McCain Curly Fries

Hm. I'm really of two minds about these. On the negative side, the top of this bag is so perforated that it's fully open to the air -- you can smell inside and see inside and that makes me VERY worried about contamination etc. Super odd. But on the positive side, these were the cheapest fries at the store and tasted much better than the plain, tasteless McCain fries -- basically they taste like Arby's curly fries, but perhaps a little spicier and a little less soft/oily. Which is good. They're easy to cook and count out a single serving. Fun shape. I'm into it but the bag thing is really weird. I wonder if they're all like that.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

McCain Craft Beer Battered Potatoes Thin Cut

The bag doesn't actually call these fries, which is super weird. Surely there's no legal definition of Fry? Or if there is, surely these guys meet it?! Weird stuff at McCain's headquarters, which may or may not be a store brand, I'm not sure. I got these because they were the cheapest fry, and I don't really like fries so I figured it wouldn't make a difference. I do think there is a difference though. First, the shape and size is good: they're skinny fries and some short some long. The calorie count is also more reasonable than other fries (about 450 for half the bag). But the flavor is really lacking, even for plain fries. I think it needs more salt?? Or some sort of seasoning or more oil or something. The skin is thick, but flavorless. Alas. I prefer the checkers fries and will go elsewhere next time unless the price differential is really shocking.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 5/10