Any Ballreich's potato chip fans out there?

Home ▸ Archive ▸ Serious Business ▸ Any Ballreich's potato chip fans out there?
Fab1b's avatar

Fab1b

The Bald A-Hole!!

12,949 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:21 PM
Damn do I love those chips. After moving to Florida in the mid 90's this is one of the little things I miss most. I order a few boxes a few times a year and on my trips to Ohio I stock up. What are your favorite flavors?

Tops for me is the Smokey Sweet Mesquite BBQ followed by the Salt and Vinegars!

Nov 24, 2009 1:21pm
justincredible's avatar

justincredible

Nick Mangold

32,056 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:22 PM
Never heard of them, where are they based out of?

My favorite Ohio-based chips are Conn's and Mike-Sell's.
Nov 24, 2009 1:22pm
Fab1b's avatar

Fab1b

The Bald A-Hole!!

12,949 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:23 PM
They are based out of Tiffin, Oh. I only see them for sale up in NW Ohio.
Nov 24, 2009 1:23pm
Go4alOngbOmB's avatar

Go4alOngbOmB

Semi-Pro-Rockstar

673 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:27 PM
Man I miss them! I went to college in Tiffin at Heidelberg and used to eat these by the bag! Now Im back home in Newark, you cant find them. (OKOK so I graduated in 2000) Im going on year 10 without Ballreich's. If I make my way up there again, Im sure ill go into the Clover Club and go on a beer and Ballreich's bender!
Nov 24, 2009 1:27pm
Fab4Runner's avatar

Fab4Runner

Tits McGee

6,196 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:28 PM
They are really good but Jones' are better!
Nov 24, 2009 1:28pm
Fab1b's avatar

Fab1b

The Bald A-Hole!!

12,949 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:30 PM
Never had Jones', based out of Ohio as well? I will have to check those out but IMO it will be hard to beat Ballreichs!
Nov 24, 2009 1:30pm
N

Nate

Formerly Known As Keebler

3,949 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:32 PM
The best chips ever. I grew up on Herrs and Old fashioned from Chillicothe. Didn't discover these until 2003
Nov 24, 2009 1:32pm
Fab4Runner's avatar

Fab4Runner

Tits McGee

6,196 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:32 PM
Yep, they are from Mansfield.
Nov 24, 2009 1:32pm
T

twolabs

Junior Member

3 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:32 PM
I think Ballreich,s are the best around.The only one that was better IMO
was Becker,s based in Norwalk,Oh.They went out of business many years
ago.
Nov 24, 2009 1:32pm
Fab1b's avatar

Fab1b

The Bald A-Hole!!

12,949 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:33 PM
I love chips, I am regretting starting this thread because now I am craving them and some lays out of the vending machine ain't gonna do it!
Nov 24, 2009 1:33pm
V

vball10set

paying it forward

24,795 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:34 PM
huge fan--my arteries are hardening just thinking about them,but that's what makes them so damn good---plenty of saturated fat,baby!!!!
Nov 24, 2009 1:34pm
R

rocketalum

Senior Member

268 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:40 PM
Keep them away from an open flame, because of all that delicious fat and oil they're highly flammable.
Nov 24, 2009 1:40pm
wes_mantooth's avatar

wes_mantooth

Tomfoolery & shenanigans

17,977 posts
Nov 24, 2009 1:45 PM
justincredible wrote: Never heard of them, where are they based out of?

My favorite Ohio-based chips are Conn's and Mike-Sell's.
Love Mike Sells, but they are not available around here anymore. Everytime I am in Columbus, I buy the MikeSells Good N Hot.
Nov 24, 2009 1:45pm
Skyhook79's avatar

Skyhook79

Senior Member

5,739 posts
Nov 24, 2009 2:00 PM
Fab1b wrote: Damn do I love those chips. After moving to Florida in the mid 90's this is one of the little things I miss most. I order a few boxes a few times a year and on my trips to Ohio I stock up. What are your favorite flavors?

Tops for me is the Smokey Sweet Mesquite BBQ followed by the Salt and Vinegars!

Was Born and raised in Ballreich Country!!! They are also the Official Potato Chip of The Ohio State University.

Nothing better than a bag of Ballreich's and a Jolly's Rootbeer.
Nov 24, 2009 2:00pm
S

SnotBubbles

Nov 24, 2009 2:02 PM
My sister worked there up until about a year ago. I ate them by the box full (2 huge bags per box). I also took a tour of the plant when I was younger. Good stuff.
Nov 24, 2009 2:02pm
Fab1b's avatar

Fab1b

The Bald A-Hole!!

12,949 posts
Nov 24, 2009 3:27 PM
I would be as big as a house if I worked at that place!!
Nov 24, 2009 3:27pm
krazie45's avatar

krazie45

Senior Member

1,055 posts
Nov 24, 2009 3:40 PM
They're alright, I like them because they are usually cheap
Nov 24, 2009 3:40pm
mexappeal12's avatar

mexappeal12

Desperado

489 posts
Nov 24, 2009 3:42 PM
Ballreich's are a family favorite... I can't eat too many tho because they are a little greasy for me
Nov 24, 2009 3:42pm
2kool4skool's avatar

2kool4skool

Senior Member

1,804 posts
Nov 24, 2009 3:53 PM
OSU recently started selling these exclusively in many of their dining facilities. They're alright, but I hold a grudge against them because they eliminated Sun Chips from most of the campus dining places. And if you mess with my Sun Chips, you mess with me.
Nov 24, 2009 3:53pm
Early Cuyler's avatar

Early Cuyler

Sonny LIED!!!

1,097 posts
Nov 24, 2009 4:06 PM
Grippo's BBQ Chips are where it's at.
Nov 24, 2009 4:06pm
F

Fred Garvin

Senior Member

285 posts
Nov 24, 2009 4:16 PM
love em!

Way back in elementary school we took a field trip to the chip factory (bakery?) in Tiffin. Not sure how long those chips have been around, but that field trip was in the late 60s.
Nov 24, 2009 4:16pm
V

vball10set

paying it forward

24,795 posts
Nov 24, 2009 4:25 PM
http://www.ballreich.com/
Nov 24, 2009 4:25pm
E

Elliot Stabler

Banned

388 posts
Nov 24, 2009 4:29 PM
We get them in Marion.

My favs are Regular and BBQ
Nov 24, 2009 4:29pm
Fab1b's avatar

Fab1b

The Bald A-Hole!!

12,949 posts
Nov 24, 2009 5:02 PM
I will be placing an order soon!
Nov 24, 2009 5:02pm
L

lhs7870

Member

36 posts
Nov 24, 2009 6:33 PM
Not a big fan, but when my father in law lived in Iowa he always insisted on us bringing him a box or two.
Same when he visited, he always took a lot home.
Nov 24, 2009 6:33pm