Update: I put some in the oven for a few minutes to warm up. The results were actually kind of interesting–the “meaty” flavor was intensified, which resulted in a qualitatively different reaction to the chips; they seemed to move from the “snack food” category to the “side dish” category. On the whole, though, I still can’t say that I’m a real fan of these things.
I do enjoy the regular Utz chips, though.
A little of both. It’s one of those situations where you’re exposed to a new flavor profile and you can’t quite decide whether you actually like it or not, so you need to mull it over for a bit. The meaty flavor is really up-front at first, but after a few chips you get desensitized to it, but if you wait a few minutes it becomes more obvious again. So I needed to decide whether it was just a bit too much for me or if I genuinely didn’t like it. I’ve decided that it’s the latter.