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Trader Joe's Whole Wheat Crackers. They are delicious!

Trader Joe's Whole Wheat crackers. They are delicious!

I used to be a big Wheat Thins or Triscuit eater but lately it's been Melba toast.

Kashi TLC 7 Grain. I was surprised to realize just how delicious and versatile a multigrain cracker can be. I like the water crackers ok but I often find them more brittle than crisp so that they break up messily with some toppings.

people think i'm crazy, but crackers are SO EASY to make at home that i never buy them anymore. i learned from mark bittman's book How to Cook Everything and will likely never go back to store-bought. i even whipped up a batch with only 30 minutes to spare before company came--cleanup included!

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Vinta crackers are my favourite. They have a great crunch, great taste, and they're hearty - they can stand up to a lot of dips, spreads, etc., and not get soggy. Man alive, they're good.

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I've forgotten the brand name, but I like the ones that are made with rice flour and nuts. And I think I'm going to try making them.

I like having water crackers on hand as well as a simple woven wheat style (like Triscuit) and a flavored cracker (WF 365 has a rosemary cracker that's great). Frankly, I keep a baguette in the freezer so I can make quick crostini if I need to. I like them better than crackers.

I usually buy Bretons!

My parents are big fans of Sociables with their smoked tuna and smoked salmon dips. I used to eat Carr's Table Water Crackers with peanut butter for YEARS. Now I think I'd go with one of those fancy slightly sweet whole grain crackers from Whole Foods if I had a cheese plate.

34° Crispbread made in Denver is my new favorite. They are so light and airy and don't interfere with the flavors of the toppings.

It depends on what I'm eating with them...

I generally keep a box of original Triscuits and a box of Breton crackers.

Stoned wheat thins are my nostalgia factor standard, but these days I live on Raincoast Crisps. They are staples with our cheese platters and also just the best snacking cracker around. Unfortunately they are also $7 a box, which makes them an expensive habit.

The black pepper and olive oil Triscuits are strangely addictive!

i love triscuits! they're sturdy, hearty, and slightly salty. i keep trying different water crackers, but they're all kinda bland/eh for me...and i just plain dislike wheat thins. and of course, whole foods has some good fancy crackers.

Carr's.

I keep Carr's water crackers on hand because they go with anything. For snacking, though, or mild soft chesses, I love their rosemary crackers. So addictive!

I've got to have saltines around. Ever since I was a little kid saltine with peanut butter have been one of my favs. Wheat thins and water crackers are also on hand for cheese or dips. I like triscuits but not enough to have them on hand, instead they're one of the crackers I buy occasionally for a change of pace.

My faves are rice crackers. Yeah, I know they are salty but I like the texture & flavour. Saltines (do you detect a trend) are my all purpose cracker.

What's wrong with triscuits?

Matzoh and Triscuits. What else do you need?

Finn Crisps!

Delicious.

I hate water crackers, they just don't taste like anything to me--a bit like thin hard tack. Saltines are okay, but I really only eat them when I'm feeling sick.

Favorites: wheat thins, wheatables, ritz, triscuit, club, Kashi's crackers, melba toast, and cheez-its.

Also, yes rice crackers are awesome. Nori maki arare, the bigger kameda age ichiban, and the little sakura shaped ones are my faves. Don't usually think of them in terms of a standard cracker, tho.

Club whole wheat crackers are cheap and taste amazing. So many people I've shared them with are surprised when I tell them they're Keebler.

Yet another vote for triscuits. I love to make little melts out of them with just some tuna salad and sharp cheddar under the broiler.

Hands down, it's Wheat Thins for me. I know they're a little low-brow, but they're the one I always have and am happiest eating.

Ak Mak or Wasa. I like a virtuous cracker.

i like wasa for a more substantial snack. TJ's everything pretzel thins, while not exactly crackers, are great for dips like hummus. i like to make simple wheat flat bread crackers with various herbs for parties. it's really easy when you need quite a bit of them, and a whole lot cheaper.

have to say though, reduced fat wheat thins and saltines are totally crave-worthy junk food for me! it doesn't hurt that they're impeccable vehicles for peanut butter.

another vote for wheat thins. the surprise extra-salty few that are in each box are the best.

hands-down favorite, though, are the oat-y, wheat-y digestive crackers. carr's makes a great version - just the plain whole wheat crackers. slightly sweet and all-around fantastic. love them with cheese and fruit for lunch or a light dinner.

I know I will be judged...Chicken in a biskit. I don't serve them to anyone but I love them so much...

I'm a Vinta girl through and through!

There's a bit of a rotation: Ak Mak, Wasa, and the multi-seed cracker from Trader Joe's. They claim these are tortilla crackers, but to me they are just super seedy and I love them.

On bad days or when sick I can get a mean craving for wheat thins though... kind of a random comfort food, don't you think?

We always have Carr's Water Crackers and about 100 other ones, too. Two other favs of ours here in Canada are Leslie Stowe's Raincoast Crisps and Ace Bakery Artisan Crisps.

Whole Wheat Wheat thins would have to be my stand-by go-to cracker. Occasionally I'll mix it up with the tomato & basil version, tasty with a daub of cream cheese.
For a special occasion / serving to others, I'm going to have to put in a vote for 34° Crispbreads. The seasoned ones I have found to be a bit overpowering, but the plain version is just right.

I love, love the Nut Thins that I've been getting from Whole Foods. They are light and crispy and not at all greasy.

Triscuits and Ak-Mak.

I'm surprised that no one has mentioned Jacob's Cream Crackers. My family loves them with every cheese and anything else you would use a crackers for.

triscuits, and stoned wheat thins

stoned wheat thins or carr's water crackers for having with cheese. Triscuits or saltines for snacking or with soup.

wheat thins and triscuits with cheddar cheese. mmm.

but when i buy other cheeses (usually try a new kind every week from whole foods or fairway or greenmarket) i like the sea salt crackers from target. i think they're the target brand, not sure. i think they're organic too.

Firmly against Triscuits! It's nothing but salted shredded wheat! I like the Thin Crisp version of them, too. We always a variety of rice crackers, but those are strictly for snacking, not dipping.

Finn Crisp - totally. Triscuits, yes - I could and do eat them by the boxful, but only the original version. For certain soft cheeses, Bremner Wafers (sp).

I love the texture of Mary's Gone Crackers....and Triscuits. What's wrong with Triscuits?

Triscuits, Stoned Wheat thins are the standards. Occasionally, it will be the Carr's Wheaty-oatmeal biscuits and/or Ry-crisp, if I can find them.

Are water crackers the ones in the hexagonal plastic box, with the red label, found in the cheese section of Whole Foods? Because if so, those. They are pretty lo cal (I think you can eat like, 10 of 'em for about 100-120 cals) so the better to eat large hunks of cheese with. Also, tried and true tip from my moms: the only and I mean ONLY cracker to make breading for baked seafood is original, full fat Ritz. There simply is no substitution.

jgphotomom, glad to see that my house isn't the only one that has to have Jacob's Cream Crackers in the pantry at all times. My husband is English & they're his favorite to have with cheese. Unfortunately, they can only be found in the imported foods section at my grocer's so they aren't cheap. The same is true for digestive biscuits, but I have to have them, too (they're the perfect compliment to white stilton with apricots),

All that being said, the cracker I actually eat the most is Kashi's TLC 7 grain crackers. They are really tasty and surprisingly good for you.

stoned wheat thins!

Water crackers from Carr's and Scottish Oaten Biscuits.

I had "rosemary" flavored Triscuits recently at someone's house and was suprised by how horrible they were. Super super salty with a rancid fake flavoring taste. YIKES.

Although we often have saltines on hand, my favorite is

Trader Joe's pita chips, the ones in the blue bag. I love them.

Tasterspoon, I don't think pita chips qualify as a cracker - sorry. They are most definitely of the chip variety instead. Having said that they are absolutely delish, especially with boursin cheese spread on top.

Ry-Vita crackers with their caraway flavor are so delish! Also, this recipe I found over at Chowhound:
Rosemary Crackers
from krissywats on chowhound.com's Home Cooking board

2 Cups flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. sea salt
2/3 Cup warm water
1/3 cup olive oil

Preheat to 400. Lightly grease two large cookie sheets with Pam. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in water, oil and mix until a smooth dough forms. Halve dough and flatten with rolling pin to edges on each cookie sheet. Cut them on the sheet before baking. Bake for 10-15 minutes or until slightly golden.

You can also do an egg wash of one egg white and 2T water brush the tops and sprinkle on sesame seeds, poppy seeds, herbs, etc., and you can mix herbs or Parm into the dough if you'd like.

Wheat Thins, or Trader Joe's equivalent, Wheat Crisps. I love them because even the plain variety is great by itself, no dips or toppings needed.

I'm part of the Carr's Wheat Cracker fan club. They are also our go-to treat with our 2-year old.

We also buy Petit Toasts, little tiny squares of toasted bread. For folks in NYC, check them out at Murray's Cheese in the Village.

Oh, and another: any of the crackers made by The Fine Cheese Co. In particular, I like their flavored oat digestives, charcoal crackers (black!), and the olive oil and sea salt crackers.

Triscuits. The low salt version. They go so well alone or with anything, salads, cheese, dips, etc. Although Carr's water crackers spread with brie and a slice of pear on top are pretty incredible. :)

And Ritz. I love snacking on them with peanut butter and crumbling them on top of casseroles is just necessary.

For my mom, it's always been Stoned Wheat Thins.

I second the comment about Leslie Stowe's Raincoast Crisps here in Canada. They are beyond phenomenal - rosemary raisin pecan, cranberry hazelnut, fig and olive ... they are a little expensive but so good! Lots of seeds and flavour. I have recently found a recipe to make them myself - they are something like biscotti in that you bake once in a loaf, then slice and bake again. Amazing! I add lots of flax and other seeds and then decide on a flavour combo and mix it right in.