I have used Contry Crock original recipe for years. Recently I purchased the new sqare tube and it tasted bad. I thought it was old so I trashed it and purchased another. Same taste! I noticed that it said new simple recipe so why is it still called original? I guess I need to find a new margarine before Thanksgiving. I can't use this rank stuff in my food!!

Shed Spread Country Crock has been a staple in our house for 15+ years, the change to the New Simple Recipe was a huge mistake. Taste is terrible! The first, new simple recipe, container we purchased had an unusual taste and had seperated from the sides. Looked strange and when turned upside down water just poured out. Tried using Country Crock in Mashed Potatoes as we always do and we couldn't eat them. Thinking that this container may have spoiled we tossed it out and purchased a 2nd time. Big mistake because results were the same! We have used Country Crock in so many things, always pleased and never worried how it would turn out. I'm left with no other choice but to find a replacement. By reading other reviews I am not the only one that takes alot of pride in the meals we prepare and it is a shame that this "New Simple Recipe" is an end of once was a great product!

We are a family of 8 and have used nothing but country crock original butter! The first container I bought of the new recipe, I threw it away. I didn't read the label that said new recipe. Everyone that used it said "ugh the butter taste bad." So I threw it and bought a new container, well it was the same!!! That's when I realized that is was a new recipe! We try forcing ourself to eat it, but we can't. We try over and over again but the taste gets us sick!! It even makes things that we bake taste bad!! We can not tolerate the new taste. I had to go to the store and buy different brands of butter to find a replacement. NO other butter is as good as the old country crock recipe, but NO other butter is worse then the new country crock recipe!!!!! My family all agreed the Blue Bonnet brand is as close as we can get to the original Country Crock. So until the orginal country crock is brought back Blue Bonnet will be our butter of choice.

I'm sorry, but the new recipe is terrible. I've been using Country Crock my whole life as a substitute for butter and always been satisfied. But this new recipe is no good. I'm not upset that it changed -- I'm always open to change -- but the change still has to taste good even if it's different. This does not taste good.

I have use Country Crock for a long time and have always enjoyed it however now that it has changed I have stopped I do not like this new simple recipe it has a funny aftertaste and it makes everything that you put it in and on how to say master taste please please please go back to your original butter

I have used your product for years, since you came on the market actually. I do not know why you would want to change when its been working well all these years? It was economical and tasty. Now it's more expensive and horrible. I won't be buying anymore.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had been a loyal Country Crock customer for years until I found out that margarine is pretty bad for you so I switched to regular butter. I received a free tub of Country Crock from Influenster in exchange for my honest review so I figured I'd try it again. In all honesty, the "new recipe" is horrible. It takes like artificial plastic butter. I'll be sticking with my regular salted sweet cream butter.

My family and I are very disappointed with the changes. After more than 25 years using the product we can tell that it was a complete disaster. Bad taste bad consistency. It is shocking how a marketing department and product development team came up with a new product like this. From a spectacular produc to substandard and common margarine. Bad job guys we are moving back to butter.

I've used country crock for as long as I can remember. The new container is great but HATE the taste. You may say nothing changed, but it did. I cook daily and can tell it's not the same and my family noticed without any prompting from me. I've switched now and am using another brand because my family just didn't like the taste. I hope you change it back. Soon!

There seems to be a little more water in the pan when I melt the 'new' original Country Crock. Why is that? Can it be because now the first ingredient listed on the package is water? Could it be because there's only 40% vegetable oil in the 'new' original Country Crock vs. 53% vegetable oil in the 'old' original Country Crock? Maybe some air could be added to a 'newer' original fluffier spread -- then the first two ingredients could be water and air --- you could market this 'newer' original Country Crock as a 'simple natural recipe'. I can't give more than a 'average' on taste --- I still like the flavor but, I'm now more open to trying other makers of spreads . One more thing, with the addition of more water and less vegetable oil, why hasn't the price gone down? Research and development?