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Potato Buds

Betty Crocker Potato Buds

Made with 100% real potatoes, just like home. And perfect for gluten-free diets.

UPDATED DIRECTIONS:
For the same great taste you know and love, milk should be added AFTER water and butter are brought to a boil. Following the old directions of combining all elements before boiling leads to mashed potatoes with a gummy texture.

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hiroo said: Posted: 1/14/2013 3:08 PM
Came here because I just opened up a new box of Potato Buds and was disappointed to find that they have changed the product from the crispy flakes we've loved for years to a powdery mess. My mom found the recipe on the side of the Potato Buds box years ago and since then my family has used the flakes as a panko-like coating for chicken and fish. We love those recipes and it has always impressed everybody when we bring it to parties. They also made great, firm mashed potatoes that nobody could tell weren't real potatoes, mashed. Betty Crocker: please change the product back to its original form!
 
candy66 said: Posted: 12/20/2012 11:01 AM
I dont know why you changed the potaoe buds, they were so good before you added gluten free, I thought I was doing something wrong I asked my daughter what is she doing to make them taste so good, and she said they dont taste as good as they used to, I tried to put extra butter, milk and they tasted any better, I dont know why you had to change something that tasted like real potatoes i used to enjoy them, and my son loved them to, but know I dont think I will be buying them anymore, they taste auful
 
Tommy_J said: Posted: 12/11/2012 2:38 PM
Betty Crocker must think we are all mindless idiots. Did they really think nobody would notice what they have done to their instant mashed potatos. They used to have the best instant mashed potatos I ever had....nice and fluffy. Now they have the consistency of GLUE or PASTE. This is no doubt an attempt to increase profits by dumbing down the product. I really resent this. If you think my hard earned money is going to be spent on an altered, inferior product think again. I am now in the process of trying other brands of instant mashed potatos. So Betty, say goodbye to a customer you had for 30 years
 
Pathos57 said: Posted: 12/10/2012 12:32 PM
Wow, what a gloppy, dreadful product this is. We loved the original potato buds but this is SO not the same thing. I, like so many others here, wish you would go back to the former product &, if you feel it necessary, keep this paste as a separate product for the MINORITY of people that have difficulty with gluten. REALLY..calling this buds when it is clearly flakes is disingenuous.
 
wakidream said: Posted: 12/10/2012 12:00 PM
I haven't purchase Potato Buds for awhile as I have been totally happy with another brand. I thought I would give Potato Buds a try again (because they were on sale) and I almost brought the box back when I saw the buds are no FLAKES!!! Really???? The buds actually made a great coating for chicken so I was disappointed. I decided to go ahead and try them and I was even more disappointed. They taste like generic flakes now. I will definitely stick with the Hungry Jacks -- the taste is sooooo much better.
 
celiacstudent said: Posted: 12/5/2012 9:44 PM
Unlike most of the other reviewers here, I, for one, am really glad that you now offer gluten free potato buds. It is often difficult to find gluten free food that can be cooked as quickly and easily as these potatoes. Plus, it always confused me that instant potatoes were not gluten free considering potatoes are naturally. Thank for making something that a tired and ever-hungry college student with celiac disease can make quickly, easily and for little money! (they're not quite like real potatoes, I admit, but they definite work as a comfort food during stressful times!)
 
judysk said: Posted: 12/2/2012 3:19 PM
I agree with the majority who wondered why you made an excellent product into flakes...and still call them Potato BUDS! I must say that the taste and fluffiness is quite close to the original; however the classic "buds" were the best.
 
food999 said: Posted: 12/2/2012 9:53 AM
Apparently, you have no intention of returning to the trusted, tried and true Original Potato Buds! I now use Idahoan exclusively. Way to go General Mills. And, for the record, although it has been stated numerous times before - potatoes are naturally gluten-free. Clearly, your long-time customers no longer count.
 
deannampg said: Posted: 11/24/2012 6:35 PM
I have tried three times to make these potatoes. Epic fail. they come out gluey and dry. What happened? For 20 years I used these with no problem. I am so disappointed to lose a product I trusted. Three times you're out.
 
Skitzoid_Lady said: Posted: 11/20/2012 5:51 AM
Thanks for offering this product gluten free. I have not tried it yet, but will be using it as a thickening agent for my gravy for Thanksgiving as an alternative to traditional flour. I'm also curious about using it as a coating on chicken and fish. I appreciate that your company cares about people with gluten intolerance and celiac disorder.
 
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