Taste Tests
-
We Tried 19 Kinds of Beef Jerky and These Are the Best (And Worst)
Beef jerky is odd. Like a lot of other dried food, it thrives as a snack, and when you’re in the snack game the competition is fierce. There are so many brands, so many logos, so many flavors! You may…
-
The Best (and Worst) Fast Food Coffee You Can Buy
As the main source of the world’s favorite psychoactive drug, coffee makes the world go ‘round, and we’re not sure what we’d do without it. It comes hot, iced, frozen, blended, and — depending on where you go — expensive.…
-
The 10 Best Summer Beers to Buy at Trader Joe’s
When temps hit the triple digits and venturing outdoors feels like an extraterrestrial traverse across Venus, there’s nothing quite like cracking open a cold one. But with tens of thousands of unique brews, choosing the perfect summer beer isn’t easy.…
-
The 3 Adult Beverages You Need to Add to Your Summer Drinks Repertoire
Summer is here and we all know what that means: The sippin’s easy — or at least it should be, in the form of refreshing summer drinks to enjoy with friends, by a pool, on a boat, by a campfire,…
-
How Do These Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Compare to Reese’s?
Peanut butter cups are a top-tier candy. You may think one brand in particular has the market cornered, but there are plenty of other brands who have thrown their cups into the ring. We tasted all the versions we could…
-
Walmart’s Chocolate Chip Cookies Beat Top Brands in Taste Test
Store-bought cookies can satisfy your craving in less time than it takes to bake a batch of homemade. But which kind to get from that endless grocery aisle? To find out, we bought 16 bags of chocolate chip cookies from…
-
I Tried Cannabis-Infused Ice Cream — Here’s What Happened
Is there ever a bad time to eat ice cream? We savor scoops of the creamy dessert when we’re happy, when we’re sad, when we’re celebrating, when we want to…
-
I Tried Too Good To Go, a Food Waste App. Here’s What Happened
It’s a staggering statistic: In the United States, 40% of the food produced every year is ultimately wasted, both in restaurants and our own kitchens. Fortunately, there has been a…
-
These Are the Best (and Worst) Fast-Food Fish Sandwiches
Spring is seafood season at fast food restaurants. In addition to any year-round fish sandwich offerings, they roll out all kinds of limited time fish specials. But like all fast…
-
Target, Walmart, Aldi: Which Cheap Pasta Sauce Is a Winner?
When it comes to the best jarred pasta sauce, Rao’s Homemade wins plenty of taste tests. It also costs upward of $10 per jar. So what about store-brand offerings from…
-
10 Popular Proseccos, Ranked Best to Worst
For many of us, prosecco is a cheaper alternative to Champagne, and choosing a bottle often comes down to which label appeals to us when we’re in the liquor store.…
-
Snack Food Showdown: Trader Joe’s vs. Aldi
When you’re craving something crunchy, crispy, salty, or savory, nothing satisfies like chips and crisps — potato, pretzel, or veggie, it doesn’t matter as long as they’re tasty. After shopping…
-
The Best Food and Drink We Taste Tested This Year
Every so often, we at Cheapism like to take a break from our regular editorial duties and sink our teeth into a taste test. During the past 12 months, we’ve…
-
Looking for a Great Boozy Gift? Flaviar’s Spirits Subscription Box Could Be It
As many of our favorite bars and restaurants are closed temporarily (or, in too many cases, permanently) due to the pandemic, those of us who enjoy a good stiff drink…
-
Can’t Get Ground Beef? This Meatless Burger Fooled Our Tasters
Plant-based meat alternatives are having a moment. Brands like Beyond Meat are enjoying a surge in demand as coronavirus outbreaks close down meat-processing plants, according to MarketWatch. With faux-meat patties,…
-
Bottoms Up: Ranking 9 Cheap Beers in a Blind Taste Test
Looking for a reason to celebrate? National Beer Day, observed each April 7 in the United States in honor of Prohibition’s end, is a little-known and unofficial holiday. For brew…
-
Taste Test: Cheap Ice Cream Treats vs. Premium Brands
In the heat of summer, not much sounds better than an ice-cold ice cream novelty. National Ice Cream Day falls on the second Sunday of July every year (July 19…
