Cheez-It Product Appreciation Thread

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TheSouseFamily
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First, thank you to Cheez-It Corp for inviting us to play in their bowl game. It's a honor to be included...and a relief to not have to play in a game sponsored by a lawn mower, logistics company or quick oil lube company. Cheez-Its are a fine product and we're fortunate to be associated with them.

The good folks at Cheez-It HQ probably are armed with reams of data showing that Cheez-It consumption per capita in Ft Worth is probably 8-10x what it is in Berkeley. But don't let that fool them. If you take out the tree people, professors, losers who think a processed cheez snack can't be a part of a healthy diet and those who think the Cheez-It block of cheez is overly aggressive, it's likely on par with those folks from Texas.

I, for one, am a big fan of the Extra Toasty Cheez-It variety. Another poster called it "next level snacking" and I agree. Yet another poster recommended pairing it with a White Cheddar Cheez-It, a suggestion so exciting that within 12 hours of the post, convinced me to procure a box to pair with the ET Cheez-It's. And the results were as promised. Delicious. Yet another poster recently used Cheez-Its as a topping in his fancifully prepared Mac and Cheese to great effect.

So I figured our appreciation for the Cheez-It product deserved its own thread so that others can express their appreciation as well as suggest uses of Cheez-Its that perhaps we hadn't thought of.

Thank you again to the Cheez-It folks! Keep doing such an incredible job delivering quality snack products to a hungry public and for your support of high quality, defense-oriented football.

For those who haven't tried Extra Toasty Cheez-Its, so yourself a favor and read these reviews from fancy food websites:

https://www.thekitchn.com/extra-toasty-cheez-it-product-review-259273

https://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/finally-you-will-be-able-get-box-nothing-burnt-cheez-its-you-crave
grumpybear
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One of my favorite snacks
kaplanfx
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Not sure if this post is in jest, but I find Cheez-it to be a damn fine product.
TheSouseFamily
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kaplanfx said:

Not sure if this post is in jest, but I find Cheez-it to be a damn fine product.


I may joke around about a lot of things, but Extra Toasty Cheez-Its are not one of them.
510 Bear
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I'll say it. I like Cheez-its. For all I know, they're just as artificial as every other packaged snack product out there, but they don't taste like it, so it's easy to suspend disbelief.

And there sure are a lot of varieties...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheez-It
hanky1
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I like the extra cheddar cheese Cheeze-Its.

It makes my fingers dirty when I eat them, but I like licking and sucking on my fingers afterwards to get that cheesy flavor all in my mouth. The cheese is sticky so sometimes I really have to suck hard to get all the cheese off.

Sometimes sucking on my fingers really hard doesn't get all the cheese off so then I have to start rubbing my fingers really hard and fast to get the cheese off. Usually it just falls off and then I can put the cheese in my mouth and eat and swallow it.
KenBurnski
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The extra toasty are a top 5 snack food innovation. I can house an entire box of cheez its and deal with days of canker sores.

IMHO, most of the spin-off flavors are awful for long term snacking. They work for a bite or two at best. The jack/white cheddar are too aggressive and have a hint of vomit on the back of tongue. The tobasco flavor is also offensive. As are the low fat/reduced sodium.

Basically stick with the original or grab the extra toasty if you see em.
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hanky1 said:

I like the extra cheddar cheese Cheeze-Its.

It makes my fingers dirty when I eat them, but I like licking and sucking on my fingers afterwards to get that cheesy flavor all in my mouth. The cheese is sticky so sometimes I really have to suck hard to get all the cheese off.

Sometimes sucking on my fingers really hard doesn't get all the cheese off so then I have to start rubbing my fingers really hard and fast to get the cheese off. Usually it just falls off and then I can put the cheese in my mouth and eat and swallow it.
One of the most disturbing posts I've ever read on this site.
KenBurnski
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I wish Cheez Its would sponsor this thread and spoil us with swag and snacks
FuzzyWuzzy
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As far as cheese-flavored snacks go, I'm a Cheetos guy (extra crunchy). But I'll have to give the ET and WC cheez its a try. Thanks again Cheez It Co.!
FuzzyWuzzy
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TheSouseFamily said:

First, thank you to Cheez-It Corp for inviting us to play in their bowl game. It's a honor to be included...and a relief to not have to play in a game sponsored by a lawn mower, logistics company or quick oil lube company. Cheez-Its are a fine product and we're fortunate to be associated with them.

The good folks at Cheez-It HQ probably are armed with reams of data showing that Cheez-It consumption per capita in Ft Worth is probably 8-10x what it is in Berkeley. But don't let that fool them. If you take out the tree people, professors, losers who think a processed cheez snack can't be a part of a healthy diet and those who thing the Cheez-It block of cheez is overly aggressive, it's likely on par with those folks from Texas.

I, for one, am a big fan of the Extra Toasty Cheez-It variety. Another poster called it "next level snacking" and I agree. Yet another poster recommended pairing it with a White Cheddar Cheez-It, a suggestion so exciting that within 12 hours of the post, convinced me to procure a box to pair with the ET Cheez-It's. And the results were as promised. Delicious. Yet another poster recently used Cheez-Its as a topping in his fancifully prepared Mac and Cheese to great effect.

So I figured our appreciation for the Cheez-It product deserved it's own thread so that others can express their appreciation as well as suggest uses of Cheez-It's that perhaps we hadn't thought of.

Thank you again to the Cheez-It folks! Keep doing such an incredible job delivering quality snack products to a hungry public and for your support of high quality, defense-oriented football.

For those who haven't tried Extra Toasty Cheez-Its, so yourself a favor and read these reviews from fancy food websites:

https://www.thekitchn.com/extra-toasty-cheez-it-product-review-259273

https://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/finally-you-will-be-able-get-box-nothing-burnt-cheez-its-you-crave

Beer or wine pairing?
LACalFan
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TheSouseFamily
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Great question, Fuzzy. Not something I've thought much about. Upon reflection, I've probabky paired Cheez-Its with everything including plain water, beer, wine, Diet Coke and even bourbon. Cheez-Its work well with all of the above as it's a flexible snack. But come to think of it, I think my favorite pairing is none at all. It's the times when I've bought a new box of Extra Toasty Cheez-Its at the grocery store and upon loading my groceries into the car, I pull out the box of Cheez-its because I've decided I can't wait any longer. So, I transport the box to my front seat and consume them without any beverage whatsoever. And since the Extra Toasty variety doesn't include any of the residual cheez issues that Hanky describes (bless his heart), it doesn't dirty up your car.
kirklandblue
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"...Yet another poster recommended pairing it with a White Cheddar Cheez-It..."

I had to make a conscious effort to stop procuring the Wht. Cheddar - I couldn't stop consuming once I opened those (sorry Ken B) OR the ET. TSF, I admire your immediate action to actualize the combination while I merely sat and dreamed about it.
Big C
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White cheddar cheese is like white chocolate: a punched ticket to Loserville.

Wow, this thread is bringing out some quality posting. Some sarcasm, sure, but an underlying respect for the product and gratitude for us being invited to their bowl.

I will say that it has been a long time since I ate Cheeze-Its and I have no idea if they really come in different flavors or varieties (but I'd actually be surprised if they DIDN'T, given modern marketing). You know what though (and I am being serious)? I am going to try some different Cheeze-Its over the next few weeks! Why the heck not!

Go Bears!
calumnus
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FuzzyWuzzy said:

TheSouseFamily said:

First, thank you to Cheez-It Corp for inviting us to play in their bowl game. It's a honor to be included...and a relief to not have to play in a game sponsored by a lawn mower, logistics company or quick oil lube company. Cheez-Its are a fine product and we're fortunate to be associated with them.

The good folks at Cheez-It HQ probably are armed with reams of data showing that Cheez-It consumption per capita in Ft Worth is probably 8-10x what it is in Berkeley. But don't let that fool them. If you take out the tree people, professors, losers who think a processed cheez snack can't be a part of a healthy diet and those who thing the Cheez-It block of cheez is overly aggressive, it's likely on par with those folks from Texas.

I, for one, am a big fan of the Extra Toasty Cheez-It variety. Another poster called it "next level snacking" and I agree. Yet another poster recommended pairing it with a White Cheddar Cheez-It, a suggestion so exciting that within 12 hours of the post, convinced me to procure a box to pair with the ET Cheez-It's. And the results were as promised. Delicious. Yet another poster recently used Cheez-Its as a topping in his fancifully prepared Mac and Cheese to great effect.

So I figured our appreciation for the Cheez-It product deserved it's own thread so that others can express their appreciation as well as suggest uses of Cheez-It's that perhaps we hadn't thought of.

Thank you again to the Cheez-It folks! Keep doing such an incredible job delivering quality snack products to a hungry public and for your support of high quality, defense-oriented football.

For those who haven't tried Extra Toasty Cheez-Its, so yourself a favor and read these reviews from fancy food websites:

https://www.thekitchn.com/extra-toasty-cheez-it-product-review-259273

https://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/finally-you-will-be-able-get-box-nothing-burnt-cheez-its-you-crave

Beer or wine pairing?



bear2034
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I don't eat Cheez-Its, it's a cheezy name, and they should have called it the Kellogg Bowl.
packawana
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If you like zesty flavors, flavor-blasted Cheez-Its are amazing.
510 Bear
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The serious question here is: which of the lesser-known Cheez-It flavors would you predict would work the best?
Mozzarella
Pepper Jack
Provolone
Baby Swiss
Asiago
Queso Fundido
Romano
Colby
Smoked Cheddar
bearsandgiants
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they should make and market a flavor just for the game, based on some indigenous flavors related to the two teams, like a patchouli barbecue, for example.
pierrezo
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The Cheez-it Groooves are my favorite. They're thin and crispy and extra cheesey. I usually eat half a box in one sitting.
LACalFan
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Cheez-It must have changed their recipe. I haven't had them in years and remember them being like every other processed cheese cracker, dry powdery poison that turns to cement in your mouth. Sounds like they added a pinch of crack.
Another Bear
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Coug It > Cheez It. (or) Cheez It > Coug It
joe amos yaks
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510 Bear said:

The serious question here is: which of the lesser-known Cheez-It flavors would you predict would work the best?
Mozzarella
Pepper Jack
Provolone
Baby Swiss
Asiago
Queso Fundido
Romano
Colby
Smoked Cheddar
I'm going with the Smoked Cheddar, Asiago, and Romano in that order. And serve with a few castelvetrano olives.
"Those who say don't know, and those who know don't say." - LT
OldenBear
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hanky1 said:

I like the extra cheddar cheese Cheeze-Its.

It makes my fingers dirty when I eat them, but I like licking and sucking on my fingers afterwards to get that cheesy flavor all in my mouth. The cheese is sticky so sometimes I really have to suck hard to get all the cheese off.

Sometimes sucking on my fingers really hard doesn't get all the cheese off so then I have to start rubbing my fingers really hard and fast to get the cheese off. Usually it just falls off and then I can put the cheese in my mouth and eat and swallow it.
Hanky, I don't know you .... but

kirklandblue
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Big C said:

White cheddar cheese is like white chocolate: a punched ticket to Loserville.


Just FYI from Cheese.com / cheddar:

"...Cheddar cheese is natural rind bound in cloth while its colour generally ranges from WHITE to pale yellow. However, some Cheddars may have a MANUALLY ADDED yellow-orange colour."

Good luck on your culinary adventure, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, but be warned - empty boxes littered about, dust layers of crumbs, and self-loathing may lie ahead.

hanky1
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I know for fact that members of our AD read this board...
...so can one of you email this thread to the reps of the Cheeze-It Bowl?

Please don't delete my post when you do.
510 Bear
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Another Bear said:

Coug It > Cheez It. (or) Cheez It > Coug It
I see a marketing opportunity here: Cheez-Its made with WSU's Cougar Gold cheese, aka "Coug-Its"


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TheSouseFamily said:

First, thank you to Cheez-It Corp for inviting us to play in their bowl game. It's a honor to be included...and a relief to not have to play in a game sponsored by a lawn mower, logistics company or quick oil lube company. Cheez-Its are a fine product and we're fortunate to be associated with them.

The good folks at Cheez-It HQ probably are armed with reams of data showing that Cheez-It consumption per capita in Ft Worth is probably 8-10x what it is in Berkeley. But don't let that fool them. If you take out the tree people, professors, losers who think a processed cheez snack can't be a part of a healthy diet and those who thing the Cheez-It block of cheez is overly aggressive, it's likely on par with those folks from Texas.

I, for one, am a big fan of the Extra Toasty Cheez-It variety. Another poster called it "next level snacking" and I agree. Yet another poster recommended pairing it with a White Cheddar Cheez-It, a suggestion so exciting that within 12 hours of the post, convinced me to procure a box to pair with the ET Cheez-It's. And the results were as promised. Delicious. Yet another poster recently used Cheez-Its as a topping in his fancifully prepared Mac and Cheese to great effect.

So I figured our appreciation for the Cheez-It product deserved it's own thread so that others can express their appreciation as well as suggest uses of Cheez-It's that perhaps we hadn't thought of.

Thank you again to the Cheez-It folks! Keep doing such an incredible job delivering quality snack products to a hungry public and for your support of high quality, defense-oriented football.

For those who haven't tried Extra Toasty Cheez-Its, so yourself a favor and read these reviews from fancy food websites:

https://www.thekitchn.com/extra-toasty-cheez-it-product-review-259273

https://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/food/finally-you-will-be-able-get-box-nothing-burnt-cheez-its-you-crave

Great post.

True story: my now-wife and I were snacking on some Cheez-Its while on a road trip early on in our dating. I remarked that if churches used Cheez-Its at the Eucharist, a lot more people would go to church.

During that same drive I changed her life when I showed her that only the top side of the Cheez-It is salted, and thus one should eat them upside down.
bencgilmore
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They are yummy.

Always amazes me how big the cheez it sections are at mostsupermarkets. Cheese nips are about as distant a #2 as one can get in supermarkets
Another Bear
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510 Bear said:

Another Bear said:

Coug It > Cheez It. (or) Cheez It > Coug It
I see a marketing opportunity here: Cheez-Its made with WSU's Cougar Gold cheese, aka "Coug-Its"



So they milk cougs for that cheese? Sounds like tough sledding.
okaydo
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I'm sorry. I just can't support a university that wears red.

TheSouseFamily
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Id love it if JW and the staff wore these with a tasteful script Cal emblazoned on the chest.



And for you fellas still trying to think of an awesome Xmas gift for your wives, the search is over. You're welcome.



Big C
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kirklandblue said:

Big C said:

White cheddar cheese is like white chocolate: a punched ticket to Loserville.


Just FYI from Cheese.com / cheddar:

"...Cheddar cheese is natural rind bound in cloth while its colour generally ranges from WHITE to pale yellow. However, some Cheddars may have a MANUALLY ADDED yellow-orange colour."

Good luck on your culinary adventure, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised, but be warned - empty boxes littered about, dust layers of crumbs, and self-loathing may lie ahead.


I just made that up about white cheddar, though, for me, I wanna see it be orange. But please tell me you don't enjoy (or even condone) white chocolate.
Big C
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TheSouseFamily said:

Id love it JW and the staff wore this with the script Cal emblazoned on the chest.



And for you fellas still trying to think of an awesome Xmas gift for your wives, the search is over. You're welcome.




Hey, did we just stumble onto that perfect shade of "gold" we've always been searching for?
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