2015
Hundreds of Top-Rated Brands from Our Up-To-Date Blind Taste Tests
BUYING GUIDEFOR SUPERMARKET INGREDIENTS
AAlmond extract
Nielsen-Massey Pure
McCormick Imitation
Apple cider, hard
Angry Orchard Crisp Apple
Applesauce
Musselman’s Lite
Musselman’s Home Style
Apricot preserves
Smucker’s
Bonne Maman
BBacon
Farmland Thick Sliced
Plumrose Premium Thick Sliced
Baked beans
B&M Vegetarian
Bush’s Best Original
Barbecue sauce
SUPERMARKET
Bull’s-Eye Original
HIGH END
Pork Barrel Original
Beans, chickpeas, canned
Pastene
Goya
Beans, white, canned
Goya Cannellini
Bush’s Best Cannellini
Beans, white, dried
Rancho Gordo Classic Cassoulet
Beer, Mexican lager
Tecante
Corona Extra
Blueberries, frozen
Wyman’s Frozen Wild
Bread, multigrain
Nature’s Own Specialty 12 Grain
Arnold 12 Grain
Bread, white sandwich
Arnold Country Classics
Pepperidge Farm Farmhouse Hearty
Bread, white sandwich, gluten free
Udi’s
Bread, whole wheat
Pepperidge Farm 100% Natural
Rudi’s Organic Bakery Honey Sweet
Bread crumbs
Ian’s Panko, Original Style
Broth, beef
Rachael Ray Stock-in-a-Box All-Natural Beef Flavored Stock
College Inn Bold Stock Tender Beef Flavor
Broth, chicken
Swanson Chicken Stock
Better Than Bouillon Chicken Base
Broth, vegetable
Orrington Farms Vegan Chicken Flavored Broth Base and Seasoning
Swanson Certified Organic
Brownie mixes, boxed
Ghirardelli Chocolate Supreme
Barefoot Contessa Outrageous
Butter, salted
Lurpak Slightly Salted
Kate’s Homemade
Butter, unsalted
Plugrá European-Style
Vermont Creamery European-Style
BEST BUY
Land O’Lakes Unsalted Sweet
CCapers
Reese Non Pareil
Roland Nonpareille
Cheese, cheddar, artisanal
Milton Creamery Prairie Breeze
Cabot Cellars at Jasper Hill Clothbound
BEST BUY
Tillamook Vintage White Extra Sharp
Cheese, cheddar, extra sharp
Cabot Private Stock
Cabot Extra Sharp
Cheese, cheddar, low fat
Cracker Barrel Reduced Fat Sharp
Cabot 50% Light Sharp
Cheese, cheddar, presliced
Tillamook Presliced Sharp
Cabot All Natural Sharp
Cracker Barrel Natural Sharp
Cheese, cheddar, sharp
Cabot Sharp Vermont
Tillamook Sharp
Cracker Barrel Sharp White
Cheese, cottage
Hood Country Style
Friendship 4% California Style
Cheese, cream
Philadelphia Brand
Cheese, feta
Mt. Vikos Traditional
Valbreso
Cheese, goat
Laura Chenel’s Chèvre Fresh
Vermont Creamery Fresh
Chevrion Plain
Cheese, Gruyere
Gruyère Reserve Wheel
Emmi Le Gruyère Reserve
Cheese, mozzarella
BLOCK
Sorrento Galbani/Precious Galbani Whole Milk
SHREDDED
Kraft Low-Moisture Part Skim
Cheese, Parmesan
Boar’s Head Parmigiano-Reggiano
Il Villaggio Parmigiano-Reggiano
BEST BUY
BelGioioso
Cheese, pepper Jack
Boar’s Head Monterey Jack Cheese with Jalapeño
Tillamook
Cheese, ricotta, part-skim
Calabro
Cheese, Swiss
FOR CHEESE PLATE ONLY
Edelweiss Creamery Emmentaler Switzerland
Emmi Kaltbach Cave-Aged Emmentaler Switzerland AOC
FOR CHEESE PLATE AND COOKING
Emmi Emmentaler Cheese AOC
Cheese, Swiss, baby
Organic Valley
Cherries, frozen sweet
Cascadian Farms Premium Organic
Chicken, breasts, boneless skinless
Bell & Evans Air Chilled Boneless, Skinless
Chicken, whole
Mary’s Free Range Air Chilled (also sold as Pitman’s)
Bell & Evans Air Chilled Premium Fresh
Springer Mountain Farms Fresh
Chili powder
Morton & Bassett
Penzeys Spices Medium Hot
Chocolate, dark
Ghirardelli 60 Percent Cacao Bittersweet Premium Baking Bar
Callebaut Intense Dark, L-60-40NV
Chocolate, milk
Dove Silky Smooth
Endangered Species All-Natural Smooth
Green & Black’s Organic
Chocolate, milk chocolate chips
Hershey’s
Chocolate, semisweet chips
Ghirardelli 60% Cacao Bittersweet
Hershey’s Special Dark Mildly Sweet
Chocolate, unsweetened
Hershey’s Baking Bar
Valrhona Cacao Pate Extra 100%
Scharffen Berger
Chocolate, white chips
Guittard Choc-Au-Lait
E. Guittard 31% Cacao Pure White Chocolate Wafers
Ghirardelli Premium Baking
Cinnamon
Penzeys Extra Fancy Vietnamese Cassia
Cocoa powder
Hershey’s Natural Unsweetened
Droste
Hershey’s Special Dark
Coconut milk
Chaokoh
Ka-Me
LIGHT
A Taste of Thai Lite
Coffee
DECAF
Maxwell House Original Roast
Peet’s House Blend Ground
REGULAR
Peet’s Coffee Café Domingo (Bolder Pick)
Millstone Breakfast Blend (Brighter Pick)
Cornmeal, whole-grain
Arrowhead Mills Organic Yellow
Hodgson Mill
Crabmeat
Phillips Premium Crab Jumbo
Blue Star Blue Swimming Lump Meat
BEST BUY (NON-REFRIGERATED,
SHELF STABLE)
Miller’s Select Lump
Creole/Cajun Seasoning
Tony Chachere’s Original Creole
McCormick Perfect Pinch Cajun
Curry powder
Penzeys Sweet
DDressing, blue cheese
Wish-Bone Chunky
Dressing, Italian
Good Seasons All Natural Mix
Kraft Seven Seas Viva
CREAMY ITALIAN
Marzetti with Cracked Peppercorns
EEgg whites, processed
Eggology 100%
FFive-spice powder
Frontier Natural Products Co-op
Flour, all-purpose
King Arthur Unbleached Enriched
Pillsbury Unbleached Enriched
Flour, whole-wheat
King Arthur Premium
French fries, frozen straight-cut
Alexia Organic Yukon Select
Ore-Ida Golden
GGaram masala
McCormick Gourmet Collection
Garlic powder
Spice Islands
BEST BUY
McCormick
Graham crackers
Keebler Original
Honey Maid Honey
Grapefruit juice
Natalie’s 100% Florida
Florida’s Natural Ruby Red
Grits
Anson Mills Pencil Cobb
Arrowhead Mills Organic Yellow Corn
Bob’s Red Mill Corn
HHam, country
Harper’s Grand Champion Whole
Ham, spiral-sliced
Cook’s Hickory Smoked Bone-In Honey Ham
Hot cocoa mixes
Godiva Chocolatier Dark Chocolate
Ghirardelli Chocolate Premium Double Chocolate
Hot sauce
Huy Fong Sriracha Hot Chili
Frank’s RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper
Original Louisiana
Hummus
Sabra Classic
IIce cream, chocolate
Ben & Jerry’s
Friendly’s Rich & Creamy Classic
Ice cream, vanilla
Ben & Jerry’s
Haagen-Dazs
Ice cream bars
Dove Bar Vanilla Ice Cream with Milk Chocolate
Haagen-Dazs Vanilla Milk Chocolate All Natural
Ice cream cones
Joy Waffle
Joy Sugar
Keebler Waffle
Ice cream sandwiches
Nestlé/Carnation
Klondike
JJam, blackberry
Smucker’s
KKielbasa
Wellshire Farms Smoked Polska
Hillshire Farm Beef Polska
Ketchup
Heinz Organic Tomato
Hunt’s Tomato
Simply Heinz Tomato
LLemonade
Natalie’s Natural
Simply Lemonade
MMacaroni and Cheese
Kraft Homestyle Dinner Classic Cheddar Cheese Sauce
Kraft Velveeta Original Shells & Cheese
Maple syrup
Maple Grove Farms 100% Pure Grade A Dark Amber
Highland Sugarworks
Mayonnaise
Blue Plate Real
Hellmann’s Real
Hellmann’s Light
Molasses
Brer Rabbit All Natural Unsulphured Mild
Plantation Barbados Unsulphured
Mustard, brown
Gulden’s Spicy
Mustard, coarse-grain
Grey Poupon Harvest
Grey Poupon Country Dijon
Mustard, Dijon
Grey Poupon
Maille Dijon Originale Traditional
OOats, rolled
Bob’s Red Mill Organic Extra Thick
Quaker Old-Fashioned
Oats, steel cut
Bob’s Red Mill Organic
Arrowhead Mills Organic
Olive oil, extra-virgin
Columela
Lucini Italia Premium Select
Colavita
CALIFORNIA
California Olive Ranch Arbequina
Olive oil, regular
Colavita
Olives, pimento-stuffed green
Mezzetta Super Colossal Spanish Queen
Santa Barbara Olive Co.
Pearls Manzanilla
Orange juice, fresh-squeezed
Natalie’s 100% Florida, Gourmet Pasteurized
Simply Orange Not From Concentrate 100% Pure Squeezed Pasteurized, Medium Pulp
Orange juice, frozen concentrate
Minute Maid Original
Tropicana 100% Juice
Oyster crackers
Sunshine Krispy Soup & Oyster
Olde Cape Cod All-Natural Soup & Chowder (also sold as Westminster Crackers)
PPancake mixes
Hungry Jack Buttermilk
Aunt Jemima Original
Paprika, sweet
The Spice House Hungarian
Penzeys Hungarian Kulonleges
Pasta, dried rice noodles
A Taste of Thai Straight Cut
Annie Chun’s Pad Thai
Pasta, egg noodles
Pennsylvania Dutch Wide
De Cecco Egg Pappardelle
Pasta, elbow macaroni
Barilla
Mueller’s
Pasta, farfalle
Mueller’s Bowties
De Cecco Farfalle
Pasta, lasagna noodles, no-boil
Barilla
Ronzoni Oven Ready
Pasta DeFino
Pasta, lasagna noodles, whole-wheat
Bionaturæ Organic 100%
DeLallo 100% Organic
Pasta, penne
Mueller’s
Pasta, ravioli
Rosetto Cheese
Celentano Cheese
Pasta, spaghetti
De Cecco No. 12
Rustichella D’Abruzzo Pasta Abruzzese di Semola di Grano Duro
Garofalo
Pasta, spaghetti, gluten-free
Jovial Brown Rice Pasta
Pasta, spaghetti, whole-wheat
Bionaturæ Organic 100%
Pasta, tortellini
Barilla Three Cheese
Seviroli Cheese
Buitoni Three Cheese
Pasta sauce
Bertolli Tomato and Basil
Francesco Rinaldi Traditional Marinara
Prego Marinara Italian
Pasta sauce, premium
Victoria Marinara
Classico Marinara with Plum Tomatoes and Olive Oil
Peach preserves
American Spoon Red Haven
BEST BUY
Bonne Maman
Peanut butter, creamy
Skippy
Jif Natural Spread
Reese’s
Peanut butter, crunchy
Jif Natural Crunchy Spread
Skippy Natural Super Chunk Spread
Peanut Butter & Co. Crunch Time No-Stir
Peppercorns, black
Kalustyan’s Indian Tellicherry
Morton & Basset Organic Whole
Peppercorns, Sichuan
Dean + DeLuca
Savory Spice Shop
Pepperoni, sliced
Margherita Italian Style
Peppers, roasted red
Dunbars Sweet
Cento
Pie crust
Wholly Wholesome 9” Certified Organic Traditional Bake at Home Rolled Pie Dough
Pineapple, canned crushed
Dole in 100% Pineapple Juice
Del Monte in 100% Juice
Pizza, frozen pepperoni
Pizzeria! by DiGiorno
Potato chips
Lay’s Kettle Cooked Original
Potato chips, reduced-fat
Cape Cod 40% Reduced Fat
Lay’s Kettle Cooked Reduced Fat Extra Crunchy
Preserves, raspberry
Smucker’s Red
Preserves, strawberry
Welch’s
Prosciutto
Volpi Traditional
Del Duca
Pumpkin, canned
Libby’s
One-Pie
RRaisins, golden
Sun-Maid California
Rice, arborio
RiceSelect
Riso Baricella Superfino
Rice, basmati
Tilda Pure
Kohinoor Super
Rice, brown
Goya Natural Long Grain
Lundberg Organic Long Grain
Rice, jasmine
Dynasty
Rice, long-grain white
Lundberg Organic
Carolina Enriched
Rice, ready white
Minute Ready to Serve White
Rice, ready, brown
Minute Ready to Serve Brown
Rice, wild
Goose Valley
Bob’s Red Mill
Reese (also sold as Gourmet House)
Rolls, frozen dinner
Pepperidge Farm Stone Baked Artisan French
SSalsa, green
Frontera Tomatillo
Salsa, hot
Pace Hot Chunky
Frontera Hot Habanero with Roasted Tomatoes and Cilantro
Salsa, medium
Chi-Chi’s Medium Thick and Chunky
Salt
Maldon Sea
Fleur de Sel de Camargue
Morton Coarse Kosher
Sausage, breakfast, links
Jimmy Dean Fully Cooked Original Pork Sausage Links
Sausage, breakfast, patties
Jimmy Dean Fully Cooked Original Pork Sausage Patties
Sherry
Lustau Palo Cortado Península
Williams & Humbert Dry Sack Medium
Taylor Dry
Soy sauce
BEST IN COOKING
Lee Kum Kee Table Top
BEST FOR DIPPING
Ohsawa Nama Shoyu Organic Unpasturized
Steak sauce
Heinz 57
Lea & Perrins Traditional
Sweetened condensed milk
Borden Eagle Brand
Nestlé Carnation
TTea, black
PLAIN
Twinings English Breakfast
WITH MILK
Tazo Awake
Tea, green
Celestial Seasonings Authentic
Tea, iced
Tazo Black
Tomatoes, canned diced
Hunt’s
Muir Glen Organic
Tomatoes, canned fire-roasted
DeLallo in Juice with Seasonings
Tomatoes, canned pureed
Muir Glen Organic
Tomatoes, canned whole
Muir Glen Organic Whole Peeled
Hunt’s Whole Plum
Tomatoes, crushed
Tuttorosso in Thick Puree with Basil
Muir Glen with Basil
Tomato paste
Goya
Pastene Fancy
Contadina
Tomato soup
Progresso Vegetable Classics Hearty Tomato
Imagine Organic Vine Ripened
Tortilla chips
Santitas Authentic Mexican Style White Corn
Tostitos Brand 100% White Corn Restaurant Style
Green Mountain Gringo Tortilla Strips All Natural
Tortillas, corn
Maria and Ricardo’s Handmade Style Soft, Yellow
Tortillas, flour
Old El Paso 6-Inch
Mission Small/Fajita
Tuna, in olive oil
BEST BUY
Tonnino Tuna Ventresca Yellowfin
Tuna, in water
Wild Planet Wild Albacore
American Tuna Pole Caught Wild Albacore
Turkey, heritage
Mary’s Free-Range
Turkey, whole
Empire Kosher
Bell & Evans All-Natural
Butterball Premium (Prebasted)
VVanilla beans
McCormick Madagascar
Spice Islands Bourbon
Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Gourmet
Vanilla extract
McCormick Pure
Rodelle Pure
Vanilla, imitation
CF Sauer Co. Gold Medal
Vegetable oil
Crisco Natural Blend
Mazola Canola
Vinegar, apple cider
Spectrum Naturals Organic, Unfiltered
Maille
Vinegar, balsamic
Lucini Gran Riserva
Monari Federzoni
Ortalli
Vinegar, red wine
Laurent du Clos
Pompeian Gourmet
Vinegar, white wine
FOR COOKING
Colavita Aged
FOR VINAIGRETTES
Spectrum Naturals Organic
YYogurt, frozen
TCBY Classic Vanilla Bean
Ben & Jerry’s Vanilla Greek
Turkey Hill Dairy Vanilla Bean
Yogurt, Greek, full-fat
Olympus Traditional Strained 10% Plain
Greek Gods Traditional Plain
Fage Total Strained (Plain)
Yogurt, Greek, low-fat
Fage Total 2% Strained (Plain)
Chobani Plain 2%
Yogurt, Greek, nonfat
Olympus Traditional Strained Plain
Voskos Plain
Yogurt, whole-milk
Brown Cow Cream Top Plain
Stonyfield Farm Organic Plain
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