... I couldn’t have my little cherub becoming one of the undead, could I?
Unfortunately after reading the packaging containing the McCain Pizza Fingers that we realised they contained no garlic, plenty of additives and preservatives but no vampire thwarting garlic.
Robert assured me that ... Read review
Advantages: Quick and filling snack Disadvantages: They don't repel vampires!
...reading the packaging containing the McCain Pizza Fingers that we realised they contained no garlic, plenty of additives and preservatives but no vampire thwarting garlic.
Robert assured me that ham and cheese pizza was just as effective as a whole necklace of garlic bulbs and as he hadn’t eaten for oh maybe 7 minutes and was hungry we decided to cook them. He was also concerned that as they had been out of the freezer for 2 minutes ... ...the same as all other McCain pizza toppings – pretty bland.
I asked his opinion and after half an hour of gobbledygook concerning whether he thought the characters in DragonballZ and if penguins would eat them or not, I was informed that 'they are really nice and cheesey with a nice tomatoeyness. The nice base is crispy and the nice ham is in nice little pieces’. Nice!!
His 11 year old sister said (after reassurances ... more
“Mum, did you know Rebecca is a vampire and is going to bite me so I need to have some garlic quick to ward off her evil fangs?” “Really son, what do you suggest?” “Well, there’s some cheese ‘n’ ham pizza fingers at the bottom of the freezer, they should help”
Well who was I to refuse such a plaintive request from my eight year old. I couldn’t have my little cherub becoming one of the undead, could I?
Unfortunately after reading the packaging containing the McCain Pizza Fingers that we realised they contained no garlic, plenty of additives and preservatives but no vampire thwarting garlic.
Robert assured me that ham and cheese pizza was just as effective as a whole necklace of garlic bulbs and as he hadn’t eaten for oh maybe 7 minutes and was hungry we decided to cook them. He was also concerned that as they had been out of the freezer for 2 minutes while I was deliberating they may have started to defrost so it would be better to cook them anyway. I like his logic. I will use that with wine that’s been out of the rack for a few minutes (well it could go off!).
Big sister Becca (who may or may not be a vampire – its hard to tell) had heard the freezer door opening (while in her bedroom upstairs with Eminem blasting away) said if he was having food she wanted some too. If he was eating arsenic coated liver she would want some.
I was initially disappointed with the size of the pizza fingers. The box was the same size as a pack of 10 fish fingers and the pizza fingers were about the same size as a standard fish finger. We decided to cook all 10. I was slightly dubious as to whether they would fill my starving children.
When I eventually found the instructions on the packet, they were tiny; I had the dilemma as to whether to cook in the oven or grill them. I don’t like our grill (as I don’t know how to use it) but they only take 10 mins under a moderate heat if you want to incinerate them that way. We used the oven. Actually just reading the destructions again I have realised I cooked them all wrong. It says here to place the fingers on a pre-heated oiled baking tray in a pre-heated oven. I never heated or oiled the tray (I am not domesticated), but my children haven’t suffered in anyway (yet!). They have to be cooked for 8-12 mins at 180°C/gas mark 5 until the cheese is golden (or incinerated if I’m cooking).
Normally when anyone has pizza you can smell the pizzayness, ie, herbs, in the kitchen but these strangely had no discernable aroma.
I was not there for the grand unveiling and initial reaction to the fingers cos I’d gone in the bath but Robert very kindly brought me half of one to test. Luckily it didn’t drop in.
Unfortunately he had eaten all the ham and cheese off it so I only really tasted the base and tomato topping. The base was crispy and light and not particularly exciting and the tomato topping tasted exactly the same as all other McCain pizza toppings – pretty bland.
I asked his opinion and after half an hour of gobbledygook concerning whether he thought the characters in DragonballZ and if penguins would eat them or not, I was informed that 'they are really nice and cheesey with a nice tomatoeyness. The nice base is crispy and the nice ham is in nice little pieces’. Nice!!
His 11 year old sister said (after reassurances that she would be famous in Ciaoland for giving her opinion) ‘Although they are small they are quite filling. Plenty of topping. They are chewy but the crusts are lovely and crunchy’.
Fortunately the kids enjoyed them and asked if we would buy them again. At 99p from Kwiksave I think that they are ok for a small snack though I suppose they could be given with chips and beans for a teatime treat. I am not a great fan of convenience food but think that the pizza fingers are quick and easy and fine for an occasional food. The fat content isn’t too high 6.5g fat per 100g, but I would prefer it a bit lower. I would like to know what the salt levels are but couldn’t find anything on the packaging.
The packaging promises ‘no fuss, no waste, just taste’ and for my children this was certainly true. There wasn’t a scrap left. Greedy monkeys.
I don’t know about their vampire warding off properties but they did keep my hungry children happy for a while.
...2 love pizza I noticed McCain have brought out some pizza fingers, great I thought, easy especially since they wouldn’t need cutting, and no fighting over who got the biggest piece. Good old finger food. No dirty knifes and forks…anything for an easy life.
These come in a red box with the trademark McCain’s logo in the corner with the name of the product made up of pizza fingers splashed across the front, On the right hand side they have a lovely ... ...and peas. Sounds and looks good at the minute. On the back of the box there is a single finger pictured in the middle with arrows explaining the product. E.G. light crispy base, real melted cheese, and Tasty tomato sauce with flavour right to the edge. There are 10 fingers in a pack, great 5 each no arguing. Plus on offer at Morisson’s for £1.29 plus get a bag of wedges free, what more could a mother ask.
So I’ve read the instructions:
OVEN…Place ...
Redbitch 03.09.2004
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Advantages: Price, nice base Disadvantages: Burn easily, bland taste, too small
McCain Pizza Fingers, these cost £1.74 at my local supermarket. What arrives in the box is ten so-called “fingers” of pizza, each slice no bigger than two human fingers’ width and a finger’s length. The weight is 300g, similar to the weight of an eight-inch (diameter) pizza.
The box is bright red with the distinctive McCain logo in white lettering on a black background with a yellow outline. A blue corner of the packaging tells the reader that they ... ...little too late in terms of advantages and I will not be buying these ever again: this is the worst “pizza” I have ever bought! Not recommended at all.
CONTACT DETAILS
McCain Foods (GB) Limited
Freepost NEA11518
Scarborough YO11 3BR
Tel: 0800 146573 (Freephone number in UK)
Email: customercare@mccain.co.uk ...
magicloudz 26.04.2003
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Advantages: Quick to cook Disadvantages: Boring to look at
...I am talking about is McCain Cheese and Tomato Pizza Fingers. Now I have tried their products before and found them very nice so had no problem popping them in my trolly.
Packaging:
As I said the box (oblong not round), is bright red with the words Pizza Fingers in large yellow letters. The words have little hands at the end, I guess this would attract the younger customer. On the front is a picture of a finger with some fish and chips and the ... ...side you will find the McCain Quality Guarantee. If you have any feedback you can call the customer careline on 0800 146 573 or email them at customercare@mccain.co.uk. On the other side are your storage instructions, cooking directions and ingredients (thanks Mel).
All in all I thought a nice bright box, easy to find at a glance and would appeal to a new customer.
Price:
I payed £1.79 at Tesco but prices may vary in different shops. I think for ...
manunas22 13.08.2002 (21.11.2003)
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Advantages: Very quick to cook Disadvantages: Can burn in a second
...so when I first saw Mccain Pizza fingers I thought they would be great for him as he is only 4 years old.
You get 10 pizza fingers in a box and as far as I know they only come in two flavours, Cheese and Tomato and Ham and Tomato.
The fingers themselves are around 4 inches long and 1 inch wide perfect for little fingers.
I paid 1 pound and 62p ( pound key not working) at my local Asda supermarket , which to me doesn't seem to bad because if you ... ...you have cooked it you usually end up wasting some but with pizza fingers you can have several meals and not waste any at all.
THE PACKAGE
The Pizza comes in 300g rectangular box which is bright red in colour and the writing is in yellow which I presume is supposed to represent the colours of pizza ( Tomato and cheese).
The box clearly states what the product is how many you get and also a picture of a pizza finger
INGREDIENTS
Wheatflour, Water, ...
rachpauljack 30.06.2004
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Advantages: fairly thick, cheap, often on offer Disadvantages: they dont have any pizza taste
I didnt even know these existed until I saw them on offer. Getting 10 in a pack, and seeing it was BOGOF I bought two packs for £2. The usual price is just over £1 a box which really is expensive for what you get.
As with food like this, the idea is to oven/grill it, but I chose to microwave them, doing this meant they were done within 5 mins, but it also means the cheese burns very fast.
The fingers themselves are fairly big, and would be great ... ...to pizza is fairly slight.
They taste more like cheese and hot tomato, on bread. They smell like soggy bread with plastic cheese and ketchup on, and the dough the breads made of either stays too soft and spongy, or goes hard and unchewable. Not bad, but not pizza. The topping slides off very easily, so if anything happens in the oven its possible to get a slice of bread, and some topping totally off on the dish!!
They are nice if you want to try ...
macteykith 28.02.2006
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