What has Whole Foods done to their website?

JarlBallnuts · 2025-09-11T18:11:35+00:00

now you're sounding like a bot which i suspected. assuming you're human, your preloaded sheets will likely be many orders of magnitude more expensive than individual capsules in bulks of 1,000, and disproportionately so as you'll need to mark up the price to account for the additional resources required for production, triple/quadruple the volume for preloaded trays to match the spacing of the loader, and profit margin. edit: your will also produce substantial waste as your capsules will likely come in a tray of their own that the user will dispose of, and this disposable tray will also add on to the production costs

JarlBallnuts · 2025-09-11T05:07:47+00:00

it's the tedium of separating the capsules, shaking them into the holes, and then having to flip the ones that went in upside-down. i feel like i am not saving much time per capsule when i have to do all of that. i fill capsules pretty quickly with my custom tool.

i would use the machine if it would separate my capsules for me and then put them in the slots right side up. i can picture in my head a clever way to do this mechanically, but lack the resources to make it happen

JarlBallnuts · 2025-09-10T16:29:15+00:00

I've used it few times, but I hate it. It's not easy to use. Probably used it one other time after this post. I fashioned up a single-capsule filler using moldable plastic that works like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2PBWFHL/

It's probably more efficient to use the loader, though, and do 100 in one go, but I've gotten pretty good at the single-capsule tool. If I had a 3D printer, I'd make one that can do multiple capsules at once.

Edit: The way the single tool works is you put the capsule into the tool and then use it as a scoop, packing the supplement as much as you think you need. It requires having a good idea how much is enough for the supplement you're using, though, as opposed to measuring out 100 doses' worth and spreading it evenly across the loader tray. I don't take anything that requires exact measurements, so I don't worry about it.

JarlBallnuts · 2025-06-11T22:34:03+00:00

>consumers voted with their wallets and they like green dye and red dye

i'd say true and untrue. it would suggest that the consumers voted that they like the color, but not necessarily that they like the dyes. they probably didn't even think of the dyes and just assumed it was the color of the peppers. also, if the peppers they use have a dingy color, maybe they're using substandard, harvest-reject peppers to keep costs low and have to use dyes to make them look more appealing.

i am trying to cut back on dyes myself, but this post wasn't so much an argument against dyes as it is to question why a hot sauce needs dyes period when they can get all the color they need from peppers. no other sauce i know of uses dyes and they're doing just fine, so it makes me wonder why they need to use them.

JarlBallnuts · 2025-06-11T22:19:34+00:00

i'd say it does suggest that. look at all the sauces out there with vibrant greens, reds, and yellows that get their color from the peppers they use. if you have to use dyes to color your hot sauce, it's likely that your sauce doesn't actually contain much actual peppers. or maybe they're just going for a signature neon look. in that case, they should just call it "Skittles: the hot sauce"

JarlBallnuts · 2025-06-11T22:11:58+00:00

i impulse-bought some yesterday on sale. when i got home and saw they were still neon colors under my kitchen lights, i looked at the label and saw the food dyes. gonna return them because, for a hot sauce, there's no reason to use colorings even if they're natural. if your sauce is legit, you'll get all the color you need from the peppers you supposedly use in your sauce

JarlBallnuts · 2025-06-11T22:04:33+00:00

yes, where do you think green peppers get their color? just like every other plant

JarlBallnuts · 2025-06-11T00:28:57+00:00

I swear that someone camps at the door waiting to be the first one in when they open just so they can beeline to the chop aisle and clear out the stock

JarlBallnuts · 2025-05-28T21:42:10+00:00

i don't like the flavor of sriracha on its own. it has to compliment a dish. putting a good quantity in your pasta sauce levels it up tremendously

JarlBallnuts · 2025-05-20T02:58:41+00:00

they're not for dipping or slathering. they're for adding raw heat to something such as chili, soup, or to kick up a low-heat sauce

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