Dinty Moore """Beef Stew"""" is more like: hamburger soup.

[the ringo kid]

Dinty Moore """Beef Stew"""" is more like: hamburger soup.

I recently bought two cans of the stuff (before I realized it was made by Hormel (hell foods) and tried eating that garbage. It used to be good-but no longer is. I don't know who the jerk is who forced a change in their recipe? but--I'm completely done with ANY product they have except for an occasional SPAM. I am seriously thinking of suing them for false advertisement-the photo on the can shows large chunks of meat with the stew--no longer the case-at least with the two cans I bought. I MIGHT buy another can and see if there are actual meat chunks and actual gravy in it-instead of the terrible-tasting soup-like carp I got stuck with. Anyway, if that idiot who forced the corner-cutting STUPID change to what used to be a good tasting stew-is reading this? YOU, have one more shot with me-before you lose a long time loyal customer. However--ill never buy yer darned tamales again-as you ruined those years ago.

While I'm at it, I noticed that Wolf brand chili--did the same. It no longer is chili-but fragging SOUP!!!!!!!!!

IS there any alternates out there?? I don't cook from scratch chili or stews due to lack of time, energy and space.

 

[JayFramer]

No surprise, really.

They want to keep the cost the same so the consumer doesn't ditch them. So as food prices rise, they simply add more and more water to the product. Trust me, I've noticed it to.

The REAL shame is that fresh beef and fresh vegetables are so expensive. I never understood how these companies can buy apparently at least some fresh meat and vegetables, can them, cook and season them, transport them all around the country, and sell them to me and you for a buck. To make the real thing yourself at home would cost $30 or better, and would not make 30 cans worth of soup, not even close.

It's a racket. These companies feed us their chemical and preservative ridden watered down mystery soup and it ends up being much more expensive to just cook your own fresh healthy soup... I really do not understand this country sometimes, what went wrong.

 

[the ringo kid]

I agree, and also forgot to add--its also mostly potato too-very tiny bits of carrots in that thin soupy-like substance. I remember when their stew also had corn and celery in it too-but that's been over ten years now since those disappeared.

 

[Doug M.]

I can remember the last time I had some, but not when it was (30 years or more I bet), and it was nothing great then. In fact, my description of it would likely get me some moderator hatemail, so I'll pass on that.

 

[ralph7]

I remember when it had good sized chunks of beef in it, but can't say that I've bought it recently. Never really cared for it back then, so I'll pass in the future.
I remember eating a lot of Hamburger Helper in the past and when tried recently, wasn't too fond of it, either, anymore. No matter which type you got, they all have that processed "whang" to them.
Thanks for the heads up!

 

[moosedog]

I hope Franco American Spaghetti didn't go down the same path.

 

[JH1951]

I hope Franco American Spaghetti didn't go down the same path.

I have not seen Franco American spaghetti on the shelves for several decades. Funny, I remember it well, because it was what my wife craved during pregnancy...... (That was VERY good luck.) Went looking for some quite a while back and the brand seems to have vanished (or is not distributed in my area, anyway).

 

[walkin jack]

Kind of surprised that they still make the stuff. I used to eat that stuff now and then when I was in a hurry and on my own and too hungry to get anything else goin'. It was alright with bread or rolls or cornbread. I'm sorry but not surprised to learn that it has lost some quality though.

I used to like Sweet Sue's Chicken and dumplin's too. Do they still make that? Has it gone to pot as well? Just wonderin'...

 

[Chubbo]

Changing Times

I recently bought two cans of the stuff (before I realized it was made by Hormel (hell foods) and tried eating that garbage. It used to be good-but no longer is. I don't know who the jerk is who forced a change in their recipe? but--I'm completely done with ANY product they have except for an occasional SPAM. I am seriously thinking of suing them for false advertisement-the photo on the can shows large chunks of meat with the stew--no longer the case-at least with the two cans I bought. I MIGHT buy another can and see if there are actual meat chunks and actual gravy in it-instead of the terrible-tasting soup-like carp I got stuck with. Anyway, if that idiot who forced the corner-cutting STUPID change to what used to be a good tasting stew-is reading this? YOU, have one more shot with me-before you lose a long time loyal customer. However--ill never buy yer darned tamales again-as you ruined those years ago.

While I'm at it, I noticed that Wolf brand chili--did the same. It no longer is chili-but fragging SOUP!!!!!!!!!

IS there any alternates out there?? I don't cook from scratch chili or stews due to lack of time, energy and space.

Ringo:
You, like I, are a victim of the times. I don't know if the Bob Evans food lines are available in your area, but they are a lifesaver, to my wife, and I. We are "Old Poops", and don't want to cook large portions of food, so we rely on the great, ready prepared, food offerings of Bob Evans. The Kroger stores in our area, carry a large offering of their products. The young folks on TV have changed most all of the old established cooking methods familiar to us. Such as making a joke of the Old Time fruit cakes, that take us a full year to prepare. another gripe that I have with today's cooking, is, that anything baked, be it crackers bread, or biscuits, has to be baked until it is almost burned dark brown. Well, enough of my griping. Hope this helps.

Chubbo

 

[walkin jack]

I have not seen Franco American spaghetti on the shelves for several decades. Funny, I remember it well, because it was what my wife craved during pregnancy...... (That was VERY good luck.) Went looking for some quite a while back and the brand seems to have vanished (or is not distributed in my area, anyway).

Well my luck wasn't so good. My wife craved fried chicken and beer during her pregnancy. Made countless runs for Kentucky Fried Chicken and and Miller Beer.

I also had a little fling with Chef Boyardee Ravioli. Not too bad.

 

[VaTom]

Kind of surprised that they still make the stuff. I used to eat that stuff now and then when I was in a hurry and on my own and too hungry to get anything else goin'. It was alright with bread or rolls or cornbread. I'm sorry but not surprised to learn that it has lost some quality though.

I used to like Sweet Sue's Chicken and dumplin's too. Do they still make that? Has it gone to pot as well? Just wonderin'...

Yes - Sweet Sue's is out there. Bought a couple of cans for my last camping trip. (Never had it before but was attracted by the label.) Bland as hell and the chicken was small pressed chunks and mostly dumplings. Can't recommend it.

 

[Rpg]

Dinty Moore was barely edible when I was a kid heating it over a campfire. Ditto canned ravioli, spaghetti o’s and canned tamales.

Over the last 55 years, all that stuff seems to have sunk to the level of canned calories: it will sustain life if it can be consumed with enough hot sauce to disable the taste buds.

Pretty grim stuff.

 

[Weimar]

I have good memories of eating Dinty Moore during hunting trips and camping.

It used to be good, darn shame if they changed the recipe.

 

[italiansport]

Aside from soups,canned peas and albacore tuna there's very little I'll buy in a can anymore. It has degenerated into the slop Ringo describes above.
Jim

 

[soFlaNative]

Hey Ringo, my wife buys the Bear Creek brand soups from the local Dollar Store. Mostly creamy potato types but they have much more variety where adding some chicken or stew beef would work.
I've alson seen the brand in Walgreen's, Wal Mart and some other stores.
Try it, you'll like it...

 

[6518John]

Carl this reminded me too much of the Whammy Burger!

I am seriously thinking of suing them for false advertisement-the photo on the can shows large chunks of meat with the stew--no longer the case-at least with the two cans I bought. I MIGHT buy another can and see if there are actual meat chunks and actual gravy in it-instead of the terrible-tasting soup-like carp I got stuck with.

[ame]https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XkwQ6EjLdMQ[/ame]

 

[Doug627]

Sounds like Skyline chili. Just ground hamburger at the bottom of hot water.

 

[JayFramer]

Well my luck wasn't so good. My wife craved fried chicken and beer during her pregnancy. Made countless runs for Kentucky Fried Chicken and and Miller Beer.

I also had a little fling with Chef Boyardee Ravioli. Not too bad.

Are you serious right now?

 

[Bullseye 2620]

IS there any alternates out there?? I don't cook from scratch chili or stews due to lack of time, energy and space.

My brother, this excuse is lame. You can do this better than any industrial food company with a one-burner hot plate and a small 4 or 6-quart slow cooker.

Get 2 pounds of chuck roast, well trimmed, and cut it into 2-inch cubes. Salt and pepper them well. Brown the meat over medium high heat in a little olive or canola oil several pieces at a time. You just want to brown the surface of the meat on all sides, not cook it all the way through. This might take five minutes per batch. Do the whole two pounds and put the meat aside.

Get five or six carrots and cut them into rounds a half inch thick. Two or three yellow onions cut into 1/16ths. Six or seven celery stalks (green part only) cut into 1/2 - 1 inch pieces. Two medium Russet potatoes cut into half-inch cubes. Wash them well, but leave the skins on.

Take the meat and the vegetables and put them in the slow cooker. Cover the pieces with a 32 ounce container of Swanson's low sodium beef broth. You may need part of a second container depending on how many veggies you included.

Put the slow cooker on Low and let it go 6 to 8 hours. Get some chewy thick peasant style bread, a little butter if you like that, and a large bowl and spoon, and enjoy.

You'll never settle for the canned poison again. I promise.

 

[JayFramer]

My brother, this excuse is lame. You can do this better than any industrial food company with a one-burner hot plate and a small 4-quart slow cooker.

Get 2 pounds of chuck roast, well trimmed, and cut it into 2-inch cubes. Salt and pepper them well. Brown the meat over medium high heat in a little olive or canola oil several pieces at a time. Do the whole two pounds and put the meat aside.

Get five or six carrots and cut them into rounds. Two or three yellow onions cut into 1/16ths. Six or seven celery stalks (green part only) cut into 1/2 - 1 inch pieces. Two medium Russet potatoes cut into half-inch cubes.

Take the meat and the vegetables and put them in the slow cooker. Cover the pieces with a 32 ounce container of Swanson's low sodium beef broth. You may need part of a second container depending on how many veggies you included.

Put the slow cooker on Low and let it go 6 to 8 hours. Get some chewy thick peasant stye bread, a little butter if you like that, and a large bowl and spoon, and enjoy.

You'll never settle for the canned poison again. I promise.

MmmmmmmmMMMMMM!!!!