The Best of the Mass Produced Pork Scratchings (Mr Porky Prime Cut Scratchings)

Member Name: Mask_and_Mirror

Product:	Mr Porky Prime Cut Scratchings
Date:	23/07/09 (57 review reads)
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Advantages: Larger and tastier than any other scratching produced by a large company

Disadvantages: Still not as good as farm and small business varieties, and more expensive

I love pork scratchings. I know they about as bad for you as snack foods get, but they are one of my favourite foods and I probably eat far too many of them!

Mr. Porky products would not normally be my first choice when buying pork scratchings. The standard Mr. Porky scratchings (gold packet) are usually very small, bland and expensive compared to other brands. I do end up eating them fairly often even so, however, as they are far more widely available than others, and are usually the only brand available in supermarkets.

I discovered this new, premium variety some time ago, but they have become more widely available in recent times. They are a great alternative to the standard Mr. Porky scratchings, being both larger and tastier. They are, as one would expect, slightly more expensive, but I would always choose these over the standard variety, and I think any scratching lover would agree that they are far better. Mr. Porky scratchings tend to be harder and saltier than other mass-produced varieties, but this is no bad thing really. However, they also tend to have by far the highest proportion of bristly or hairy pieces, which can be offputting, and are at the very least a waste, as few people will happily eat a hairy pork scratching (or any other hairy food for that matter!).

On the other hand (certainly in my area), local shops tend to have even higher quality pork scratchings produced by farms and small businesses. These are often much larger and tend to have a much more flavourful coating of spices rather than simply being salty and dry-roasted-peanut-like. Finally, they are usually just as cheap as these if not cheaper, so even with this new addition to the range, I would only buy Mr. Porky products if there were no others available. Unless the others in the shop are KP scratchings, which are dreadful.

Summary: If you can't find top-quality pork scratchings, these are a good imitation.