#frozen-foods

#frozen-foods

“I lived in rural central Illinois. Literally on a farm, miles and miles from anything,” explained one former customer on Reddit. “The Schwan's man sold us frozen meats and these ice cream candy bars that still haunt my dreams.” The Minnesota-based company was founded in 1952 by Marvin Schwan, who set out to bring frozen foods to folks who might not have straightforward access to grocery stores.

Since 1996, Dunkin' has served up a round baked good besides its signature donuts: The humble yet delicious bagel. Customers have enjoyed jazzing up Dunkin' bagels or eating them as-is ever since, but these doughy treats certainly haven't stayed the same over the decades. For one big shake-up, Dunkin' used to serve fresh bagels, but now only uses frozen ones, which not every customer and staff member is happy about.

Clarence Birdseye was a visionary. As the founder of Birds Eye Frosted Foods he revolutionized the frozen foods industry when he patented a quick-freezing machine that froze foods without damaging cell walls, ensuring the flavor, texture, and nutrition remained intact. Although Birdseye developed the patent, it was actually fish that changed the frozen foods industry forever. On a trip to the Arctic, Birdseye had seen Native Americans flash-freeze fresh fish using ice, wind, and temperature.

Duane Roberts made millions off a food he was initially wholly ignorant of: the humble burrito. It was the 1950s, and his family owned a small meat wholesaler called the Butcher Boy that sold patties to local restaurants, including one of the first operating McDonald's, a location in San Bernardino. As the fast food chain and other burger joints grew in popularity, the family brainstormed other products they could manufacture, Roberts recalled in a 2007 interview with the Orange County Register.

A warm, flaky, and hearty pot pie is the epitome of comfort. Whether made with chicken, chickpeas, seafood, or beef, the pot pie makes a lovely and wholesome meal. It takes some work to prepare from scratch, but you can always help the process along with store-bought ingredients or even choose from a number of popular frozen chicken pot pie brands to heat and serve.

Despite Marie Callender's stellar reputation as our favorite frozen pie brand, the frozen side dish that customers unanimously revile is the sweet corn casserole. The photo on the box depicts a luxurious hybrid between cornbread and corn pudding, but disappointed and disgusted reviews routinely declare "false advertising!" Customers on Reddit even felt that the corn casserole was an affront to all the senses. As one wrote, "The smell is gross. The taste is worse and the texture isn't good either."

Egg rolls originated from Chinese-American cuisine and have become widely available in grocery stores, demonstrating their popularity in both restaurants and home cooking.

The spice level was off the charts here. So if you're on the hunt for the absolute spiciest nuggets you can find, these are the ones for you.

Soybean oil's lack of fat compromises the dough's ability to become flaky, resulting in a fragile pie crust that doesn't separate into layers.