World’s best cracker? Trader Joe’s Savory Thin Crackers.
We always have a box or two of Trader Joe’s Savory Thin Crackers around. Luckily, they keep for a very long time. Boxes found after a year in the back of the cupboard do not taste stale. Even open packages will be crisp and flavorful for weeks. (But store in a zipper bag, just to be safe.)
The flavor is mild but pleasant: salt, and a bit of sesame. Trader Joe’s Savory Thin Crackers are best with cheese (any cheese) but the taste will not clash with patés or vegetable spreads. They’re sturdy enough to handle a spread but be careful adding a hard cheese because they may crack in half. (So apply that hard cheese while the cracker is on the plate, not in your hand.) Once the topping has been added, it will stay in place on the way to your mouth. When it encounters teeth the cracker neither resists or disintegrates but breaks apart just when you want it to.
Trader Joe’s Savory Thin Crackers with Cotswold cheese, a favorite combo.
Storage, usability, texture, flavor all get high scores when you are looking for a cracker that plays well with toppings instead of asserting itself. Really, we can’t find anything not to like. Oh, and they’re gluten free. We can’t claim they’re the world’s best cracker because that statement is impossible to prove, but Trader Joe’s Savory Thin Crackers are the official cracker of Burnt My Fingers.
I’ve been going to TJ’s since 2009 and don’t even recall seeing these there.
They are in the “cracker section” which is usually above a freezer case, but not always. TJ’s managers like to move things around to make shopping more interesting. Also, they are sometimes out of stock.
I like the minis to just snack on sometimes. Very addicting cracker.
The mini Savory Thin Crackers come loose in a bag, like potato chips, and are too small for spreading a topping. But as a solo snack, sure.