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My Review Of Hamburger Helper

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They were easy to make. I will say that. The cheese sauce was not so good though. Had clumps in it that I couldn't get out. And when I tried to spread it across the top, there wasn't enough. I added some sharp cheddar that had been grated.

Daughter ate it first. At first she said she liked it but then she quickly said she did not like it and could only eat half.

Oddly my first bite seemed good. Then the saltiness kicked in. It is just waaaay too salty for my tastes.

The concept is good. I think I could easily make this from scratch with store bought frozen hash browns, maybe some onions and cheddar cheese.

In fact I do make something similar. O'brien potatoes, salsa and if we are on a dairy day, cheese. It's just as good without the cheese.

I won't be buying this again!

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What a bummer. It's on the menu for tomorrow night. Good thing I have plenty of cheddar cheese to toss in there.

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Gemini
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They were easy to make. I will say that. The cheese sauce was not so good though. Had clumps in it that I couldn't get out. And when I tried to spread it across the top, there wasn't enough. I added some sharp cheddar that had been grated.

Daughter ate it first. At first she said she liked it but then she quickly said she did not like it and could only eat half.

Oddly my first bite seemed good. Then the saltiness kicked in. It is just waaaay too salty for my tastes.

The concept is good. I think I could easily make this from scratch with store bought frozen hash browns, maybe some onions and cheddar cheese.

In fact I do make something similar. O'brien potatoes, salsa and if we are on a dairy day, cheese. It's just as good without the cheese.

I won't be buying this again!

I have found that the vast majority of the gluten-free prepared food mixes like these are horribly salty and just not very good tasting. I make everything from scratch because, having Sjogren's Syndrome, it's sheer torture if I ingest too much salt. The effect on dry mouth is as bad as being glutened. It amazes me that they dump so much of it into processed foods because there is no need to.

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Dixiebell
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I believe it's the cheese sauce that is salty. Maybe just skip it and use real cheese.

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missy'smom
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My DH and DS felt the same way about the cheese "sauce". not pourable, thick and clumply and TOO salty. So, they now ditch the sauce, prepare the reast according to the box and top with the real deal cheese and broil 'till desired. DH still liked the convenience.

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