive gamer stereotype because we all intuitively recognize their addictiveness. A bag of Cheetos should make me feel helpless to my urges and thus compel me to purchase a couple cases of Mountain Dew and start playing online poker again. If I wanted some snacks that let me regulate my appetite so easily, I would have bought a bag of rice cakes or Baked Lays.<\/p>\n

OK, obviously I just got weirdly over-the-top there, so let me take a step back: the Cheetos Puffs Honey BBQ were fine but nothing special. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re looking for a new snack that you can enjoy in moderation, go ahead and give these a try. Otherwise, you certainly shouldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t feel embarrassed to leave your finger up if someone says, “Never have I ever tried those new honey barbecue Cheetos.” (Also, that person sucks at playing Never Have I Ever. I bet he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s never even been to Canada.)<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 ounce – 150 calories, 90 calories from fat, 10 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 220 milligrams of sodium, 15 grams of carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of fiber, 1 gram of sugar, and 1 gram of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Other Cheetos Puffs Honey BBQ reviews:<\/b>
\nThat Bootleg Guy<\/a>
\nStephen Loves Candy<\/a><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Cheetos Puffs Honey BBQ
\nPrice:<\/b> $2.99
\nSize:<\/b> 9 ounces
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Shaw’s
\nRating:<\/b> 6 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Nice mild sweetness and smokiness. Flavors played well together. Cheetos finally has a honey and\/or barbecue flavor. Writing about the “essence and appeal” of Cheetos. Going to Canada.
\nCons:<\/b> Flavors were all too mild. These Cheetos weren\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t addictive. Pretzels are boring and inoffensive. Feeling compelled to play online poker again. Playing Never Have I Ever with that guy who claims to have done everything. Yes, I went to high school, FRANCES.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If all the snacks in the Frito-Lay family got together and played Never Have I Ever, I imagine they would quickly settle into the classic participant archetypes. Rold Gold would be the (pretzel-)stick-in-the-mud who hems and haws for ten minutes before saying something completely boring and inoffensive like, “Never have I ever been to Canada.” […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1535,1474,1594],"class_list":["post-9600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-cheetos","tag-chips","tag-frito-lay"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":47698,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2021\/08\/02\/spotted-lays-flavor-swap-cheetos-cool-ranch-doritos-and-funyuns-potato-chips\/","url_meta":{"origin":9600,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED: Lay’s Flavor Swap Cheetos, Cool Ranch Doritos, and Funyuns Potato Chips","author":"Marvo","date":"August 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Update: We tried them! 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