Tag: Turkey Pot Roast

From the E-Mailbag…

Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 4:15 PM

Micki St. James writes…

I had a hot, ready-to-eat Turkey Pot Roast about two weeks ago at my local supermarket, Safeway. It was delicious and I've been looking for it ever since, but all they ever have is Turkey Breast (which I tried and it wasn't the same) and chicken, sometimes fried chicken, mostly rotisserie. Don't know why they would have it one day, sell out, and then not carry it again, but I didn't ask.

Then came your Jennie-O item and it took a couple days but I finally made the connection: The Turkey Pot Roast I ate was the same one you are touting. The force of that revelation was almost religious, seeing as I was blindsided by it. I conclude you have good taste in turkey roasts.

No happy ending yet. Your item gave me the clue to look in Costco but my local Costco didn't have it. I called Jennie-O and their customer representative was very cordial, and told me that only two Costcos in my area carried the pot roast. Of course I asked which two. And she said (something like) I don't have that information. WalMart, Sam's Club, and Costco don't give us skewing information. The word "skewing" made me feel like I'd picked up the next clue for the treasure hunt (that's not the word I want, its some kind of…race, darn it, what's that word?) Anyway, it may take months to happen by all the Costco, and what do you want to bet that when I step into the one with the Turkey Pot Roast, I'll be thinking now I know there was something specific I wanted to get at Costco, what was it again?

I'll give you a tip. Every Costco item has a Costco item number. If you know it, you can phone up any Costco and get someone to look up on their computer if they carry the item in question, how many they have in stock at that moment and if they're out, when another shipment is expected. Usually, the person who can do this for you is in the Administrative Office. The code number for the Jennie-O Turkey Pot Roast is 39249.

Knowing this may save you a fruitless, turkey-less trip to Costco…which means you'll wind up buying two gallons of Russian Dressing, a new blender, enough Brawny paper towels to keep the Koch Brothers happy, your complete spring wardrobe, a case of frozen scallops, a twenty-year supply of Beano and a complete set of Kirkland-brand snow tires…but no Turkey Pot Roast.

Let's Talk Turkey!

Posted on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 12:00 AM

Yesterday on this here blog, I recommended the Jennie-O Turkey Pot Roast as a thing of great convenience, terrific value and exquisite flavor. Many of you have written me that you've been able to find them in your local Costco, Kroger, Ralphs or other retail outlet. Good for you. Some of you have written to say you've tried one and it's everything I say it is. Good for both of us.

A couple of folks have written to express confusion between what I'm touting and other Jennie-O turkey products. They make a lot of different ones, including the ones in their So Easy line. My recommendation applies only to the Jennie-O Turkey Pot Roast…and by the way, if you go to the Jennie-O website, it does not seem to be there under All Products. It's the best thing they make and it ain't on their site.

It especially should not be confused, as some of you have done, with their So Easy line of quick-to-cook meals. I've tried a few of them. Didn't like the Turkey Meatloaf. Didn't like the Turkey Salisbury Steak. I kinda like the Turkey Breast Roast but it's not in the same league as the Turkey Pot Roast, which is a completely different thing.  Some stores also carry a Turkey Breast Slices package which is the same thing as the Turkey Breast Roast, only cut up differently.  Anyway, the product  I like is the Turkey Pot Roast.  Say it with me: Turkey Pot Roast.

This March, I fully intend to eat Jennie-O Turkey Pot Roast along with the Classic Creamy Tomato Soup from the Souplantation.  That's right: March is Classic Creamy Tomato Soup Month at all outlets of Souplantation, some of which go by the name Sweet Tomatoes.  In the past here, I've praised and surely overpraised this soup but it's really, really good.