New Product Review:

Bagel-fuls

Reviewed by Kellie D. of Hollywood on 8/5/2009

When I think of frozen breakfast products - I think fast, easy, convenient. Unfortunately, Kraft Bagel-fuls fail on all accounts. This product - though it can be made to be quite tasty, is riddled with conceptual flaws, and left me frustrated and underwhelmed.

I assumed, mistakenly, that I would just take one of the Bagel-fuls out of the freezer and pop it in the toaster. I was terribly disappointed this morning when I read that I was supposed to take it out of the freezer and let it thaw before toasting it. This process took me about 3 hours. Then you have to toast it not once - but twice. In the end, it was warm and gooey on the inside - and tasted pretty good. I first tasted the Apple Cinnamon & Cream Cheese. The cream cheese flavor was really understated - and tasted more like an apple donut filling. The second, the Strawberry & Cream Cheese was my favorite. Mildly sweet filling that is a bit reminiscent of a fruit and cheese pastry on the inside. Crispy outside bagel-like texture that was a little more chewy than I'd hoped, but not bad. Halfway through eating it, though, I noticed that I had begun to loose all the filling as it was oozing right out the other side onto my napkin (though nearly landed on my laptop!)

I set out to try to improve my biggest pet peeve - the thawing of the Bagel-ful. I tried toasting it straight from the freezer, toasting it on low for 3 cycles. The outside was burning hot yet the inside was still frozen. Then I tried microwaving it for 30 seconds and then toasting it twice - based on the original directions. This worked very well - giving me almost identical results to the thaw and toast method. The only negative was that the bagel texture got even more chewy - and it was chewy to start with -so we're talking super-dooper chewy in the end.

There are a few other things that I found really disappointing about this product. You have to carefully balance the Bagel-ful on its end in the toaster. Otherwise it's impossible to get it out. It falls down to the bottom on its side, and you have to unplug the toaster, find a utensil to stick in there and try to spear it to get it out. Also, when these are done toasting, the outside is so hot it's impossible to hold. Even if you let it cool down, it's not really a grab-and-go type item because the filling tends to ooze out the other end as you're eating it. If you're looking for a breakfast on the run, do not expect to pop this out of the toaster and run out the door. Even when the outside is cool enough to hold, the inside filling can still be mouth-blistering hot. So be careful if handing this to your youngster - for the sake of his mouth AND your upholstery!

If you're looking for a bagel with cream cheese and fruity topping, pull out the jam and tub of cream cheese yourself. These are a big disappointment.


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The price we paid: $2.39