Thread: large curd vs low fat

On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:59:17 -0400, "Somebody" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I had not bought large curd in a few years. 4% is high and avoided it. But
> K-- had a sale this week. 10 for $10. That's a damn good price... so on a
> whim I got the large curd. But when I opened it up, the curds are not
> large; are about the same as the 2%. Disappointing. Very disappointing
> Kroger.
>
> Is there a reason only 4% can be large curd?
>
It's been that way for years and years. I'm fine with the smaller
curds, never did like the big ones.... and I suspect most people are
in my camp or else you'd be finding the large ones when you open the
carton that says large.


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sf wrote:
> On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:59:17 -0400, "Somebody" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I had not bought large curd in a few years. 4% is high and avoided it. But
>> K-- had a sale this week. 10 for $10. That's a damn good price... so on a
>> whim I got the large curd. But when I opened it up, the curds are not
>> large; are about the same as the 2%. Disappointing. Very disappointing
>> Kroger.
>>
>> Is there a reason only 4% can be large curd?
>>
> It's been that way for years and years. I'm fine with the smaller
> curds, never did like the big ones.... and I suspect most people are
> in my camp or else you'd be finding the large ones when you open the
> carton that says large.
>
>
I LOVE large-curd cottage cheese. I went through years of not
being able to find it, although Horizon's small-curd has
good-sized curds.

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On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:35:51 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:59:17 -0400, "Somebody" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I had not bought large curd in a few years. 4% is high and avoided it. But
>>> K-- had a sale this week. 10 for $10. That's a damn good price... so on a
>>> whim I got the large curd. But when I opened it up, the curds are not
>>> large; are about the same as the 2%. Disappointing. Very disappointing
>>> Kroger.
>>>
>>> Is there a reason only 4% can be large curd?
>>>
>> It's been that way for years and years. I'm fine with the smaller
>> curds, never did like the big ones.... and I suspect most people are
>> in my camp or else you'd be finding the large ones when you open the
>> carton that says large.
>>
>>
>I LOVE large-curd cottage cheese. I went through years of not
>being able to find it, although Horizon's small-curd has
>good-sized curds.

Buy pot cheese... and no, it has nothing to do with pot.
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-pot-cheese.htm

Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Oct 2012 21:35:51 -0400, "Jean B." <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:59:17 -0400, "Somebody" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had not bought large curd in a few years. 4% is high and avoided it. But
>>>> K-- had a sale this week. 10 for $10. That's a damn good price... so on a
>>>> whim I got the large curd. But when I opened it up, the curds are not
>>>> large; are about the same as the 2%. Disappointing. Very disappointing
>>>> Kroger.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a reason only 4% can be large curd?
>>>>
>>> It's been that way for years and years. I'm fine with the smaller
>>> curds, never did like the big ones.... and I suspect most people are
>>> in my camp or else you'd be finding the large ones when you open the
>>> carton that says large.
>>>
>>>
>> I LOVE large-curd cottage cheese. I went through years of not
>> being able to find it, although Horizon's small-curd has
>> good-sized curds.
>
> Buy pot cheese... and no, it has nothing to do with pot.
> http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-pot-cheese.htm

I've never gotten that and will take a peek (and a taste).

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On Oct 1, 8:35*pm, "Jean B." <jb...@rcn.com> wrote:
> sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 30 Sep 2012 04:59:17 -0400, "Somebody" <e...@mail.au> wrote:
>
> >> I had not bought large curd in a few years. *4% is high and avoided it. *But
> >> K-- had a sale this week. *10 for $10. *That's a damn good price.... *so on a
> >> whim I got the large curd. *But when I opened it up, the curds are not
> >> large; are about the same as the 2%. *Disappointing. *Very disappointing
> >> Kroger.
>
> >> Is there a reason only 4% can be large curd?
>
> > It's been that way for years and years. *I'm fine with the smaller
> > curds, never did like the big ones.... and I suspect most people are
> > in my camp or else you'd be finding the large ones when you open the
> > carton that says large.
>
> I LOVE large-curd cottage cheese. *I went through years of not
> being able to find it, although Horizon's small-curd has
> good-sized curds.

Nooooo, the fun is finding the occasional large curd in the regular
curds! Land-O-Lakes makes a good 2%.