I have made these little smokies for years. I boil them to remove excess liquid and then combine ketchup and bbq sauce and toss. They are a Christmas tradition at our house. Also made them for years for our children's birthday parties; always a hit with the kids. I have even had requests from my daughter's friends on how to make them.

What did you do? The Lit’l Smokies are no longer the same. When I opened the package I noticed that the Little Smokies were slimy and the casing pealed off in this jelly like glob. I threw that package away thinking they were bad. I went and bought another package and found the next package exactly the same, so I did use the second package. The flavor of the Smokies was not the same. There was a sour, vinegary taste. Very disappointed with your new packaging process and will no longer buy.

We used to eat these all the time - for breakfast, in appetizers, always! The flavor/taste has totally changed and they seem to be full of "filler".... to the point that it had to be spit out. I was horrified - I can no longer serve this product to my guests!

I purchase lit'l smokies all the time, they're a family favorite. I just opened this 14 oz. package and these are the most Misshaped things I've ever seen! It would be embarrassing to even use these for our party tonight. Looks like something that should have been derved for Halloween.

I have been buying Cheddar Lil Smokies for years and this most recent batch doesn't even seem like real meat! They're so oily they slide off the plate. The texture is almost like Vienna Sausages (which is nasty) What changed? If this is the new normal I won't ever buy these again.

We purchase the 3# package and divide it into 3 equal portions to vacuum seal and freeze. We have found underweight packages. Our most recent purchase on 11/01 had a total net weight of 44.7 oz vs. a package label net weight of 48 oz. - a 6.875% shortage. At this fill rate the price should be about 50 cents per package less (based on Sam's price of $6.98. This is a recurring issue that has been reported to the manufacturer.

Seriously? How many kinds of sodium need to be in these things? It can’t be helpful.

soft and delicious

My family loved them.

Texture is more like a hotdog now. Bring back the course-ground lil smokies we used to love!!!