Re: Such small bags of flour

[Guest guest]

Trader Joe's brown rice penne and spaghetti is made by Tinkyada. It's the same thing. That's the TJ way - take a brand name product and make it private label. As a result the TJ pasta is a great value because Tinkyada pasta is relatively expensive, no doubt due to the high markups levied by mom-and-pop health stores and " lifestyle " chains like WF and WO.

The only gotcha is that TJ only carries these two varieties; if you want lasagne, shells, gemelli, etc, you have to buy full-priced Tinkyada.

You can also try to buy some pasta, possibly cheaper than making it, depending on the flours you use. The cheapest and tastiest I've found is Trader Joe's brown rice pasta or spaghetti ($1.99 a bag)- even PICKY dh likes it. Lots of people rave about Tinkada but it is over $3.60 in my area, and I didn't like it more than trader joe's. Debolles no bake brown rice lasagna is also usually reasonably priced, as is one of the boxed mac 'n cheese.

[Guest guest]

Trader Joe's brown rice penne and spaghetti is made by Tinkyada. It's the same thing. That's the TJ way - take a brand name product and make it private label. As a result the TJ pasta is a great value because Tinkyada pasta is relatively expensive, no doubt due to the high markups levied by mom-and-pop health stores and " lifestyle " chains like WF and WO.

The only gotcha is that TJ only carries these two varieties; if you want lasagne, shells, gemelli, etc, you have to buy full-priced Tinkyada.

You can also try to buy some pasta, possibly cheaper than making it, depending on the flours you use. The cheapest and tastiest I've found is Trader Joe's brown rice pasta or spaghetti ($1.99 a bag)- even PICKY dh likes it. Lots of people rave about Tinkada but it is over $3.60 in my area, and I didn't like it more than trader joe's. Debolles no bake brown rice lasagna is also usually reasonably priced, as is one of the boxed mac 'n cheese.

[Guest guest]

> Trader Joe's brown rice penne and spaghetti is made by Tinkyada.

> It's the same thing. That's the TJ way - take a brand name product

> and make it private label. As a result the TJ pasta is a great

> value because Tinkyada pasta is relatively expensive, no doubt due

> to the high markups levied by mom-and-pop health stores and

> " lifestyle " chains like WF and WO.

I thought that, too, but someone pointed out that Tinkyada's penne

requires 15-16 minutes to cook, while TJ's is only 7-10 minutes.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> Trader Joe's brown rice penne and spaghetti is made by Tinkyada.

> It's the same thing. That's the TJ way - take a brand name product

> and make it private label. As a result the TJ pasta is a great

> value because Tinkyada pasta is relatively expensive, no doubt due

> to the high markups levied by mom-and-pop health stores and

> " lifestyle " chains like WF and WO.

I thought that, too, but someone pointed out that Tinkyada's penne

requires 15-16 minutes to cook, while TJ's is only 7-10 minutes.

ygg

[Guest guest]

> Trader Joe's brown rice penne and spaghetti is made by Tinkyada.

> It's the same thing. That's the TJ way - take a brand name product

> and make it private label. As a result the TJ pasta is a great

> value because Tinkyada pasta is relatively expensive, no doubt due

> to the high markups levied by mom-and-pop health stores and

> " lifestyle " chains like WF and WO.

I thought that, too, but someone pointed out that Tinkyada's penne

requires 15-16 minutes to cook, while TJ's is only 7-10 minutes.

ygg

[Guest guest]

I haven't found the cooking times on Tinkyada pasta packages very

reliable. The spaghetti says 15 minutes, which it seems to take; the

fusilli says 10 minutes, and it is done at 4:30; and, the fettucine

says 13-15 and takes about 7. What I like most about the fusilli is

that they cook so fast when I have two hungry teenagers watching the

pot boil!

BTW, I buy Tinkyada by the case from a coop and pay $2.09/bag on

special.

in VT

[Guest guest]

I haven't found the cooking times on Tinkyada pasta packages very

reliable. The spaghetti says 15 minutes, which it seems to take; the

fusilli says 10 minutes, and it is done at 4:30; and, the fettucine

says 13-15 and takes about 7. What I like most about the fusilli is

that they cook so fast when I have two hungry teenagers watching the

pot boil!

BTW, I buy Tinkyada by the case from a coop and pay $2.09/bag on

special.

in VT

[Guest guest]

Which coop in VT is that ? I also usually find that the Tinkyada cooks

much faster than the package says. I love the way it holds up though.

Michele (In Essex, VT)

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|I haven't found the cooking times on Tinkyada pasta packages very

|reliable. The spaghetti says 15 minutes, which it seems to take; the

|fusilli says 10 minutes, and it is done at 4:30; and, the fettucine

|says 13-15 and takes about 7. What I like most about the fusilli is

|that they cook so fast when I have two hungry teenagers watching the

|pot boil!

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|BTW, I buy Tinkyada by the case from a coop and pay $2.09/bag on

|special.

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[Guest guest]

Most places like that, or if you have a small family store near you in Essex, will order a case for you and then mark it up a little...giving you a discount. My parents own a store in Central VT and they do that for people all the time.

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of MicheleSent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 2:25 PMTo: SillyYaks Subject: RE: Re: Such small bags of flour

Which coop in VT is that ? I also usually find that the Tinkyada cooksmuch faster than the package says. I love the way it holds up though.Michele (In Essex, VT)| Re: Such small bags of flour|||I haven't found the cooking times on Tinkyada pasta packages very |reliable. The spaghetti says 15 minutes, which it seems to take; the |fusilli says 10 minutes, and it is done at 4:30; and, the fettucine |says 13-15 and takes about 7. What I like most about the fusilli is |that they cook so fast when I have two hungry teenagers watching the |pot boil!||BTW, I buy Tinkyada by the case from a coop and pay $2.09/bag on |special.|| in VT||||||

[Guest guest]

Most places like that, or if you have a small family store near you in Essex, will order a case for you and then mark it up a little...giving you a discount. My parents own a store in Central VT and they do that for people all the time.

From: SillyYaks [mailto:SillyYaks ] On Behalf Of MicheleSent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 2:25 PMTo: SillyYaks Subject: RE: Re: Such small bags of flour

Which coop in VT is that ? I also usually find that the Tinkyada cooksmuch faster than the package says. I love the way it holds up though.Michele (In Essex, VT)| Re: Such small bags of flour|||I haven't found the cooking times on Tinkyada pasta packages very |reliable. The spaghetti says 15 minutes, which it seems to take; the |fusilli says 10 minutes, and it is done at 4:30; and, the fettucine |says 13-15 and takes about 7. What I like most about the fusilli is |that they cook so fast when I have two hungry teenagers watching the |pot boil!||BTW, I buy Tinkyada by the case from a coop and pay $2.09/bag on |special.|| in VT||||||

[Guest guest]

Michele,

Brattleboro Food Coop. The cases of Tinkyada actually come from United

Natural Foods (the distributor), which has a major center just over the

border in Chesterfield, NH. Every couple of months, they run a

special. Can you believe I bought 3 cases (36 bags) last time since I

hate to pay $3.20/bag in the grocery store?

in VT

[Guest guest]

> Very true. I have no idea where tinkyada gets some of their cooking

> figures. I believe their spirals are rated for 16-18 minutes. This is

> OK if you want baby food mush. Trader Joe's likely tested the tinkyada

> pasta and came up with their own (more reasonable) numbers.

Actually, I've found the cooking times to be spot on for Tinkyada. I

don't like pasta with the slightest bite, but neither do I like

mush. In order for the pasta to be cooked all the way through, the

smaller of the numbers on the time range on Tinkyada pasta is always

spot on for me. I'm not at some high elevation or anything, so I

wonder why this is.

ygg