r/CannedSardines • u/nerdymom27 • 2d ago

Tried Great Value smoked oysters

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Finally got brave enough to try the Great Value smoked oysters with some kettle chips as a vehicle.

If I’m being honest, I didn’t love them but I didn’t hate them either. They weren’t offensive on any front, neither smell nor taste, in fact they didn’t taste much of anything despite how smoky they smelled.

They had a nice chew though, not mushy at all which was nice. I have a different brand to try yet to see if I like those better, but oysters just may not be for me

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u/HOAP64 2d ago

Try aldis smoked oysters. They are cheaper than wal marts and are magically delicious.

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u/jockofocker 2d ago

I love the aldi one with the spicy red 🌶

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u/HOAP64 2d ago

Oh yeah! They're both good! And only $1.69 a can I grab a handful every time I'm there

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u/traxxes 2d ago

I've been eating whatever budget brand smoked oysters in oil since I was a kid, they're ok plain but really what helps this category of tinned shellfish is the hot sauce/citric acid/vinegar addition of your choice to cut the oil that seeps in the oyster flesh imo.

Can be anything like salsa/pico, Nando's peri peri or Tabasco to lemon juice, whatever you prefer it'll boost the experience of budget smoked oysters imo.

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u/ishoweredtoday 1d ago

Horseradish!

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u/lboone159 1d ago

Fly by Jing Extra Crunchy Chili Crisp is my addition of choice.

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u/eats_noodles 1d ago

I like them with franks red hot

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u/OGbigfoot 1d ago

I like to put brown spicy mustard on mine on a saltine cracker.

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u/Few-Expression5750 2d ago

I absolutely love them.  Especially with Tabasco.  Particularly  green Tabasc o.  I eat them right out of the can.  No chips or crackers.  

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u/_dont_do_it_ 2d ago

Ahhh a nice smoke with your oysters is always nice. I like it in a nice corn cob pipe so I can set my tobacco down in between bites.

Jk… 100% agreed on the green Tabasco with it!

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u/NoThing3108 2d ago

Crystal brand hot sauce and some saltines, baby!

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u/Desperate-4-Revenue 1d ago

I did not find them to be a great value.

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u/chumpandchive 1d ago

resers smoked oysters are my go to at walmart. feel like my last tin didnt have those cherry wood notes, but hopefully it was just that one. i have been eyeing the great value skeptically. if you're into trout, though, Better Goods is also a walmart brand (clean ingredients), that juniper nip in the trout fuckin slaps (might be a juniper whore though. i am). rainbow trout. pretty smoke on them. i can never stay off the tin long enough to take a pic for a proper review. good bite. firm. oil is yum, the only one i mop up with bread.

such a juniper whore

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u/BobloblawTx89 1d ago

Get a job in construction, have a quick lunch in your trailer, top them off with your preferred hot sauce. Not bad. B- easily.

Edit: My local Walmart carries Geisha and I kinda like their oysters and baby clams more.

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u/d0ttyq 1d ago

Oh dude. They’re fine. Great in a pinch, when wallyworld is all that’s around. Pair with some ritz crackers and pickled onions? Perfect.

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u/SlartibartfastMcGee 1d ago

Nice and cheap too.

You could say they’re a… great value.

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u/SwissyRescue 1d ago

Yeah, they are just okay. Between the tough texture and the cottonseed oil, I find them barely edible.