Anonymous
Post 06/30/2024 16:17     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
White whole wheat flour (wegman brand), tomato paste in a jar not a can, Wunder eggs (vegan), bionature whole wheat pasta, some British products like digestive biscuits and so on
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2024 11:17     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Their produce is generally good. They have the best price on cauliflower (my kids love cauliflower)
Their bakery has good breads and cookies.
I also buy their store brand pasta & sauce.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2024 11:09     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Boneless, skin-on chicken thighs
Blueberry mini muffins
Frozen pepperoni pizzas
Frozen broccoli chicken Alfredo
San marzano tomatoes
Individual potato gratins
Fresh crab cakes
Butterboy French butter
Iced sugar cookies
Ultimate chocolate cake
Deli turkey meat
Bakery section bagels
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2024 08:56     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Anonymous wrote:Their whole-wheat pita bread is the best I've ever tasted.


Yes and their wheat mini naans. They keep for a very long time and freeze well. We don't have bread around much so these are great little lifesavers.

Wegman's brand Kombucha. I like all the flavors.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2024 18:19     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Wegmans brand Nutella is better than regular Nutella. It’s all drizzly!
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2024 18:12     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
The fake sour creme they sell there is really good! I have a dairy allergy and haven't had sour creme for ages. I tried it, and it was almost like the real thing! But nobody but me cares bcs most people don't have a dairy allergy.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2024 18:02     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Anonymous wrote:The frosted sugar cookies in the bakery. Yum!


Just had one today for the first time. OMG. So good.
Anonymous
Post 06/29/2024 17:54     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
The only and original Spiedie Sauce is from Binghamton, New York.
Anonymous
Post 09/20/2014 13:02     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Another vote for the store-brand ice cream, specifically, pistachio. Oh baby.

Good organic chicken thighs--with skin and bone still in place, which is hard to find.
Anonymous
Post 09/20/2014 00:46     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Pre marinated chicken breasts. They're in the refrigerated meat section. We like the brown sugar BBQ flavor best, but they're all great. The chicken turns out perfectly every time, either on the grill or under the broiler. Makes great leftovers, too.

Also second the recommendation for their whole wheat mini-pitas and the Wegs brand Grandma or Grandpa spaghetti sauce. Yum.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2014 23:47     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
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Anonymous wrote:The store brand lemon hummus! And the frozen artichokes - you can make Giada de Laurentiis's awesome Turkey and Artichoke Stuffed Shells with them.


Thank you! I am doing this today.


Yay! Don't forget to get the pancetta there, too - you'll need it for the sauce. Hungry now.


It's over by the cheese and it comes in a package, pre-cubed, to save yourself some prep work.


I love the recipe but I don't have a good substitute for the ricotta cheese for my seriously lactose intolerant dc. I've made ricotta from lf milk but it yields so little. It looks like a wonderful recipe.


Have you tried Lactaid brand cottage cheese as a substitute?
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2014 23:32     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
ChuckMurphy wrote:One time I found a small pearl in an oyster there...


That's adorable! A gift from Danny?
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2014 23:28     Subject: Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Their whole-wheat pita bread is the best I've ever tasted.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2014 21:50     Subject: Re:Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:LOL on the pearl post!

Try the NY State Fair chicken marinade. I'm not sure if that can be purchased elsewhere (probably can?) but I grew up with Wegmans and grilled chicken marinated in that, and still love it.

Wegmans brand hummus, turkey sausages - both very good. I also like their Toasted Oats cereal (crunchier than Cheerios, and the plain one is only 2g sugar, but the honey one tastes better ). If you like dark roast and flavored coffees, try their Toasted Almond Vanilla. It's all I buy these days.


WNYer here- there are a couple of marinades you can get at Wegman's that originate in Buffalo / Rochester / Syracuse. Buffalo's claim to fame is Chiavetta's marinade (best done on bone-in chicken with the skin). This is a very vinegary marinade. Central NYers like Salamida Spiedie Sauce (best on kabobs, lamb or chicken, yummy)-- that's the State Fair sauce. It is full of green herbs and is also quite vinegary. Both of those you can get in the general marinade / salad dressing aisle, but Spiedie sauce can also be purchased at Harris Teeter.

I've also seen pasta sauce from a local Buffalo restaurant called Chef's.

Imagine growing up with Wegman's as your idea of a "normal" grocery store. This has made every subsequent move for me very depressing (ever seen the A&P in New England? ACK!) I now know why friends' grandparents from Long Island always wanted to spend some of their Buffalo visits at Wegman's.


I still wish we had Lunds/Byerly's/Kowalski's here. Wegmans is fine, but it's just fine.
Anonymous
Post 09/19/2014 20:56     Subject: Re:Hidden gems at Wegmans?
Anonymous wrote:LOL on the pearl post!

Try the NY State Fair chicken marinade. I'm not sure if that can be purchased elsewhere (probably can?) but I grew up with Wegmans and grilled chicken marinated in that, and still love it.

Wegmans brand hummus, turkey sausages - both very good. I also like their Toasted Oats cereal (crunchier than Cheerios, and the plain one is only 2g sugar, but the honey one tastes better ). If you like dark roast and flavored coffees, try their Toasted Almond Vanilla. It's all I buy these days.


WNYer here- there are a couple of marinades you can get at Wegman's that originate in Buffalo / Rochester / Syracuse. Buffalo's claim to fame is Chiavetta's marinade (best done on bone-in chicken with the skin). This is a very vinegary marinade. Central NYers like Salamida Spiedie Sauce (best on kabobs, lamb or chicken, yummy)-- that's the State Fair sauce. It is full of green herbs and is also quite vinegary. Both of those you can get in the general marinade / salad dressing aisle, but Spiedie sauce can also be purchased at Harris Teeter.

I've also seen pasta sauce from a local Buffalo restaurant called Chef's.

Imagine growing up with Wegman's as your idea of a "normal" grocery store. This has made every subsequent move for me very depressing (ever seen the A&P in New England? ACK!) I now know why friends' grandparents from Long Island always wanted to spend some of their Buffalo visits at Wegman's.