I’m asked to review a lot of
different products,: wine, whiskey, water, food, hotels, books. Typically I’m skeptical
about the claims of a new product as there can commonly be weird and outlandish
claims. So when Pressels contacted
me I said yes. And a Pressel is? A
baked, flattened (pressed) pretzel, which actually looks more like a mini bagel rather
than the traditional knotted pretzel.
Now the caveat is that I
adore salty crunchy snacks. But not all of them. Many are too salty, or too
processed. Pretzels have never been on my “I Love” list. Sure, a pretzel one in
a while, preferably one filled with peanut butter and we’re good.
So when the samples arrived
and the package says 35% less sodium, they actually mean it. And that’s why I
like these. You get that crunchy snack-ability but without heavy salt. They hit
all the right buttons, too: non GMO, no artificial flavors, no chemical
preservatives.
Four flavors are available;
Sea Salt, Sesame, Everything and Siracha.
The Sesame has seeds on it
and yes, there is the subtle flavor of sesame. The siracha is similarly subtle,
but not overtly hot.
The Everything is a little
less successful, being a bit more undefined. There is that hint of an
everything bagel with garlic and onion being the more dominant flavor but it’s
less present here. And the Sea Salt are basic, what you’d expect.
So in the end, Pressels are
snacks for people like me who like something crunchy, lightly salted and different.
