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Spaghettios - opinions.

When I eat Spaghattios....

  • ...I eat them straight out of the can. No microwave necessary.

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • ...They have to be warmed up, but no meatballs or weenies necessary.

    Votes: 2 9.5%
  • ...they have meatballs in them.

    Votes: 4 19.0%
  • ...they have weenies in them, but it's the ones that come with weenies.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • ....I cut up my own weenies to put in them.

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • ....I do something else. (explain)

    Votes: 1 4.8%
  • ....I musta lost my damn mind, because I don't eat Spaghettios.

    Votes: 12 57.1%

  • Total voters
    21
I thought they were pretty great until I was about 10, maybe 12. Weenies optional; if it came with them, no harm, no foul. If it didn’t, I didn’t miss them.

Straight from the can was an act of pure desperation. Heating was much preferred.

I’m unable to guarantee that I won’t go try a can now for the first time in over 45 years. I can still remember exactly what they tasted like.

For the record, I tended to prefer Ravioli-Os, but beggars can’t always be choosers. It depended upon what sales were running.
 
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It's an inferior canned pasta product. Chef Boyardee is for a more discerning palate. A freshly opened can and a fork is all you need for a gastronomical delight.
My wife was the office manager for the warehouse of a local grocery chain. She was always bringing home this or that product from cases that were damaged. One of the last things before the chain closed the warehouse was Chef Boyardee ravioli. About 20 cans. Good thing it was something we like.
 
Ate a lot of Spaghettios and also much of the Chef Boy-ar-dee stuff as a kid thru my teens. Then went several decades without ever eating them.

But as they say, everything comes back into style, Spaghettios are now in my pantry as a back-up, for those times when I hungry enough to eat something but not hungry enough to make (or order) a full meal. They fill the void at those times.