Comments on: Juicy Jells: Kids Love Em! But I’m Old…

By: Matty

Matty — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:49:26 +0000

OK – did the fridge trick and yep- better. MUCH better. First off, the tastes jelled more. (No word play intended). It simply tasted better and like what i expected. Plus of course the jells jelled harder – meaning, they got harder. And that was huge. Huge enough that I jumped back out and gave these a solid 6. That’s right deal with it!

By: Matty

Matty — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:10:56 +0000

The ridiculous thing is I haven’t tried that yet.
Until now.
Just popped them in the ice box. Will report back in a week.

By: laurie p.

laurie p. — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 17:43:45 +0000

gotta tell you guys…i left my box of juicy jells in the fridge for a month, with no lid on it…ate them last night and they were FREAKIN PERFECT. i couldn’t deal with them when they were fresh…no resistance to the tooth whatsoever….but staled, lid-less in the fridge, made them just ridiculous. heavenly.

By: Scotty

Scotty — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:04:17 +0000

Good point Mommy. I don’t love these candy’s and my earlier comment isn’t a review so I will say just a bit more here. These sweets are impressive – they seem to be made with extraordinary care and quality. The flavors are mostly good and in the case of one of the orange flavors – great. As well, I would eat these again if offered. I would have given them 4 or 5 stars – which is saying a lot considering I would never buy a jelly candy – ever – just not my thing. And I have never come across a jelly candy that I would want to eat again. So while I’m ok with not having these again just the fact that I would eat them is a testament to their quality.

Matty Jr. needs to chime in soon because these are right up his alley.

By: Matty

Matty — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:06:42 +0000

Point taken – why have me review these when I enter the arena with bias? Well, unfortunately, all three of the main writers on this site aren’t fans of these types of candy. Luckily, a 4th contributor is, and as soon as I get him some to try, I’m sure he will pony up some remarks. And perhaps he’ll love them.

By: haydens mommy

haydens mommy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:57:10 +0000

I am a local of the Portland area (where The Candy Basket is located) and have to say in defense of these Juicy Jells, they are DELICIOUS!!! I am not just a fan because they are local or even because they made the Opah Magazine (which I have to admit, IS AWESOME!!!) but I do genuinly enjoy these little ‘sweets’ as they deserved to be called! I consider them to be a bit more adult oriented rather than ‘kid friendly’ like most jelly candies (as in the price tag), which is nice for me, so I can feel a bit more sophisticated eating these! Now, to be fair, I don’t believe the right ‘GURU’ reviewed these, if you already know you aren’t fond of a certain type of candy why spend the time tasting them and writing a review?? Just my opinion!

By: Scotty

Scotty — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:25:25 +0000

I tried these. One of the flavors were pretty good – good flavor that is. But they are yuck – its almost 100% a texture thing but for me, I never need to eat these again.

By: Candy Professor

Candy Professor — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:37:56 +0000

Yes, I get why you didn’t like them. But they look like JUST the kind of candy I crave. Making me reconsider my decision not to do candy reviews and shill for free candy samples (seriously, 6 whole boxes! and I’ve never seen these in my local stores, so I just have to virtually enjoy.)

By: Hankness

Hankness — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:12:01 +0000

I agree with the comment on the category – that looks like a lot of sugary sugar in there. That said, I’d like to try some – especially Orangeade. I’ll update my comment post sampling. I’m open like that.

By: Jonny

Jonny — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:54:38 +0000

I tried them, I really did. And honestly…I think the flavors are OK, but nothing to write home about. The jelly consistency isn’t for me, HOWEVER….what if you froze these? I wonder if they’d become chewier?

By: greebs

greebs — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:26:43 +0000

I look forward to providing more keen insight on these – they look yummalicious.

I definitely get why folks DON’T like these jelly candies (well, not these – never had them yet – but things like Chuckles, etc.) but for me, they both remind me of eating them as a little kid and still have that great flavor that so many candies miss.

Bring ‘em on!