TASK DEFINITION: You are given a review of Amazon's food products. Your task is to divide them into two classes: negative or positive, depending on the content of the review.
PROBLEM: McCann's Instant Oatmeal is great if you must have your oatmeal but can only scrape together two or three minutes to prepare it. There is no escaping the fact, however, that even the best instant oatmeal is nowhere near as good as even a store brand of oatmeal requiring stovetop preparation. Still, the McCann's is as good as it gets for instant oatmeal. It's even better than the organic, all-natural brands I have tried. All the varieties in the McCann's variety pack taste good. It can be prepared in the microwave or by adding boiling water so it is convenient in the extreme when time is an issue. McCann's use of actual cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup helped me decide to buy this product. Real sugar tastes better and is not as harmful as the other stuff. One thing I do not like, though, is McCann's use of thickeners. Oats plus water plus heat should make a creamy, tasty oatmeal without the need for guar gum. But this is a convenience product. Maybe the guar gum is why, after sitting in the bowl a while, the instant McCann's becomes too thick and gluey.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: Ras el Hanout is a versatile Moroccan spice blend that can be used for marinading meats (with a little oil and vinegar, maybe some crushed garlic), making stews, or just mixed with olive oil (and maybe a little crushed garlic) for dipping bread. You can find many recipes that use it with a google term like "ras el hanout lamb recipe". Note that it is sometimes spelled "ras el hanoud", so you can find even more using that. I first found this at the famous (and expensive) spice market in Istanbul. This blend from Angelina's is nearly as good. Note that there is no one recipe for this spice blend, and there are many private recipes with a good deal of variation.

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: There's an old saying that a bargain is not a bargain if there is no use for the item. While the price of this made it seem a very attractive; it goes to waste since the cats do not eat it.

SOLUTION:
Negative