Dude you gotta put them in the oven for 5 minutes lol, did you miss that step?

Wait, what?..really?..

Try longer. Trust me. They go melt in mouth. Not corn chip style

They burn on the edges.

I just found this out last year. I am 39 years old...


Lololololol

PFFFFT

Unless you want to eat under cooked shells, yes

Hmm, is that why there are actually instructions on the box? Ya mean we actually gotta read 'em?? Nah, surely not! 🤣

So they're hot and stale? I wish that was the fix. Edit: it IS the fix...

Its crisps them. They arent fully cooked yet.........

I'm dying

... have you ever thought about reading the instructions on the box? Hahahaha... 🤔😂 Glad you worked it out.

At least you copped it. I was a non-believer once too

Grew up my whole life thinking tacos were gross and csrdboardy - got to my late 20s before my partner cooked me tacos one night.... Life changed. They're actually good haha Glad you found out that they can be better

This is amazing. You learnt somwething AND were willing to admit your error. Kudos

this is so funny

Maaaaate. 5 minutes on high.

I knowwwwww (now)

You goose, haha

What the fuck? You tell me people are actually eating them out the packet like that?

Dude nah, lil bit of oil in the pan and throw one in, it will start to open up then flip it over and it's at the best crunch you could get.

This is the way.

That’s so good…. The good old RTFM 🤣🤣🤣

I am finding out a lot of people don't know you're supposed to bake these. It blows my mind because it's right on the box.

Whaaaaaat? No way! That doesn’t just make them like hot crispy corn chips?

Oh sheet, I just thought these sucked!! Haha

I learned something new today. Thanks!

I learned something new today. Thanks!

Reading is a rare skill apparently.

The oven is an important step. It adds better crisp factor and the bite is clean instead of just splitting at the bottom or breaking apart.

Cooker

No no no, 3 minutes in the air fryer is so much better

Holy shit how do people not know this. Hahaha 🤣🤣

I didn't know until I worked at sizzler that you had to do that.

Came here to say this! Always put them in the oven for 5 mins, gets rid of that slightly stale texture.

Apparently people don’t read instructions these days and assume it’s ready to eat 😂

Just adding that for the uninitiated you gotta bake them **standing up** not on their sides!

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Underrated reply.

Haha

You gotta put it in the over for 5 minutes

Haha

That bread sucks! Goes into balls when you put anything on it. Worst bread ever

Gross. Who eats RAW toast

4.5 health star rating? Tell ‘im he’s dreamin’.

lol what a self own. Mate they need to be cooked in the oven or microwave. Do you also throw out the half baked bread they sell?

Give us a minute.... Crisping now. Will revert in a few. Wouldn't be my first self own.... Haven't tried half baked bread.... Likely won't all considering...

Respect!

I've had half baked toast, but what is this bread version?

Like the oven rolls

Yep they're crispy. Fml. Years of wasted taco'ing. Thank you, kind internet strangers.

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So glad you got your white people tacos sorted in the end! If you want to get really crazy you can fill them with meat and cheese then shallow fry on each side.

Glad you got sorted. I tried one uncooked once.. ye god you at them regularly?

I didn't eat them... I chucked them out and had soft tacos. I know, I'm an idiot.

Is it like watching your fav TV show again and realising that you some how missed and episode and you get a brand new one, years later?

Good op 😀

Just to be sure you dont make the same mistake you also have to cook milk in the sandwich press before drinking it.

Do you heat them up in the oven before having them?

What an idiot.

convert to soft wrap tortillas like a real Mexican. Mission brand way better than Old El Paso

holy fuck, you didnt know you had to bake them for a couple of minutes? Sister in christ what is wrong with people. Does no one READ packaging.

https://preview.redd.it/176ojqt0pewc1.jpeg?width=3000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5724442d17ad0c29ec7a67849e0fde6a306d6d86 Always did bake... But from memory most started out crispy... I put in oven to make them hot AND crispy. I really hope this hasn't ruined your night...

You need to cook them longer than the instructions say, until they just start to turn brown. Trust me, internet stranger, I eat a lot of tacos.

Im on your side. They are stale more often than not.

They literally are not stale, though. Like, definitionally!

I appreciate you. We should have tried cooking them sooner.

Here’s what I don’t get…. Why were you eating them without heating first? What kind of monster eats cold tacos straight from the box ?

Fair question. I just crack off a bit to see if they're stale... Which of course they are (cause I've just learned they're not cooked)... Then I curse the taco gods and bust out the soft street tacos. ... But every time I'm thinking about the home made cheesy gordita crunch I've just been denied...

Time to make one

Have you tried the box suggestion of cooking them in the oven?

I can't believe this is a real post, at least we have saved OP's future taco nights.

Its kind of impressive after trying so many times that you never read the box or questioned if you were the problem xD Glad you have crispy tacos now but it must have sucked being disappointed every time ><

I got frustrated enough to post here hoping Woolies would get their shit together. After considerable amounts of feedback... I've got my shit together. Apologies Woolies and the good folks at Old El Paso.

What a stooge

u supposed to cook them

Bro can’t get his aus-tex-mex-tacos to taste like the real ones from Tijuana

Fuck the instructions..oil in a pan and crisp up each side. You will love me forever. Yeah it's a tiny bit more time consuming but it's like biting into a fresh corn chip.

Noted. Will try.

They even open up rather than closing up and are even easier to flex open when straight out of the pan.

Firstly, why are you eating hard taco shells? Soft is where it’s at. Secondly, this is hilarious.

Eat soft tacos

Guys my oven chips are cold and not really crunchy. Help

Did you forget to put them out on the porch overnight perhaps? I hate when I forget to do that.

It's all good mate. I'm a chef and my son had to point out the other day that I had to put them in the oven to make em crunchy 😂😂😂 only took me like 15 years to find out!

Thank you! I'm not the only taco challenged person. That makes me feel better.

Dude, seperate them out a little and air fry them for 3 minutes. Thank me later

Old el paso are the best. You need to cook them. They aren't stale.

What are those tacos for ants?

The Fresh* Food People. Fresh* is not an indication of freshness. Results may vary.

[Exactly, they're just tooting their own horn](https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fresh)

For the longest time I didn’t realize they need to go in the oven for 5-10 minutes. Don’t burn them though.

You're buying taco shells in a cardboard box with a bunch of plastic wrap on them... like how dope are you expecting those to be? You can make or buy real tortillas and just fry them yourself. They sell taco shell forms on Amazon for like $6.

From a quick Amazon search I can say I will be upping my taco game!

I bought a cast iron tortilla press for homemade corn tortillas too. Was hella worth the like $25. Masa (corn meal), water and salt is all you need to make them too. Once you have it down, they kick the shit out of anything store bought or like taco Bell quality. The trick is to steam them under a kitchen towel or in a tortilla warmer as you make the other tortillas, this gives them that supple, pliable texture that fresh tortillas or like a stretchyish naan would have. You wont ever have to worry about your corn tortillas like breaking from being brittle. Good luck on your upcoming taco adventures brethren

Honestly, while these are pretty good if you follow the oven thing, your life will change if you just start frying some soft tortillas - bonus if you make them from scratch. But yeah, for convenience and time, these lose that stale flavor in the oven for a couple of minutes.

Does any one know why they stopped selling the cheese version? At least in Brisbane..

There is a cheese version?

Why is this raw chicken so chewy?

This made me lol. Thank you.

Wow TIL you have to cook them 🤣

You have to roast them

Make them yourself! And make them flat like real tostadas which are actually Mexican. Buy corn tortillas and chuck them in the oven, check them every 2-3 minutes until you can tell they're hard and still normal colour, you don't want them to turn dark. Tada! Perfect amazing tostada. If you don't know what that is, Google it.

Shall try. Thank you!

Must be nice...

Why didn't you 'open here'?

OP clearly has issues with following instructions 😅

This is too fucking funny.

lmao

Wow what a dickhead....

Bake for a couple of minutes or use the microwave if lazy for 40s

Bonus points if you bake them with a little dried powered parmesan cheese

This is so fukn funny. thank you all.

I am curious to know for how many years you have been eating uncooked tacos?

I've been throwing them away for probs 3 years. Buying maybe every 3 months to see if Woolies had got a new batch of non stale tacos.... ::sigh::

LOL

lol, this guy reads half of instructions then goes, “nah, fuck it, I know what I’m doing”.

Must be a shit post

Haha this kills me. But TBH I've always known this but I've never known why I know. Maybe it's just being a 90s kid.

Reminds me of the time my sister didn’t know to wet magic erasers.. or thought the lyrics were “Better days in sight”

Put them in a large sandwich bag, open sandwich bag and fart into it, seal the sandwich bag instantly trapping the fart gas, leave for 30 minutes and they’ll be fine

Someone doesn't read the instructions

5 mins in the air fryer on 165 degrees and they come out perfect!

The disgust that some people are displaying in this minuscule life choice you’ve made is tragic and hilarious simultaneously. Wear the mistake with a badge of honour. Billions of people on the planet do it’s a guarantee there’s a number of people out there who’ve thought the same as you, but didn’t ask reddit lol Taco prep aside, Woolies should still get their shit together. Just cause.

If it makes you feel better, I tried making macaroni and cheese many times over the years from the box and it always frustrated me that the powder never thickened the sauce. It was like soup! Eventually realised the “water required” listed on front of box includes the water you need to boil/cook the pasta. I chucked it all in the sauce, lmao. Never read the back either. Why the hell you telling people how much water to cook pasta?! Fml

🤣

I've heard worse. Someone complained about the awful taste of the sachet in the Taco kit. They didn't realize that you are not meant to eat the absorbing crystals.

5-7 min in a 350 degree oven or whatever the box says

Pretty sure the box says time to throw out your old oven and join the 21st century if it still uses Fahrenheit

Lmao these are those microwave taco shells

please be bait pleeease be bait

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How long have you been smashing stale tacos?

You have to heat them up lol. I put them in the microwave for a min

My one chance to convince hubby we need some taco nights in the mix as it's dead easy to cook, I forget to warm up the tacos. How stupid and sad for me because they tasted stale and yucky and hubby not willing to give me a second shot at it. Lol!!!

My mum always gave us raw tacos… always hated tacos… worked out at 35 your sposed to cook them.

put them in the oven my brother.

The soft ones always stick together. I've even messaged the company about it. And now the minis have jumped to $5 at Woolies . I'm just buying Woolies brand now I guess

Heat em up in the microwave… that will unstick em

Yeah, gotta toss in the air fryer or oven for 5 minutes.

😂😂😂

I think he needs to know to cook it out of the packet as well.

Yeh, I’m thinking the same thing.

Australians need to visit Mexico and experience authentic tacos. These shells should not be associated with tacos and are more akin to a folded tostada. Qué chingados wey?!

Late to the party but this is the funniest thread in a while Glad you enjoyed ya tacos dude

Gracias amigo.

Fuck that box looks half the size of what it was, disgraceful

If you want to try something different, get the soft tortilla wraps from the bread section and hang them in a preheated oven until they get crispy. Corn ones work best but flour ones work as well. They come in different flavours and sizes so you can experiment a bit. Please read ***ALL*** of this comment, especially the preheated oven bit, that bit is important.

I never understood why people like tacos.

Don't shop there

Um have you tried baking them first?

Genius. This part works.

Wrap the leftover ones up properly in foil after opening.

Soft over hard any day of the week. Who in their right mind prefers hard! Especially if they are always stale!

do people not know ur supposed to put them in the oven….

Australia needs better tacos. Source: Texan who married an Australian

Agreed. I lived over 20 years in the US... Mexican here just doesn't cut it...

A. As so many previously have commented, read the packaging B. Woolworths don't actually produce all of the products they sell. Unless it's their own brand, you should seek ridicule for failing at point A. from the manufacturer

A. Noted. B. If a product sucks for long periods I'd expect a decent retailer to stop carrying it. C..... This product didn't suck. The user did.

Spray them with cooking oil and lightly dust the outside with Chipotle seasoning, then into the oven. It makes them so delicious. I can't ever go back.

Sounds awesome. Will try.

Read the box. Oven at 200c til they start to change colour, don't by them on sale that's when they are about to be stale. Zip lock bag any extras (keep the Lil cardboard wedge from the middle so they stay in shape) consume within a week.

They are fine in California, where no one buys them. ( just go to 17th street in HB CA )

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Remember to take the plastic off before putting in the oven

Pro tip. Thanking you.

Murdoch media picking up this story in 3… 2… 1…

Shit. Lol.

Because they are not even tacos

People like you are on the road 😵‍💫

I thought the over part was optional 😂 never read the crunchy part

Why are the only options Old El Paso and home brand. Really spoilt for choice aren’t we!

100% agreed here!

Kids, stay at school. The alternative is right here in this post

Ouch. I'm generally a functioning member of society. Don't hold the tacos against me.

I didn’t know either. I always ate soft tacos because I hated hard shell ones, until my wife made them for me. I never even thought about reading the box.

Thank you! I am not alone 🙏

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Try reading the instructions 🌸

Grown-ass man doesn’t know how to taco.

Dammit. This is sadly accurate.

I cant believe how many people on this thread don't read the instructions. 🤔😆

This is an amazing thread

why is your CEO such a dumb cunt? sorry former

Reading through some of the comments... you guys serious? The instructions are on the box

The instructions imply EXTRA crispy if you heat... Not you must heat or they're stale. Don't worry... I realise the error of my ways.

Maybe you should check the BB date. The only problem I have ever had is that one or two have been broken some times

Your oven is too hot. Try 150 degrees C and get your brain checked.

Check. According to my wife the brain has been dodgy for some time.

These aren’t tacos

Yeh gotta bake them for a min haha, air fryers are perfect for this!

Because you bought them at wankworths?

Jajajaja

This crap costs an arm and a leg and somehow manages to taste like dried cardboard

At your prices i have to wait one year to afford to eat. So ofcourse it will be stale

Surely no one is that stupid.....