Perdue Oven Ready - Turkey Breast

It's been awhile but I have joined another bzzcampaign. As you know if you have been reading my blog, I get to try products for free or super cheap in exchange for my open and honest opinion on the product.

My most recent product trial was the Perdue Oven Ready products. For my first experience, I selected the Turkey Breast.
The concept of the Purdue Oven Ready product line is that there is no prep work and no clean up. You simply pop them in the oven, cook for the prescribed time and then serve. Clean up is to simply throw the packaging away. This portion of the product worked beautifully and I have absolutely no complaints.
Unfortunately, I was not overly pleased with the actual product in terms of the meet. There were two main issues - the first of which was the seasoning. I did miss the information that indicated that it was seasoned a certain way. I'm not sure what I expected but it wasn't the seasonings that were on the turkey. Now, I am extremely picky about how my food is seasoned. Many other people probably season their turkey in the exact same way.
The other issue was with the texture of the final product. Some bites and portions of it were simply wonderful. They were soft and juicy - just like everyone wants. Unfortunately, there were also parts that were a polar opposite. These bites were dry and tough - just like everyone hates.
Overall, I will be trying some of the other varieties available. However, I don't be trying the turkey breast again.

Fair Trade - Other Flavors

As a member of the Green Mountain Fair Trade Certification Coffee campaign, I have the awesome ability to try great flavors that are close to the source.

At this point I have tried the Blueberry, Colombian, and Vermont Country.Each had my typical sweetener added. Then plain cream for the Blueberry and Vanilla for the Colombian and Vermont Country. The Blueberry was my favorite. The vanilla in the other two were sort of missing something.
Right now, I still have one option that is a non-flavored one. My first experience with that one will be with vanilla cream and my typical sweetener. After that, I have every intention of trying them with another flavor option. I will probably select the plain creamer with those. That way, I'll be able to experience the true flavor of the coffee. After that, I also have a caramel creamer to try. I seriously cannot wait!!!

Don't forget - I'm a bzzagent. As such, I am able to get various products either free or at a reduced cost. In exchange, I provide my honest opinion about the products.

Green Mountain Fair Trade Blueberry

Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of fruit and coffee being mixed together. I'm actually not a fan of anything being mixed together. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I truly enjoyed the blueberry flavor of the fair trade coffee by Green Mountain. I can't wait to try the other flavors and am sure I'll be a return customer from the Blueberry flavor.
I also love that there are fewer middle people in the process. I makes it feel as though you are doing something great without having to put much effort into it. Not only is the quality higher, by having to be processed less, the true workers get more of the financial benefit from the purchase. What is not to love in that situation???

So glad I'm a bzzagent and am able to try these amazing products for free or super low costs!

Diffuser Scent Returns!

After my previous poor review of the oil diffuser that I initially loved, experiences lately I have to retract those statements. Walking by the diffuser this morning, I was able to detect the distinct smell of apple coming from it. I am thrilled by this, as I did not want to be disappointed with this product.
I did clean again so I'm thinking that perhaps by moving it around, it was able to revive it. Whatever it was - I'm thrilled to have the wonderful smell back! Now I'm just hoping that it lasts.

Don't forget - I'm a bzzagent and was able to get this product free to try in exchange for my honest feedback about it.

Lacking smell

As you know, if you have been reading my posts, I have been trying out the Glade Oil Diffuser. Initially I was thrilled with this product. Unfortunately, that love has diminished. I still love the scent, I just wish I could smell it more. Ironic, I know, considering I complained about the overbearing smell of the fragrance mist that I also tried.
It also seems like the oil is being used up quite quickly. In just the short time during which I have been using the product, the oil is already about 1/2 way used up. This seems excessive to me. It also seems like way too much of the oil is in the piece that sucks it up, as touching it results in a large amount of oil on whatever touched it.
I was thinking that it was just me and that I couldn't smell it since I smelled it all the time. However, friends that came over last night were unable to smell it as well. Since they had not been smelling it consistently over the past couple of days, this ruled out that I had just become use to it.
Don't forget - I'm a bzzagent and was able to try this product free of charge.

Glade Oil Diffuser - diffuses odor

I LOVE THE APPLE SCENTED OIL DIFFUSER FROM GLADE EXPRESSIONS!!!
I tried this product this weekend. I wasn't sure what to expect after the less than pleasant experience with the fragrance mist. I am very happy to report that the oil diffuser was a MUCH better experience.
The first thing is to put it together. This is crazy easy, as you simply snap one piece into the other and then put the sides back on so it is a little more decor-friendly.
The smell (I selected Apple for the oil diffuser) was wonderful. It wasn't overpowering and spread nicely throughout the entire area. It also was able to negate the various odors that were from the cleaning products that I had used. Even after hours of use, I was not sick of the smell - unlike when I had used the fragrance mist previously.

I'm a bzzagent. As such, I get to try all sorts of great products for free or drastically reduced costs.

Glade Expressions Mist

I have tried this spray a second time and didn't have much more success with it than I did the first time. I sprayed less and was more careful about making sure that I continuously moved the bottle. Unfortunately, I still experienced where the product hung in pockets. Once again, I was annoyed with the smell after smelling it for just a short time.

In short, I am giving up on the Fragrance Mist - at least in this scent. Depending on product improvements, I may be open to trying other scents.

That being said, I also have the Oil Defuser. I fully intend to try that out now. I selected a different scent for this product so hopefully I like the scent and product better.

Luckily I got both products free for being a bzzagent.