Jacket potatoes getting smaller?

[alexalisten]

We had jacket potatoes with cheese and beans and salad for tea and they where from them bags of 4 and they where so small one is no way big enough to be a meal so me and partner had 2 each which was the right amount but im sure in the past 1 has been plenty each. Are they getting smaller or are we getting greedier.?

i think baked potato shops stop using big potatoes as they cost more energy to cook through. Spud man (arsehole) and spud bros normally serve one and a half potatoes with toppings so you don’t feel you’ve been cheated. I know the bags of four you mean and they’re quite small.

id advise in future buying loose potatoes as you can pick the size you want and they’re a lot cheaper than the bagged ones.

The dry weather has meant smaller potatoes this season.

Yeah i think loose potatoes would of been a better option

Good its not me being a greedy fat pig then.

I agree, I had the same thought this week! I did 2 between me and my 1 year old (I had 1.5 he had half!)

the loose ones are bigger but usually out of stock on Tesco online I find.

I think they are smaller now generally, like crème eggs!

Also why do people detest spudman?

I find baking potatoes are big in winter.

I also want to know what the deal is with spudman

Well yes of course they are. Not heard we have a climate crisis and the farming industry is struggling? Where’ve ya been? 🙄

Don't eye roll me il eye roll you 🙄

They are definitely smaller. You are better off buying loose and choosing the size rather than buying a pack of 4

I remember when Spudlike potatoes were as big as your head and also those vans which sold them

I cant eat potatoes anymore that much but I still lust after a massive one, with nearly a whole pack of butter and unlimited cheese mashed in. Oh god

They keep making everything smaller and then doubling the price

Il definitely be doing this in the future

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Sidenote, why is spud man an arsehole - what have i
missed!

Is spud man just one man that everyone seems to hate? Or are there spud men?

It could be several things.

Lack of rainfall being 1. I would have thought most people in the UK eat them more in Autumn/Winter. I grow potatoes, but mine are currently only the size of golf balls/small apples. Maybe the larger UK spuds are available later in the year?

Guy with pink Mohawk quite viral on social media

I was going to say this.

I'm afraid I always buy the McCains frozen baked spuds, they are nicer than the ones I used to bake, and they're a good size!

Who he?

🤣

TBH- I never knew you could buy frozen, baked potatoes! 🤯

I can't stand Spudman but don't know why! Did he 'do' anything?

never mind smaller, every time i buy them they are completely rotten (online shop) so have to go in the bin! i’ve had to stop buying, wouldn’t mind them being smaller but they are completely inedible