Canned chili

[left-of-center2012]

I Googled reviews on canned chili, curious as to which rates the best.
I'm making a Frito Pie ( http://www.fritolay.com/recipes/recipe/fritos-chili-pie )
and wanted to use a decent canned chili.

Alongside the returns was an ad to buy canned chili from a company named "Soap.com"

Would you buy chili from a company named "Soap.com" ?
I don't think I' would.

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[MiddleFingerMom]

1. That's AWFULLY expensive for canned chili purchased in bulk (even for veggie chili).

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I've found that canned chili is canned chili -- pretty much the same... serviceable but not great.
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There is one common brand that uses chunks of beef instead of ground beef as the meat --
I believe it's Silverado Steakhouse Chili (no beans).
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[riderinthestorm]

2. Nope. Never. Its way too easy to make your own from scratch

SOL on any rec from me but I'll kick your thread.

[Incitatus]

3. +1

It is very easy to make. Basically beef + tomatoe sauce + water + seasoning.

Who knows what kind of slaughter house scraps they put in the canned stuff

[grasswire]

4. Nalley's

It's just the best for Frito Pie or for what we call pepperbellies, which is fritos in the individual bag, with cheese, chili, and sliced scallions.

I've tried to find a copycat Nalley's chili, to no avail.

My own chili recipe is delicious and meaty. But it makes five quarts and is a production.

[grasswire]

5. ingredient list from Nalley's organic chili

Nalley, Organic Chili, Black Bean, Medium

INGREDIENTS: (Vegan), Organic Black Beans, Organic Tomatoes, Organic Onions, Filtered Water, Organic Bell Peppers, Organic Green Chiles, Organic High Oleic Safflower Oil, and/or Sunflower Oil, Organic Lime Juice, Sea Salt, Spices, Organic Garlic.

[Kali]

6. for good junk food you want junky ingredients

just get the store brand. trust me

[ashling]

7. How long has it been since you've had a hot steaming bowl of Wolf Brand Chili?

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Well, that's too long!

[johnsolaris]

10. Wolf brand has sold out

Hi,
I was a long time fan of Wolf brand until recently. I bought a couple of cans a few months ago & it was awful, more like a soup with a meat flavoring. After 2 cans of awful chili, I sent an email to Wolf brand & found out that it is no longer local but now made by Cargill foods. A major industrial food manufacturer. I received a nice email telling me that Cargill has recently Reconstituted Wolf brand chili, but that I should keep buying it & I would sooner or later get used to the new formula. It is obvious that Cargill changed the recipe to save money.

The new Reconstituted Wolf brand now tastes like Industrial Waste and I am being nice, it is actually worse than that. From now on I will make my own chili & never buy another canned chili, ever.

This is another example of a large corporation attempting to put one over on an unsuspecting consumer base.

[ashling]

12. That's so sad

That used to be good chili

[OriginalGeek]

14. That IS sad

I grew up with Wolf brand but haven't seen any in 26+ years.


We always get Hormel No Beans for chili dogs but never to eat as a bowl of chili.


And, to stay on topic, Frito Pie day was the best school lunch day in Duncanville, TX. I've been trying to recreate that experience for more than half my life and have been unsuccessful...The lunch lady at Reed Jr. High would scoop the chili with an ice-cream scoop and the chili was so thick it stayed in the shape of the scoop. Drop that on a layer of lettuce and a nest of Fritos and top with shredded cheddar cheese and you got nobody playing hookey.

I don't think I've ever had canned chili that could retain the shape of the scoop. And I can't get it right in either the consistency OR the flavor...

[Grammy23]

16. Say it ain't so!

My husband introduced me to Wolf Brand Chili way back in 1968 when we got married. I had never had any canned chili except Hormel brand. He was partial to the Wolf Brand without Beans. I'll have to be sure he knows that his favorite brand of canned chili ain't what it used to be.

I usually make it from scratch because, as noted here by many others, homemade chili is about as easy as it gets to make a tasty dish! Just be sure to let it cook for a while so the flavors can marry.

[OriginalGeek]

18. I can make a pasable pot of chili

and my wife makes great cornbread but my problem is that I want to make Frito Pie chili and that is a different kettle of cow. I thought just making regular chili and then loading it with thickener would do the trick but that doesn't work. the flavors get weird and it still never gets thick enough to retain the shape of the scoop.


I may just give up and do like has been mentioned above and throw my chili in the bag of Fritos with some cheese and let it ride.

[left-of-center2012]

8. Thank you

I appreciate the input.

When I was married (during the last century), we had a slow cooker and I often made home made chili.
But now, as an old dude living alone, it seems like just too much trouble.
Easier to just open a can.

As for 'store bought', this seemed to be a favorite on the internet :

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[Rhiannon12866]

9. Another easy shortcut is to use one of those seasoning packets

You add your own ingredients like meat and/or beans and just cook it up... My mother used to make this for my brother when he wanted chili every other day.

[ohiosmith]

11. Bush used to make a decent one. Came in a jar as I recall. Haven't seen it locally for years. For a

quick fix I get the Kroger brand at Smith's. Just the right amount of fat floating on the top. And it's only a buck a can.

[BainsBane]

13. I'd have to be on Staten Island to eat canned chili

and I'm not.

[4_TN_TITANS]

15. Hormel or Vietti works for me if I can't have homemade...

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

17. Gebhardt's used to make the best canned chili

They made the nation's first canned chili starting in 1908 out of San Antonio, Texas. My dad used to buy it by the case at the Air Force commissary and was addicted to the stuff. Unfortunately, they stopped making it about 20 years ago. I hate Wolf's and Hormel. Dennison is one I find edible, but not as good as Gebhardt's used to be.

[left-of-center2012]

19. My mother grew up in the San Antonio area.

She was born in 1905. She talked about being able to buy chili, shaped into bricks, in the frozen section.
You'd put it into a pan and add water.

[Go Vols]

20. Vietti Chili

is pretty good if you can find it outside Tenn.

[left-of-center2012]

21. They have a website

"Where to find Vietti products"
http://www.viettichili.com/Where-To-Find-Us.aspx