I talked to the owner of a chocolate dipped key like pie stand who said they used Publix pies because they were one of the closest to the original pie recipe from the late 20's early 30's
I agree about Edwards pie, especially because it's so easy to take a few to family gatherings (with paper plates and plasticware). I know, I know.....😉
I currently have an Edwards key lime pie in the fridge. Yeah, compared to home made it isn't as good, but it is by far the best store bought frozen key lime pie you can get.
I'm trying to talk him into doing the frozen family meals, GV vs brand name. Especially though.. Stouffer's quality has gone way down but there are some fairly good GV ones. Get on the bus with me!! lol. This is a BYR that we need!!
@alostrich I think you need to do both @skippy1071 & @beckyhobson3283 ideas. I love Brenda Gantt & her recipes, but cooking is not my reality. Cookbooks & recipes are fascinating, but not likely to happen at my house.
I feel like if they only have a Great Value version it'll be good. If they have GV and a Sam's Choice -- the GV will be terrible and the Sam's Choice will be good.
Pretty much *all* store brand/knockoff groceries are like Russian Roulette. Sometimes you luck into the "nearly indistinguishable" popsicle jackpot, sometime you're hit with the "key lime pie" Whammy
I've seen that guy on the Blue Bell Fudge Bar box all my life, and I'm nearly 40. I can't remember a time when he wasn't on that damn box. Him being on that box is just a fact of life to me, like water is wet.
I was gonna say. Real key lime pie is tart. Most the frozen pies they go overboard with sugar to try to appeal to the masses. My great aunt used to live down there and had a tree in her back yard. She would mail us key limes and we used to make pies when I was a kid. BTW the GV key lime pie is great.
Hey Matt! The BEST frozen Key Lime Pie is one can of Minute Maid frozen Limeade concentrate added to one 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk and 8 oz of Cool Whip mixed gently together and poured into a graham cracker crust pie shell (or two if you want to add whipped cream to the top- don't fill as high) and freeze. Abso-freekin-lutely scrumptious! Easy and way cheaper.
But it is a nasty ass tart taste. And you can make one yourself using real ingredients for a few dollars more so frankly it is not worth wasting your money on. With already made pie crusts and bottled juices its so much easier to make homemade stuff these days. I still prefer making my own crusts and squeezing my own juices so my age is showing on that one. My mama dropped a Betty Crocker cookbook on the table in front of me when I was a kid and complained about one of her meals. She told me "don't like it. Learn to make it yourself." So I did.
Matt, please do blind taste test on all bless your ranks. It would be so interesting to see what order they are in when you don't know which one you are tasting.
I freakin love ice cream sandwiches. I use the great value brand to make ice cream "cakes" during the summer. 2 boxes of the minis (they stack/line up better without having to trim down the size) a thin layer of homemade butter cream to lock them together and one more layer of minis with a healthy amount of butter cream on top. Trouble is keeping them frozen while you're working with them. You gotta put it back in the freezer about half way through assembly. You can add oreos, sprinkles, whatever you want.
@@catherinegarmon3027 omg I personally would love that, but not everyone who attends a get-together likes coffee. Specifically, my husband. I was unaware of this information when I fell in love with him.
You're hilarious. My family appreciates your humor and has for a while now. That said, I don't think I can ever recall a moment when I thought, "You know, I bet that Matt smells great. I wonder what he uses and if I could get some of that on the cheap?" I always assumed you'd smelled like Yoo-hoo and fried chicken, with a hint of regret, or Little Debbies, to the extent those two differ...Now I just don't know. Edwards pie? My grandma would smack you for your kind word there, but she's gone and I'm hungry, so I'll leave it with a knowing nod. Keep up the good work.
You're a trip. I found you doing SEC videos. That one where you were explaining it cracked me up. I loved the one where you were talking about mascots and said Kentucky didn't get respect. I shared that in my Kentucky groups. Looking forward to SEC basketball. I love these comparison videos. You're hysterical, probably not always completely sober. Thanks for comparing name brands to store brands.
Great Value ice cream novelties are made by Wells' Dairy, the makers of Blue Bunny ice cream. In many instances they are the same exact recipe for both brands.
I have 10 great-grandkids who love ice cream sandwiches, so Great Value is the only option. BONUS: You can get a box of 16 Mini Sandwiches for $2.88 that is the perfect size for them.
Check out the ingredients on Great Value ice cream in the sandwiches. Almost identical to Breyers. The reason ice cream melts quickly is because it has been pumped full of air, to hide product shrinkage. The Great Value containers of ice cream are very good, better than any name brand with the exception of Tillamook. The filled cones are bigger and better. Their pasta sauce is almost as clean as Rao's. The cookies are better than name brand, using tempered chocolate which takes time and knowledge verses what most do instead, adding wax to their chocolate. Frozen "fancy" green beans far better than major brands. Sara Lee makes their bread and coffee, Conagra some of their sausages and flours. Kellogg's makes their Great Value cereal. Ziplock makes their store brand bags. Sadly, I had no choice but to check all of these out when our stores were out of everything during the virus height.
Dude, you remain one of the funniest guys on RUclips. It's you and Gus Johnson at this point, and you could totally take him in a fight...probably. Sneaky rascal *laughs*. Followed your work since the early It's a Southern Thing days, and I'm so glad to see you still killin' it on your own channel. Love to y'all from Texas!
A deciding factor should also be how many ounces/grams you get. Great value might be a better buy until you realize you get 50% of the product too (and vice versa). You might actually be paying MORE for less of an inferior product.
The Great Value drumsticks / ice cream cones are indistinguishable for me, except the GV have cone crumble pieces instead of crushed peanuts on top (which isn't necessarily a bad thing)!
They actually have 2-3 types of cones for GV. peanuts, cookie crumble, and Idr if I've seen the cone topping before. In my opinion, they're all good. Lol
@@Waterpassion actually, I'm talking about the peanut ones... They do have some crumbled peanuts, but also have crumbled bits that I'm fairly sure are cone crumble pieces.
@@foxguy81 when you start talking about Hitler being wrongfully portaid as evil because his war methods "benefited millions of future people" you may have a screw loose. Also murder victims being a result of their higherself being curious of what murder is like is absolute insanity.
Please, please.. after the new baby gets here and after the holidays... work with your wife on doing family frozen dinners GV vs Name brand. She's gonna have to cook them for you.. lol. We've noticed lately that Stouffer's frozen dinners are going way down in quality and several of the GV frozen dinners are great. I think it would be a good comparison.
We’ve been following your food recommendations recently. Mayfield’s ice cream is great! I think it tastes richer because there’s more vanilla in it. It might be artificial or real, but it works. For us, it’s all about the vanilla.
The chocolate wafers on an ice cream sandwich are my favorite part, by far. I still go with GV. BB may be twice the price but it ain't twice the good. 👍
You nailed it. As a native Floridian, how dare you say a frozen lime flavored pie is a key lime pie! Haha, just havn’ fun, loved the video. SEC FB is just around the corner, can’t wait. Go Gators!
Great Value Butter Pecan Ice Cream is actually the best Butter Pecan I’ve ever had but the rest of their Ice Cream is below average quality. FYI I was a WalMart Employee and Stocked Frozen foods every day.
Use MATTMITCHELL to get 55% off your first month at Scentbird sbird.co/3zBXrP2
It's a shame their CEO is batshit crazy 😂
@@clintwalls5217 Scentbird
hey matt, not trying to be a jerk but you look like you are in the first stage of a zombie virus outbreak... get some rest brother
4:06 Did you hear about the CEO of scentbird.
Matt don't forget your metformin after this episode lol
That ad was so long it absolutely qualifies as a mini episode. Bless your Stank
I really enjoyed the 3 minutes of great value content within the 12 minutes of this Scent Bird advertisement!
For real! Around 20% of this video was an ad (for something not related to the video).
I look forward to every Matt Michell video.
I’m from Florida and the best Key Lime Pie outside of Key West is Publix bakery Key Lime.❤
I talked to the owner of a chocolate dipped key like pie stand who said they used Publix pies because they were one of the closest to the original pie recipe from the late 20's early 30's
Ive been there and yes, it is great.
I agree about Edwards pie, especially because it's so easy to take a few to family gatherings (with paper plates and plasticware). I know, I know.....😉
Edward's is my go-to pie for family gatherings.😆
I currently have an Edwards key lime pie in the fridge. Yeah, compared to home made it isn't as good, but it is by far the best store bought frozen key lime pie you can get.
"Potluck In A Pinch"
I think I see a new series here. Fast Southern family meals in a hurry?
I'm trying to talk him into doing the frozen family meals, GV vs brand name. Especially though.. Stouffer's quality has gone way down but there are some fairly good GV ones. Get on the bus with me!! lol. This is a BYR that we need!!
@alostrich I think you need to do both @skippy1071 & @beckyhobson3283 ideas. I love Brenda Gantt & her recipes, but cooking is not my reality. Cookbooks & recipes are fascinating, but not likely to happen at my house.
Great value products are either a better more affordable version of the real thing or a terrible cheap knockoff.
I feel like if they only have a Great Value version it'll be good. If they have GV and a Sam's Choice -- the GV will be terrible and the Sam's Choice will be good.
Pretty much *all* store brand/knockoff groceries are like Russian Roulette. Sometimes you luck into the "nearly indistinguishable" popsicle jackpot, sometime you're hit with the "key lime pie" Whammy
100%. There is NO middle ground. Chocolate ice cream? Nasty. French toast sticks? Sublime.
I think any store's own brand is like that.
@@JL-sm6cg I almost exclusively shop for white label products. I am alright receiving an inferior product. I am just trying to save money.
I actually am friends with the guy on the Blue Bell Fudge Bar box. He's is a cool dude with a great sense of humor.
I've seen that guy on the Blue Bell Fudge Bar box all my life, and I'm nearly 40. I can't remember a time when he wasn't on that damn box. Him being on that box is just a fact of life to me, like water is wet.
@hulk6785 dehydrated water (such a wierd joke from an actual food company)
Shame he didn't work for "Good Humor" 😂
Wasn't he the basketball coach on Growing Pains and it's spin off, Just the 10 of Us?
@@jasondunevent5901 no, that would be actor bill kirchenbauer
As a native Floridian, I love really tart key lime pie. I will have to try the Great Value. Thanks for the tip.
I was gonna say. Real key lime pie is tart. Most the frozen pies they go overboard with sugar to try to appeal to the masses. My great aunt used to live down there and had a tree in her back yard. She would mail us key limes and we used to make pies when I was a kid.
BTW the GV key lime pie is great.
That’s what I was thinking, too, Keylime pie is supposed to be tart!
I'm a Native Louisianan and grew up eating a lot of Key Lime Pie and I definitely agree!
Hey Matt! The BEST frozen Key Lime Pie is one can of Minute Maid frozen Limeade concentrate added to one 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk and 8 oz of Cool Whip mixed gently together and poured into a graham cracker crust pie shell (or two if you want to add whipped cream to the top- don't fill as high) and freeze. Abso-freekin-lutely scrumptious! Easy and way cheaper.
I remember when popsicles had two sticks.
Yes.. One for you & one for brother or sister..I had to share the two stick popsicles when I was a kid..😂
@@milesharlan1same here!
Twin pops! Yes!
What happened to those?
Wait, what? (Says Gen alpha)
Matt you never fail to make me laugh thanks for everything you do but also don’t drink before filming 😂
I might be sold on the GV key lime pie given that description, I love me a super tart key lime pie that tastes like biting into a lime.
@@adafrost6276 I've had it... Tart isn't the right word, at least not citrusy tart. Overly processed chemical tart.
But it is a nasty ass tart taste. And you can make one yourself using real ingredients for a few dollars more so frankly it is not worth wasting your money on. With already made pie crusts and bottled juices its so much easier to make homemade stuff these days. I still prefer making my own crusts and squeezing my own juices so my age is showing on that one. My mama dropped a Betty Crocker cookbook on the table in front of me when I was a kid and complained about one of her meals. She told me "don't like it. Learn to make it yourself." So I did.
Lime juice does an amazing job tenderizing pork, ribs can be done in a hour on a charcoal grill with a couple bottles of lime juice
Matt, please do blind taste test on all bless your ranks. It would be so interesting to see what order they are in when you don't know which one you are tasting.
The 3 minute ad read is unbelievable
I freakin love ice cream sandwiches. I use the great value brand to make ice cream "cakes" during the summer. 2 boxes of the minis (they stack/line up better without having to trim down the size) a thin layer of homemade butter cream to lock them together and one more layer of minis with a healthy amount of butter cream on top. Trouble is keeping them frozen while you're working with them. You gotta put it back in the freezer about half way through assembly. You can add oreos, sprinkles, whatever you want.
I do this but with homemade whipped cream instead. Have to work at lightening speed! 😂
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My mom made the cakes with some thin chocolate cookies ( no they weren’t Oreos-bigger than Oreos) and cool whip
Try coffee ice cream as a layer between the sandwiches
@@catherinegarmon3027 omg I personally would love that, but not everyone who attends a get-together likes coffee. Specifically, my husband. I was unaware of this information when I fell in love with him.
When every choice is made, I go straight to my Walmart cart and make additions. I love this, please don't stop.
Your content is fresh, keep it going!
“We should rank diapers, adult diapers!” 😂😂😂😂😂
You're hilarious. My family appreciates your humor and has for a while now. That said, I don't think I can ever recall a moment when I thought, "You know, I bet that Matt smells great. I wonder what he uses and if I could get some of that on the cheap?" I always assumed you'd smelled like Yoo-hoo and fried chicken, with a hint of regret, or Little Debbies, to the extent those two differ...Now I just don't know.
Edwards pie? My grandma would smack you for your kind word there, but she's gone and I'm hungry, so I'll leave it with a knowing nod. Keep up the good work.
You're a trip. I found you doing SEC videos. That one where you were explaining it cracked me up. I loved the one where you were talking about mascots and said Kentucky didn't get respect. I shared that in my Kentucky groups. Looking forward to SEC basketball. I love these comparison videos. You're hysterical, probably not always completely sober. Thanks for comparing name brands to store brands.
My new motto..."look at me, Im a big boy. ive had a lot of pie"
Next time Matt comes to Texas I'd love to see him do this same thing with HEB products, they're pretty close, in some cases they're even better
I think I've only been disappointed by an heb brand product once or twice, most everything else was far better than name brand
Definitely!!! HEB really caters to Texas taste buds and the diversity of cultures here!
Send him Texas products to test out 😆
This man doing God’s work for the working man.
Great Value ice cream novelties are made by Wells' Dairy, the makers of Blue Bunny ice cream. In many instances they are the same exact recipe for both brands.
I have 10 great-grandkids who love ice cream sandwiches, so Great Value is the only option. BONUS: You can get a box of 16 Mini Sandwiches for $2.88 that is the perfect size for them.
Man its a Southern thing has really fallen off. Glad to see you doing great with the solo career. Also, try to keep the promos to under 60 secs.
Love coming to this channel and watching everything i missed, all at once. Just full of laughs and smiles. Thanx for the amazing content!
I’m from Florida and love Edwards Key Lime pie! Publix bakery makes a really good one too.
Well, when I'm in the mood for Dimetap flavored popsicles, I know where to go.
Coming from a 26 year born and raised Floridian. Edwards Key Lime Pie is the best substitute for the REAL thing. For a freezer pie. It is damn good.
No one asked
I just had a drink, and I'm pretty sure Matt has too.....😄
Love to see each and every new video! Thanks, Matt
Blue Bell has gone absolutely insane with prices.
But it’s so damn good 😭
Countdown to SEC roll call starts today!
Back in the States, I used to buy the GV cereals and they were very decent.
The Bettergoods brand popping up in stores is also Walmart store brand! You should try some of those items
I wondered about that one. Had a frozen pizza of that brand a few days ago and it was pretty good.
I'm glad I found your channel. I binged all the 'Bless your Rank' videos. You're hilarious
Pies? Try the Patti Labelle line of pies. So dang good!
Fruit cobblers too, I could eat a 2 pound BlackBerry one in one sitting
Her fruit cobblers are amazimg, I've eaten 2 pound blackberry cobblers in one sitting
Always look forward to your videos! As definitely kept me awake on night shift
I love the Fat Boy ice cream sandwiches. Also, Great Value pepperoni hot pockets are really good and so much cheaper than the name brand.
We need a restock of the Biscuits & Gravy shirts!
Should have a new batch on Monday!
@@alostrich Perfect!
I just wish they were legit candidates
@@WheelzGaming88 Speaking as a life long liberal Demorat (that was intentional), I concur!!
Check out the ingredients on Great Value ice cream in the sandwiches. Almost identical to Breyers. The reason ice cream melts quickly is because it has been pumped full of air, to hide product shrinkage. The Great Value containers of ice cream are very good, better than any name brand with the exception of Tillamook. The filled cones are bigger and better. Their pasta sauce is almost as clean as Rao's. The cookies are better than name brand, using tempered chocolate which takes time and knowledge verses what most do instead, adding wax to their chocolate. Frozen "fancy" green beans far better than major brands. Sara Lee makes their bread and coffee, Conagra some of their sausages and flours. Kellogg's makes their Great Value cereal. Ziplock makes their store brand bags. Sadly, I had no choice but to check all of these out when our stores were out of everything during the virus height.
I was waiting for Matt to say his school district got their math textbooks from Great Value.Just kidding, great video as always..
Dude, you remain one of the funniest guys on RUclips. It's you and Gus Johnson at this point, and you could totally take him in a fight...probably. Sneaky rascal *laughs*. Followed your work since the early It's a Southern Thing days, and I'm so glad to see you still killin' it on your own channel. Love to y'all from Texas!
I just lost it laughing at the math between the ice cream sandwiches. "Nice math!" As someone who is also very bad at math...relatable
Should have included dumbell vs Walmart dipped cones. I like the Walmart ones almost as well and they are a lot cheaper.
I loved this! This series was a great idea
The GV peanut butter cup ice cream is fantastic. Shocked me to be fair.
Oh my goodness, yes. It's amazing
A deciding factor should also be how many ounces/grams you get. Great value might be a better buy until you realize you get 50% of the product too (and vice versa). You might actually be paying MORE for less of an inferior product.
The Great Value drumsticks / ice cream cones are indistinguishable for me, except the GV have cone crumble pieces instead of crushed peanuts on top (which isn't necessarily a bad thing)!
They actually have 2-3 types of cones for GV. peanuts, cookie crumble, and Idr if I've seen the cone topping before. In my opinion, they're all good. Lol
@@Waterpassion actually, I'm talking about the peanut ones... They do have some crumbled peanuts, but also have crumbled bits that I'm fairly sure are cone crumble pieces.
3:02 more power to you because you deserve more than they were giving ❤
Edwards pie is the best! Their chocolate one is amazing!
Give me an Edward's turtle pie and a spoon. I will gladly eat my way to freedom.
I love eating the key lime pie still frozen
Matt Mitchell I enjoy your videos!!
Just seen a video that showed great value ice cream sandwiches don’t melt when left out overnight! Great video again Matt !
Everytime I see a scent bird ad I cannot help but laugh because how crazy the CEO is.
Was looking for this comment
Matt said those bottles hold a bunch lmao, those bottles are basically industrial grade test tubes that only hold at max 20 milliliters
@@foxguy81 when you start talking about Hitler being wrongfully portaid as evil because his war methods "benefited millions of future people" you may have a screw loose. Also murder victims being a result of their higherself being curious of what murder is like is absolute insanity.
Please, please.. after the new baby gets here and after the holidays... work with your wife on doing family frozen dinners GV vs Name brand. She's gonna have to cook them for you.. lol. We've noticed lately that Stouffer's frozen dinners are going way down in quality and several of the GV frozen dinners are great. I think it would be a good comparison.
We absolutely need a bless your rank beer edition. Light beer, American, imports, IPA’S. Have a beer month in October.
If you haven’t had Edward’s chocolate Carmel Turtle Pie you haven’t lived
Great value is generally made in the same factory as the name brand with a slight recipe difference.
We’ve been following your food recommendations recently. Mayfield’s ice cream is great! I think it tastes richer because there’s more vanilla in it. It might be artificial or real, but it works. For us, it’s all about the vanilla.
Thanks for the review of Great Value Key Lime Pie!! You said it was sour. To me the key lime pies are not sour enough!! I’m gonna try one. 😊😊
😂 Looking forward to the Bless Your Rank Adult Diapers episode!! 😂
My go to cologne is whiskey with vanilla beans in it for a few months, you do not want to drink it that way, but smells great
frozen key lime pie is actually really good to me. sometimes better than restaurant version.
Bad time to take a sip of coffee: "Bless Your Rank: Adult Diapers! Here we go!"
Artificial grape flavor always tastes like Dimatap to me!!! 🤣
Do dollar general vs great value vs name brand cereals.
Love the content Brother Matt. Edward's Key Lime is an easy choice. No matter what they say.
0:15 I still can’t believe this show isn’t sponsored by mantis sleep
As much as I love you guys a 4min ad in a 14 Min video where you only do 4 products is bad, Please do smaller and quicker ad reads!
Yeah, this video was literally 25% ad!
Hey dude. Good video like always. Were you testing Keystones versus Copies Light before the video filming?
Bless your rank of alcohol would be….interesting.
There’s a Bless Your Rank on bourbon on It’s a Southern Thing’s account. Gotta scroll aways
I feel like Matt is just avoiding doing the chips comparison, because Great Value will win 9 out o 10 flavors.
The Great Value Neapolitan ice cream sandwiches are amazing!
You should compare store brand/Great Value and name brand cereals.
Just started the video so idk if you did them or not but the great value breakfast croissants are so much better than the Jimmy dean ones!
The chocolate wafers on an ice cream sandwich are my favorite part, by far. I still go with GV. BB may be twice the price but it ain't twice the good. 👍
Very fun video! I can confirm that the Great Value ice cream sandwiches go down well with kids.
You nailed it. As a native Floridian, how dare you say a frozen lime flavored pie is a key lime pie! Haha, just havn’ fun, loved the video. SEC FB is just around the corner, can’t wait. Go Gators!
Matt you okay?? Because I have a feeling you had something a little stronger that sweet tea before doing this video.
It’s just the summer heat getting to him
We filmed this at 10am so it was likely a combination of heat, Dr Pepper, and the mask cutting off circulation to my brain
@@alostrichThen maybe make sure you're in shape before you do your videos because you just turned off a lot of viewers.
My thoughts, too. “Graaaaaaaate valluuuuuuuu.”
@@alostrich🤪 Ignore judgmental people. Just a thought.
Great Value Butter Pecan Ice Cream is actually the best Butter Pecan I’ve ever had but the rest of their Ice Cream is below average quality. FYI I was a WalMart Employee and Stocked Frozen foods every day.
Agree. Love their Butter Pecan
You should've done both the thawed and baked frozen pies. I actually like the key lime pies from GV
My favorite GV knock off are the Orange Creamsickles.
Just made me think of the Keylime Pie Krispy Kreme donuts, those were so good.
Whe we were kids and heard somebody say "You aint no count!", we would respond "I am count!"
Does GV still make the mini peanut butter cups? I always thought they were way better than Reese's.
"fingers right in the cream" 😁
9:28
Yknow strawberry ice cream sandwiches usually can keep the flavor of the ice cream.
I like them more
you should do soft drinks next
Remember-Marie Callender's
Try their frozen foods section next time. Their lasagna is better than name brand! Vegetables not so much. Chicken nuggets are really good.
Blue bell fudge bars are my favorite. No other brand compares.
Bless Your Brand 😂❤😊
Or Bless Your Knockoff 😂🤣
I like the edwards key lime pie. I keep it in the freezer. I like it frozen, it is still creamy from the freezer.
I am surprised you didn't do drumsticks
I think you should compare the sugar free options
Dimetapp 😂😆