Snyder's Rods (Pretzels)

I thought I knew rods, but I was wrong. These are so long. They are fully bag-length. When I saw a serving was 3 pretzels, I was like "wtf? are they straight butter?" but now I understand. Actually, weirdly enough they are partially made of Potato Flakes (just like in their gluten free pretzels), and you can tell upon chomping. They have a lighter and less barley-er texture than Utz pretzels. Frankly, the formula isn't quite for me, a true pretzel connoisseur (even if I still have more to learn about Rods). In a perfect world, Utz ingredients and Snyder shape would combine ! Although, I have no idea how I would take these to work. I'd have to snap them in half. 

Overall
Cost: 5/10 [4.44]
Taste: 6/10 

utz Classic Thins pretzels

A good day to consume utz snacks, as Nabisco's Ritz is in the news yet AGAIN for mis-labelling PB crackers as cheese. Terrifying stuff. And that's a huge company who uses warnings; just think about all the companies you don't hear about and those that are never even noticed. Makes my extreme-in-some-eyes measures feel necessary and validated. I remember when Ritz first came out with PB crackers in the 90s (that's the 1990s for you historians and children) and I thought "well this is gonna be trouble" and I was right!!!! Sidenote: don't read any comments about this or any other allergy-related news if you have allergies yourself. It's worse than reading my evals when it comes to triggering a great depression.

Anyway, on to happier things. From hards to thins, Utz does it all. I didn't think I'd like these, because what's the gimmick? it's just regular pretzels? But maybe I had too many special darks and sourdoughs and whatever else, because these were a nice change of pace. Very light and airy, due to the bigness of the holes. Salty, easy to bite, and a little like eating nothing at all. Maybe they're just fresher than I'm used to. Or saltier. Either way, it's a good pretzel. Bless you utz!!

Overall
Cost: 8/10 [2$]
Taste: 7/10