# Heinz canned spaghetti carbonara: genius or ghastly? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [August 29, 2024, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445 "2024-08-29T23:16:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/61 "2024-09-02T13:02:34Z")
> [@bump](#): > > The trick isn’t to compare whatever it is to the best version of it, it’s to evaluate it on its own merits. [![](https://i.imgur.com/SPYOi07.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/SPYOi07.jpeg) Confession: I like canned ravioli. But only for deeply depressed days when my palate wants no challenges. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/62 "2024-09-02T17:25:51Z")
Well, it certainly isn’t as exciting as thanksgiving dinner.^ ^May be pre-chewed and anhydrous. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/63 "2024-09-02T18:01:52Z")
> [@The\_Librarian](#): > > I get canned (or pre-made) ravioli. Who has got time for that? There’s an ocean of difference between canned and pre-made though. I absolutely buy pre-made ravioli all the time. I make it maybe once a year from scratch. The fresh or frozen stuff is quite good. The canned? Good lord. Awful, except maybe for nostalgic purposes. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/64 "2024-09-02T21:44:55Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > Awful, except maybe for nostalgic purposes. > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I like canned ravioli. But only for deeply depressed days when my palate wants no challenges. Or when you’re having a panic attack and can’t deal with anything remotely “adult.” ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/65 "2024-09-02T22:29:10Z")
How much canned ravioli is acceptable, before it’s _too much_? (Many, if using the canned unit measuring system) A dozen or so second long clip follows: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dZN050rzKvk/hqdefault.jpg "I Mean, Nobody Wants to Admit They ate 9 Cans of Ravioli") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZN050rzKvk) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/66 "2024-09-02T22:35:57Z")
If you can stomach one can, you have a stronger gut than I do. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/67 "2024-09-02T22:54:29Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > > I like canned ravioli. But only for deeply depressed days when my palate wants no challenges. > > Or when you’re having a panic attack and can’t deal with anything remotely “adult.” Heck, I had depressed days when I was immensely proud to have opened and heated a can of food instead of skipping a meal out of inertia once more. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2024, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/68 "2024-09-02T23:30:25Z")
I hear ya! 😟 ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/69 "2024-09-03T01:27:09Z")
At least it doesn’t have peas. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/70 "2024-09-03T04:31:52Z")
That will come with, “New and Improved!” ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/71 "2024-09-03T11:32:34Z")
the problem i have with the Chef Boyardee stuff these days is the sauce is watery slop …I mean it was at least as thick as store brand sketty sauce when I was a kid or even their sketty and Meatballs in a can sauce …now they give Del Monte a run for the most water in a-sauce money ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/72 "2024-09-03T12:11:02Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > I absolutely buy pre-made ravioli all the time. I make it maybe once a year from scratch. My stats are similar. When I make ravioli from scratch, I go all-out and make Raviolo al uovo. My first time making it my gf was totally surprised/shocked when she sliced into her ravioli and yolk streamed out. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445/73 "2024-09-03T12:29:12Z")
> [@Chingon](#): > > To each his own, but I don’t use cream in my carbonara. If you can temper the eggs correctly you don’t need it. I agree. A bit of pasta water does the trick. I’ve eaten carbonara the next day, and it’s okay, but not my first choice. I can’t imagine what might crawl out of a can and profess to be this elegant dish. What’s next: cacio e pepe? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-canned-spaghetti-carbonara-genius-or-ghastly/1006445.md?page=3)