REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.

Most of Trader Joe's branded foods are quite
good. This one isn't. The clams have lots
of sand in them. The sauce is far too salty.
I expected this wouldn't be as good as fresh
steamed live clams, nor would the garlic butter
sauce be as good as my sauce (which is mostly
butter -- TJ's had very little butter). But
I could easy imagine a precooked frozen product
could be a lot better than this product is.

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
> It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
> clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
> cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.
>
> Most of Trader Joe's branded foods are quite
> good. This one isn't. The clams have lots
> of sand in them. The sauce is far too salty.
> I expected this wouldn't be as good as fresh
> steamed live clams, nor would the garlic butter
> sauce be as good as my sauce (which is mostly
> butter -- TJ's had very little butter). But
> I could easy imagine a precooked frozen product
> could be a lot better than this product is.

Very few of their branded prepared foods are good IMO. Their branded
seafood is the worst. I simply will not buy it with one exception and that
is the 15 count uncooked shrimp. TJ's quality seems to be in decline.

Paul

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

Paul M. Cook wrote:

>
> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> ...
>> This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
>> It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
>> clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
>> cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.
>>
>> Most of Trader Joe's branded foods are quite
>> good. This one isn't. The clams have lots
>> of sand in them. The sauce is far too salty.
>> I expected this wouldn't be as good as fresh
>> steamed live clams, nor would the garlic butter
>> sauce be as good as my sauce (which is mostly
>> butter -- TJ's had very little butter). But
>> I could easy imagine a precooked frozen product
>> could be a lot better than this product is.
>
> Very few of their branded prepared foods are good IMO. Their branded
> seafood is the worst. I simply will not buy it with one exception and that
> is the 15 count uncooked shrimp. TJ's quality seems to be in decline.

I almost got some shrimp there a couple days ago. Have you found issues
with their other shrimp, or is the one you mention the only one you've
tried?


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REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
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> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>
>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
>>> It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
>>> clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
>>> cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.
>>>
>>> Most of Trader Joe's branded foods are quite
>>> good. This one isn't. The clams have lots
>>> of sand in them. The sauce is far too salty.
>>> I expected this wouldn't be as good as fresh
>>> steamed live clams, nor would the garlic butter
>>> sauce be as good as my sauce (which is mostly
>>> butter -- TJ's had very little butter). But
>>> I could easy imagine a precooked frozen product
>>> could be a lot better than this product is.
>>
>> Very few of their branded prepared foods are good IMO. Their branded
>> seafood is the worst. I simply will not buy it with one exception and
>> that
>> is the 15 count uncooked shrimp. TJ's quality seems to be in decline.
>
> I almost got some shrimp there a couple days ago. Have you found issues
> with their other shrimp, or is the one you mention the only one you've
> tried?


Well it is all farm raised. The cooked shrimp is as bad as most cooked
shrimp and has a lot of added water. The uncooked is better. The 16 count
is usually pretty good with ice plump shrimp and hard shells which means
they were harvested at the right time and not while molting. The 21 count
is ok but the smaller shrimp are so badly freezer burned it is not funny.
They cook up kind of mushy and hard to swallow.

Paul

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

Mark Thorson wrote:

> This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
> It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
> clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
> cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.

Steamer clams are soft-shelled clams. Not any sort of hard-shell
clams.

"Clams for steaming" or "steamed clams" are a different story.

-sw

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

Paul M. Cook wrote:
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> ynet.net...
>> Paul M. Cook wrote:

>>> Very few of their branded prepared foods are good IMO. Their branded
>>> seafood is the worst. I simply will not buy it with one exception and
>>> that
>>> is the 15 count uncooked shrimp. TJ's quality seems to be in decline.
>>
>> I almost got some shrimp there a couple days ago. Have you found issues
>> with their other shrimp, or is the one you mention the only one you've
>> tried?
>
>
> Well it is all farm raised. The cooked shrimp is as bad as most cooked
> shrimp and has a lot of added water. The uncooked is better. The 16 count
> is usually pretty good with ice plump shrimp and hard shells which means
> they were harvested at the right time and not while molting. The 21 count
> is ok but the smaller shrimp are so badly freezer burned it is not funny.
> They cook up kind of mushy and hard to swallow.

I wonder why those are bad and their larger pals are good.


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REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> > This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
> > It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
> > clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
> > cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.
>
> Steamer clams are soft-shelled clams. Not any sort of hard-shell
> clams.
>
> "Clams for steaming" or "steamed clams" are a different story.

The picture of clams on the package seduced me.

It was a gorgeous photo. Great big clams with
some sort of sauce and bits in it.

The jaws open just the right amount to say
"Come here! Come here! Eat me!".

That just made my disappointment even more severe.
Shame on you, Trader Joe!

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

Mark Thorson wrote:
>
> The picture of clams on the package seduced me.
>
> It was a gorgeous photo. Great big clams with
> some sort of sauce and bits in it.
>
> The jaws open just the right amount to say
> "Come here! Come here! Eat me!".
>
> That just made my disappointment even more severe.
> Shame on you, Trader Joe!


Don't just complain to us, LET THEM KNOW!

gloria p

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> Sqwertz wrote:
>>
>> Mark Thorson wrote:
>>
>> > This is a new product, so I just had to try it.
>> > It consists of a tray of about a pound of small
>> > clams (Manila clams, I think) which are fully
>> > cooked and frozen in a garlic butter sauce.
>>
>> Steamer clams are soft-shelled clams. Not any sort of hard-shell
>> clams.
>>
>> "Clams for steaming" or "steamed clams" are a different story.
>
> The picture of clams on the package seduced me.
>
> It was a gorgeous photo. Great big clams with
> some sort of sauce and bits in it.
>
> The jaws open just the right amount to say
> "Come here! Come here! Eat me!".

No wonder I like clams so much, it reminds me of sex..

Paul

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

Paul M. Cook wrote:

> No wonder I like clams so much, it reminds me of sex..

Mussels (assuming you're a hetero male).

-sw

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

"Sqwertz" > wrote in message
...
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>> No wonder I like clams so much, it reminds me of sex..
>
> Mussels (assuming you're a hetero male).

You don't get much, obviously.

Paul

REVIEW: Trader Joe's Steamer Clams
 

Paul M. Cook wrote:

> "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Paul M. Cook wrote:
> >
> >> No wonder I like clams so much, it reminds me of sex..
> >
> > Mussels (assuming you're a hetero male).
>
> You don't get much, obviously.


Glory Hole Queen Steve would *dearly* love to "get" a "hetero male"...

;-D


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