Munch Madness 2015

Munch Madness: The Final Four

Knuckle Salad's Munch Madness 2015

 

It’s the Final Four! Your judges have tried every single recipe. A bunch of them were, I’m sorry to say, utter duds. I don’t think any of us envisioned at the outset that we’d end up having to announce that a bunch of recipes that people had shared, and probably worked hard on, and definitely claimed to really love, are objectively terrible. I can’t speak for every judge but I feel bad about ripping apart some of these recipes. On the other hand, it’s a sort of community service. Tens of thousands of people have saved these recipes because they looked/sounded/seemed so great. If they’re really not, then…well…that should be out in the open. And some of these low-scoring recipes just weren’t all they were cracked up to be.

Except for the Stouffer’s Mac and Cheese recipe. We have no idea if that one is any good or not.

Now you’ve taken heed of the judges’ assessments and we’re all in the process of giving these recipes a more accurate ranking. So far, that means taking the Elite 8 down to a Final Four, eliminating the very worthy Chili’s Skillet QuesoPopeyes spicy chickenArby’s Beef ‘n Cheddar and PF Chang’s Mongolian Beef—although, after reading that last one and seeing what went down with the aforementioned Stouffer’s Mac, the Mongolian Beef was very lucky to be in the Elite 8 at all. Goodbye, greasy salty beef bowl!

The four that remain, Hooters Fried PicklesThe Taco Bell CrunchwrapChick-fil-A’s chicken sandwich, and Reese’s peanut butter eggs are an interesting group. The first three were the highest seeds from the outset, indicating that out of all our recipes, they were the most repinned on Pinterest, and clearly with good reason: each one left our judges pleasantly surprised, and earned a high rubric score for being more or less worth making at home. The peanut butter eggs are a bit of a dark horse, starting out at a 12 seed. But it’s hard to argue with a judge who gives them a six out of five for taste.

Next, it’s up to you to decide which two of these four recipes should advance to the final round. Will it be Pickles vs. Crunchwrap? Chick-fil-A vs. Reese’s? This poll only runs through Saturday, so get your votes in (you can vote once per day) and tune in Sunday to see which finalists will compete for the top spot.

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Munch Madness 2015 Round 2 results

Currently in the running:

Kristina Ackerman

Kristina Ackerman is a busy freelance web designer, living and DIYing with her fella and their little fella in a cute old house in Atlanta, GA, USA.

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