#ore-ida

[thegoodmorningman]

Wishing breakfast potatoes to you and yours this Dawn!!!

[misforgotten2]

Ore-Ida could back off on the carbs.

Better Homes and Gardens December 1973

[stone-cold-groove]

Those wonderful french fries.

[saltyvsparrow]

I have a very similar story to trickster.

When I was 20, I almost simultaneously lost both my job and my rental house. At the same time, my sister was about to start nursing school. This required her to go to school full time and essentially work full time doing clinicals to get real world experience. The school wouldn't give her her clinical schedule until classes started. She had two children, an 8 year old and a 2 year old, and her husband did farm work, which was 6 days a week except for winter, when he was unemployed. She had no idea how she was going to manage child care and offered me free room and board so long as I arranged my school/work schedule so I could provide child care for my nieces.

I registered for classes at the local community college and began job hunting. To this day I consider Ontario, Oregon, the butthole of Oregon and Idaho. At the time I moved there, there was no public transit. The biggest employers in the area were the hospital, WalMart, and Ore-Ida. I had worked as retail management, and done administrative office work, but wasn't getting any responses to my job applications. If I wanted to have money to move once my sister finished nursing school, I needed a job.

I was desperate when I filled out the application to be a security guard at the Ore-Ida potato factory, and never thought I would get an interview, much less be hired. I was barely 20, had restrictions on my availability, and am a 5'3" female. But I was and worked there the entire time I lived in Ontario, almost 2 years. I spent most of my time in the guard shack at the entrance to the plant's parking lot. Once or twice a shift I would "do rounds" which consisted of driving the security truck and walking a predefined route around the plant. We had a stick like device that we had to run over device strips at various locations through the route, that recorded the date and time we were at each spot to prove we were completing the circuit as required.

The primary responsibilities of the job, besides completing the observational circuit, were the following: - One wall in the guard shack had photos of problem people that were not allowed on site. Sometimes they were not allowed on site at all, sometimes they were not allowed on site during specific shifts. These were almost 100% due to domestic violence issues. If the person wasn't allowed on site during 2 out of the 3 shifts, it was because the person they had the domestic violence situation with also worked at the plant, but was assigned a different shift. Security was not supposed to take any action to actually prevent the person from accessing the property, other than politely asking the person to leave when they first came towards the entrance, and not to let them through the gate if driving. If the person proceeded anyway, or would not leave, we were supposed to call the police. - If there was a medical emergency, we were required to either drive the injured person to the hospital if an ambulance couldn't be waited for and there wasn't a safety auditor on site, or drive the safety auditor and the injured person to the hospital. If an ambulance was called and arrived, we need to lead them to the location in the factory of the person having the medical emergency. - The factory has an onsite waste water treatment plant, and there are enough hazardous materials for serious risks and potential for dangerous environmental situations to occur. Enough so that any incident at the plant that required response from the fire department was a priority over any other location in the city. The fire department would get redirected to the plant even if they were responding to something else first. If a hazmat situation occurred, security had the list of all the employees that were hazmat certified, kept some hazmat suits (I assumed the safety auditors had some as well), and would lead the fire department and other government officials to the area where the hazmat emergency was occurring. - When completing the circuit I mentioned before, we had a couple of responsibilities. We needed to keep an eye out for spools of wire or other salvageable materials being thrown over the fence so they could be recovered and report the employee if we saw them in the act. We also were warned to watch out in certain locations, because we might run into employees having sex in certain stairwells. Because that had happened to other security guards before.

When I left Ontario and gave notice, my boss offered me a junior supervisor position to get me to stay. He hadn't had anyone in that position for years, because he felt it wasn't needed. But it would have given me a raise. I said no. I didn't want to stay in Ontario, and while that was more than reason enough, a few months earlier my boss had kissed me. I did not want him to kiss me, I did nothing to prompt it, and he was married with children. I couldn't get out of that town fast enough.

Ever since I got a job as a security guard I can’t take heist movies seriously anymore.

[danndesigns]

Sexuality is a spectrum, I identify as a ZESTY STRAIGHT

[smfoodtrucklot]

Cheesy Potato Casserole from Ore-Ida It's so simple to make this creamy comfort food staple, a potato casserole topped with lots of shreddable hash browns.

[exolymph]

Cheesy Potato Casserole from Ore-Ida It's so simple to make this creamy comfort food staple, a potato casserole topped with lots of shreddable hash browns.

[nephilimbrute]

WIP DUMP AHHHHHH

[butchyena]

i bulk made breakfast burritos the other day and i really need to write down my recipe so i can make bigger batches in the future. i wish i had a vacuum sealer or something tho, i wrap them in foil which works okay but towards the end of the week they get a little freezer burn… not sure how else to store them

[bluepoodle7]

#OreIda #OreIdaGoldenCrinkleCutFriesFrenchFriedPotatoes #FrozenFriesReview

I tried the Ore-Ida Crinkle Cut Fries French Fried Potatoes and these were okay.

These were convection ovened and later microwaved.

These were firm and crunchy on the outside while soft on the inside in texture.

These had a light salt seasoned taste that went with the potato taste.

These fries had a nice natural potatoes taste and was lightly salty.

These fries tasted high quality than the Meijer store brand ones.

I would eat these again with sauces.

I still like the Kroger seasoned ones.

Got at Kroger.

[ummmuhhidk]

HEY I NEED SOME ANSWERS

CAN YOU EAT ORE-IDA EXTRA CRISPY TATER TOTS FROZEN WITHOUT PREPARING THEM JUST STRAIGHT FROM THE BAG TO MOUTH?

anyways guess what food crime i committed tonight :3

asking because i just ate a bunch and ​did i just irreversibly fuck up my gastrointestinal system or what anyways im gonna go eat a few more in the meanwhile because im hungry and theyre kinda good actually..... like ice cubes but more flavorful

[reallesbiancorn]

September 28th, 2023

Bagel Bites and mashed potatoes. I normally dip my mashed potatoes in ketchup, but I didn't want to risk getting it on the Bagel Bites. You know how ketchup can be.

[onoranzetriolo]

è mancata Lina Cappelli in Cutuli

è mancata Lina Cappelli in Cutuli

è mancata Lina Cappelli in Cutuli, Ne danno il triste annunzio i figli: Ida con il marito Gianfranco Licastro e gli adorati nipoti Martina e Domenico; Alberto con la moglie Simona Priolo ed Annamaria. Il fratello, i cognati, i nipoti ed i parenti tutti con le rispettive famiglie: Cappelli, Cutuli, Sdao, Gabriele, Fascetti e Carresi. Un particolare ringraziamento all’Infermiere Fabrizio…

[trivialbob]

The other bag of candy we have for tomorrow isn't large. It's all the same item too. So I bought another package, to have a mixture to hand out.

As soon as I opened the bag (to put the little bars in a container) that Halloween smell hit me. Assorted chocolate bars.

It reminded me of being a kid, wearing a super cheap plastic Frankenstein's monster mask held on with a thin band of elastic. I carried a pillow case because it held more loot and wouldn't break open like plastic bags. I'd also be sniffling behind that mask because it was cold outside. Good times :)

The scent also reminded me of something three decades later: Looking through candy my sons had amassed on Halloween night and collecting the daddy tax. I usually took some Smarties and Twizzlers.

Holy cow, that candy I bought--like everything else--is a lot more expensive that it was a few years ago.

While at the store I also got a side for dinner. Ore Ida Tater Tots (yum!) are now $5.99. Not long ago they were $3.99 and sometimes on sale for $3.49. I fondly remember one big sale where they were $2.99. Oh those were the days.

Instead I went with the store brand and save two bucks.

We might get some measurable snow tonight. It won't last long, but I'm getting excited for winter. I did more yard work and mulched leaves. When I was done I was sweaty, dusty, and hungry.

Those store brand tater tots paired nicely with a pub burger I grilled outside.

[johnschneiderblog]

Grandpa's feat of alchemy

I was planning a fish fry one recent day, but when I went to the freezer for some frozen Ore Idas, the cupboard, so to speak, was bare.

Then I remembered some advice my older son gave me when he was about 5. He had spent the weekend with my parents and the first astonished words that came out of his mount when I retrieved him were:

"Grandpa knows how to make french fries out of regular potatoes. We should do that."

The kid was astonished by Grandpa's feat of alchemy, but let's face it, when your household includes four kids and two full-time jobs, you tend to go frozen on things like french fries.

But with no Ore Idas for that recent fish fry and a little time on my hands, I peeled, sliced, poured three fingers of cooking oil into a Dutch oven and turned on the heat ... As you can see from the photo, french fries emerged.

My advice: Make sure you keep the oil hot enough (325 degrees with the recipe I used) and fry them twice.

[ketoguy40]

Steak & Eggs: A Perfect Keto Meal (with a few carbs)

This evenings keto-friendly meal was a 10 oz air-fried New York strip steak paired with 4 over-easy free-range eggs. To add a bit of texture, I threw in 1 cup of Ore-Ida hash browns (yep, a few extra carbs there), topped off with sugar-free ketchup for that classic touch.

Why steak and eggs are keto winners:

1. High Protein: Steak and eggs provide a great source of complete protein, supporting muscle maintenance and growth.

2. Healthy Fats: The fat content in steak and egg yolks helps fuel ketosis, keeping you energized without spiking insulin.

3. Low Carb: Aside from the hash browns, this meal is naturally low-carb, fitting perfectly into a keto lifestyle.

4. Nutrient Dense: Packed with B vitamins, iron, and other essential nutrients, steak and eggs give your body what it needs while keeping you full for longer.

This meal provides a great balance of protein and fats, keeping you satiated, especially if you’re focusing on maintaining muscle while losing fat. If you want to stay more keto-strict, just skip the hash browns, or carb-cycle them in like I did today!

14 net carbs :)