Nuts & Bolts, aka Chex Mix

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
Thursday evening I was searching out some recipes for this
snack mix and happened upon a method done in either a Ninja
Foodi pressure cooker/steamer/air fryer/slow cooker or an
air fryer. It can be done the traditional way in an oven,
baking for one hour, stirring every 15 minutes or for thirty
minutes in the fryer, stirring every 5 minutes. The air
fryer method works if your appliance will go as low as
300Â°F. Fortunately, mine does and I opted for the later
method as I figured it would be easier to stir a deep pan
vs. trying not to make a mess stirring a rimmed baking sheet.
She stated if your air fryer was smaller, you'd have to do
several batches but mine did it in two.
This will give you an idea of the nice sized pan and no
flying nuts or cereal when I stirred.
https://i.postimg.cc/26gsGrZn/Ninja-Foodi-Air-Fryer.jpg
First taste was not that great, but once the mixture
cooled, it tasted like what I remembered eating in the
past. There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

I haven't had any of that chex snack in 60 years. I remember sometimes
it was good, but sometimes it was bad. Depends on who made it I guess.

ItsJoanNotJoAnn

2024-12-23 22:53:09 UTC

Post by Hank Rogers
I haven't had any of that chex snack in 60 years. I remember sometimes
it was good, but sometimes it was bad. Depends on who made it I guess.

Yes, and it depends on how much they spiced it up. It calls
for those bagel chips, but I left them out as I don't like
their taste at all. Also, I've noticed the bagel chips were
pretty much ignored in other people's mix, so I'm not the only
one who didn't care for them.

There's a commercial version of this, but it's definitely
lacking in the same flavor. I socked the nuts to this, too!!

Hank Rogers

2024-12-23 23:32:41 UTC

Post by Hank Rogers
I haven't had any of that chex snack in 60 years. I remember sometimes
it was good, but sometimes it was bad. Depends on who made it I guess.

Yes, and it depends on how much they spiced it up. It calls
for those bagel chips, but I left them out as I don't like
their taste at all. Also, I've noticed the bagel chips were
pretty much ignored in other people's mix, so I'm not the only
one who didn't care for them.
There's a commercial version of this, but it's definitely
lacking in the same flavor. I socked the nuts to this, too!!

You're taking me down memory lane. I recall the Crimus candies my mammy
made back in the 50's. Her divinity candy was very good, and also the
fudge (with TONS of nuts), but my favorite was the date nut roll candy.
I still love dates and try to put them in my daily oatmeal during the
winter, whenever I can get them. Stores seem to be out of stock during
holliday season.

She only made this stuff once a year as we couldn't afford the
ingredients often. I'm lucky I didn't go into a coma from eating too
much sugar!

I bet those bagel chips were really a must have ingredient back in
1950's Brooklyn :)

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2024-12-23 22:55:15 UTC

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

Yabutt...where's the recipe?

https://ninjatestkitchen.com/recipe/party-mix/

Nice sized fryer btw.

Other inclusions that work:

https://www.kixcereal.com/products/

https://www.wkkellogg.com/our-foods/our-brands/corn-pops

https://arrowheadmills.com/products/cold-hot-cereals/puffed-rice-cereal/

ItsJoanNotJoAnn

2024-12-23 23:17:14 UTC

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

Yabutt...where's the recipe?

It's all over the internet and YouTube.

Post by clams casino
https://ninjatestkitchen.com/recipe/party-mix/

I did not follow this method nor recipe.

Post by clams casino
Nice sized fryer btw.

Yes, it made the job really clean and easy.

Post by clams casino
https://www.kixcereal.com/products/
https://www.wkkellogg.com/our-foods/our-brands/corn-pops
https://arrowheadmills.com/products/cold-hot-cereals/puffed-rice-cereal/

I just used the "Chex" type cereals. I might try the
oyster cracker version next time along with the Chex
cereals. I did see a version that called for "Bugles."

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2024-12-23 23:29:05 UTC

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

Yabutt...where's the recipe?

It's all over the internet and YouTube.

Post by clams casino
https://ninjatestkitchen.com/recipe/party-mix/

I did not follow this method nor recipe.

Post by clams casino
Nice sized fryer btw.

Yes, it made the job really clean and easy.

Ever look at his model?

https://www.ninjakitchen.com/products/ninja-flip-toaster-oven-air-fryer-zidSP151

Lets you do toasting as well as air frying they say. Buy has a smaller
coking chamber to work from.

Post by clams casino
https://www.kixcereal.com/products/
https://www.wkkellogg.com/our-foods/our-brands/corn-pops
https://arrowheadmills.com/products/cold-hot-cereals/puffed-rice-cereal/

I just used the "Chex" type cereals. I might try the
oyster cracker version next time along with the Chex
cereals. I did see a version that called for "Bugles."

You are right on the mini bagel chips - a non-starter here as well.

Bugles, I liked those!

ItsJoanNotJoAnn

2024-12-24 19:55:13 UTC

Post by clams casino
Ever look at his model?
https://www.ninjakitchen.com/products/ninja-flip-toaster-oven-air-fryer-zidSP151
Lets you do toasting as well as air frying they say. Buy has a smaller
coking chamber to work from.

I've got a toaster oven besides the original Ninja Foodi
and the Ninja Air Fryer so I think I'm good with the
countertop appliances. Plus, no space for anything
else.

Jill McQuown

2024-12-23 23:34:25 UTC

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

Yabutt...where's the recipe?

It's all over the internet and YouTube.

Post by clams casino
https://ninjatestkitchen.com/recipe/party-mix/

I did not follow this method nor recipe.

Post by clams casino
Nice sized fryer btw.

Yes, it made the job really clean and easy.

(snipped)

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I just used the "Chex" type cereals. I might try the
oyster cracker version next time along with the Chex
cereals. I did see a version that called for "Bugles."

I think Bugles would totally mess it up.

Jill

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2024-12-23 23:49:38 UTC

Post by Jill McQuown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

Yabutt...where's the recipe?

It's all over the internet and YouTube.

Post by clams casino
https://ninjatestkitchen.com/recipe/party-mix/

I did not follow this method nor recipe.

Post by clams casino
Nice sized fryer btw.

Yes, it made the job really clean and easy.

(snipped)

Oh my...

💣

And Spanish peanuts always!

Post by Jill McQuown

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
I just used the "Chex" type cereals. I might try the
oyster cracker version next time along with the Chex
cereals. I did see a version that called for "Bugles."

I think Bugles would totally mess it up.
Jill

Not at all, sweet _and savory_ is the goal.

Now if you'd said Fruit Loops...🤔

dsi1

2024-12-23 23:52:53 UTC

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

Yabutt...where's the recipe?
https://ninjatestkitchen.com/recipe/party-mix/
Nice sized fryer btw.
https://www.kixcereal.com/products/
https://www.wkkellogg.com/our-foods/our-brands/corn-pops
https://arrowheadmills.com/products/cold-hot-cereals/puffed-rice-cereal/

My brother made some Chex mix. It was pretty mild stuff. He was
disappointed. My poor brother never was interested in cooking when he
was younger so he makes Chex mix without any kix. I make a pretty
awesome mix. It's got butter, corn syrup, sugar, shoyu, and furikake.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/KRGRGFJXNHoqP1jTA

https://onolicioushawaii.com/furikake-chex-mix/

Hank Rogers

2024-12-24 00:00:55 UTC

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

Yoose needs about 5 lbs of sugar to make hiwaiian style chex mix, Uncle.

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2024-12-24 00:18:58 UTC

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

My brother made some Chex mix. It was pretty mild stuff. He was
disappointed. My poor brother never was interested in cooking when he
was younger so he makes Chex mix without any kix. I make a pretty
awesome mix. It's got butter, corn syrup, sugar, shoyu, and furikake.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KRGRGFJXNHoqP1jTA
https://onolicioushawaii.com/furikake-chex-mix/

Wow - Bugles, Honeycomb and Fritos?!?

Oh this sounds like a treat.

I used to get an Asian style mix at Sprouts, but this looks a lot better.

I think theirs was heavy on Tamari which doesn't taste like real Shoyu
(soy sauce) to me. It's made with soybeans, but I think they leach the
glutamine out.

BryanGSimmons

2024-12-24 17:23:00 UTC

Post by ItsJoanNotJoAnn
There are many, many version of this snack mix
such Ranch and Tex Mex; some sweet versions as well.
Some with Cheerios, Chez-it crackers, and also oyster
crackers.

My brother made some Chex mix. It was pretty mild stuff. He was
disappointed. My poor brother never was interested in cooking when he
was younger so he makes Chex mix without any kix. I make a pretty
awesome mix. It's got butter, corn syrup, sugar, shoyu, and furikake.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/KRGRGFJXNHoqP1jTA
https://onolicioushawaii.com/furikake-chex-mix/

Wow - Bugles, Honeycomb and Fritos?!?
Oh this sounds like a treat.
I used to get an Asian style mix at Sprouts, but this looks a lot better.
I think theirs was heavy on Tamari which doesn't taste like real Shoyu
(soy sauce) to me. It's made with soybeans, but I think they leach the
glutamine out.

This thread, more than any I can remember, illustrates the truth of the
quote I use in my signature. The *foods* mentioned would best be used
to fatten a pig for Eastertime slaughter.

--
--Bryan
For your safety and protection, this sig. has been thoroughly
tested on laboratory animals.

"Most of the food described here is nauseating.
We're just too courteous to say so."
-- Cindy Hamilton

ItsJoanNotJoAnn

2024-12-24 20:01:41 UTC

Post by BryanGSimmons
This thread, more than any I can remember, illustrates the truth of the
quote I use in my signature. The *foods* mentioned would best be used
to fatten a pig for Eastertime slaughter.

Nobody is shoving any of this in your pie hole. As you were
raised on gourmet food and continue the tradition, I suggest
you avert your delicate eyes from this 1950's snack mix.

Carol

2024-12-26 01:56:05 UTC

Post by BryanGSimmons
This thread, more than any I can remember, illustrates the truth of
the quote I use in my signature. The foods mentioned would best be
used to fatten a pig for Eastertime slaughter.

Nobody is shoving any of this in your pie hole. As you were
raised on gourmet food and continue the tradition, I suggest
you avert your delicate eyes from this 1950's snack mix.

LOL, I like David's Furikake mix there. If you want some heat to it,
try adding Korean red pepper to the melted butter then the furikake.

David, if you see this, the furikake (as you know) is a generic name.
I like the ones high on nori and cuttlefish ground. Other stuff too
but that's the predominant flavor I like. It has a little S&B chile
powder mix added but not strong so I add a pinch or so of the Korean
red.

BryanGSimmons

2024-12-26 13:29:57 UTC

Nobody is shoving any of this in your pie hole. As you were
raised on gourmet food and continue the tradition, I suggest
you avert your delicate eyes from this 1950's snack mix.

It's 1960s, the worst food decade. You're correct to identify it as low
class. Actually, I grew up with the crap you shove into your old maw.
You know, artificial dairy products and the like. Cranberry sauce most
often came out of a can, and my mother was known to slop condensed cream
of mushroom soup into green beans, make "chop suey" with canned bean
sprouts, and once she even made those hideous grape jelly meatballs.
Back then, seems like most folks didn't know better. This is 2024. You
ostensibly are into cooking. All of the folks who posted in this thread
are. The big wide world is open with the internet. You're not poor.
You could eat decent food.

ItsJoanNotJoAnn

2024-12-26 20:56:38 UTC

Post by BryanGSimmons

Nobody is shoving any of this in your pie hole. As you were
raised on gourmet food and continue the tradition, I suggest
you avert your delicate eyes from this 1950's snack mix.

I'm sorry your mother subjected you to such horrible foods.
You've never once spoken a kind word about her; I'd not be
surprise to hear you brag about pissing on her grave you
come across as hating her. But most of the items you were
served I've never eaten, and your cooking skills have not
surpassed your mothers.

Dave Smith

2024-12-26 22:39:41 UTC

Nobody is shoving any of this in your pie hole. As you were
raised on gourmet food and continue the tradition, I suggest
you avert your delicate eyes from this 1950's snack mix.

>
It's 1960s, the worst food decade. You're correct to identify it as low
class. Actually, I grew up with the crap you shove into your old maw.
You know, artificial dairy products and the like. Cranberry sauce most
often came out of a can, and my mother was known to slop condensed cream
of mushroom soup into green beans, make "chop suey" with canned bean
sprouts, and once she even made those hideous grape jelly meatballs.
Back then, seems like most folks didn't know better. This is 2024. You
ostensibly are into cooking. All of the folks who posted in this thread
are. The big wide world is open with the internet. You're not poor.
You could eat decent food.

The poor guy. No wonder he is just a nasty, broken person. His
experience differed from mine. I can't say we were all tempted to try
some of the new food products that were coming out but in many cases
they were an improvement over the foods offered in the 50s and earlier.
My earliest memories of grocery shopping was a small butcher counter
and a produce department that sold seasonal products, potatoes, onions
and root vegetables. Most of the fruit and vegetables came in cans.

Cranberry sauce never came out of a can in our house. It was always home
made. We tried that canned whipped cream once. Then it was back to
freshly whipped. My mother used a lot of whipped cream. She used to
make cream pies topped with real whipped cream and she frequently made
eclairs or cream puffs filled with it. Summer desserts were often fresh
fruit topped with whipped cream. We never had coffee whitener.

We had a lot of canned fruit, both commercial and home canned. When we
got a chest freezer it was loaded up with fruit and vegetables fresh
from the field. We also had a lot of home made jams and jellies.

Given the kinds of food I grew up with there is a special irony in the
derisive comments coming from a guy who puts ice in beer and post photos
of the saddest looking pieces of meat.

dsi1

2024-12-26 23:21:03 UTC

Post by Dave Smith

Nobody is shoving any of this in your pie hole. As you were
raised on gourmet food and continue the tradition, I suggest
you avert your delicate eyes from this 1950's snack mix.

The poor guy. No wonder he is just a nasty, broken person. His
experience differed from mine. I can't say we were all tempted to try
some of the new food products that were coming out but in many cases
they were an improvement over the foods offered in the 50s and earlier.
My earliest memories of grocery shopping was a small butcher counter
and a produce department that sold seasonal products, potatoes, onions
and root vegetables. Most of the fruit and vegetables came in cans.
Cranberry sauce never came out of a can in our house. It was always home
made. We tried that canned whipped cream once. Then it was back to
freshly whipped. My mother used a lot of whipped cream. She used to
make cream pies topped with real whipped cream and she frequently made
eclairs or cream puffs filled with it. Summer desserts were often fresh
fruit topped with whipped cream. We never had coffee whitener.
We had a lot of canned fruit, both commercial and home canned. When we
got a chest freezer it was loaded up with fruit and vegetables fresh
from the field. We also had a lot of home made jams and jellies.
Given the kinds of food I grew up with there is a special irony in the
derisive comments coming from a guy who puts ice in beer and post photos
of the saddest looking pieces of meat.

I remember going to an appliance store and seeing the new wonder of the
60's - a microwave oven. They served hot dogs that were cooked in
seconds. My dad worked on radar installations so maybe he was less
impressed. He worked on systems that could cook an entire man in a few
seconds. We also had some crackers that had thinly sliced meat that was
chopped and formed. Wow, that was new and kind of exciting. Now you can
easily make a ham or turkey sandwich in seconds.

These days, I'm still in awe of how microwave ovens can warm up a frozen
burrito in 60 seconds. I can eat that chopped and formed meatlike
material and remember the days when it was new and exciting. What a
world!

dsi1

2024-12-24 20:26:04 UTC