Taste Tests
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What’s the Best Ranch Dressing You Can Buy? I Tried 13 To Find Out
It’s shocking what a few spices, herbs, and garlic can do for mayonnaise. Ranch dressing is more or less just that, and yet, it’s one of the most popular condiments on the planet. The mere fact that people even think…
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Alani Nu Witches Brew: Did the Energy Drink Bewitch My Tastebuds or Make My Blood Run Cold?
Once upon a time, I set out to rank all of the Alani Nu energy drinks I could get my hands on, all in the name of journalism. I slugged down 13 of those bad boys and while several wound…
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I Ranked 8 McDonald’s Dipping Sauces — Including 2 Brand New Ones
Chicken McNuggets are famous in the fast-food world, but what you never really hear too much about are the dipping sauces McDonald’s has lined up for them. McDonald’s rarely makes a fuss about its sauces. It’s not very often the…
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Not Quite Beer, Not Quite Seltzer: 13 Non-Alcoholic Hop Waters and Teas, Ranked
Sparkling water trends come and go these days, with everything from spiked, non-alcoholic, and cannabis-based seltzers blowing up in popularity. The latest craze? Hop water, a cross somewhere between sparkling water and non-alcoholic beer. Curious if hop water is for…
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Are Rao’s Frozen Pizzas Any Good? I Tasted Them All To Find Out
If you, like most people, can’t get into the brick-and-mortar Rao’s in New York City, you’re gonna need to settle for the grocery store version. The iconic red sauce joint started selling its pasta sauce in the early 90s, and in…
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I Ranked 7 Starbucks Breakfast Sandwiches, and You Probably Already Know Which One Is the Best
If it’s possible for any aspect of the biggest chain in the galaxy to be underrated, it’s Starbucks’ breakfast menu. Coffee may be the beating heart, but if you look closely, you’ll see that the chain’s hot breakfast menu items…
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Grim Reaper: Dave’s Hot Chicken’s Reaper Challenge Broke Me
“You acknowledge that eating the Reaper can cause you harm, including but not limited to, bodily injury, property damage, emotional distress, or even death.” I am not used to contemplating my…
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These Are the Best Frozen Tater Tots for the Air Fryer and Beyond
When you’re perusing the frozen foods section, it’s always an obvious move to grab a bag of frozen fries. Yet, how often are you grabbing frozen tater tots? Not nearly…
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Best Spindrift Flavor: 10 Sparkling Water Flavors, Ranked
Ever since La Croix sparked a seltzer revolution, countless flavors and brands have competed for the market, offering zero-sugar alternatives to soda. Ever-popular brand Spindrift Sparkling Water has tweaked the…
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The Best Fruit Snacks You Can Buy — and the Ones You Want To Avoid
What makes for the best fruit snack? If done right, these tasty morsels can be the highlight of the day for children, teenagers, and adults alike. So who makes the…
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Welcome Back to the 90s: I Tried the Revamped Snapple Elements
Of all the tea brands in the world, there is only one that my middle school heart fell in love with: Snapple. Raspberry Snapple has been a guilty pleasure of…
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Doughnut Battle: Dunkin’ vs. Krispy Kreme: Which Tastes Better?
Doughnuts are a beautiful thing: We’ve basically invented a way to eat dessert for breakfast — and though it seems like every U.S. city has its own favorite local doughnut…
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I Ranked the 10 Best Cold Brew Coffees Out There. Here Are the Only Ones I Would Buy Again
There are two kinds of people in this world: You’re either a coffee drinker or you’re not. As someone who once wrote about coffee for a trade magazine, you can…
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Little Debbie Ice Cream Review: The Best (and Worst) Flavors
Hostess might blow Little Debbie out of the water when it comes to the actual taste of their treats, but Little Deb has been offering affordable prices of its snack…
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20 Faygo Soda Flavors, Ranked — And The Best One Shook Me
Based in Detroit, Michigan, Faygo Beverages, Inc. offers a winding road of flavors from classic to unorthodox. We set out to discover which flavors from the Sultan of Soda’s lineup…
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Best Frozen Waffles: We Tried 8 — These Are the Best
Frozen waffles are a perfect way to enjoy a warm breakfast when you don’t have time to cook. But with so many brands to choose from, it can be pricey…
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I Tried Chick-fil-A’s New Honey Pimento Sandwich And This Hack Makes It Taste Better
Chick-fil-A doesn’t have a large menu. Unlike other fast food chains, they pretty much stick to one thing — chicken — and do it really well. So when there’s a…
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Bubly Sparkling Water: The Best Bubly Flavors, Ranked
It very much feels like we all went to sleep one night, and when we woke up, every grocery store was stocked with Bubly sparkling water. The brand really came…
