On Apr 16, 6:15Â*pm, Sheldon > wrote:
> On Apr 16, 4:33�pm, Alexm > wrote:
>
> > Today I purchased a package (9 oz.) of frozen SeaPak(R) "Jumbo Breaded
> > Butterfly Shrimp". �Well, the shrimp were noways near jumbo in size.
> > The breading is spread out to make them look large but, when the
> > breading comes off, the shrimp look very much less than medium in
> > size. �What the heck is going on in this world? �Is nothing any good
> > any more? �I would suggest that anyone who buys such products take
> > them back to the store and get a full refund - which is what I am
> > going to do.
>
> The only accurate way to size shrimp is by "count" per weight.
>
> When shrimp are breaded there is no way to determine size... all you
> can do is buy a package of breaded shrimp by weight, which includes
> the shrimp plus the breading.... similarly shimp size cannot be
> determined for cooked shrimp, size can only be determined for raw in
> the shell shrimp.
>
> http://www.oceangarden.com/eng/shrimp/sizing.htm

Well, I would say without any doubt whatsoever that when the package
says JUMBO then I should expect something I can sink my teeth into.
Instead I get breaded shrimp which appear large, because of the way
the breading is formed, but contain shrimp no bigger than the last
part of my little finger. When I fill my gas tank with 18 gallons of
gasoline and later find out I got only 18 pints then without any doubt
whatsoever I would say I was hoodwinked. It is just that simple. Even
if the package did not say JUMBO the actual shrimp were so small as to
be very very disappointing. It is a fair product if you like breading
but a very inferior product relative to quantity if you like shrimp.

Alexm