{"id":11697,"date":"2014-06-14T16:50:41","date_gmt":"2014-06-14T23:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/burgersdogspizza.com\/?p=11697"},"modified":"2014-06-14T16:50:41","modified_gmt":"2014-06-14T23:50:41","slug":"opaa-gyros-kit-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.peterstromquist.com\/?p=11697","title":{"rendered":"Opaa Gyros Kit Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Opaa<\/a>A few weeks ago, I reviewed the home gyros<\/a> package from Chicago manufacturer Devanco; today I checked out a competing brand, Opaa! from another Chicago company called Grecian Delight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Opaa is priced about 30 % less than Devanco, but the contents reflect that as well. \u00a0Both kits have claims on the box of the contents making six sandwiches. \u00a0 The difference is Opaa contains a third less meat, fifty percent less sauce and pitas (3 split instead of 6 whole).<\/p>\n

I don’t recall looking at the meat content on the Devanco box; \u00a0usually this stuff is beef and lamb with seasonings, and while the Opaa box states those ingredients, the lamb is waaaaaaaaaaaaay down the list, so – maybe – less than two percent by weight.<\/p>\n

But what matters is taste, right? \u00a0I called the Devanco “just like you get in a gyro shop,” and I stick to that claim.<\/p>\n

The Opaa? \u00a0I like it. \u00a0Good value. \u00a0Meat might be a little spicier than Devanco, but the sauce is tamer. \u00a0It’s all gonna come down to you deciding do you want a full size folded over gyro, or a half size split?<\/p>\n

If the latter, then the Devanco kit will make 12, and becomes a better value.<\/p>\n

Oh, where are they made? \u00a0According to the USDA stamp, in Elk Grove Village, IL, about a mile west of the O’hare runway (pic below).<\/p>\n

At the bottom of the page is a YouTube video I found of a couple of guys demonstrating assembly of this product.<\/p>\n

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Frozen Contents<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Made Up Sandwiches (add tomatoes and onion)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Gyro Factory<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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