PSA: Planters Cheez Balls Returning. For real this time.

[Dutch 4479]

But not for long, apparently.  I loved these as a kid & will be stocking up.  

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/nation-now/2018/06/26/planters-cheez-balls-and-cheez-curls-coming-back/735424002/

[utee94 15862]

In elementary school I'd pound an entire can of those in one sitting. 

Unrelated: In elementary school I was overweight

 

[Dutch 4479]

My grandma always had three things at her house for us at all times: Planters Cheez Balls, Klondike Ice Cream Bars, and Vernor's ginger ale.  My mom hated us having any of those.  Coincidence? Absolutely none.  I have a massive soft spot for all three.

Edited June 27, 2018 by Dutch

[gsoda3 3282]

why don't they bring them back permanently?

[Landomatic 3813]

Close enough?

http://store.utzsnacks.com/mobile/Cheese-Balls/productinfo/357/

[Jerry Callo 8727]

[utee94 15862]

15 minutes ago, Landomatic said:

Close enough?

http://store.utzsnacks.com/mobile/Cheese-Balls/productinfo/357/

 

[NOMAAA 1696]

you know whats great?  planters cheese balls on a peanut butter jelly.  try it.  slams and goes hard.  cheetos work also.

[Deej 76918]

Their version of regular Cheetos that came in the can were better than Cheetos. Bring those back.

[chainsaw 9873]

4 hours ago, utee94 said:

In elementary school I'd pound an entire can of those in one sitting. 

Unrelated: In elementary school I was overweight

 

[pepper brooks 580]

Damn I love those cheez curls. Used to crush those and the cheez balls as a kid. 

[SizzleChest 8284]

[fluff 87]

20 hours ago, Deej said:

Their version of regular Cheetos that came in the can were better than Cheetos. Bring those back.

not even close.

[phdhorn 6224]

They're really good, but I won't need to buy them.

 

BTW, those things are only like 150 calories for about 30 (the longer cheese puffs about 150 calories for 15).  I've eaten them every lunch almost for the last 15 months and lost 50 pounds doing it.

[gsoda3 3282]

yeah but you probably now have esophageal cancer. 

[Spankytoes 1743]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DJ4V2S5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[Jimbaround 975]

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07DJ4V2S5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just ordered a case. My 2-year old is going to flip for these.

[phdhorn 6224]

On 6/29/2018 at 10:24 AM, gsoda3 said:

yeah but you probably now have esophageal cancer. 

Meh, I just smack it a few times, starts workin' normally again.

[Fudge Nuggets 19224]

On 6/27/2018 at 11:11 PM, NOMAAA said:

you know whats great?  planters cheese balls on a peanut butter jelly.  try it.  slams and goes hard.  cheetos work also.

Fritos are also great on a PBJ.

[Kennythetiger 9460]

Fritos are damned good on a turkey sandwich, too.

[tokamak 6441]

I remember these things, I remember them being good, and I remember crushing a ton of them when I was a kid. But I don't remember there being anything special enough about them to get excited about this for some reason. Especially in a world in which the product that phdhorn posted exists.

[Dewey 3292]

I remember grandma breaking these out on special occasions and telling us kids to save some for the guests. We ate them all anyways.

[PRONG HORN 3159]

On 6/27/2018 at 2:18 PM, Dutch said:

PSA: Planters Cheez Balls Returning. For real this time.

 

[TwiceHorn 31536]

1 hour ago, tokamak said:

I remember these things, I remember them being good, and I remember crushing a ton of them when I was a kid. But I don't remember there being anything special enough about them to get excited about this for some reason. Especially in a world in which the product that phdhorn posted exists.

Since then, there have been all manner of cheesy poof balls sold and they're all pretty damned good.  At one time, there were Cheetos fried (normal ones) and baked (more like these, but still turd shaped).  Like all things baked rather than fried, there was less fat in them.  Also, the balls had a different taste and mouth feel that make these things almost a whole other food from fried Cheetos.  Baked Cheetos disappeared for a long time, but surely they are back with baked everything else.

I won't buy them (let the wife buy them) because they're so fucking good.  I only get Sun Chips :/.

[Spankytoes 1743]

3 hours ago, tokamak said:

I remember these things, I remember them being good, and I remember crushing a ton of them when I was a kid. But I don't remember there being anything special enough about them to get excited about this for some reason. Especially in a world in which the product that phdhorn posted exists.

Nostalgia mostly, but they were the best ever. Bringing Utz into the conversation should be a bannable offense. You get a shitload of nasty product. Never had the HEB brand so I can’t comment on those. Planters made the cheese balls/doodles that other companies strived to replicate but never could. I ordered a case of each for a July 18 delivery. If they have a limited run if Hi-C Ecto Cooler too, I may need new underwear...a size bigger.

[BlueGreySky 1032]

9 hours ago, Kennythetiger said:

Fritos are damned good on a turkey sandwich, too.

Today I made an 8 layer sandwich on sourdough.

fritos, turkey, provolone, salami, pepperoni, gouda, roast beef, fritos.

[BlueGreySky 1032]

can't find them anywhere on their locator website or on amazon.  sold out. damn.

[Tailgate 3023]

I just preordered on amazon. Thanks to the OP and amazon link...huge fan of cheese puffs.

[Rusty Shackelford 414]

Nostalgia mostly, but they were the best ever. Bringing Utz into the conversation should be a bannable offense. You get a shitload of nasty product. Never had the HEB brand so I can’t comment on those. Planters made the cheese balls/doodles that other companies strived to replicate but never could. I ordered a case of each for a July 18 delivery. If they have a limited run if Hi-C Ecto Cooler too, I may need new underwear...a size bigger.

Fuckin’ A

[Celery Man 20996]

Since then, there have been all manner of cheesy poof balls sold and they're all pretty damned good.  At one time, there were Cheetos fried (normal ones) and baked (more like these, but still turd shaped).  Like all things baked rather than fried, there was less fat in them.  Also, the balls had a different taste and mouth feel that make these things almost a whole other food from fried Cheetos.  Baked Cheetos disappeared for a long time, but surely they are back with baked everything else.
I won't buy them (let the wife buy them) because they're so fucking good.  I only get Sun Chips .

Just quoting twice talking about the mouthfeel if balls.

So they gonna have these at HEB or what?

[rage-a-holic 4469]

All this anti-UTZ balls talk is gonna make Scraps have to cut you.

[Tex Pete 20481]

Whatever happened to all the Frito Lay products that caused anal seepage?

I just wanted to say “anal seepage.”

[Fudge Nuggets 19224]

8 hours ago, BlueGreySky said:

Today I made an 8 layer sandwich on sourdough.

fritos, turkey, provolone, salami, pepperoni, gouda, roast beef, fritos.

Strange, the pictures are not showing up on my computer.

[Dutch 4479]

Some people have reviewed the new version as not as good as they remembered. Some people don’t know what they’re talking about. These are damn good, as they always were. Accept no substitute: the OG is still running the streets.

[NotActuallyALonghorn 4977]

I always figured someone should make a straw specifically sized for cheese balls so you could suck them straight up out of the package without getting your fingers all cheesy. But then you wouldn't get to lick them clean.

[HornOnTheBayou 8946]

Is putting your lips around a large straw and sucking on balls something you want to do? I'm not judging, just trying to understand your thinking. 

[Your Mom 4852]

Y'all are all terrible people.  I'm a junkfood fiend but them things are nasty.

[Al_4_ISU 12484]

3 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

Y'all are all terrible people.  I'm a junkfood fiend but them things are nasty.

You're wrong.

I knew a guy in college that would buy clear plastic barrels full of the knock off version from Sam's Club.  5-6 guys drinking beer and playing cards could put a dent in those sumbitches.

[Al_4_ISU 12484]

On 7/2/2018 at 11:22 AM, Kennythetiger said:

Fritos are damned good on a turkey sandwich, too.

Really, any chips are damned good on any kind of meat and cheese based sandwich.  Salt & vinegar are my favorites, but ain't nothing wrong with Fritos.

[Dutch 4479]

26 minutes ago, Your Mom said:

them things are nasty.

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Edited October 11, 2018 by Dutch

[DoobieWah 1460]

On 6/28/2018 at 11:26 AM, SizzleChest said:

I want to see that running backwards.

[rage-a-holic 4469]

2 hours ago, Al_4_ISU said:

You're wrong.

I knew a guy in college that would buy clear plastic barrels full of the knock off version from Sam's Club.  5-6 guys drinking beer and playing cards could put a dent in those sumbitches.

Utz balls. They're awesome. Ask Scraps.

 

[C-Man 27262]

1 hour ago, DoobieWah said:

I want to see that running backwards.

Can I get a version with the cheese ball edited out? kthxbai

[Al_4_ISU 12484]

41 minutes ago, rage-a-holic said:

Utz balls. They're awesome. Ask Scraps.

 

That's the one.  If someone thinks they suck, they just haven't washed them down with Old Mil or Natty Light.

[Jimbaround 975]

Case arrived this week for me. They are as delicious as I remember. The Utz are just not as good for some reason.

[Underdog 28773]

On 7/2/2018 at 8:47 AM, phdhorn said:

Meh, I just smack it a few times, starts workin' normally again.

So your esophagus can take a pounding, eh?  Interesting.  

[Al_4_ISU 12484]

The Utz aren't as good as Planters (they have less external coating), but they were still good.  Especially for the cost.

[ChickenSandwich 9852]

On 10/11/2018 at 9:36 AM, Your Mom said:

Y'all are all terrible people.  I'm a junkfood fiend but them things are nasty.

Yes. Almost as bad as Cheetos. The Pepsi of the Chip world. Doritos still king

[utee94 15862]

I don't even consider cheetos and cheese balls to be chips.  Maybe more like crackers?  Totally different classification, IMO.

[MNLonghornFUKM 8819]

On 10/11/2018 at 9:40 AM, Al_4_ISU said:

You're wrong.

I knew a guy in college that would buy clear plastic barrels full of the knock off version from Sam's Club.  5-6 guys drinking beer and playing cards could put a dent in those sumbitches.

id love to see what the playing cards looked like afterwards