Despite following the box's directions in subsequent tests, the cheese consistently leaked out completely, leaving it puddled and bubbling beside a hollow shell. Unfortunately, the cheese is where these fall short. In this case, the breading was nice, lightly layered, salty, and crunchy in a chicken-tender kind of way.

Regardless, we appreciated the presence of all of these spices, which was noticeable in comparison to some other sticks, where breading was just there. Green specks of parsley had us expecting the complexity of garlic and herbs, none of which was advertised on the simple box.īut once cooked, there weren't strong herb flavors and the greenery of the parsley was just that - greenery. We were presently surprised at how herbaceous the sticks looked. The Publix mozzarella sticks were tasty but the cheese didn't stay put. If you ignore the instructions on the box and instead follow the ones I used for this taste test, you get sticks with a satisfying crunch and a mellow commercial mozzarella flavor as good as what you'd get at your local bar. But the cheese tended to leak out of the sticks, leaving a greasy puddle and empty shell on the baking sheet.īecause of this, it's important to watch the sticks closely as you cook them. The sticks had a great pull, particularly toward the middle. The stick was very crunchy with slightly thick, unremarkable, and moderately seasoned breading. This type of cheese also means there aren't any fillers, which can affect pull. This helps keep the crust crunchy because less moisture means less steam. These are made with '100% real mozzarella string cheese,' which indicates a lower-moisture cheese than standard mozzarella. These are typically sold in bulk at Costco, and I've had these many times before.

Petite Cuisine's mozzarella sticks can be found at Costco.

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