In Mail - Progresso Panko BreadCrumbs

[mam]

Received a box of Progresso Panko BreadCrumbs yesterday with a bunch of $1.10 coupons to share with friends. Can't remember requesting it but I do like Panko. Decent sized box as well, I think it came from PSSSST (General Mills). Anyone else get this? They will follow up with a survey and more coupons in a month or so. Nice surprise.

[Irishgirl4u2c]

I got mine on Tuesday, yep, came from Pssst...

[vagabond2]

I looked and did not see it in any of my stores yet, I'm thinking of trying them with fish this week end

[dawn]

Just an FYI about panko bread crumbs. Since they are so expensive I have been making my own with 100% satisfaction. I save and freeze all my end pieces of white, wheat and sourdough bread and use it for toasted bread crumbs and for making croutons. So for panko I just pull out the white only and pulse them in the food processor - don't over do it, you want super small shreads rather than super fine crumbs. I bake in the oven until dry, but not browned. I just made the best deep fried zucchini and shrimp the other night. And these are sooooo much cheaper than those lilttle boxes of Japanese bread crumbs. I am not sure what Progresso charges but I am sure I am way better off with my left over bread, or just buying a loaf of the store brand cheapo depot white bread, which would make a lot more than one of those little boxes. I saw a recipe on line and this guy said he worked with a Japanese chef for years and his favorite way to make panko was to use Weber bread. So if it's good enough for a Japanese chef it should work for lil ol me.

[flmomof2]

I got this a few days ago too. It was a huge surprise. Full-size box, and I've been wanting to try panko bread crumbs to make home-made chicken fingers. Even came with the recipe. I saw it at my store today, but it's not in the exact space the rest of the bread crumbs are in. It's in a separate place for Panko, fish coating, etc., but same aisle. Retails for about $2.69, I think.

[vagabond2]

Originally Posted by flmomof2

I got this a few days ago too. It was a huge surprise. Full-size box, and I've been wanting to try panko bread crumbs to make home-made chicken fingers. Even came with the recipe. I saw it at my store today, but it's not in the exact space the rest of the bread crumbs are in. It's in a separate place for Panko, fish coating, etc., but same aisle. Retails for about $2.69, I think.

ok.......thanks for the heads up I'll look there. What is the big difference in the bread crumbs? Flavor, texture?

[mam]

Definately the texture and I think it gives a whole different flavor.

FYI on making your own...I always put my bread that's going stale through the food processor and put it in the freezer. It's great for adding to meatballs, quick stuffings, etc. Definately a difference from using the packaged bread crumbs and I'm not wasting the last of the bread or rolls.