Tyrrells Furrows Beef Brisket and Black Peppercorn Crisps, 150g

Furrows are the deep ridged crisps from Tyrrells, hand cooked in England, and Beef Brisket and Black Peppercorn is the meaty, peppery one, which the pack marks as new. This is the 150g sharing bag, which the listing says holds five servings. The full product name on the pack is beef brisket and black peppercorn flavour potato crisps, and the pack gives a freepost address for Tyrrells.

The ingredients

According to the published pack listing, the crisps are made from potatoes, sunflower oil, yeast extract, rice flour, sugar, salt, onion powder, ground black pepper, natural flavourings, caramelised sugar, garlic powder, citric acid, smoked salt, paprika extract for colour and black pepper extract.

Beef without beef

There is no beef on the list. The roast beef taste comes from yeast extract, which leads the seasoning, with onion, garlic, caramelised sugar for a roasted note, smoked salt and the natural flavourings, and the pack says the crisps are suitable for vegetarians.

Deep ridges

The front of the pack promises deep ridges and full on flavour. The deep ridge cut gives a thick, sturdy crisp with a big crunch, and the furrows catch the seasoning.

Hand cooked

The listing calls these hand cooked English crisps. Hand cooked crisps are fried in batches, which gives a harder, crunchier bite than a continuously fried crisp. The listing says the potatoes keep their skins on.

Black pepper twice

The pepper goes on twice: ground black pepper, for the specks and the bite, and black pepper extract, for a rounder, longer warmth. It is a peppery crisp rather than a hot one.

Caramelised sugar and smoked salt

Caramelised sugar gives the roasted, gravy like depth of a slow cooked brisket, and smoked salt brings a light smoke. The label gives 1.6g of sugars per 100g, green.

No MSG

The pack says the crisps have no MSG, and Tyrrells says it never uses artificial ingredients such as artificial flavours, colours or MSG. Yeast extract, high on the list, is naturally rich in glutamates, worth knowing for anyone who avoids them altogether.

Rice flour

Rice flour carries the seasoning so it spreads evenly across the ridges.

Numbers per serving

The label gives 151 kcal (632 kJ), 8.3g of fat, 0.7g of saturates, 15.9g of carbohydrate, 0.5g of sugars, 2g of fibre, 2.3g of protein and 0.36g of salt for a 30g serving. That is about 8% of an average adult's daily energy reference intake, 12% of the fat and 6% of the salt.

Numbers per 100g

Per 100g the label gives 504 kcal (2105 kJ), 27.6g of fat, 2.3g of saturates, 52.9g of carbohydrate, 1.6g of sugars, 6.6g of fibre, 7.7g of protein and 1.2g of salt.

Reading the front of the pack

On the UK front of pack scale, per 100g, fat at 27.6g is red. Saturates at 2.3g are amber. Sugars at 1.6g are green. Salt at 1.2g is amber.

Salt

At 1.2g of salt per 100g, this sits between the other two Furrows we stock: Sea Salted at 0.74g and Sea Salt and Vinegar at 1.5g.

Sunflower oil

Sunflower oil is the only oil on the list, and the label gives 2.3g of saturates per 100g, amber on the front of pack scale.

Onion and garlic

Onion powder and garlic powder are the savoury base of the seasoning, as in a gravy for a Sunday roast.

Fibre and protein

The label gives 6.6g of fibre and 7.7g of protein per 100g, and 2g of fibre in a 30g serving.

Allergens and diet

No allergens from the UK list of 14 are highlighted in the published ingredients. The allergy advice says the crisps may contain milk. The pack says they are suitable for vegetarians and gluten free; there is no vegan statement. Recipes and factory arrangements change, so check the allergy advice on the pack you receive.

Five servings

The listing says the 150g bag holds five servings of 30g. Tip a serving into a bowl rather than eating from the bag.

Keeping them crisp

The listing says the crisps are packaged in a protective atmosphere, and advises a cool, dry place and, once opened, an airtight container.

The pack

The brown bag carries a vintage black and white photograph of footballers in maroon shirts, one holding a giant ridged crisp above his head and another carrying a giant pepper mill, with a label reading deep ridges full on flavour, a new badge with a crown, the white Tyrrells name, a Furrows band and the words beef brisket and black peppercorn.

Who it suits

A beefy, peppery ridged crisp with no meat suits vegetarians who miss a roast beef flavour, and anyone who likes a thick, crunchy crisp. Check the may contain advice for milk first.

Serving ideas

Serve the crisps with a cold beer, a roast beef sandwich with horseradish, or a cheese and pickle ploughman's.

In the kitchen

Crushed, the crisps make a peppery, beefy crumb for the top of a cottage pie or a bowl of French onion soup.

Recycling

The published recycling guidance says the whole packaging can be recycled with carrier bags at large supermarkets and should not go in home recycling.

Other Furrows

In the same 150g bag we stock Tyrrells Furrows Sea Salted and Sea Salt and Vinegar.

Other 150g packs of Tyrrells Furrows we stock

Figures as published on each pack's label.

The published listing gives England as the country of origin. The tasting notes on this page are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.