Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2011

Note: I baked in the oven for an hour instead of microwaving A good starting point but I like to make modifications (i.e. I added Cheez-Its as that's how we ate it growing up and added more pretzel [sticks] than called for). All that being said, I definitely think you need lots more of the seasoning. Because I added cheezits and more pretzels, I doubled the seasoning and still added more during baking. I'd probably double my doubling of the Worcestershire in the future and add more salt too.

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CoffeyND

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Plattsburgh, New York, USA

Living In: West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2011

Does it get better than Chex Mix? You seriously can't go wrong making this for any crowd or just for your family. I agree with other reviewers that the traditional oven method really makes for better texture. I also add a whole stick of butter (8 tbsp instead of 6) and I add 2 tbsp of Tabasco for a spicy kick - it sounds like a lot but it once it's distributed around all of the mix, it gives a good kick but nothing that will burn your mouth out.

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AIMEEMC

Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2011

I will stick with baking it in the oven it just taste better that way and I also had to make another batch or sauce there was so much cereal mix.

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erikagee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Monroe, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2011

Very good.

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DANIELLE BEATTY

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Davenport, Iowa, USA

Living In: Ankeny, Iowa, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2011

Not sure what happened. I followed the recipe, mixed in the wet ingredients and tossed with the dry. Microwaved for 2 minutes, began to smell a tiny bit burnt smell. Stirred and microwaved for 2 more minutes. YIKES! I had to take it out early, because of the intense amount of burnt smell filling my kitchen. The entire bowl was BLACK!! Needless to say, this didn't work out for me :(

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kprofeta

Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2011

I put this in my warming drawer in my stove for 1 hour on medium. It infuses the flavor much better than the microwave.

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Ttownbeth

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2011

The stuff you buy in the bag doesn't compare to making it yourself.

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Wendy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2011

I did not add the nuts or the bagel chips as I did not have any on hand. Instead I subbed 2 cups of Cheerios. I cut the salt down to 1tsp as well. I made it in the microwave as instructed. In the past I have always baked it for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes. I think there is a deeper flavor with the oven method than with the microwave... This is good for quick and easy but I'll stick to the oven baked version in the future.

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MATTSBELLY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2011

Classic recipe which is not always on the box. Thanks for putting it here! To keep this gluten-free we just use the corn and rice chex and peanuts. We do 12 c. of the cereal and 2 c. peanuts. I love Worcestershire sauce so I double that and bake at 250 for an hour and 15 minutes. My youngest daughter and I made this an hour ago and can't wait for it to come out of the oven!

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AMISOO

Reviewed: Feb. 6, 2011

Chex mix is delicious but this recipe is rather lacking. I followed this recipe exactly and I ended up with bland, burnt Chex mix. I had to add more of everything to this, especially salt. It does not need to cook as long as it says. 40-45 minutes is long enough for chex mix. Also you want to cook this in a small deep pan so it will not burn. This is a good start for a Chex mix recipe, but plan on making a few changes to make it really good.

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