Taste Tests
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Is the Trader Joe’s Takis Dupe Better Than the Original?
Trader Joe’s is known for its house-brand knockoffs, and every time it seems like they’ve run out of products to copy, a new one hits the shelves. Trader Joe’s Chile and Lime Rolled Corn Tortilla Chips, a copycat of the…
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The 8 Best Panera Soups, Ranked
Panera is a standby for many when it comes to sandwiches, but the chain might be known even more so for the soups. The best Panera Bread soups are perfect comfort food; elite when you’re sick, and warming on a…
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8 Spindrift Spiked Sparkling Water Flavors, Ranked
Spindrift Sparkling Water threw its hat into the hard seltzer ring in 2021 and has since released nine flavors, each of which tastes less alcoholic than the last. They are essentially indistinguishable from the standard flavors, and that spells trouble.…
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The Best (And Worst) French Fry Seasonings, According to Our Taste Test
A little bit of salt on a fry is an easy win. A little pepper too; we all know that trick. But a classic French fry seasoning, full of paprika, garlic, and other warm spices? There’s nothing like it. You…
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I Tried 14 Flavors of Utz Chips — These Are the Best (and Worst)
Utz slaps its name on quite a few products, throwing a hat into every corner of the snack ring from Pub Mix to Zapp’s chips. The brand also offers a signature line of Utz chips in a mob of flavors…
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Taste Test: The Best Canned Wine to Try This Holiday Season
Back in the dark ages, wine lovers had to haul a bottle of their favorite vino to the big holiday dinner party. These days, smart sippers are leaving the bottles at home and bringing canned wine instead — or enjoying them…
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We Tried 9 Brands of Microwave Popcorn and This Is the Best
As snack foods go, microwave popcorn is one of the better choices you can make. It’s filling, lower in calories than a candy bar or ice cream, and fairly inexpensive;…
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The Best IPAs You Can Buy at the Grocery Store
When IPAs became all the rage in the 2010s, I resisted the craft beer trend, preferring cheap, easy-drinking light beers to the metallic bitterness of a bottle of Lagunitas. Everything…
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The Best (and Worst) Store-Bought Coffee Creamers
There’s no shame in adding cream and sugar to your coffee. But if you want to sweeten your morning up a little bit with coffee creamer, which direction do you…
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Sauce Showdown: Chick-fil-A Sauce Versus Trader Joe’s Incredisauce Copycat
Chick-fil-A’s sauce is such a hit with fans that its Amazon review page is full of self-proclaimed “addicts,” some of whom are even topping their salads with the yellow-orange goop.…
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Here Are the Best Flavored Sparkling Water Brands To Drink in 2023
While tap water in the U.S. is usually safe and cheap, no one comes home after work and craves a tall, cold glass of flavorless liquid. But a shiny can…
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The Best (and Worst) Fast Food Breakfast Menus
At this point, fast food restaurants have built their brand identity on a lot more than burgers. In fact, a fast food chain’s credibility may be tied more to the…
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The Best Oat Milk to Drink Right Now, Ranked
Oat milk, that trendy and now ubiquitous plant-based dairy alternative, is a $2 billion industry worldwide, poised to balloon to nearly $6.5 billion in 2028. But we don’t need to…
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The Best (and Worst) of Taco Bell’s Simplified Breakfast Menu
It seems that Taco Bell is starting to tone it down. The fast food chain has simplified its breakfast situation quite substantially, as its done in recent years with a…
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I Tried 20 Little Debbie Snacks — This Is the Best
Little Debbie: To some, an infinite source of delicious treats. To others, a way to skip paying Hostess prices. The Little Debbie catalog is pretty dense, boasting about 75 different…
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Ranking Korean Corn Dogs From Delicious to Horrible
If you’ve never had a Korean corn dog, think of the classic state fair food that’s fried and comes on a stick. But there’s more than hot dog inside —…
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We Tried 23 Brands of Edible Cookie Dough and These Are the Best
There are two types of people: those who can’t help but taste the raw cookie dough when they’re making cookies, and those who don’t eat cookies. Edible cookie dough is…
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The Best — and Worst! — Fast-Food Sauces
While there are a few staple dipping sauces that most fast-food chains offer (think ranch, barbecue, and honey mustard), the reality is that most of those condiments taste pretty much…
