I saw those at the store and was tempted to try them. Let me know how they are.
Consider it done. Like, right now.
Short version: HORMEL, Y U MAKE SUCH GOOD FOOD?!
Long version (it's a review):
[spoiler]This one's going to be a short review since it's a small product. It's also going to be a little disorganized, since I can't seem to organize my thoughts tonight. (Completely unrelated matter.)
Hormel recently put something pretty neat on the market. Not happy with delicious chili and juicy ham (among other things), they've moved in on the "hot sandwich meat" market. At the time of writing, they've released four different types of "Sandwich Makers," which are small, white containers filled with various types of sandwich hot sandwich meats, such as pulled pork, sloppy Joe, and barbecue chicken, barbecue pork, or meatballs in marinara sauce. The one I got was the barbecue pork.
The instructions for this little thing is pretty simple. It essentially boils down to "Open to vent, microwave for 60 seconds, let it sit for a minute if you want, put on bun of choice, enjoy." Well, I did exactly that. I peeled back a corner (though they also tell you you can puncture it if you prefer -- a very nice, casual approach to the usual "do this, don't do that" instructions), microwaved it for exactly 60 seconds, let it sit in the microwave for a couple minutes (I was busy making toast at the time), divided the container full of delicious-smelling meat and sauce on two slices of bread, and enjoyed it. Very, very much so.
The meat looked a bit like wet dog food, being dark in coloration and having quite a bit of sauce, but trust me when I say it was by no means kibble! The taste of the meat mix was strong, slightly spicy, but extremely pleasant. It was undoubtedly barbecue pork, juicy and delicious and smelling equally good.
The portion of meat you get is as it says on the box; "two servings," which is enough to fill two of most any bread or bun with a pretty generous amount, though if you like equal portions, I would personally suggest using burger buns. The sauce and meat had to be spread a little thinner to fill a whole slice of white bread, but the meat really didn't spread. To my surprise, it was much less a "meat spread" and actually chunks of meat in a sauce! I was honestly not expecting that. Actually, I'd been expecting pulled pork, but this was even better.
As much as I hate to admit it, this was pretty much the perfect product. The price was spectuacular ($2.00 US at Walmart!), preparation instructions were astoundingly simple and easy to follow, and the product itself was delicious and filling. For the first time ever, a product has earned a perfect
7 out of 7 from me. If the pork is any indication at all to the quality of the other three flavors, you can bet that I will be buying the others as soon as possible![/spoiler]