Kitchen

[ScrapHappy]

Shrinkflation has happened with Duncan Hines brownie mix.  I haven't made them in a long time, but when making them it was clear that there was definitely a lot less batter.  Used my usual brownie dish.  Thinnest brownies ever.  First thing my daughter said was how thin they were.  

[LizzieInSRQ]

Id rather have the option to decide pay more to get what im supposed to get when it comes to a mix, as we cant really adjust that! That blows, sorry.

[Carmie]

You have to buy the larger family size box to fill the standard 9x13 pan or make the regular size box in a smaller pan.

Everything is now more expensive for less product. If they give you any less product than they do now, the directions will tell you to add only half an egg.

[frenchie]

We just finished some of those. I didn't notice any difference. Was it the family size box? They were good.

[sunshine 919]

A lot of items have less product.  The price should reflect that you are not getting the same amount.  

[ID2]

I only bake and make everything homemade. Then I'm not disappointed.

[Pezzie]

I mostly bake from scratch, so I have not encountered this issue.  However, I am thinking of all the older recipes that instead of giving measurements, it's a box of this and a can of that.  Those recipes certainly made impacted, and not as easy and convenient, since now one must do math to get the proper amounts.  I said math, because that's not my strong suit.  Lol

[ScrapHappy]

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@frenchie wrote:

We just finished some of those. I didn't notice any difference. Was it the family size box? They were good.

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No, not family size.  I don't buy family size, it's just 3 of  us.  Brownies were barely 1/2 inch in thickness.  

[Nightowlz]

I will just make them from scratch. These companies should be raising prices instead of not giving you enough of what you bought to make brownies with?

I have not used a box cake mix or brownie mix in years.

[FLtricia]

I noticed the lesser content with cake mixes.  I had a mix in the cabinet from a few months ago, it was a bit over 15 ounces.  The new mix I purchased was a bit over 13 ounces.  

My daughter has a cookbook, "Quick Fixes with Mixes"  which is now useless unless you have a calculater.  HaHa!