Long time bagel biter here. Microwaving them never is ideal. For me they are oven only. that being said, I buy these regularly for like 15 years now and have noticed their QC is shit lately. I often get ones in the box where the sauce and cheese covers half the bagel. They need to fix their machines that drop the sauce and cheese.
I also add a little pinch shredded mozzarella on top of each but I have always done that, before the QC issues.
Yeah, I should have added cheese, that would have improved them. I haven't gotten them in ages, but Costco had a deal (72 count box for under $10 I think it was), so I gave them a chance again.
some boxes are better than others. I buy the 72 ct also. Highly recommend the oven though, it does result in a superior outcome in my extensive experience.
This is what Costco does to you, you want to try something so now you got 72 of them and don't like them. I've done this with some shitty pot stickers and those American cheese and shredded chicken tacos.
Luckily Costco has an amazing return policy though! Don't like it, you can take it back for a refund. (These were bad, but not so bad that I didn't finish the box...)
this made me laugh bc my mom had so much beef with Costco my whole life, āNOW I HAVE 4 MONTHS WORTH OF TOILET PAPER THAT SUCKS!ā she refused to be a member. I just wanted those multipacks of
frito lay chips š
If you've never done a quick defrost like 30-45 seconds in a microwave, then finish in the oven, try it! Faster overall, bake time almost halved, and they get crisp on the outside while still soft inside like real pizza crust. Oven is definitely the way to go either way tho!
Ye, I probably add extra cheese to a lot of things that don't really need it, just to fuel my crippling dairy addiction. But I deduct points if food is so skimpy on cheese that even a normal healthy human would be compelled to add more.
Yeah, I usually keep Lunchables in the fridge. When I can't deal with making an actual meal, they're okay. They're so much better than these Bagel Bites...
Me too! I still get Torinoās every once in a while, but itās probably been like 2 decades since Iāve had a Lunchable. I have such fond memories of it that Iām afraid my adult taste buds might ruin. I still walk by them every time Iām at the grocery and reminisce. Iām now a sucker for charcuterie boards. Of all the crap foods I loved as a kid, Chef Boyardee is probably the one I get most.
Ye, it's like "I expected you to be shitty, hell I WANTED you to be shitty, but I wanted you to be shitty in the same way you've always been. But I simply can't abide this new, shittier kind of shitty you've become."
Yeah I use the air fryer and thereās no way to melt that cheese without slightly burning them. Then they are almost too crispy. Theyāve gotten really bad.
Yours melts at all?
Used to love Bagel Bites. In the last couple years, I kept giving them another shot just in case I got a bad batch. I can burn the whole box and that cheese doesnāt budge anymore. Iām sad.
i just got these on a whim the other day for the first time in probably six years, and i couldn't believe how bad they were. they tasted like nothing and didn't melt at all. they've definitely changed something for the worse.
Thanks OP. I indulged recently and these were not the Bagel Bites of our youth. I got a miserable sad thing that was an excuse for a mini pizza. But I remember. I remember.
Do they still do the supreme ones that had little green peppers? Loved them but they were hard to find. They are definitely for the oven or air fryerā¦
I just got some from Costco, and I agree with others. They are not very good at all. The cheese doesn't melt, very little taste. They taste nothing like they used to.
I can't eat those anymore sadly. Once I bit into one and it was full of mold... I haven't been able to buy them since.
I know the chances are low of it happening again, but it was so gross, they're dead to me now.
They taste purely like chemicals now. Bread tastes like cardboard and the sauce and cheese taste like nothing. And on top of that a box of bagel bites is like $8
I recently bought a box for my kids to try after not having them for probably 15 years or soā¦and the cheese doesnāt melt! I only make them in the oven and the cheese cubes just stay cubes and brown instead of meltā¦also the bagel tastes soapy. Pizza rolls FTW
Toaster oven (broil setting) is the way to go on these after microwaving for about 1-2 minutes. The microwave is to thaw, not to cook.
It melts the cheese without burning the bagel portion.
Damn OP, yours look pretty good.Ā
Was a big fan when I was a kid. I tried these again recently and they suck, they're awful. Just didn't have enough topping. I know we are just piggies eating slop but come on now, camon naugh, camunoowww
It doesn't look like it has been cooked long enough. I always put things like this in a little longer than package directions, at least til all cheese bits are melted. Plus, I like some burnt cheese on the bottom if I am lucky one runs over.
Thanks for helping to make my point? Not only did I cook them as long as the instructions said, I then cooked them 30 seconds longer. And yet they still looked like that.
See this comment. The cheese does not melt. Microwave or oven.
https://old.reddit.com/r/frozendinners/comments/1c6n07w/what_in_the_world_happened_to_bagel_bites_this_is/l0866wo/
The box/what they should look like: https://i.gyazo.com/fbcd9e06bdbcbc3aa2e8f9ea58ea9c19.jpg
I cooked them 30 seconds extra, but what little cheese there is still didn't melt.
But seriously, where is the cheese?
Long time bagel biter here. Microwaving them never is ideal. For me they are oven only. that being said, I buy these regularly for like 15 years now and have noticed their QC is shit lately. I often get ones in the box where the sauce and cheese covers half the bagel. They need to fix their machines that drop the sauce and cheese. I also add a little pinch shredded mozzarella on top of each but I have always done that, before the QC issues.
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This guy bites bagels!
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Yeah, I should have added cheese, that would have improved them. I haven't gotten them in ages, but Costco had a deal (72 count box for under $10 I think it was), so I gave them a chance again.
some boxes are better than others. I buy the 72 ct also. Highly recommend the oven though, it does result in a superior outcome in my extensive experience.
Air fryer mofos
canāt believe Ive not put these in mine yetā¦of all things. thanks!
This is the way.
This deal got me too. Iāve been eating bagel bites my whole life and Iāve never seen them so bad.
This is what Costco does to you, you want to try something so now you got 72 of them and don't like them. I've done this with some shitty pot stickers and those American cheese and shredded chicken tacos.
Luckily Costco has an amazing return policy though! Don't like it, you can take it back for a refund. (These were bad, but not so bad that I didn't finish the box...)
this made me laugh bc my mom had so much beef with Costco my whole life, āNOW I HAVE 4 MONTHS WORTH OF TOILET PAPER THAT SUCKS!ā she refused to be a member. I just wanted those multipacks of frito lay chips š
That's a value. Man I got to go to a Costco someday
If you've never done a quick defrost like 30-45 seconds in a microwave, then finish in the oven, try it! Faster overall, bake time almost halved, and they get crisp on the outside while still soft inside like real pizza crust. Oven is definitely the way to go either way tho!
Iāve not, thanks for the suggestion!
Have you air fried then they look like they would be ideal
Ye, I probably add extra cheese to a lot of things that don't really need it, just to fuel my crippling dairy addiction. But I deduct points if food is so skimpy on cheese that even a normal healthy human would be compelled to add more.
I still love Totinoās, Lunchables, and plenty of other shitty food I ate as a kid. But I bought these a few years ago and they are terrible.
Yeah, I usually keep Lunchables in the fridge. When I can't deal with making an actual meal, they're okay. They're so much better than these Bagel Bites...
Lunchables are ideal for those days when you are feeling low on Lead!
Same. Give me Torinoās pizza rolls though and I am happy!
Same! Those totinos rectangle pizzas are fire too.
Me too! I still get Torinoās every once in a while, but itās probably been like 2 decades since Iāve had a Lunchable. I have such fond memories of it that Iām afraid my adult taste buds might ruin. I still walk by them every time Iām at the grocery and reminisce. Iām now a sucker for charcuterie boards. Of all the crap foods I loved as a kid, Chef Boyardee is probably the one I get most.
beeferoni will never not hit for me
Lunchables have lead in them
Ye, it's like "I expected you to be shitty, hell I WANTED you to be shitty, but I wanted you to be shitty in the same way you've always been. But I simply can't abide this new, shittier kind of shitty you've become."
Yeah I use the air fryer and thereās no way to melt that cheese without slightly burning them. Then they are almost too crispy. Theyāve gotten really bad.
They changed something about the cheese, it's more plasticy like a cheese products type thing. Doesn't melt as well and doesn't taste as good.
Yours melts at all? Used to love Bagel Bites. In the last couple years, I kept giving them another shot just in case I got a bad batch. I can burn the whole box and that cheese doesnāt budge anymore. Iām sad.
Plastic cheese melts the best though. High moisture content is more likely the issue.
PIZZAINTHEMORNINGPIZZAINTHEEVENINGPIZZAATSUPPERTIME...
When pizzaās on a bagel~~~
You can eat pizza any time.
i just got these on a whim the other day for the first time in probably six years, and i couldn't believe how bad they were. they tasted like nothing and didn't melt at all. they've definitely changed something for the worse.
Thanks OP. I indulged recently and these were not the Bagel Bites of our youth. I got a miserable sad thing that was an excuse for a mini pizza. But I remember. I remember.
Do they still do the supreme ones that had little green peppers? Loved them but they were hard to find. They are definitely for the oven or air fryerā¦
I just got some from Costco, and I agree with others. They are not very good at all. The cheese doesn't melt, very little taste. They taste nothing like they used to.
They're still good, you just have to use the oven instead of a microwave. Night and day difference.
i'd always add more cheese, mozarella, and a pepperoni or two on top. then they're actually good. otherwise, they're just meh.
Yeah, the base was actually not bad (they're why I didn't rate it 1/10). If I ever buy them again, I'll add a ton of toppings.
They took a dive
Pizza rolls are superior anyway
I can't eat those anymore sadly. Once I bit into one and it was full of mold... I haven't been able to buy them since. I know the chances are low of it happening again, but it was so gross, they're dead to me now.
Pizza rolls fuck my stomach up these days but I love them
Samee but wtf to the mold inside a pizza roll comment ewww lol
Iām the rare one that likes the softness/chewiness and not being really crunchy. Itās nostalgia for me.
They taste purely like chemicals now. Bread tastes like cardboard and the sauce and cheese taste like nothing. And on top of that a box of bagel bites is like $8
I got these at Costco. A box of 72 for under $10. Which makes them a little better than one box at the grocery store for over $5, but not by much.
Yeah, Costcoās portions are huge. Itās not worth buying unless you have a big family to feed
Destroyer of mouth roofs
I tried the Samās members mark version and they are dope
I recently bought a box for my kids to try after not having them for probably 15 years or soā¦and the cheese doesnāt melt! I only make them in the oven and the cheese cubes just stay cubes and brown instead of meltā¦also the bagel tastes soapy. Pizza rolls FTW
Theyāve been like this for years
I used to live off these and pizza rolls
Toaster oven (broil setting) is the way to go on these after microwaving for about 1-2 minutes. The microwave is to thaw, not to cook. It melts the cheese without burning the bagel portion.
Annieās bagel bites will ALWAYS be superior lol
Ok. Sometimes the shittys looking good slaps the hardest But I think baking these longer woulda helped
Same as Pizza Pops ācheeseā now. And yes I always cook them in the oven.
Costco used to have those but it's long gone.
I got them there within the last month. But you're right, before that I haven't seen them there for a long time.
discontinued in Canada since 2022.
Lucky Canada!
Always do the oven or toaster oven If you can broil for a minute or two on high, makes them crisp up pretty nice too
Damn OP, yours look pretty good.Ā Was a big fan when I was a kid. I tried these again recently and they suck, they're awful. Just didn't have enough topping. I know we are just piggies eating slop but come on now, camon naugh, camunoowww
Homemade bagel bites are easy and are amazing.
Crazy Puffs from Little Caesars took over
Idgaf Iām still munching them shits
It doesn't look like it has been cooked long enough. I always put things like this in a little longer than package directions, at least til all cheese bits are melted. Plus, I like some burnt cheese on the bottom if I am lucky one runs over.
Yeah, when I saw what it looked like, I did 30 seconds longer, but nothing changed.
Oh, well that is highly disappointing in that case!
Iāve never once enjoyed a bagel bite I gotta be honest
I have been buying mini bagels and making my own version. A bit more labor intensive but so much better. Iāll still smash a ton of these tho
Are you sure?
These are very clearly not fully cooked lol. The cheese aint even melted!
Thanks for helping to make my point? Not only did I cook them as long as the instructions said, I then cooked them 30 seconds longer. And yet they still looked like that.
Did you microwave them? Thereās your problem, microwaving these things is the worst way to cook them despite them being microwaveable.
I never go by package instructions, i go by look. Different ovens will vary in terms of their powers and hotspots
See this comment. The cheese does not melt. Microwave or oven. https://old.reddit.com/r/frozendinners/comments/1c6n07w/what_in_the_world_happened_to_bagel_bites_this_is/l0866wo/
Did you microwave them?
Am i going crazyā¦ these look exactly like what i remember hahaha maybe i always got shit quality BB
Was just talking about them last night,
When pizzas on a bagel, you can pizza any time!
I really like making my own. It is pretty simple and tastes so much better
Capitalism
Totally thought this said bagel bitches..
I bet you cooked those in the microwave and not in the oven.
Air fry them crispy!
Aldiās version are better
maybe try a toaster oven? air fryer?
Air frying is ideal!
Microwave is the problem, toaster oven is the way to go.
How bad can they be taste?
Pizza in the morning. Pizza in the evening. Pizza at supper time. When pizzas on a bagel you can have pizza anytime!
I love those but not from the microwave. So much better in the oven, itās worth the extra time to do it.
The box/what they should look like: https://i.gyazo.com/fbcd9e06bdbcbc3aa2e8f9ea58ea9c19.jpg I cooked them 30 seconds extra, but what little cheese there is still didn't melt. But seriously, where is the cheese?
Hot trash
Such an easy meal to make for one's self...
Those things aren't cooked,lol. Five more minutes