Breakfast cereals (particularly cornflakes): Kelloggs vs. unKelloggs

[Pickman's model]

When I were a lad I used to complain if my mum got own-brand cornflakes because they weren't as good as the Kelloggs ones.

Nowadays I choose my cornflakes all by myself. This means that firstly I can get Crunchy Nut Cornflakes instead of plain old boring regular ones. Secondly it means I have to pay for them myself and I have noticed that the Kelloggs ones are really quite significantly more expensive than the own-brand ones. So now I often buy the own brand ones.

I would like your comments on whether you think the taste difference is in proportion to the cost difference please.

A poll will appear in due course.

do you find yourself less inclined to masturbation after eating kellogg's - that is, do you think mr kellogg's aim has in your case proved successful?

 

[teuchter]

That’s absolute nonsense. It is a slow release food, so it is less likely to kill you in the long term, but it is always perfectly satisfying at the time.

Perhaps you have been covering your porridge in cream and golden syrup, and that is why you are left with cravings after glumly licking your spoon clean. In which case, have it with nut butter and freshly ground black pepper. Or salsa verde.

It is moderately satisfying at the time, but about two hours later you are more hungry than you would have been otherwise.

 

[Silas Loom]

It is moderately satisfying at the time, but about two hours later you are more hungry than you would have been otherwise.

I am not.

You may be reporting your own experience accurately, but it is surprising and counterintuitive. From a porridge firm’s point of view, your claims might be actionable.

 

[Artaxerxes]

oh i'll do a saucepan of frosties if struggling with the direction my life has taken.

A saucepan?

 

[Artaxerxes]

It is moderately satisfying at the time, but about two hours later you are more hungry than you would have been otherwise.

Have you tested this theory in controlled conditions?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

It isn’t forbidden to have a second bowl of porridge.

 

[Silas Loom]

It isn’t forbidden to have a second bowl of porridge.

Or even to vary the quantity of the initial serving.

 

[hitmouse]

Looks like no-one else has posted the obligatory Peep Show clip yet, so:

Anyway, voted option 3, but should actually have voted for "I have been eating own brand for so long that I can no longer remember how Kellogg's compares", which the OP thoughtlessly forgot to include. Frankly I'm not sure teuchter should be allowed to start threads if they're going to take such a slapdash and inadequate approach to poll creation.

 

[BigMoaner]

A saucepan?

Or wok

 

[BigMoaner]

Dad where’s all the frosties gone

 

[moochedit]

I’m not a dog.

Good point.

 

[moochedit]

It isn’t forbidden to have a second bowl of porridge.

Only if you are at sea.

 

[BigMoaner]

I’d hammer a saucepan of crunchy nuts right now

 

[teuchter]

From a porridge firm’s point of view, your claims might be actionable.

The porridge industry doesn't scare me. Nor will it silence me.

 

[Humberto]

I’d hammer a saucepan of crunchy nuts right now

Haven't you had no tea?

 

[rubbershoes]

It isn’t forbidden to have a second bowl of porridge.

Clearly the first bowl was of an inadequate size

 

[Silas Loom]

The porridge industry doesn't scare me. Nor will it silence me.

So has boasted many a porridge dissident, before they are confronted with a rolling mill which could crush them as easily as an oatflake, at which point they normally recant.

 

[andysays]

I think the real question here is whether the own brand cereals should have their own aisle separate from the name brand ones, or if they should all be displayed together.

 

[Humberto]

Haven't you had no tea?

I'm not taking the piss if you haven't I'm just guessing you're really stoned though.

 

[Sweet FA]

Maybe I’ll get a variety pack. I used to find them exiting as a kid. We’d get them when we went on holiday in the caravan.

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aka "camping cereal" in our house

 

[Pickman's model]

The porridge industry doesn't scare me. Nor will it silence me.

What they should do is force it down your throat as is done to geese in the production of pâté de foie gras, that might put the wind up you. And shut you up too

 

[teuchter]

What they should do is force it down your throat as is done to geese in the production of pâté de foie gras, that might put the wind up you. And shut you up too

It is no surprise to see you recommending that corporate entities use physical violence to subdue their critics. We've been reading your torture fantasies on here for long enough now.

 

[Pickman's model]

It is no surprise to see you recommending that corporate entities use physical violence to subdue their critics. We've been reading your torture fantasies on here for long enough now.

I'm simply saying they could scare you and they could silence you. And offered an example of how they could do that.

 

[bcuster]

Quaker Oats recalls two dozen more products due to salmonella risk

The company has recalled more than 60 types of cereal, granola bars and snacks since December. The latest on the list includes several Cap’n Crunch products.

www.nbcnews.com

nonKelloggs' recall

 

[iona]

I’m not a dog.

Exactly the kind of thing a dog might say if it had been hypnotised

 

[Elpenor]

Each morning I eat a bowl of cornflakes with a banana.

It’s actually quite difficult, I can see why other people tend to use a spoon

 

[Humberto]

 

[petee]

 

[Saunders]

It is moderately satisfying at the time, but about two hours later you are more hungry than you would have been otherwise.

This is what is so good about porridge. You have a healthy first meal and then have an appetite and room for second breakfast around 10ish.

 

[jontz01]

It is moderately satisfying at the time, but about two hours later you are more hungry than you would have been otherwise.

Drink more water.