Carretilla microwave meals: the brand that doesn't win everyone over
Carretilla microwave meals draw criticism over price and portion sizes; the pasta salad is a hit, but home cooking still rules.
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Carretilla microwave meals: neither the best nor that cheap
Is Carretilla the best microwave food out there? Judging by the reviews circulating online, no. The pasta salad earns the applause –"it's delicious"– and the range is wide, but the meatballs fail to impress anyone who knows how to make them at home. "Mine turn out better" sums up its most formidable rival: home cooking.
Price and portions do the rest. It comes across as "quite expensive" with "small portions", a combination that weighs more than the convenience of opening a container. Ready meals are fine for the odd occasion, not as a habit. As a tool for comparing prices, the financial portal Merca2 (link in sources) comes up as a reference.
Amid the reviews, another current emerges: products made in Euskal Herria (the Basque Country) are said to be of better quality. Perceived origin plays a part, though it doesn't settle the matter. Tactical conclusion: Carretilla isn't the worst option in the frozen aisle, but crowning it as the best is a stretch that neither price nor flavour can justify. The best meal is still the one you keep an eye on at the stove.
Is Carretilla the best microwave food out there? Judging by the reviews circulating online, no. The pasta salad earns the applause –"it's delicious"– and the range is wide, but the meatballs fail to impress anyone who knows how to make them at home. "Mine turn out better" sums up its most formidable rival: home cooking.
Price and portions do the rest. It comes across as "quite expensive" with "small portions", a combination that weighs more than the convenience of opening a container. Ready meals are fine for the odd occasion, not as a habit. As a tool for comparing prices, the financial portal Merca2 (link in sources) comes up as a reference.
Amid the reviews, another current emerges: products made in Euskal Herria (the Basque Country) are said to be of better quality. Perceived origin plays a part, though it doesn't settle the matter. Tactical conclusion: Carretilla isn't the worst option in the frozen aisle, but crowning it as the best is a stretch that neither price nor flavour can justify. The best meal is still the one you keep an eye on at the stove.
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