Recently we have had some emails asking us how we decide to review certain foods. Well, the short answer is we make the decision in two ways that help us to decide what is worth trying and what isn’t. Either way we do our best to offer a thorough, non-biased review about whatever we are trying out.
The first way is about as simple as it comes. We go out (to eat or through buying things at the grocery store) and buy new things to test out. This could mean going to try the latest fare at Applebee’s, McDonald’s, Taco Bell, or Red Robin or it could mean buying the newest frozen pizza on the shelf. Whatever it is, we test it out and give a glowing (or not) review based on our honest feelings.
What do we consider in our reviews for these items?
If the food is restaurant based we look at the presentation first because visual aspects are very important. Additionally, if it’s takeout we take into account the way it is packaged. From there we look at the taste factor and the price. If we are dining in we look at the service of the restaurant, and occasionally the ambiance. If we are bringing it home, we look at how it holds up on the way home and what, if anything needs to be done to it before you can eat.
We rate these things on a scale of one to five for each area and the total is averaged out. Then a number is assigned to the review. One signifies that it’s awful and not worth buying. Five means that the item comes highly recommended.
The next way, is also pretty simple. This involves companies (bakeries, restaurants, etc) sending us their food to test out. We are willing to try out just about anything (once). For an example of one of these reviews you can look to one of our Breadwinner reviews.
We work with the companies (you can email us, if we haven’t emailed you) to see what would be a good review option. Sometimes we review one item and other times we work extensively with the companies to try numerous items they have to offer. It really just depends on the setup of the company.
We look for much the same things we do when we purchase the food ourselves. The main difference with the mail order foods that we look for is how the food handled the mailing and how easy it is to prepare the foods out of the box. We feel that it is important to note whether you have to just heat up the food or if there is some extensive cooking involved.
If you are interested in having something reviewed by us, feel free to contact us through the Contact Us link. We will get back to you as soon as possible and chances are we will be more than willing to work out something to get your name out there! All reviews include links to the website of the item being reviewed. These reviews and links stay up for the life of the site, so people will be able to find the review long after it is written.
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