Cornflakes (Kellogg's)

Reviewer: Ben Kirby
Purchased: Tesco Extra, Scunthorpe

So, Kellog's Cornflakes eh?  A cereal mainstay for decades, a true classic, and a highly revered cereal in it's own right.

Is it a cereal king? Maybe a 20 years ago, maybe if my tastes veered away from childhood.  Not right now though.  That doesn't mean i dislike them, or that they're not deserving of their acclaim, they are, truly, but the competition is greater now than it ever has been, and they're like the sturdy old man in the corner, going nowhere, but not actively competing anymore.

As per my Crunchy Nut Cornflakes, these have the masterful thinness to the flake that creates the perfect crunch initially.  Sadly, they suffer the same fate in that they go soggy very quickly.

I really do enjoy a bowl of Cornflakes with ice-cold milk.  The taste is almost creamy, not sweet, but not bland.  It's a great flavour, of which I've never found in any competitors (there are a lot!).

Cornflakes, to me, are a masterful and consistent bowl of cereal, great taste, great crunch, excellent with cold milk.  To their detriment and their credit, they never go beyond "great".  They'll never blow your mind, but they'll never disappoint either.

They are a perfect and solid mainstay, something that can always be relied upon, you know what you're getting, and you know it's going to be good.  Maybe because they are so rock-steady, they should be crowned a king?  Not to me.

They key deciding factor is the question when you want some cereal, that is "what would I really love right now?" and I can honestly say 9 times out of 10, it isn't going to be Cornflakes.

4/5

Solid, consistent, never more than you expect and have expected for decades.

Agree/disagree?  Let me know in the replies!

-Ben