Old Tyme Gameday Sandwich Rolls

Continuing my Old Tyme adventures... this is another sesame/nut/soy flour-free roll option from Old Tyme. What makes it "game day" and/or "premium"? It's the same calorie and protein info as their regular roll, but it has a line down the middle. It's also a little fluffier/firmer. OK, fine. Mine were 1 week from expiry but had some weird black flecks on top (mold?!??!) which I peeled off, but maybe that's supposed to be there, but probably not though. They also made me flushed and itchy like the high-protein ones did, but is that just anxiety or do I have a secret wheat protein allergy and/or there's unlabelled legume? Being real, I think it's probably the first thing. I'll report in after having a few more. [Reporting in: yep, it was transient.] Taste-wise, these are NOT weirdly buttery like the non-game-day rolls, which is a plus. But they kinda taste like stale bread mixed with air (not like tasty potato), which is a minus. I guess these aren't potato rolls at all, are they? Dang. I miss Martin's. Maybe I'll go back, sesame be darned. Anyway, no butter, bad texture, no sesame, play ball!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10 

Old Tyme 647 Italian Kaiser Rolls

A new sesame-free roll appears! These seem like they'd be really good; the size is big and the texture is nice and fluffy. They don't have any weird legumes or sesame, BUT they do have 16g of fiber and wheat protein isolate. The idea of any protein isolate makes me so itchy, due to my soy-and-pea trauma, and so even though I'm like, quite sure I'm not allergic to wheat since I eat it pretty much every day, these still made me scared I was dying. Classic me. But I didn't die! I ate two whole chicken sandwiches on consecutive days! They have a nice flavor, not too sweet or buttery like some packaged breads. A perfect serviceable option that I'm glad exists, even though the mega protein/fiber is kinda unnecessary. Bready. Lots of dusty flour. What does 647 mean, I wonder? 64 tummy aches, 7 days a week? The area code to call up Old Tyme? Drop your guesses in the comments! 

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10 

Old Tyme Potato Rolls (Sandwich)

The rare sandwich roll in 2025 without a sesame warning (or copout sesame ingredient)! I bought these since Martin's (while good and nut free) technically contain sesame per the ingredients (even though I think it's basically a may-contain since I have never seen a sesame seed on them), and I probably shouldn't be playing sesame russian roulette. But at the same time, I might go back, because these taste like straight butter. They taste like a dinner roll with a big pat of margarine right on top. They taste like a weird butter-flavored cracker. IDK what's going on there or who this is meant to appeal to. There is sugar in the ingredients, maybe that's what I'm tasting?? Structurally, they are sound, and they look a little wrinkled and tragic (possibly just the bag I got; it was the only one left) but ultimately held up to heavy filling. No mold or allergy concerns, but the product is really not my favorite, flavorwise. Maybe I just need to get used to it. Anyway, grateful this is an option, regardless.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 5/10

Martin's Sweet Party Rolls

My dad likes the regular Martin's party rolls for a holiday dinner, but this was the only kind my store had. Sweet!? Sounds gross, right? It turns out these basically taste the same as regular, so my dad liked them fine. They're also OK with me, but not my favorite bread-side. So, edible, but not my preference. A little too potato-y and not enough butter-y!

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10

Pillsbury Grands! Buttermilk Biscuits (with Flaky Layers)

Some of my best friends have flaky layers! :p Anyway, these make for a great side dish to nearly anything. The problem is that I, one human, probably shouldn't eat 8 large biscuits. If only they came in little mini-packs of 2 or something, then single people would really rule the earth. Other than this, love 'em, they're classic.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10

Martin's Potato Rolls

Happy Thanksgiving! These are not really good for dinner rollin', but they are great for sloppy joes, BBQ pork, and other large sandwiches. A very solid product. Although, now that I've had the "slider size", I feel almost like these are too big! At least for solo single girls like myself. But Martin's rolls are just generally good.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Martin's Slider Potato Rolls

Martin's is great. Nut free facility, sesame is an ingredient but it's not actually in there. Tastes great for sandwiches, and, ostensibly, burgers. They grilled up in a pan really nicely too, which I'd never tried before. These sliders are also the perfect size, I think they're better than the full sizers. "Yummy", says I.

Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10

Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls - Original Icing

These came out well! Honestly, all the different types of cinnamon rolls are basically interchangeable to me, so I think I like the small ones and the small packs best, since I'm liable to eat too many at once. This particular 8-pack cooks fully in 10 minutes, and has a good texture and good taste. They're nice and sticky! 

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 7/10

Immaculate Baking Company - Organic Crescent Rolls

Fun! I haven't had fridge rolls for a hot minute. These were very stuck together dough-wise when I opened it, and very hard to peel apart. The popping was also quite intense! I appreciate their cute label and instructions, and the actual taste and baking was good. I think they taste even better than Pillsbury (more "real"?) but they made me a little itchy/nervous, even though the labelling seemed quite legit. I dunno man.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 6/10

Pillsbury Flaky Cinnamon Rolls with Butter Cream Icing

Oh yeah, Cinnamon rolls in quarantine! These were good, as cinnamon rolls generally are. They were a cute size, smaller than the GRANDS ones, so you get 8 of them per tube. 3 is a satisfying meal/snack. These cooked in 10 minutes (leaving a tiny bit of undercooked inside), which was pretty good. Maybe 11 is the actual right time to cook them. They do have a little "plain biscuit" taste, so I wish there was more cinnamon or they were somehow more gooey without being undercooked, but the icing amount is solid and they were still tasty despite being a few days past the "best by" date, heh heh.

Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 8/10

Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Icing

Now that I'm eating these not fresh (don't want to eat more than one a day since I'm still healing), they aren't quite as amazing. But in general this is a baller treat: fresh bakery from a can! And nut-free! Very cool, obviously amazing. They taste like a cinnamon bun (never had real cinnabons but I imagine it's like this) and are fun to peel. The time says 25-29 min, which is too long -- I did 25 and they were still kinda burnt. Maybe like 22? Still tasty though.





Overall
Cost: 6/10
Taste: 8/10

Liscio's No-Point Rolls - 12 pack

These came in a bag of 12 rolls in my Acme bakery. I got it because it had an ingredients list with no nuts, but it wasn't store-bought crap white bread, you know? But unfortunately these were terrible, texture-wise: so so so chewy and hard to eat. The taste is fine, totally unremarkable, but the texture was a killer. They also aren't perforated so you have to rip into them like an animal. But today I had a revelation: I can toast the rolls if I rip them just right. Toasting is a saving grace and bumps these up to useable, even useable in a decent sandwich. Nice work, toaster!

Overall
Cost: 5/10 (5$ for 12 rolls that expire in 2 days)
Taste: 5/10