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    "excerpt": "Carr's Table Water Crackers are a 125g pack of thin, plain crackers, made to carry a cheese course without competing with it.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains wheat (gluten), and it may contain milk, 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.Table water is a style name for a thin, lean biscuit rather than a claim about the contents. Everything good about this cracker is a subtraction: it carries a delicate cheese without contributing anything of its own.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. Storage, cheese and tea pairings are also published in the detailed Q and A tab below.",
    "content_text": "Carr's Table Water Crackers are a 125g pack of thin, plain crackers, the kind to put out with a cheese course.It does one thing completely: it carries a cheese without contributing anything of its own. Everything good about it is a subtraction. Table water is a style name for a thin, lean, plain biscuit. On a cheese course that is the entire point. The Taste Profile\n\nBrittle Snap: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cf (5/5) Rolled thin and baked hard. It breaks with a clean crack rather than the sandy crumble of an oatcake or the flaking sheet of a cream cracker.\nSavoury Depth: \u25cf\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb\u25cb (1/5) Barely any, and deliberately so. Eaten on its own this is a dull thing, which is exactly what qualifies it for the job.\nStructure Under Load: \u25cf\u25cf\u25cf\u25cb\u25cb (3/5) The one real weakness. A thin, brittle cracker breaks under a heavy topping, so it wants a soft cheese spread lightly rather than a thick wedge.\n\nTeas.co.uk Curator Rating: 4.6 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind Carr's Carr's is a Carlisle name in British cracker baking, and the table water cracker is the product the reputation was built on rather than a range extension. That is company heritage and not a statement about where this particular pack was made. It is worth knowing which end of the brand you are buying: the Melts range is the lighter, louder, more eatable tier, and this is the traditional one, which is plainer and far more disciplined about staying out of the way. The flour used, the fat content, the allergen advice, any certification marks and the country of origin must all be read off the current UK pack. This is a new brand for our shelves, and crackers are a new category for us entirely. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. What You Are Actually Buying \n\nA small pack that goes quickly: 125g of a very thin cracker does not go far on a board with four people at it. Buying two is more realistic than most people expect.\nThe larger size is better value: If the smaller cracker size is not the point for you, that one is the better buy.\nWhere it sits: the cheese-course end of our cracker range rather than the everyday end. This is a pack you put out for people, not one you eat standing at the counter.\n How Does Carr's Table Water Crackers, 125g Compare to: \n\nCarr's Melts Original Crackers, 150g: A lighter, slightly more substantial bake with enough about it to eat on its own. Melts if anyone is going to eat one plain; table water if everything is going on top.\n\n Ideal Brewing Conditions A green tea, a white tea or a first-flush Darjeeling will all be overrun by a seasoned cracker and flattened by an oatcake. Here there is nothing to overrun them with. The Cheeseboard Serve \nDelicate cheese first: a young goat's cheese, a fresh soft white, a mild brie. These are the cheeses a flavoured cracker ruins, and this is the pack that protects them.\nSpread lightly: the one real weakness is structure. A thin, brittle cracker snaps under a thick wedge, so go for a thin layer rather than a load.\nPate and smoked fish: both are at their best on a base that brings nothing, and both are worth buying this pack for.\nPut them out late: a very thin cracker softens faster than a thick one once it leaves the pack, so they should be the last thing on the table.\n The Tea Break \nGreen or white tea: the pairing nothing else on this shelf can manage. A delicate cup and a cracker with no opinions.\nDarjeeling: the same argument, and the reason to keep a pack for tea rather than only for cheese.\nA strong black tea also works: there is nothing here that a robust cup can flatten, because there is nothing here at all.\nNo sugar and no flavoured teas needed: the cracker adds nothing, so the cup is free to be whatever you like.\n Getting It Right in the Cup \nRoom temperature: there is almost no aroma to lose, but a cold cracker eats dully and toppings sit badly on one.\nStorage: sealed, cool and dry. A cracker stales by taking on moisture from the air rather than by drying out, and a very thin one does it faster than anything else in this range.\nReviving a soft pack: two or three minutes in a hot oven, and watch it, because a thin lean cracker colours quickly. Cool fully before judging.\n\nBest with: a soft cheese spread thin, a glass of something cold or a delicate tea, and a second pack in the cupboard.\n Safety And Purity On the words table water: they are a style name for a thin, lean, plain biscuit. They are not a claim about the contents of the pack in any direction, and they are not an allergen answer. The label settles that. Ingredients and dietary suitability: Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains wheat (gluten), and it may contain milk, mustard, sesame and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Nutrition: A lean bake is part of the style rather than a nutrition claim, and the panel on the pack is the only reliable source for the numbers.",
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                "content": "What does table water actually mean?It is a style name for a thin, lean, plain biscuit, and it has nothing to do with bottled water. It is not a claim about the contents of the pack in any direction, and the label settles that. How many crackers are in the pack, and how are they wrapped?The pack is 125g net and the count and inner packaging are printed on the current UK pack. Which cheese goes with it?The delicate ones above all: a young goat's cheese, a fresh soft white, a mild brie. Those are exactly the cheeses a seasoned cracker ruins. Strong cheeses work too, but for those an oatcake stands up better and gives you something back. And which tea?A strong black tea works too, because there is nothing here for it to flatten. Is 125g enough?For two people with a small cheese plate, yes. For four people at a board, probably not: 125g of a very thin cracker goes faster than the number suggests. Buying two packs is more realistic than most people expect. Mine keep breaking when I put cheese on them.That is the one real weakness of the style. Spread a soft cheese thinly rather than loading it, or move to a cream cracker or an oatcake if you want to build something substantial. Mine have gone soft. What went wrong?Nothing was wrong with the pack. Crackers stale by taking moisture out of the air rather than by drying out, and a very thin one does it faster than anything else in our range. Two or three minutes in a hot oven restores the snap. Watch it, because a lean cracker colours quickly. Is the crumb useful for anything?It is the finest and palest crumb in our cracker range, which makes it the right one under a delicate topping. An oat or cream cracker crumb would be too heavy for a fish or a soft cheese dish, and this one is not. Do you publish the nutrition figures?No. The panel printed on the pack is the only reliable source. Where is it made?Printed on the current UK pack. Carr's is a Carlisle name in British cracker baking and the table water cracker is the product the reputation was built on, but that is company heritage and not a statement about where this pack was produced."
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                "content": "Ingredients and allergens. Per the published ingredient list for this barcode it contains wheat (gluten), and it may contain milk, mustard, sesame and soya. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Ingredients, as published for this barcode: Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oil (Palm), Salt. May also contain Sesame Seeds.Typical values per 100g, as publishedPer 100gEnergy417 kcalFat7.7gof which saturates3.3gCarbohydrate74.7gof which sugars1.5gFibre4.2gProtein10.1gSalt1.5gIngredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.IngredientProportionWhat it bringsThe lean, thin bakethe productThat is what produces a pale, brittle square that snaps cleanly and has almost nothing to say for itself.Neutralitythe purposeThe whole reason to buy the pack.Flour and fat used in the baseon the packWhich flour is used and how much fat the bake carries is printed on the current UK pack. We describe how the cracker behaves and leave the recipe to the label.Pack: Best before the date printed on the pack, and best resealed once opened.Characterising components shown. Table water is a style name for a thin, lean biscuit rather than a description of the contents.Sourcing & blend. Carr's Table Water Crackers, 125g is the product the brand's reputation was built on rather than a range extension, and it sits at the opposite end of the same shelf from the lighter, louder Melts range. It is the cheese-course pack in our selection rather than the everyday one. The pack you receive is the current UK retail pack rather than an import made to a different recipe.What is in Carr's Table Water Crackers, 125g:In: thin, plain, lean-baked crackers, 125g to the sealed pack."
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                "content": "The flavour of Carr's Table Water Crackers, 125g is built in three layers, and with this cracker the interesting exercise is how nearly empty the first two of them are, because emptiness is the product rather than a failing.The outer layer is effectively nothing. That is not a flaw to be apologised for: aroma is the first thing that would interfere with a cheese, and a cracker with none cannot interfere. It does mean the pack gives you no warning that it has gone soft, so the snap is the only honest test of freshness.The flavour spike is the thinnest on this shelf: a trace of salt, the faint background of baked wheat, and then it is over. What you notice instead is structure. Rolled thin and baked hard in a very hot oven, the sheet blisters and sets brittle, so it breaks with a clean crack rather than the sandy crumble of an oatcake or the flaking sheet of a cream cracker. It also breaks down almost immediately in the mouth, which means the topping reaches the palate essentially on its own.A cracker with a finish changes the second mouthful of whatever is on top of it; this one does not, so a mild brie tastes the same on the fourth cracker as it did on the first.A young goat's cheese, a fresh soft white or a mild brie are exactly the cheeses a seasoned cracker ruins, and this is the pack that protects them. Pate and smoked fish are worth buying a pack for on their own. Spread thinly rather than loading, and put the crackers out last, because a very thin square softens quickly once it leaves the pack.Crackers stale by taking moisture out of the atmosphere rather than by drying out, and the thinner and leaner the bake the faster that happens, so an open pack here goes soft sooner than any other pack in the range and a humid kitchen ruins it faster than a warm one. Resealing matters more than storage temperature. Recovery is quick but needs watching: two or three minutes in a hot oven is enough, and a lean cracker colours faster than a fatty one, so it will go from pale to brown while your back is turned. Cool fully before judging, since the snap returns as it cools. On the drink side there is nothing to correct for, because the cracker is not relying on the cup to cut anything, which is precisely why a delicate tea is safe here."
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                "content": "Six ideas cover the cheese course this pack exists for, a delicate tea pairing nothing else on our shelf can manage, smoked fish, pate, a fine pale crumb and the oven trick that brings a softened pack back.\nRecipes, born here first\n\n \n The Cheese Course It Exists For\n \n How to make The Cheese Course It Exists For with Carr's Table Water Crackers.\n \n 10 min\n 4\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n The pack, put out late\n A young goat's cheese, a mild brie, a fresh soft white\n Grapes\n Unsalted butter, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Choose the delicate cheeses first, because those are the ones a flavoured cracker ruins and this is the pack that protects them.\n Spread thinly rather than loading, since a thin brittle cracker snaps under a thick wedge.\n Put the crackers out last of everything, because a very thin square softens quickly once it leaves the pack.\n Open a second pack if there are four of you, since 125g goes faster than the number suggests.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: A cheese course where the cheese is the only thing anyone tastes. That is the whole job and this pack does it completely.\n\n \n Delicate Tea, the Pairing Nothing Else Manages\n \n How to make Delicate Tea, the Pairing Nothing Else Manages with Carr's Table Water Crackers.\n \n 5 min\n 1 plate\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 4 or 5 table water crackers\n 1 cup green tea, white tea or first-flush Darjeeling\n A little fresh soft cheese, optional\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Brew the delicate tea as you normally would, and leave the milk and sugar out.\n Eat the crackers plain or with the thinnest possible layer of a fresh cheese.\n Notice that nothing is being overrun, which is not true of any other cracker on our shelf.\n Keep the rest of the pack sealed while you do it.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: The one cracker that can sit next to a good green tea without spoiling it. Worth keeping a pack for this alone.\n\n \n Smoked Salmon on a Blank Page\n \n How to make Smoked Salmon on a Blank Page with Carr's Table Water Crackers.\n \n 10 min\n 2\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 10 crackers\n Smoked salmon\n Lemon\n Black pepper\n Dill\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Lay the salmon on loosely rather than pressing it down, which would break the cracker.\n Grind the pepper yourself at the table, since the cracker brings none.\n Squeeze the lemon at the last moment.\n Assemble as you eat rather than in advance, because moisture from the fish softens a thin cracker within minutes.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Smoke, salt, lemon and nothing underneath getting in the way. A seasoned cracker cannot do this.\n\n \n Pate and a Glass of Something Cold\n \n How to make Pate and a Glass of Something Cold with Carr's Table Water Crackers.\n \n 8 min\n 2 to 4\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 10 to 12 crackers\n A good pate\n Cornichons or a sharp pickle\n Something cold to drink\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Spread the pate in a thin layer rather than a mound, for the sake of the cracker rather than the pate.\n Put the pickles on the side so the vinegar does not soften the crackers.\n Serve at room temperature, which suits the pate as much as the cracker.\n Reseal the pack between rounds.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: The classic use for a neutral cracker, and the reason a pack of these belongs in a cupboard rather than only on a board.\n\n \n A Fine Pale Crumb\n \n How to make A Fine Pale Crumb with Carr's Table Water Crackers.\n \n 8 min\n Tops 2 dishes\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n 6 to 8 crackers\n 20g butter, melted\n Herbs, finely chopped\n A delicate fish or vegetable dish\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Crush the crackers to a fine crumb, which comes out paler and lighter than any other pack in our range.\n Stir through a small amount of melted butter, much less than an oat crumb would take.\n Scatter over a delicate dish where an oat or cream cracker crumb would be too heavy.\n Bake briefly and watch it, because a lean crumb colours quickly.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: The right crumb for something fine. Light enough that the dish underneath is still the point.\n\n \n Bringing a Softened Pack Back\n \n How to make Bringing a Softened Pack Back with Carr's Table Water Crackers.\n \n 6 min\n 1 pack\n Easy\n \n \n \n You'll need\n \n The softened crackers\n 1 baking tray\n 2 to 3 minutes in a hot oven\n \n \n \n Method\n \n Spread the crackers in a single layer on a dry tray. No oil and no butter.\n Heat for two or three minutes only, and stay in the room, because a lean cracker goes from pale to brown quickly.\n Cool them completely on the tray, since the snap returns as they cool rather than while they are hot.\n Reseal properly afterwards, since this is the pack in our range that softens fastest.\n \n \n \n What you'll end up with: Quick to recover and quick to burn. Two or three minutes and no wandering off."
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