| | |  | Dips, Sauces & Spices | Home » » Low Carbohydrate Microwave Pork Rind Diet Snack | | | | | | | Description: | | Our microwave pork rinds are produced in North Carolina. The best way to learn how to cook them is to put 1/4 cup on a paper plate or paper towel and set the microwave for 2 minutes on high. 1/4 cup of microwave pork rinds will make approximately 2 cups of puffed pork rinds when cooked. Watch them cook thru the window and stop the microwave when they quite puffing. This will be the optimum cooking time for your unit. Let them cool for 30 seconds to increase the crunchy texture before eating. Microwave Pork Rinds are safe to store at room temperature (do not refrigerate or freeze) and remain favorable for 9 months. | | | Features: | |
• 60% Less Fat, 0 Carbs, less calories and sodium than fried pork rinds
• A real food snack, no preservatives or artificial ingredients
• A crunchy and filling snack with a fullness factor of 2.8
• Up to a 9 month shelf life no refrigeration required.
• Our 1 Lb. Bag will make approximately 2 gallons of puffed pork rinds
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 1.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.0 inches | | Package Width:
| 4.1 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 19 reviews |
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8 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 A considerably healthier alternative to deep fried pork rindsApr 25, 2010
By E. Tam
These pork rinds fry in their own fat rather than having to be deep fried which is a lifesaver if you like pork rinds. I'm not the biggest fan, but sometimes I'm kind of hungry and these pack way more protein than the average fatty snack. The only problem is the type of fat it's fried in--melted pig fat from the skin itself! Not particularly healthy, but it's much healthier than the mexican bagged varieties.
Since we don't have a microwave (oh my god, how do we get by without one?!), we toast them in a toaster oven on a baking tray for about 10-15 minutes at 375F-400F. They come out great. If you lean closer to 10 minutes, you get a crunchy-porky tasting snack, while if you go past 15, you'll get the typically super-puffed pork rind you'd expect from Cardenas. I can't comment on how well they crisp in the microwave, but I expect it should yield the same results.
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Love them!Nov 16, 2010
By Iconoclast
I like crunchy snacks. I'm eating low carb because my doctor advises it, and this helps fill the "popcorn spot" in my life.
There are a lot of things to like about this product. It's economical. They cook up fresh whenever you want them, and they taste fresher than the ones you buy pre-popped in a bag. They don't have MSG like the Lawry's brand, and they don't come with a lot of extra packaging.
If you are a low carber looking for pork rinds to cook with, these aren't heavily seasoned, so they won't influence your recipe's flavor. I like their clean flavor, but it's not hard to add seasoning if you want to experiment or you like more variety. A little bit of oil or butter will serve as the "glue" to hold your Parmesan cheese, seasoned salt, etc.
There is a bit of a learning curve involved in terms of discovering how long they take in your microwave, but by now I know by feel what size handful to grab and how long to nuke them. It's worth the effort to get to know these. Highly recommended!
9 of 10 found the following review helpful:
Not bad, not bad at allMar 20, 2010
By R. Manhard
"Tanuki-san"
Being a long time fan of the piggy skins, and having tried a "microwave bag" version of u-cook-em rinds, I wanted to try something that wasn't drowning in packaging. And I'm happy with these tasty nuggets. I find in my fairly powerful microwave that i have to run a small plate of the condensed pieces (as they're shipped) for at least 1:45 (package says try 90 seconds to start) and I don't think it's my imagination that after these are taken out of the nuke chamber, they start to contract a bit.
But, when you consider that you can get a fresh, hot plate of puffy rinds in very short order, these are well worth the price. Of course you can get a trash-bag full of rinds at warehouse stores and other venues for a couple few bucks but for fresh eating at home, the only thing I'd compare these to is fryin' up a batch and these are hugely more convenient.
On a 10 point scale, I'd give these a 7 but on the Zon's 5 star system, I have to go with 4.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 What am I missing?Nov 18, 2010
By J. Niew
"Shutit!"
Everyone seems to enjoy these so I think maybe I'm missing something. I microwaved them for slightly less time than instructed and only about 1/5 of them changed consistency from the little flat parallelograms to a slightly puffier flat paralleogram. Next batch I did a little longer and a couple more of them puffed up a little bit. Even the puffy ones seem to have patches of tremendously hardened pork(don't laugh) in them to a point where when you eat one and there are pork rind shards that break away from the puffy. I tried one last time and microwaved them for a minute and a half longer than instructed and this time the puffy ones overcooked and burned and the others stayed in tiny, hard form(again, don't laugh).
If anyone that orders these and learns any tips that I might be missing, please let me know. They will be in their resealable package in the pantry until that point or they expire.
Thanks.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Great protein snack, less salt than other pork skinsMar 28, 2011
By Atlantic Aviator
I had to cook a few small batches to get them just right, but I love the fresher, less salty taste. I do recommend putting the package in a ziplok bag since they exude fat.
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