A greasy offering from Seabrook that made me feel blurgh! (Seabrook Crinkle - Salt & Vinegar Crisps)

Member Name: xxfoxyredxx

Product:	Seabrook Crinkle - Salt & Vinegar Crisps
Date:	20/05/09 (79 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: They taste ok and as you assume they would

Disadvantages: Too fattening, greasy and not to my taste at all

Loving my crisps and snacks as I do I've really made a big effort of late to try snacks that normally I wouldn't. I'm a creature of habit usually and I tend to grab McCoy's or Walkers really and walk past other varieties of crisps usually which the other day i thought to myself was a bit of a shame! So when I saw these I put down my favourite Walkers Prawn Cocktail Crisps and decided at 39p a bag to give these a go and be a devil lol!

The Packaging...

White and light blue bag and on the front in white and light blue writing I'm told they are Sea Salt & Vinegar Flavour Crinkle Cut 'Seabrook' Potato Crisps (Since 1945). There is an at a glance nutritional chart down the left hand side of the bag, website details for Seabrooks are given (www.seabrookcrisps.com) and I'm told that they are made with sunflower oil & sea salt and are Msg-Free. On the back of the bag I'm told a bit about Seabrook, told about other flavours available within the range, nutritional information, ingredients and allergy advice is given, I'm given contact details for Seabrooks Crisps, the size is stated (31.8g), the best before date is clearly stamped on in black ink, the recycle symbol is displayed and finally there is a bar-code on there. Nice enough, simple packet with all the information you could possibly need on there!

A Bit About This Brand....

For over 60 years, true to our founder Mr C Brook, we've made crisps with lip-smacking flavours. We pioneered the use of sea salt and sunflower oil. And we've just created a ferocious new range of Hot & Spicy flavours.

Why Choose Seabrook Crisps?.....

Because They Are....

Cooked in pure sunflower oil.
Sprinkled with sea salt.
MSG-Free.
Vegetarian.
Lovingly cooked in Yorkshire.

The Crisps Themselves....

As soon as you open the bag your nostrils are hit by a rather strong smell of malted vinegar. The crisps are a light yellow and golden colour, crinkled with deep ridges and you can see lightly sprinkled sea salt on them if you look hard enough.

Slightly greasy to look at and to the taste, you can actually see some saturated areas of grease on the crisps looking slightly translucent and more crispy that the other crisps.

They do taste of potato which is enhanced by the salt but for me these are far too vinegary in this case and are way too harsh and a little too breathtaking for me as they are sour. Not only that they didn't half hurt my cracked lips and make me moan lol.

They leave a greasy taste in the mouth and greasy fingers and overall they look like decent enough crisps but I thought they were not great quality...which was what I was expecting to be honest.

Not recommended from me unless you like very greasy and somewhat soggy crisps with little bite to them! I won't be eating these again, they are fat too high in calories and fat for my liking!

Nutritional Information Per Pack....

Calories: 165
Sugar; 0.5g
Fat: 8.9g
Saturates: 1.0g
Salt: 0.6g

Available in all sorts of places! I purchased mine singly in Tesco but they are also available in multi bags.

Summary: I can't condone the fat content in these although I'm a piggy lol