i know. sadly, it's true. doubly sad for me, as i just wrote the "I Love Trader Joe's Cookbook"which uses it multiple times. Before the book went to print, I checked and double-checked, and the TJ computer (accessed by a manager at both stores) read: Seasonal. Returning in Q4". With that assurance, I left the recipes in my book (along with caveats to hoard ingredients such as this). Imagine my dismay when, once Q4 arrived, the computer "fortune cookie" changed to "Discontinued. Refer customer to pie crust." Pie crust? Well, the TJ pie crust IS good, and they have recently reformulated it to be butterier and flakier than its previous incarnation, as well as rolled it out (as the puff was) rather than folding it. But pie crust ain't puff.
Sometimes a protest campaign is effective with TJ's.
Trader Joe's Artisan Puff Pastry
Started by
mukki
, Aug 29 2007 02:32 PM
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chezcherie
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Posted 31 December 2009 - 07:10 PM
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scott123
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Posted 31 December 2009 - 08:57 PM
I've been checking the freezer section twice a week for the last 3 months. At least now I know to stop checking :(
And referring customers to pie crusts? What's up with that? They might as well refer customers to green beans or potato chips because that's how much pie crust and puff pastry have in common. Horseshoes and hand grenades, folks. Horseshoes and hand grenades.
I've seen TJs products get discontinued because of sourcing issues (potstickers) and then come back when a new source was located. I wouldn't get your hopes up, but, it is possible.
And referring customers to pie crusts? What's up with that? They might as well refer customers to green beans or potato chips because that's how much pie crust and puff pastry have in common. Horseshoes and hand grenades, folks. Horseshoes and hand grenades.
I've seen TJs products get discontinued because of sourcing issues (potstickers) and then come back when a new source was located. I wouldn't get your hopes up, but, it is possible.
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JeanneCake
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Posted 01 January 2010 - 07:20 AM
Well, then. Let's get the protest started!
Where do we write?
Or do we know if there's someone who is still at Bay Bread who can say whether they are still manufacturing it for TJ?
Where do we write?
Or do we know if there's someone who is still at Bay Bread who can say whether they are still manufacturing it for TJ?
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mskerr
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 06:29 PM
Resurrecting a dead thread...
I love the Tj's puff pastry for savory baking! I mix up tuna, cheddar, and both raw and sliced boiled eggs, some salt and pepper and sometimes pepporincinis, and roll it up into a log... Served with tapatio, guys love it! Good for when we have guests and I don't want to make individual breakfasts, or for an afternoon holdover snack.
Also, new Zealand style meat pies!
Great stuff. Glad it's still around, and I think $4 for two sheets in CA.
I love the Tj's puff pastry for savory baking! I mix up tuna, cheddar, and both raw and sliced boiled eggs, some salt and pepper and sometimes pepporincinis, and roll it up into a log... Served with tapatio, guys love it! Good for when we have guests and I don't want to make individual breakfasts, or for an afternoon holdover snack.
Also, new Zealand style meat pies!
Great stuff. Glad it's still around, and I think $4 for two sheets in CA.
