Mr Tubs Pork Crackling (6 Tub Pack) - Mixed Flavours

My Experience

From my original Amazon review:

I bought these mainly to try out the different flavours with a friend. I'd had their big bag of the spicy stuff before and knew the crackling itself could be really good quality, but honestly, these tubs didn't seem quite as well quality controlled.

The crackling itself is mostly great, good crunch, the fat melts nicely in your mouth, and they have a satisfying bite. They're flavourful, like I expected. As you can see from the pic, we opened them all up to compare.

Flavour-wise, we both agreed the Teasingly Hot Chilli is hands down the best of the bunch. Most of the others give you an okay flavour kick to start, but then it mostly just fades into saltiness. Seriously, they are all very salty. The Salt & Vinegar one was just plain nasty though.

Now, the problems we had with this particular batch in the tubs: there were quite a few pieces that were just ridiculously large (still got one giant bit in the pic!). We also found several near-solid, almost inedible bits that felt like they'd hurt your teeth if you weren't careful. On top of that, there were some pieces that must have been burnt because they tasted awfully bitter.

So, while it was a decent way to sample the range, we both reckon we'll just stick to buying the big bag of Teasingly Hot Chilli in the future. It's the best flavour by far, and hopefully, the quality control is a bit more consistent on those compared to these tubs.