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Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

Jordan2 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:38:04 GMT

I admit I'm kind of lazy and enjoy making Cauliflower Fried Rice using the frozen cauliflower (saves me the steps of, cutting it into florets and pulsing it). It is actually cheaper as it's $1.79 a bag as opposed to $5 a head at the King Kullen. TJ in my area limits you , 1 bag per person, and you must ask for it! Now I'm not greedy I only want 2 bags, but NOOOO you can only get one. There is no way I can go back to TJ a couple of times a week. I just needed to vent!

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

KarenaJeannette — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:40:19 GMT

Only one??? No way!! That's awful!!

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

Jordan2 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:47:41 GMT

I know this is really not a big deal in the scheme of things, but I just find it annoying.I like to make this once a week, but I don't get there often.

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lexi — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 17:27:48 GMT

I like Trader Joes fresh riced cauliflour better...

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Krimpette — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:00:40 GMT

@lexi wrote:
I like Trader Joes fresh riced cauliflour better...

Good stuff!!!!!!!!!!!

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Jordan2 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:19:34 GMT

@lexi wrote:
I like Trader Joes fresh riced cauliflour better...

I heard they have this available, but I have never seen it in the store. I'll bet they limit this too. This trend has made cauliflower such a hot commodity!

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

ChynnaBlue — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:23:15 GMT

@Jordan2 wrote:
I admit I'm kind of lazy and enjoy making Cauliflower Fried Rice using the frozen cauliflower (saves me the steps of, cutting it into florets and pulsing it). It is actually cheaper as it's $1.79 a bag as opposed to $5 a head at the King Kullen. TJ in my area limits you , 1 bag per person, and you must ask for it! Now I'm not greedy I only want 2 bags, but NOOOO you can only get one. There is no way I can go back to TJ a couple of times a week. I just needed to vent!

I feel like if they make it so hard to get, it's NOT actually a time saver.

Could you buy regular frozen florets and thaw them overnight in the fridge, then pulse them in the food processor? You still need to pulse them, but you wouldn't have to cut them up and you can buy them at any grocery store without a special trip to TJs.

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

Jordan2 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 18:35:36 GMT

@ChynnaBlue wrote:
@Jordan2 wrote:
I admit I'm kind of lazy and enjoy making Cauliflower Fried Rice using the frozen cauliflower (saves me the steps of, cutting it into florets and pulsing it). It is actually cheaper as it's $1.79 a bag as opposed to $5 a head at the King Kullen. TJ in my area limits you , 1 bag per person, and you must ask for it! Now I'm not greedy I only want 2 bags, but NOOOO you can only get one. There is no way I can go back to TJ a couple of times a week. I just needed to vent!

I feel like if they make it so hard to get, it's NOT actually a time saver.

Could you buy regular frozen florets and thaw them overnight in the fridge, then pulse them in the food processor? You still need to pulse them, but you wouldn't have to cut them up and you can buy them at any grocery store without a special trip to TJs.

Yes I could do that, but if I have to drag out the food processor, I might as well buy a fresh cauliflower. It's just so much easier using the TJ cauliflower, you can make it last minute with no prep involved.

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

dex — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:04:56 GMT

Can't you ask to speak to a supervisor and plead your case?

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GCR18 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:43:11 GMT

Never heard of them having limits on things. I don't go often because they are too far away. Do you have a Costco? Last time I was there, I saw organic cauliflower in the frozen section. It was white, purple and green. I should have got a bag, but it wasn't on my list! It will be next time though.

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

Jordan2 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:44:52 GMT

@GCR18 wrote:
Never heard of them having limits on things. I don't go often because they are too far away. Do you have a Costco? Last time I was there, I saw organic cauliflower in the frozen section. It was white, purple and green. I should have got a bag, but it wasn't on my list! It will be next time though.

I don't have a Costco near me but I do have a BJ's. Maybe I'll take a look there.

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

Jordan2 — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:48:05 GMT

@dex wrote:
Can't you ask to speak to a supervisor and plead your case?

The person you ask I believe is the manager, or someone high up in the ranks. I don't think it would do any good anyway. It's ridiculous when you think about it. I'm paying for it , they're making money, it seems you can alienate your customers by doing this.

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

pal — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:17:47 GMT

I just pick up some at TJ near me. No restrictions on amount purchased.

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Jordan2 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 00:51:29 GMT

@pal wrote:
I just pick up some at TJ near me. No restrictions on amount purchased.

You're lucky, the 2 TJ's in Nassau County, NY limit you to 1 bag.

Re: Trader Joe's Frozen Cauliflower Rice

wagirl — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:28:03 GMT

Have been curious about this item--how and wha tdo you use it for? Guess I could google it but like to hear from personel experience.

thx

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Jordan2 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:47:37 GMT

@wagirl wrote:
Have been curious about this item--how and wha tdo you use it for? Guess I could google it but like to hear from personel experience.

thx

I haven't done this but people have made a crust out of the cauliflower and made a pizza, for a low carb meal. I use it to make cauliflower fried rice. I sauté it with a little onion, package of fresh stir fry veggies in a bag, fresh mushrooms, a little ginger, and soy sauce. There is really no way to mess up the dish, you can improvise. It doesn't taste like rice but I like it!

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gardenmiss — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:56:18 GMT

My colleagues were raving about it but I couldn't get at my TJ's for the longest time. Once they had it, there were no restrictions, but I saw a lady who cleaned out the whole section. Must have gotten at least 20 bags. So I can understand why they are limiting it, but I agree, 1 bag is not enough for a family. When the coconut oil was limited to one when it first came out, I went to the customer service manager and he got me another jar.

Its yummie and we use is mostly instead of rice.

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Jordan2 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 18:51:47 GMT

So I'm tired of schlepping to TJ's only to be able to buy one bag. So today I bought the Green Giant Cauliflower Crumbles found in the fresh produce section. I think it was $3.99, a dollar less than a head. I did pulse it but it was much easier than cutting up a head of cauliflower. It's my little way of getting back at TJ's!

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dex — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 19:58:58 GMT

@Jordan2 I have never seen limits on anything in my tjs so I would say that is not normal business practice for them.If they have that many people purchasing a product then they need to just order more...and make more money...isn't that the point of a good business plan.

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Jordan2 — Fri, 22 Apr 2016 20:04:49 GMT

@dex wrote:
@Jordan2 I have never seen limits on anything in my tjs so I would say that is not normal business practice for them.If they have that many people purchasing a product then they need to just order more...and make more money...isn't that the point of a good business plan.

I think due to the high demand of cauliflower there may be a shortage of it. They probably can't get more of it for their stores.