# Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers, 150g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £2.80 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/carrs-melts-cheese-crackers-150g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/carrs-melts-cheese-crackers-150g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Carr's **Price:** £2.80 GBP **GTIN:** 5000168085593 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers is the light flaky cheese nibble from a long-established British cracker name, a hundred and fifty gram pack picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the cracker that has already done the job.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains wheat (gluten) and milk, and it may contain egg, mustard, sesame and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes.Almost everything else on this shelf is a base, built plain so cheese can go on top. This one arrives with the cheese in it, so it is eaten as it comes, from the pack or out of a bowl with drinks. Melts describes the texture: light and flaky, giving way rather than snapping. That also makes it fragile, so keep it flat and do not send it to work in a bag.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers is a cracker that has already done the job you would normally give it. Almost everything else on this shelf is a base: it is built plain so that cheese can go on top. This one arrives with the cheese in it, which makes it a different kind of product altogether, and it is worth knowing that before you put it on a board next to a wedge of cheddar. The published ingredient list also includes poppy seeds. The name describes the texture rather than the flavour. A Melt is built light and flaky, to break down quickly in the mouth rather than to crunch, and that is what separates it from a dense snapping cracker. The upside is that the cheese note arrives immediately and spreads across the whole mouthful. The downside is that it is fragile in the hand and in the bag, and it will not carry much on its back. The Taste Profile Cheese note: ●●●●○ (4/5) Forward and savoury from the first bite, because it is baked in rather than added on. Saltiness: ●●●●○ (4/5) Noticeably higher than a plain board cracker, which is what makes it a nibble rather than a base. Baked wheat: ●●●○○ (3/5) Present but in second place. The cheese is the headline here. Lightness: ●●●●● (5/5) The point of a Melt. It gives way rather than snapping, and it disappears fast. Teas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.7 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Carr's Carr's is a long-established British cracker name, best known for the plain table water cracker that turns up on every formal cheeseboard. Melts is the other end of what the company does: where the table water cracker is deliberately silent, a Melt has a flavour of its own and a texture built to dissolve. The two products do completely opposite jobs, which is a fair summary of the range as a whole. Cheese is in the product name, so milk is implied; whether the recipe uses cheese, a cheese flavouring or both, and in what proportion, is printed on the current pack and we do not guess at it. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. What You Are Actually Buying Weight: one hundred and fifty grams. Contains milk: cheese is in the name. Everything beyond that, including any vegan or dairy-free position, is a matter for the current pack. Contains gluten: it is a wheat cracker and is not suitable for a coeliac diet. What it is not: not a board cracker to put cheese on, not a lunchbox cracker that survives a bag, and not a soup cracker. It is a nibble, eaten as it comes. How Does Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers, 150g Compare to: Carr's Melts Original Crackers, 150g: the same light flaky build without the cheese. That one can still act as a base for something; this one has already made its mind up. Buy the original if you want to put anything on top. Jacob's Baked Cheddars Cheese Crackers, 150g: the same weight and the same idea. The Jacob's is denser and crunchier with a sharper cheese hit; the Carr's is lighter and more delicate. Carr's Table Water Crackers, 125g: the same brand, doing the opposite job. Table water is silent by design and exists to carry cheese. This one is the cheese. They are not alternatives to each other. Ideal Serving Conditions A light flaky cracker with cheese baked into it is more fragile than a plain dense one, on two counts. The flaky structure crushes easily, so the pack does not survive being carried about, and the baked-in fat makes it a little more susceptible to a warm kitchen than a plain wheat cracker. Neither is a serious problem at home. Keep it sealed, keep it flat, keep it off the worktop by the kettle, and do not send it to work in a bag expecting whole crackers at the other end. The Nibble Serve Straight from the pack: this is the correct use. No topping, no butter, nothing on it at all, which is the one cracker on this shelf where that is true. In a bowl with drinks: it is a better savoury nibble than most crisps and it makes less mess, provided the bowl is not too deep to bury the ones at the bottom. Do not double the cheese: putting cheddar on a cheese cracker is one flavour on itself, and the result is heavy rather than twice as good. If you must top it: use something sharp or fresh rather than more dairy. A slice of tomato with pepper, a cornichon, or a little chutney. The Tea Tray and Kitchen Serve With a strong black tea: the salt and the cheese give a plain brew something to meet, and it is a good savoury alternative to a biscuit at four in the afternoon. Beside soup: alongside the bowl rather than in it. A Melt gives way almost immediately in hot liquid. Crushed as a topping: the fragility that is a nuisance in a lunchbox is useful in a bake. Crushed Melts over a pasta bake or a gratin already carry their own cheese and salt. As a canape base, carefully: only with something dry and light, and only assembled at the last moment. Getting It Right with a Hot Drink Pairing: strong black tea with milk, a plain breakfast blend, or black coffee. The savoury salt reads well against tannin. Avoid: sweet and milky drinks, which fight the cheese and the salt rather than meeting them. Dunking: no. A light flaky cracker collapses on contact and puts salt and fat into the cup. Storage: sealed, flat and cool. It crushes more easily than any other cracker in this part of the range. Best with: drinks before dinner, a savoury afternoon plate, or a bowl put out when people arrive. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains wheat (gluten) and milk, and it may contain egg, mustard, sesame and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Salt and fat figures in particular are matters for the current UK pack, and a flavoured cracker usually carries more of both than a plain one. ## Product Questions Do I put cheese on a cheese cracker?No. This one arrives with the cheese in it, which makes it a nibble rather than a base. Cheddar on top is one flavour piled on itself, and the result is heavy rather than twice as good. If you want a board cracker, buy a plain one. What does Melts mean?It describes the texture rather than the flavour. A Melt is built light and flaky, to break down quickly in the mouth rather than to crunch. That is why the cheese note arrives immediately and spreads across the whole mouthful. Why does the pack arrive with broken ones?A flaky structure crushes more easily than a dense one. Keep the pack sealed and flat, do not bury it under shopping, and do not send it to work in a bag expecting whole crackers at the other end. How many crackers are in the pack?The pack is 150g and states its own count. What if I do want to top it?Go sharp or fresh rather than more dairy. A slice of tomato with black pepper, a cornichon, or a little chutney. Keep it light as well as sharp, because a Melt will not carry much on its back. Is it better than crisps with drinks?We think so, and it makes less mess. Put it in a shallow bowl rather than a deep one, or the ones at the bottom get buried and crushed by the ones on top. Can I dunk it?No. A light flaky cracker collapses on contact, and it puts salt and fat into the cup. It is good company beside a strong black tea, which is a proper savoury alternative to a biscuit at four in the afternoon. What do I do with the crushed ones?Use them as a topping. Crushed Melts already carry their own cheese and salt, so scattered over a pasta bake or a gratin they do two jobs at once. The fragility that is a nuisance in a bag is an advantage in the oven. How does it differ from Carr's table water crackers?They are opposite products. Table water is silent by design and exists to carry cheese; this one is the cheese. They are not alternatives to each other, and a good cupboard has both. Does a warm kitchen affect it?A little more than a plain cracker, because there is baked-in fat in it. It is not a serious problem at home: keep it off the worktop by the kettle and out of direct sun and it will be fine. ## Ingredients & Nutrition Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains wheat (gluten) and milk, and it may contain egg, mustard, sesame and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this barcode: Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oils (Coconut, Palm), Dried Cheese Powder (9%) (Milk), Sugar, Dried Onion, Natural Flavouring (contains Dried Whey (Milk), Lactose (Milk)), Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Poppy Seeds, Salt, Colour (Carotenes).Typical values per 100g, as publishedPer 100gEnergy495 kcalFat23.2gof which saturates15.5gCarbohydrate59.5gof which sugars7.3gFibre2.2gProtein11.1gSalt2.2gIngredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.ComponentProportionWhat it bringsPack: Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers, 150g; light flaky cheese crackers eaten as they come. Store sealed, flat and cool, away from the kettle and out of direct sun. Read the net weight, the cracker count, the ingredient list, the allergen advice and the best-before date off the current UK pack.Characterising components shown. The sensory placements are our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description.Sourcing & blend. Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers, 150g is made by Carr's, a long-established British cracker name best known for the plain table water cracker that turns up on every formal cheeseboard. Melts is the other end of what the company does: where the table water cracker is deliberately silent, a Melt has a flavour of its own and a texture built to dissolve. The two do completely opposite jobs, which is a fair summary of the range.What's in Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers, 150g, and what isn't: In: light flaky cheese-flavoured wheat crackers in a 150g pack, eaten as they come rather than topped. Contains milk: cheese is in the product name, so milk is implied. Everything beyond that, including any vegan or dairy-free position, is a matter for the pack. Contains gluten: it is a wheat cracker and is not suitable for a coeliac diet. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers, 150g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why this cracker behaves like a snack rather than like a base from the first one out of the pack to the crushed ones at the bottom.The outer layer is savoury and immediate. Open the pack and the cheese note is there before anything else, which is the clearest signal that this is not a board cracker: a plain cracker has almost no aroma at all, because a plain cracker exists to let something else provide it. Here the salt and the cheese are on the surface and in the crumb together, so the first impression is complete rather than a promise of what the topping will do. That is also why the pack smells flat after it has been open a while, and why a stale one disappoints before you have taken a bite.The flavour spike is where the name earns itself. A dense cracker holds its shape in the mouth and releases flavour slowly as you chew; a Melt is built light and flaky and gives way almost at once, so the whole mouthful arrives at the same moment. The cheese does not build, it lands. The advantage is intensity from a small piece, which is exactly what you want from something eaten in handfuls beside a drink. The cost is structure, and structure is what a cracker needs to carry a topping, which is why this one is best eaten as it comes and why a thick slice of anything will break it on the way up.The base structure is a savoury finish with salt sitting behind it, longer than a plain cracker's and the reason people keep going back to the bowl. It also explains the two cases where this cracker is the wrong choice. Put it on a cheeseboard and it doubles up: cheddar on a cheese cracker is one flavour on itself, heavy rather than twice as good. Put it beside a delicate tea and it flattens the cup. Everywhere else the lingering savouriness is the point, and it is what makes a small pack go a long way in a bowl.Getting it right in the cup. A savoury cracker with salt behind it is good company for a plain strong drink and poor company for a sweet one. A builder's brew or a plain breakfast blend has enough tannin and enough body to meet the cheese, and it makes a proper savoury four o'clock plate for anyone who has had enough of biscuits; black coffee does the same. What does not work is anything sweetened or milky and sweet, because sugar against a salt and cheese note makes both read louder and neither read better. And nothing here goes in the cup. A light flaky cracker collapses on contact rather than softening, and unlike a sweet biscuit it has salt and fat to leave behind in the tea, so a dunked Melt spoils the cup as well as itself.The flaky structure crushes under pressure, so the pack does not survive being carried loose in a bag or buried under shopping; keep it sealed and flat and the damage stops. Baked-in fat makes it slightly more sensitive to a warm kitchen than a plain wheat cracker, so keep it off the worktop by the kettle and out of direct sun, though this is a minor point at normal room temperature. Humidity does the usual thing and does it faster here than to a dense cracker, because there is less structure between the air and the middle: an open pack goes soft within days and the savoury aroma thins before the texture does, which is why a stale Melt disappoints twice. Five minutes on a tray in a low oven brings the crispness back if the crackers are cooled completely flat, but it will not restore the aroma. The better answer is a smaller bowl, filled twice. ## Recipe Ideas Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers, 150g already carries its own cheese and salt, so most of the good builds either leave it alone or use it as an ingredient rather than a base. Five below: the drinks bowl done properly, a sharp small topping, a cheese-and-salt crumb topping, a savoury crumb crust for a gratin, and the afternoon plate with tea. Recipes, born here first The Drinks Bowl, Done Properly How to make The Drinks Bowl, Done Properly with Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers. 3 min 6 people Easy You'll need 1 pack Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers A shallow wide bowl, not a deep one Olives or cornichons on the side Cold drinks Method Choose a shallow bowl. In a deep one the crackers at the bottom get crushed by the weight of the ones on top before anyone reaches them. Fill it half full and refill it later rather than heaping it once. Put something sharp beside it, olives or cornichons, so there is an acid note against the salt. Leave the cheese in the fridge. These already have it. What you'll end up with: A better savoury nibble than crisps with less mess, and no broken layer at the bottom of the bowl. The One Sharp Topping How to make The One Sharp Topping with Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers. 6 min 12 pieces Easy You'll need 12 Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers 2 firm tomatoes, sliced thin and patted dry Cornichons, sliced lengthways Basil or chives Cracked black pepper Method Go sharp or fresh rather than more dairy. The cracker has already brought the cheese, and a second dairy layer only makes it heavy. Pat the tomato dry on kitchen paper, which is the difference between crisp and soggy on a cracker this light. Top lightly, one slice per cracker, because a Melt will not carry much on its back. Finish with herbs and pepper, and serve inside five minutes. What you'll end up with: A canape where the base is doing half the work, so the topping can be one thing rather than three. Cheese and Salt Crumb, from the Broken Ones How to make Cheese and Salt Crumb, from the Broken Ones with Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers. 3 min 1 jar Easy You'll need The crushed layer at the bottom of the pack A bag and a rolling pin A clean dry jar Method Tip the broken crackers into a bag and press the air out before sealing it. Roll to a coarse rubble rather than a powder. You want texture in the finished dish. Taste a pinch before you use it anywhere, because these crumbs already carry their own cheese and salt. Store in a dry jar and use within a week, since a crumb with fat in it does not keep like a plain one. What you'll end up with: A seasoned crumb that does two jobs at once, and the fragility that annoyed you in the bag turned into an advantage. Cracker Crumb Top for a Gratin How to make Cracker Crumb Top for a Gratin with Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers. 25 min 1 dish Easy You'll need 80g Carr's Melts crumb, coarse 30g butter, melted Thyme and black pepper A little mustard powder Method Mix the crumb with melted butter, thyme, pepper and a pinch of mustard powder. Hold the salt back entirely at this stage. The crackers have brought plenty and a gratin underneath usually has more. Scatter over a cauliflower cheese, a leek gratin or a fish pie in a thin even layer. Bake at 190°C for 20 minutes, covering loosely with foil if it colours too fast. What you'll end up with: A savoury top with the cheese already in it, which is one fewer thing to grate and one fewer thing to season. The Savoury Four O'Clock Plate How to make The Savoury Four O'Clock Plate with Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers. 4 min 1 plate Easy You'll need 6 Carr's Melts Cheese Crackers 1 mug of strong black tea with milk A few slices of crisp apple A small handful of olives Method Brew the tea strong and plain. A sweet or milky-sweet drink fights the salt rather than meeting it. Lay the crackers out dry with the apple and olives beside them. Eat the cracker and drink the tea separately, never dunking, because a Melt collapses on contact. Stop at six. The savoury finish lingers, which is exactly why the bowl empties faster than you meant. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._