Bob Evans Smoked Sausage

Has anyone in here ever tried Bob Evans smoked sausage? It's damn good, but it is loaded in fat.

Do a search on RF for "Bob Evans".

I searched it and could not find it.

Anyways, I'm assuming noone in here has tried Bob Evans smoked sausage. Maybe it's only available in the Cincinnati area or something. I don't know. Cincinnati does has German heritage. I know I can go to Kroger and buy it but haven't had it at Bob Evans in years. It blows away anything Hillshire Farm or Eckridge has to offer.

This thread should probably be moved to the FFF

I've had Bob Evans smoked sausage. They serve it in the Bob Evans restaurants.

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Originally posted by TJ Jackson

This thread should probably be moved to the FFF

Perhaps to the supermarket thread, because they sell it in supermarkets.

Hmm. True enough.

In a similar vein, Skyline and Goldstar chili are also sold in grocery stores in the frozen food section - so would discussion of such products branded with a FFF name but are really a grocery store product be in FFF or in another forum?

Of course, there is no grocery/supermarket forum, so I'd guess it'd be misc - food related.

It's unclear whether the originator of this thread was talking about the grocery store product or the sausage purchased and eaten at a Bob Evan's restaurant

I was talking about Bob Evans smoked sausage, store bought or at the restaurant. Does it matter either way? This forum is for hot dogs, sausages, and bratwursts. I figured it applied here. Doesn't it?

I don't know, TJ. I buy a number of Bob Evans products in supermarkets, including lots of stuff that is not served in any of the restaurants. Frankly, because I hardly ever even think about going to a Bob Evans restaurant, I consider the stuff a regular commercial food product like, oh, B&M baked beans.

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

I don't know, TJ. I buy a number of Bob Evans products in supermarkets, including lots of stuff that is not served in any of the restaurants. Frankly, because I hardly ever even think about going to a Bob Evans restaurant, I consider the stuff a regular commercial food product like, oh, B&M baked beans.

I agree, it belongs here, I only eaten the kind I bought from the supermaket!

I understand they sell more products in the Supermaket than the Restaurants!

Also FFF stands for Fast Food Franchise???

Bob Evans owns and operates their owns all of their locations,. they don't have franchises

While it is true that Bob Evan restaurants are not fast food places and not franchises, they are chain restaurants.

No answer

Why have a thread for sausages? what's the point? This thread was about smoked sausage and it doesn't belong here? I don't understand. And I don't get any answers. Maybe it's the hospitality of the people here.

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Originally posted by Hamburgler

Why have a thread for sausages? what's the point? This thread was about smoked sausage and it doesn't belong here? I don't understand. And I don't get any answers. Maybe it's the hospitality of the people here.

You did get a response from me. I said that I'd had the smoked sausage. If my direct response to your question doesn't meet with your approval, that's your problem.

By the way, I did not say the subject does not belong here. As far as I'm concerned it certainly does. There's no problem concerning the "hospitality of the people here," except perhaps in your own mind.

I've tried the Bob Evans bulk sausage at home and we both commented on how little grease was left in the pan. Less than a TB for a whole pound of meat.


Dennis in Cary

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Originally posted by Hamburgler

Why have a thread for sausages? what's the point? This thread was about smoked sausage and it doesn't belong here? I don't understand.

It's a good question. There is also a hamburger forum yet the hamburger is an offering most often found at a franchised fast food eatery. By the description of the FFF forum (now retitled "Fast Food Franchises & Non-Roadfood Chains", so I guess I should refer to it as FFFNRC. Nah, how about just FFF for short) the discussion of any aspect of any franchised operation should reside in that forum.

So...while you're certainly talking about sausage in the sausage forum, there is a presumption here on Roadfood.com that the sausage being discussed in the sausage forum is from a institution that qualifies as Roadfood. If not, it belongs in the FFF forum.

On the other hand, my opinion/evaluation isn't worth much, as I have no authority here whatsoever.

You also questioned why you not being offered answers. Two things come to mind, and again, my opinion only:

1) The bulk of the readership here wants to talk about Roadfood, which isn't at all suprising since this is Roadfood.com. Since this sausage isn't Roadfood, the buk of the readership has little interest in reading about it, and fewer readers equates fewer potential responses.

2) No one is required to respond to a topic, and ego no one should ever expect a guarenteed response to one's opened topic. There are many topics opened that get little or no response. It generally depends on how many people are interested in talking about the subject. Which leads us back to point 1.

I just found this thread and I've here everyday for the last week. Don't know how I missed it the last few.

I'm leaving it here, the OP is mostly talking aboout a sausage which happens to be made by a chain but is sold in markets. Basically flip a coin as to where it should be. Here won.

TJ, you said; "On the other hand, my opinion/evaluation isn't worth much, as I have no authority here whatsoever."

Did you apply to be a Mod? If you had I think you would have been a great choice. If you didn't, you shouldn't be griping about no authority. That's my presonal opinion.

MikeS.

Actually, the chain happens to serve the sausage made by a sausage company, not the other way around. The sausage company came first. Bob opened his first restaurant in his hometown of Gallipolis, Ohio because he just wanted to sell more sausage. And I did not take what TJ said about having no authority as a gripe. It looked to me as if he was merely stating a fact.

Come to think of it, though, I recall TJ offering on this board, at the time it was announced that moderators were being sought, to be a moderator

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

Actually, the chain happens to serve the sausage made by a sausage company, not the other way around. The sausage company came first. Bob opened his first restaurant in his hometown of Gallipolis, Ohio because he just wanted to sell more sausage. And I did not take what TJ said about having no authority as a gripe. It looked to me as if he was merely stating a fact.

Come to think of it, though, I recall TJ offering on this board, at the time it was announced that moderators were being sought, to be a moderator

I also recalled the same thing when I read this, just keep womdering why He is't made a adminstrator!

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Originally posted by Hamburgler

Has anyone in here ever tried Bob Evans smoked sausage? It's damn good, but it is loaded in fat.

Welcome.. I havent' had the sausage, but I will apologize for the crabs on here who can't just answer a simple question without a week long debate about which forum the question should have been in.

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Originally posted by MikeSh

Basically flip a coin as to where it should be. Here won.

It's inconsistent, but that's par for the course. No problem.

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Originally posted by MikeSh

Did you apply to be a Mod?

Yes, I did.

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Originally posted by MikeSh

you shouldn't be griping about no authority.

The previous post was not a gripe, merely a statement of fact in case someone felt I was acting as an admin rather than merely offering my opinion s a part of answering a question posed.

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Originally posted by Jennifer_4

I will apologize for the crabs on here who can't just answer a simple question

I find this post particularly interesting....she apologizes for crabs (a group I doubt she'd place herself in) talking about something other than the answer to the question and for not bothering to answer the actual question.

Then she goes and does the same thing...doesn't answer the question but does go on about something else.

That and the fact that she is one of the most senior members of this board in terms of time as a member.

Puzzling.

Welcome to the wonderful world of thread hijacking, TJ.


Also, the reason that no one could find a link to Bob Evans smoked sausage is because it is made by Owens (also the OWNER of the Bob Evans restaurant and brands).

http://www.owensinc.com/website/Owens/Ohomepage.nsf/pages/Smoked+Sausage?OpenDocument

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Originally posted by Adjudicator

Welcome to the wonderful world of thread hijacking, TJ.


Also, the reason that no one could find a link to Bob Evans smoked sausage is because it is made by Owens (also the OWNER of the Bob Evans restaurant and brands).

http://www.owensinc.com/website/Owens/Ohomepage.nsf/pages/Smoked+Sausage?OpenDocument

I don't mind having to be the one to tell you this, but Bob Evans bought the Richardson, Texas-based Owens in 1987.

http://www.owensinc.com/website/owens/ohomepage.nsf

Our Company/Our Brands

I am one of the ones who should be minding this particular forum section. I didn't move this to the FF/chain section, because when I first read it, I took it to be about a brand of sausage, not the restaurant chain. Sorry if that created an underwear bunching moment for anyone. That was not my intent. This is not an exact science, it is supposed to be a place to exchange light-hearted discussion...or so I thought.

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Originally posted by Adjudicator

Welcome to the wonderful world of thread hijacking, TJ.


Also, the reason that no one could find a link to Bob Evans smoked sausage is because it is made by Owens (also the OWNER of the Bob Evans restaurant and brands).

http://www.owensinc.com/website/Owens/Ohomepage.nsf/pages/Smoked+Sausage?OpenDocument

First of all as i mentioned in earlier post, I eat Bob Evans smoke sausage and I love it!! But I buy it in stores and not there resturants.

I was wondering why there are so many different websites about "Bob Evans" and they each tell a different story than the other. The websites I found differ with the websites that
Adjudicator found. I am just confused I am not trying to cause trouble here.


I found "Bob Evans" smoked sausage on their website. Also I am very confused about who owns and who don't own Bob Evans, according to the "Bob Evans" website, thery are a not owned by anyone and have their own stock. See link below.

http://www.bobevans.com/

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Originally posted by Adjudicator

http://www.owensinc.com/website/owens/ohomepage.nsf

Our Company/Our Brands

As I said, Bob Evans bought Owens in 1987. Owens is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bob Evans.

From Company history at: http://www.bobevans.com/

Our Family Tree
In 1987, Bob Evans Farms added to the family through the acquisition of Owens Country Sausage, based in Richardson, Texas. Today Owens Country Sausage is distributed throughout 10 southwestern states.

Thank You for clearing it up for me!

I looked on the Owens website and it said the same thing.

I am taking my big old foot out of my mouth and Saying "THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!"

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Originally posted by Michael Hoffman

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Originally posted by Adjudicator

http://www.owensinc.com/website/owens/ohomepage.nsf

Our Company/Our Brands

As I said, Bob Evans bought Owens in 1987. Owens is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bob Evans.

From Company history at: http://www.bobevans.com/

Our Family Tree
In 1987, Bob Evans Farms added to the family through the acquisition of Owens Country Sausage, based in Richardson, Texas. Today Owens Country Sausage is distributed throughout 10 southwestern states.

Another victory by Michael Hoffman, King of Google. It's easy to Google up some information to try to look like a master of fact. YOU DA MAN, MIKE! Maybe your sausage could rot, like other people's tongues.