Wednesday, July 14, 2010

F'real Strawberry Milkshake vs. Strawberry Milkshake Creme Oreo

Posted by Jonathan Bender on Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:50 AM

click to enlarge Milkshakes come in all forms.
  • Milkshakes come in all forms.

Strawberry shakes don't get asked to the ball all that often. They're usually left behind to sweep the floors while chocolate and vanilla get to twirl on the dance floor.

As such, strawberry needs to try a little harder. And the two versions of the strawberry millkshake that are up for battle today are prime examples of how far their kind have come (or fallen). F'real Strawberry Milkshake is the product of an instant blender in QuikTrip, while Strawberry Milkshake Creme Oreos are a limited-edition, pastel-pink cookie. Let the battle begin.

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Strawberry Milkshake Creme Oreo ($2.49 at Target). The cookies are the standard chocolate crumble that enwrap garden-variety Oreos. The center is a sugary cream mess. Slightly soft from the heat the day I tried them, these had the cloying strawberry flavor of a Strawberry Laffy Taffy. This isn't a milkshake -- this is a milk shame. 

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F'real Strawberry Milkshake ($2.49, two for $4 at QuikTrip). The process is likely cooler than the product. You grab a cup out of the freezer below the milkshake machine. You peel off the foil top like it was a yogurt cup and reveal the frozen mass underneath.

The cup is then placed inside of a metal blender cup that looks like a smaller version of a traditional milkshake mixer. The machine asks you to pick the desired thickness level -- less, standard or more -- and after a minute of whirring noises, the milkshake is ready.

The regular thickness level produces a milkshake that requires some initial power on the straw before quickly melting into a very cold milk drink. If you've had Strawberry Quik, you've had a F'real milkshake. 

The Verdict. It's rare that two items can be compared at exactly the same price. And while $2.49 only gets you one milkshake, as opposed to a whole package of cookies, that's a good thing. I wanted fewer Oreos, not more. I thought the F'real milkshake was sweet, until I ate an Oreo. I would not recommend this duo if you're looking for a nontraditional cookies-and-milk combo.

The F'real milkshake was good enough that I was curious about trying the chocolate version at the maximum thickness. It's a budget milkshake with flaws, but at least it's still recognizable as a milkshake.  

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Here's the thing about the QT milkshake...I'd only get it if it was cheaper as you can find better ones for around the same price at any fast food chain joint. The chocolate one is okay at max thickness but still...it'd only be worth it at half the price.

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