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MaxMax

Blue raspberry is the best flavor of everything

[Blue raspberry] is like the best flavor of every cake. It is. Exactly. Everyone wants the blue raspberry. Like Jolly Rancher.

Flavor preference is entirely subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Any side dish works with any main course

I don't believe in in Correct the idea that one type of meal, like if you order a steak, then mashed potatoes is the side to that. But if you order pasta, guess what? Mashed potatoes is a great side for pasta too... All sides. If you like a side it works with any main course that you also like.

Subjective dietary philosophy.
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Big CatBig Cat

Ordering delivery from two different places for the same meal makes you a 'fat ass'

I would order from both places for dinner. Yeah. And just do 'em... it would be like three entrees and an appetizer from two different places. Oh. For myself... I am a fat ass and you are a fat ass if you ordered delivery dinner from two different places at the same time.

Subjective self-assessment.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A grilled cheese is better the less effort you put into it

I also think that a grilled cheese is one of those things that it's better the less effort that you put into it. Yeah. Like you can make a gourmet grilled cheese with some of the best cheese in the world. But for my money, if you just take like two slices of Wonder Bread and some craft singles that's perfect.

Culinary preference is subjective.
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MaxMax

The Grilled Cheese Burrito is the best item currently on the Taco Bell menu

Best menu item going right now. Grilled cheese burrito... That is the best menu item they have right now... I love the grilled cheese burrito. Yes. It's the foundation.

Subjective food preference.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Breakfast Crunchwrap is the greatest fast food item in America

Breakfast crunchwrap might be the best fast food menu item in America. It's that good. It is perfect.

Subjective food preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

I've eaten way more chicken wings than anybody else in the PMT room

Chicken wings eaten. I bet you I'd be topping this room. I think I've eaten way more chicken wings than anybody else here.

While unrecorded, Big Cat's historical food takes make this a highly probable but technically unverified claim.
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Adam RichmanAdam Richman

Microwavable dinner is the one food that best represents America

The microwave dinner because the eighties was such a shift... first decade that has two, two parents working. So you have latchkey kids able to let themselves in... a microwave, you put the damn thing in, you press a couple buttons. So a latchkey kid suddenly had agency... it's a direct correlation to where American tastes are at the time.

Subjective cultural analysis.
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Scott Van PeltScott Van Pelt

The chicken salad on wheat is the high-key veteran move at the Augusta media center

Chicken salad on wheat. Chicken salad on wheat is low-key, high-key the go-to. The vets know that. So go chicken salad on the Honey wheat... that's the one you want.

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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The 'Big Texas' cinnamon roll is a meal substitute that requires calling in sick the next day

The problem is with Big Texas, it is the closest treat that you can have that will like substitute for a meal and a pinch. But you basically have to call in sick the next day. If you're eating a Big Texas for dinner that night.

Subjective opinion on the digestive impact of a large cinnamon roll.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Ice cream should be a breakfast staple because it has more protein and better nutrients than sugary cereal

I've always argued ice cream should be a breakfast staple. It's way better than like these sugary cereals. And it's got way more protein and good stuff like milk. It's healthy.

While it contains milk/protein, the high sugar content generally makes this a dubious nutritional claim.
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Big CatBig Cat

Pringles is the absolute best snack ever created and the undisputed GOAT of snacks

Pringles are the best snack ever. They've been the best snack since I was a little kid. ... Pringles is my favorite snack in the world. ... Pringles are the absolute best. That's an undisputed fact. They're the undisputed goat.

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HankHank

Fried lobster is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten

I had fried lobster for the first time in my life. That's all I've been thinking about. It was the most delicious thing I've ever ate.

Purely subjective food opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Stuffing should be an all-year-round food, not just for the holidays

Stuffing should be year round. It should not be limited to the holidays. Big time. I love stuffing. It's maybe my favorite dish. Favorite side dish. It just, I would like to enjoy stuffing occasionally in the autumn, in the spring, in the summertime.

The culinary value of stuffing is subjective.
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Big CatBig Cat

Eating 14 hot dogs over 12 hours is not an insane amount of food

The second place person should have 10 hour days. Second place person can probably get out in one day. If they just need 14 hot dogs, they have to bowl 160. I don't think that 14 hot dogs over 12 hours is like an insane amount.

The 'Glizzy Overdrive' eventually happened and 14 hot dogs proved to be a significant challenge when combined with physical activity like bowling.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

The Beyond Meat COO bit a man's nose because he craved real animal protein

My hot seat is beyond meat. The COO. Yes. Of beyond meat after the Arkansas, Missouri game bit a guy's nose in a parking lot. And that's just a class example of a guy craving real animal protein.

A humorous, non-verifiable psychological claim about a real news event.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Tuna is the beef of the sea and Salmon is the chicken of the sea

Tuna is the beef of the sea. Salmon's the chicken of the sea. [Big Cat: Tuna cans literally say chicken of the sea.] No, because it's red. It's the beef.

Ahi tuna is often referred to as 'sea beef' in culinary circles due to its deep red color and texture, though the 'Chicken of the Sea' brand name makes his second claim confusing.
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Big CatBig Cat

Frosted Flakes are a perfectly average and unexciting cereal

I feel like Frosted Flakes is an okay cereal, but it's just never is anyone's like—does anyone get excited about it? They're perfectly average. Unless they're stale at the continental breakfast.

This is a subjective food preference.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Chicken wings are not a good leftover

As a man that loves chicken wings, who would like to be buried under six feet of chicken wings when I die, I will be the first to tell you that chicken wings are not a good leftover.

This is a subjective culinary opinion.
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Big CatBig Cat

Chinese food is the unquestioned number one overall pick for leftovers

The first pick is the easiest pick in the entire history of Mount Rushmore, Chinese food. Number one, simple. It's so good. Just eat it cold, like some lo mein... beef and broccoli.

This is a subjective food opinion.
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HankHank

Chili is one of the strongest leftover foods because the flavors intensify the second day

Our second one is going to be chili. Chili's one of those things where the flavors get stronger the second day. I think it's a very strong pick.

The flavor profile of stews often improves over time, but food preference remains subjective.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Thanksgiving leftovers are a top-tier food category people can survive on for days

Thanksgiving leftovers. I mean, people survive off from Thursday to Sunday of whenever Thanksgiving weekend is off of Thanksgiving [food]. It's a pretty easy Mount Rushmore [pick].

This is a subjective opinion on food quality and survival habits.
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Big CatBig Cat

Pie is a superior breakfast leftover to cake because it's essentially a pastry

The reason why I thought pie is because cake for breakfast is a little heavy. Whereas like an apple pie or blueberry pie, that almost feels like a breakfast food. It's not that dissimilar from a croissant or some sort of pastry or Danish.

The classification of pie versus cake as a breakfast food is a matter of personal preference.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Leftover steak makes for a top-tier sandwich when combined with mustard

We're gonna go with steak. Now hear me out. Making steak sandwiches the next day with mustard. There's people out there who know what I'm talking about. It's not a traditional one, but if you cut it up and warm it up in a pan, it's not that bad.

Food preparation and pairing is subjective.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

A half-drank blue Gatorade in the fridge is the perfect hangover leftover

Blue Gatorade in the fridge that you didn't finish next. Really good one. You wake up, you're thirsty as hell. You might be hungover and you see that partially [drunk]... sometimes that's the perfect amount of Gatorade to drink.

Subjective hangover preference.
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HankHank

Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are the best candy overall

One, one, no brainer. Pick hat knows this favorite candy. I literally had it for breakfast this morning. Reese's.

Subjective taste preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

Peanut Butter M&Ms are better than regular M&Ms

Our third pick, we're gonna go with peanut butter M&Ms... Easy money in the bank. I would take that over regular M&M actually all day, all day. If somebody handed you a bag of regular M&Ms, and one peanut butter, you're taking peanut butter every time.

Subjective taste preference.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Sour Patch Kids are elite movie snacks

If I go to a movie, I'm getting two snacks... My second snack, always Sour Patch Kids, people, elite movie snacks. They're very, very good.

Subjective food preference.
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HankHank

Orange is the best Starburst flavor

I personally like orange, orange. [Big Cat: Pink is last, that's crazy.] Orange, red. See yellow. Okay.

Subjective candy flavor preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

Pink is the greatest Starburst flavor

Pink one. One's... Pink is the, is the goat. Pink's the only one for me.

Subjective taste preference.
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Big CatBig Cat

Pineapple is a tier-one fruit

Next pick, our next pick is pineapple. Great fruit. Tier one. Pineapple makes everything taste good. It's big and strong.

This is a subjective culinary preference.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Taco Bell breakfast crunch wrap is so good I want it to choke me out with a dog collar and throw me into a volcano

Breakfast crunch wrap Supreme from Taco Bell. I want it to choke me out with a dog collar on a leather leash. And then I want it to throw me into a real volcano.

This is a purely subjective expression of intense enjoyment of a fast food item.
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Big CatBig Cat

Twix is the most consistent candy bar because it's everyone's top-four choice

The Twix is the candy bar unlike any other. I don't think anyone has Twix as their number one, but everyone has Twix in their top three or four. It's the most consistent... no one really bashes Twix.

This is a subjective opinion on candy popularity and consensus.
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Big CatBig Cat

Tiramisu is a bottom-tier dessert

I'm the man who will eat every dessert in the world. Tiramisu is bottom tier dessert. It's all fancy... It's the texture that I don't like. I don't like the texture of tiramisu... Tiramisu is coffee flavor. Just drink the coffee. It's way better.

This is an aesthetic/culinary opinion.
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Big CatBig Cat

Light beer is the only thing the United States specializes in making better than other countries

Light beer. America was like, you know what? Beer is good. I wish there was slightly less taste that you could drink 10 times as many them... Light beer is the only, like, I don't know any other country that specializes in making light beer. There's really none. Every, every other is like, we'd like more flavor us. We're like, no, we just want to get drunker.

While light beer exists elsewhere, the 'Lite' category is a cornerstone of the American beverage industry and culture.
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PatPat

Eating dessert or sweets is low-key gay

Eating dessert. Very good. Any sweets, any kind of cupcake, any kind of pastry with whipped cream. Fruit is gay, strawberries. Whipped cream is very gay.

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HankHank

Little Caesars pizza is trash and barely counts as pizza

Little Caesars is trash. It is trash. People forget... Caesars are just trash. It's like not pizza.

Food quality is a matter of personal taste.
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Will LevisWill Levis

Mayonnaise is undeniably a top 3 condiment

Undeniably a top three condiment. So versatile. And I it's just people against big Mayo, but I'm going to stand behind the movement and stay strong with my position on the subject. We've made sure to kind of find a plan that allows me to have Mayo in my diet as frequently as I can.

Condiment rankings are inherently subjective.
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HankHank

Dipping Oreos in water is better than dipping them in milk

I brought forward to the world, the art of dipping your Oreos and water, essentially washing them taste delicious, better than milk.

Purely subjective and widely considered gross, but Hank stands by it.
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Will ComptonWill Compton

In-N-Out burger is so overhyped

But you go in the conversation as best tasting burger. We're not talking about all the bells and whistles of everything else. And I think that's what In-N-Out does... Great service, great experience, the ingredients yes, very quality. But again, we're talking about a great taste. We're talking about the best tasting burger out there and to me In-N-Out is so over-hyped.

Taste is subjective, though In-N-Out remains a highly debated topic in fast food.
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Billy FootballBilly Football

Chicken salad is disgusting

Chicken salad is disgusting... That's just mayonnaise... That may be an unpopular opinion. That may be my calamari.

Food preference is subjective.
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Genie BouchardGenie Bouchard

Dipping pizza in soy sauce is life

Dipping pizza in soy sauce. Oh, life... It just adds some saltiness to it. I thought it was a great idea.

A matter of taste, though widely considered revolting by the hosts.
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Tom ColicchioTom Colicchio

Michelin stars should be abolished because there is no baseline for modern comparison

Quite frankly, I would rather not see stars anymore at all. Nowadays it's just how you compare. And there's a pizzeria in Jersey City that is great, but it got three stars. How do you compare that with three stars that, you know, Jean-Georges got? So there's no baseline for understanding what that review even means anymore. That's why I think they should just get rid of the stars.

This is a subjective opinion on industry standards.
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Tom ColicchioTom Colicchio

New York is the best food city in America

I think New York is, but I just spent some time in Chicago. I got to say, Chicago is really great... but for me, New York is home and New York has great food. And especially like people think New York and they're thinking Manhattan, you go to Flushing, Queens... you can get like a hundred different things.

Food city rankings are inherently subjective.
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Tom ColicchioTom Colicchio

Leftover Thai or Chinese food is best eaten cold directly from the fridge

Thai, Chinese... cold in front of the refrigerator in the morning. It doesn't get any better than that. Thai and Chinese is the correct answer. Cold. Don't heat it up.

Subjective taste preference.
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Tom ColicchioTom Colicchio

The ultimate leftover life hack is the 'Stuffing Waffle'

I like taking my stuffing leftover stuffing and putting into a waffle machine. No batter, just straight stuffing, pressing waffle, and then the turkey over the top of that. The gravy on top of that. And now we're talking.

This is a culinary technique that is highly regarded by foodies.
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HankHank

The only time you should use hot sauce is to mask the flavor of food you don't like

I use hot sauce for eggs. Cause I don't like eating eggs... it masks the flavor, which is the only time you should use hot sauce, is to mask the flavor.

This is a highly controversial and subjective culinary opinion.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Ordering a steak 'Medium Rare Plus' is a 'Karen' move

I officially accept that medium rare plus is a thing. Okay. At the same time, just kind of a Karen move to order... I acknowledge its existence as well. I personally prefer [to not be an asshole].

This is a subjective social judgment.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Steakhouses in Indianapolis are engaged in a spicy cocktail sauce arms race

I noticed the shrimp cocktail sauce was spicier than normal. I think they're trying to compete with St. Elmo's. It's an arms race... St. Elmo's is going to eventually just burn your mouth off and be like, 'here's your bill'.

Subjective observation about food trends in a specific city.
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Big CatBig Cat

Restaurants should offer oversized sweatshirts for customers who want to keep eating

A restaurant should offer an oversized sweatshirt or even a blanket so that you can keep eating through that... somewhere between like appetizers maybe right after appetite is like, sir, are you, are you planning on eating past full well, yeah, always. Can we offer you this three XL sweatshirt?

A few novelty restaurants actually do this, but it is not a standard industry practice.

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