Just received my first can today.  I wanted to compare them with my favorite Virginia peanuts from Royal Oak I received yesterday.  I had them open side by side.  Feridies peanuts are saltier, but not to me objectionably so.  Their flavor is as good as Royal Oak, but no better.  The size of Feridies peanuts are SMALLER than the Royal Oak.  Among the Royal Oak peanuts are a number that can truly be considered "extra, extra" large.  I didn't find one in the Feridies can that could match that description.  Of course even Costco brand makes the same claim to size and they aren't.  I wonder if there actually is an official grading system for size.  I doubt it.  Both are crunchy but in a different way.  The Royal Oak peanuts are blistered while the Feridies are not.  Yet both are crunchy.  Taste wise they are both the same which makes sense since they are both cooked in peanut oil.  In fact many Virginia grown peanut brands are not.  Others use cheap soybean oil to cook their peanuts.  The heads of those companies should be taken out and shot, at least in my opinion.  I give Feridies peanuts four stars while I give Royal Oak fiver stars.  Why?  Because Royal Oak is cheaper by a few bucks per can.