I never heard of Vinter’s before. They’re from Chicago and I lived there for a year but never noticed them, although that was in my pre-snack evaluating days. I checked out their website, and they have quite an extensive product list. I don’t know how but they managed to make it to the Dollar Tree in Ashland, MA.
This bag came in a variety pack, withcorn chips and cheese puffs but since “Kurls” is spelled with a K I decided to evaluate them.
Cheetos:
Cheetos have a nice tanginess to the cheese flavoring. They also have a very satisfying crunch. It seems a little weird but I liked tasting the oil in each bite and although the oil had a presence, it didn’t make the crunch heacy and they’re not oily to the touch.
Vinters:
These had a little less cheese flavor to them. Well, they had decent flavor but didn’t have that tanginess, which gives Cheetos a little something extra. The crunch was also lacking – but, I will give them a break since these were at the dollar store and not bought anywhere near the Chicagoland area.
Wrap up:
I like to support the little guy and they may not have been given a fair shake this round, but Ethan and I both preferred the Cheetos version because of the strong flavor and delightful crunch and texture.
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They don’t look to exciting but the taste was totally what I remembered it being like from past experiences.
These looked pretty much the same, even had the specks of red in the flavor powder that Doritos had but the taste was off. We couldn’t put our finger on it but there was something missing and added that made it taste weird. The only thing that came to mind was “chemically tasting”. One thing I felt might have also made a difference was the chip tasted like it was too toasty even though it didn’t look burnt, it had that overpowering toastiness.
These are light in color and, like all chips do, crumble when bitten into. But the kettle cooking must do something to make these extra crunchy, which normally I like, but it’s a harsh crunch. Not terrible, but not as comfortable as a Wise, Lays or Ruffles chip. We found these to be salted proportionately and to have a very mild potato taste, which makes these good for dip since they would let the flavor of the dip shine on it’s own.
These have even more of a hearty crunch, which I’d go so far as to describe as severe. Another difference we noticed was how oily they were. It was almost like oil came out of the chip when bitten into. We noticed there was really no detectable potato flavor, and these were definitely saltier as well. Ethan described them as just “crunch and salt”.
Ruffles have a nice, light texture and a good amount of salt. These were strong enough to confidently scoop up dip. They were kind of greasy but then again it IS a potato chip. One thing we noticed was they kind of didn’t taste like anything. If someone told me these were made of paper, I might believe it.
Ridgies were more browned and had a good solid crunch. They were a little thicker in texture, Ethan felt they were a little too hard. These were less salty than Ruffles but had much more potato flavor, which to me made a huge difference. I found myself enjoying these more because of that but Ethan wasn’t too impressed.
Ethan thought these had a nice density to them and described them as having an “honest crunch”. He also thought these had a nice tang. There is something “earthy” about these, which is good when you’re in the mood. I like the crunch of these but the taste is just okay. I thought it was kind of interesting that these had more fiber, but also more sugar and fat.
You can’t tell from the picture but these were a little smaller than Sun Chips. Ethan thought they smelled weird and that the crunch was disappointing. These lacked “substance” and were very airy like 
The first thing we noticed was that these were much lighter in texture and much “airier”. Because of the airiness it was kind of like biting into styrofoam. These did not taste like onion very much. Zac felt they tasted a little like ranch. Elaine said she had to eat another Funyun just to get the taste of the Onyum out of her mouth.
First I’d like to apologize for the terrible pictures, I’m not sure why all my close ups have the same quality of lost footage from a bigfoot expedition but you get the idea. Tato Skins had an okay crunch, the sour cream & onion flavor was somewhat sweet and had good potato flavor.
Between 4 of us tasting these we agreed that Doritos have a nice roasted corn flavor and good crunch. There was just enough flavor on the chip and we found there was a nice mild tang to to the cheese.
We noticed these were paler than Doritos and had less flavor. They also seemed very dry and overbaked. Someone said these were like “toasted cardboard” and smelled like “dry catfood”, which after hearing, Ethan couldn’t get out of his head because it actually did.
For this tasting we had our friends Mark and Sarah help with the evaluation. Mark found the green (parsley?) specks visually pleasant. Sarah found them to not have a lot of cheddar flavor and were a little too salty. We all agreed they had a nice crunch, similar to a Cheeto.
We found these to be even crunchier than Andy Capp’s. Mark noted they have a strong smokey smell. We found the cheddar taste to be stronger and sharper. The bacon flavor was just enough to compliment the cheddar.
Pringles have a light, crisp, delicate body, that provides a lovely crunch. The salt-to-chip ratio is good and they have almost a buttery flavor.
Stacks were noticeably thicker and didn’t shatter as easily when bit as did the Pringles. Ethan said these were more like a “real” chip. The thickness is like 2, maybe 3 Pringles and the taste is somewhat bland. The amount of salt did seem balanced for the chip though.