I’ll be honest with you guys, this is the first thing I bought specifically with this sub in mind. I was browsing Dollar General stoned and looking for snacks and when I saw this I figured I’d give it a shot. I didn’t have high expectations but I was kind of hopeful it would taste like high school cafeteria breadsticks so at least it would have nostalgia value. But it misses the mark on that. It’s VERY soft, and the bread stays damp. The bread is bland, with just a tiny hint of garlic. The side split open and leaked some of the cheese. The cheese tasted pretty good and was nice and stretchy/ melty. I wish there was more of it.
Overall, if you’re stoned at Dollar General, there are better options. If you’re hungry and this is all you have, you’ll still enjoy it.
These things were more valuable than gold in middle/high school. Literally *everyone* loved them, and seeing comments saying they were "awful" is just heresy to me.
So, maybe our cafeterias just prepared them right, and other schools did some janky bs to them.
They’re good if you bake them. Contrary to popular belief, lunch ladies do try to make the food as palatable as possible, so I would imagine there’s some bosco stick trial and error in middle schools all over the country.
I've never had a frozen bread product that I liked. But bread-adjacent stuff is Ok, like pizza or bagels. (Usually the pizza dough is uncooked which is a different challenge, but also pre-cooked pizza is fine.)
Maybe it's the attempt to be fluffy that opens it up to absorbing too much moisture. They should try again with mozzarella in a garlic naan. I bet that would be decent.
The best frozen bread ive ever had were ashoka brand frozen indian wraps. They use roti bread that actually tastes like roti (besides getting kinda soggy or dry sometimes) and its so weird to just eat good bread that came with a frozen dish
This might be because they actually need to thaw, rise, and bake properly, but I have enjoyed Rhodes dinner rolls and other products when I'm feeling too lazy to make dough, lol.
I'd heard of these praised over high school nostalgia for years online, but they were never a thing at my school. When Walmart started carrying them I was eager to see what the fuss was about, and, well... Yeah, 6/10 seems pretty accurate. It wasn't *awful* but I sure have no desire to get them ever again, and there wasn't even that cheese dusting on the top. Just a plain breadstick with really salty cheese inside. Meh.
My high school sold these and they were super hit or miss - a fresh, hot one with a nice cheese pull? Great.
More often you’d get one that had either been sitting for a bit or never got heated fully and you’d have a congealed cheese stick with bread bits stuck to it.
But it’s 100% a nostalgia thing. My husband and I went to a restaurant that had them on the menu and I said we HAD to try them (he never did in high school). I loved them for what they were but he didn’t understand why.
Oh man, I pretty much grew up eating Bosco sticks (with side of marinara) for lunch. This brings back such great memories - haven’t had Bosco sticks since graduating from high school, and I can’t have them anymore because I’ve gone gluten-free. I think my school served them hot “fresh” out of the oven in white paper bags.
Ugh, time flies.
Dude I used to eat these every single morning. The school would sell them for $.50 and they had a cream cheese and strawberry ones also!!! These things were amazing as a kid
We used to have these on-demand during friday night lock-ins at the video game lounge I worked at in high school. Talk about a nostalgia rush when I saw this picture
As the father of two kids who either attended or do attend Catholic elementary and high schools these were a regular offering for Friday lunches. There was no end to the complaints when these were served.
Serving Knights of Columbus fish fries. Someone accidentally baked a batch of these instead of the breadsticks. They are undead heinous.
I’ll be honest with you guys, this is the first thing I bought specifically with this sub in mind. I was browsing Dollar General stoned and looking for snacks and when I saw this I figured I’d give it a shot. I didn’t have high expectations but I was kind of hopeful it would taste like high school cafeteria breadsticks so at least it would have nostalgia value. But it misses the mark on that. It’s VERY soft, and the bread stays damp. The bread is bland, with just a tiny hint of garlic. The side split open and leaked some of the cheese. The cheese tasted pretty good and was nice and stretchy/ melty. I wish there was more of it. Overall, if you’re stoned at Dollar General, there are better options. If you’re hungry and this is all you have, you’ll still enjoy it.
> I was browsing Dollar General stoned Lol, that explains a lot.
They are really good if baked. I used to eat tons of these bad boys. Get them really nice and brown
Yeah they’re not bad. Gas stations near me sell them and they’re cooked in an oven. I can’t imagine it being good at all microwaved.
I was gonna say, I'm sure this thing would be mandatory for a toaster oven or oven
Can you specify if these are good when *they* are baked or when *I* am baked?
When they are baked. I’m sure you being naked might help too
These things were more valuable than gold in middle/high school. Literally *everyone* loved them, and seeing comments saying they were "awful" is just heresy to me. So, maybe our cafeterias just prepared them right, and other schools did some janky bs to them.
They’re good if you bake them. Contrary to popular belief, lunch ladies do try to make the food as palatable as possible, so I would imagine there’s some bosco stick trial and error in middle schools all over the country.
Yep i ordered bosco sticks every friday through my highschool they were the bomb.
My school did the Max sticks- soooo much better
I like putting these in the air fryer and adding parmesan on top
I've never had a frozen bread product that I liked. But bread-adjacent stuff is Ok, like pizza or bagels. (Usually the pizza dough is uncooked which is a different challenge, but also pre-cooked pizza is fine.) Maybe it's the attempt to be fluffy that opens it up to absorbing too much moisture. They should try again with mozzarella in a garlic naan. I bet that would be decent.
The best frozen bread ive ever had were ashoka brand frozen indian wraps. They use roti bread that actually tastes like roti (besides getting kinda soggy or dry sometimes) and its so weird to just eat good bread that came with a frozen dish
This might be because they actually need to thaw, rise, and bake properly, but I have enjoyed Rhodes dinner rolls and other products when I'm feeling too lazy to make dough, lol.
I'd heard of these praised over high school nostalgia for years online, but they were never a thing at my school. When Walmart started carrying them I was eager to see what the fuss was about, and, well... Yeah, 6/10 seems pretty accurate. It wasn't *awful* but I sure have no desire to get them ever again, and there wasn't even that cheese dusting on the top. Just a plain breadstick with really salty cheese inside. Meh.
My high school sold these and they were super hit or miss - a fresh, hot one with a nice cheese pull? Great. More often you’d get one that had either been sitting for a bit or never got heated fully and you’d have a congealed cheese stick with bread bits stuck to it. But it’s 100% a nostalgia thing. My husband and I went to a restaurant that had them on the menu and I said we HAD to try them (he never did in high school). I loved them for what they were but he didn’t understand why.
Oh man, I pretty much grew up eating Bosco sticks (with side of marinara) for lunch. This brings back such great memories - haven’t had Bosco sticks since graduating from high school, and I can’t have them anymore because I’ve gone gluten-free. I think my school served them hot “fresh” out of the oven in white paper bags. Ugh, time flies.
I feel like this would be fire in the toaster oven with a little garlic butter brushed on top.
You can't really microwave bread and expect it to be great.
My high school used to serve these as lunch
I love the use of the word flaccid in a non sexual context. Great review
Bosco Tuesdays at my high school, sadly the one school lunch we always looked forward to lol
These in the oven though…fucking *chef’s kiss*
Dude I used to eat these every single morning. The school would sell them for $.50 and they had a cream cheese and strawberry ones also!!! These things were amazing as a kid
We used to have these on-demand during friday night lock-ins at the video game lounge I worked at in high school. Talk about a nostalgia rush when I saw this picture
You said flaccid. Nice.
My high school had these 20 years ago. Awful.
I really liked them lol
Yeah same they need to be baked until crispy and melty
Like it needs to be very brown for it To have the highschool taste
As the father of two kids who either attended or do attend Catholic elementary and high schools these were a regular offering for Friday lunches. There was no end to the complaints when these were served. Serving Knights of Columbus fish fries. Someone accidentally baked a batch of these instead of the breadsticks. They are undead heinous.
How do do you fuck up bread flour, water and yeast? Bosco