Taste of Home’s Best Loved Brands

Taste of Home EditorsTaste of Home EditorsUpdated: Nov. 07, 2023
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We tested 100+ products to reveal your best-loved brands.

The Best Food

Standing in front of grocery store shelves can be mind-boggling. From pancake and brownie mixes to meatballs and hot sauces, there are literally dozens of brands to choose from in every food category. Our Test Kitchen put more than 100 of the most popular food brands through their paces, and after months of testing, tasting and taking notes, we’re proud to present our Best Loved Brands winners.

The Best Pancake Mix Brand
The Best Bacon Brand
Buffalo Turkey Burgers The Best Hot Sauce Brand
The Best Coffee Brand
Tkp Strawberry Jam Test The Best Strawberry Jam
The Best Barbecue Sauce Brand
The Best Meatball Brand
The Best Frozen French Fries
The Best Hummus Brand
The Best Frozen Fish Fillets
The Best Mozzarella Cheese
Tkp Salsa Test Sq Dip Your Chips into the Best Salsa, as Chosen by Expert Cooks
The Best Potato Chip Brand
The Best Chocolate Chips
The Best Brownie Mix Brands
Grapefruit, Lime & Mint Yogurt Parfait The Best Yogurt Brand
The Best Cake Mix Brand
The Best Vanilla Ice Cream Brand

The Best Healthy Products

We all mean to eat healthy, but actually doing so can be tough when it feels like you’re sacrificing the foods you love. To help you make smart—and delicious!—choices, we tested a few healthier foods and helpful kitchen tools.

Granola; BLB; BTT; Best Loved Brans; Blind Taste Test The Best Granola Brand
Healthier Icecream; BLB; Best Loved Brands; BTT; Blind taste test; vanilla icecream The Best Healthy Ice Cream Brand
Dark Chocolate; BLB; Best Loved Brands; BTT; Blind taste test The Best Dark Chocolate Brand
healthy granola bars The Best Energy Bar Brand
kombucha; BLB; Best Loved Brands; BTT; Blind taste test The Best Kombucha Brand
Red Pepper Hummas; BLB; BTT; Best Loved Brans; Blind Taste Test The Best Hummus Brand
Balsamic Vinaigrette; BLB; BTT; Best Loved Brands; Blind Taste Test The Best Balsamic Vinaigrette Brand
Cauliflower Pizza Crust; BLB; BTT; Best Loved Brans; Blind Taste Test The Best Cauliflower Crust
Juicers; Juicer; BLB;BTT;Best Loved Brands; Blind Taste Test The Best Juicer Brand
Spiralizers; Spiralizer; grouping; BLB; Best Loved Brands; Kitchen setting The Best Spiralizer Brand

The Best Gear

We’ve all been there—excited to try a new kitchen tool only to take it home and realize it just doesn’t work. With so many options to choose from, it’s hard to know which is right for you. And who has the patience to test it all? We do! Our staffers spent months chopping, mixing, blending, brewing and pressure-cooking to determine what kitchen gear gives you the best bang for your buck. We’re happy to say each of these winners is an appliance we love to use in our own Test Kitchen. And see all our favorite kitchen gadgets here.

Close-up of electric glass coffee pot with measurer The Best Coffee Maker Brand
Modern silver kitchen stand mixer; Shutterstock ID 151198856; Job (TFH, TOH, RD, BNB, CWM, CM): Taste of Home The Best Stand Mixer Brand
Pressure Cooker Stuffed Pepper Soup; Shutterstock ID 1110784559; Job (TFH, TOH, RD, BNB, CWM, CM): Taste of Home The Best Pressure Cooker Brand
Kernel walnuts in a food processor ready to be crushed for prepare dessert; Shutterstock ID 257564434; Job (TFH, TOH, RD, BNB, CWM, CM): Taste of Home The Best Food Processor Brand
Mixing egg, banana, cake flour in bowl with motor mixer, baking banana cake; Shutterstock ID 229296139; Job (TFH, TOH, RD, BNB, CWM, CM): TOH The Best Hand Mixer Brand
The Best Hand Blender Brand
Preparing ahead of time makes hearty slow cooker meals are a favorite for fall and winter cooking The Best Slow Cooker Brand
The Best Air Fryer Brand
cookies on a baking sheet The Best Sheet Pan Brand
Kitchen knives including chef's knife, cleaver and sharpening steel on wooden cutting board; Shutterstock ID 2740749; Job (TFH, TOH, RD, BNB, CWM, CM): Taste of Home The Best Knife Sharpener Brand

The Best Cleaning Products

Let’s face it: The messiest room in your house is probably the kitchen. We don’t want you to spend precious sunny days scrubbing, buffing and sweeping away, so we’re sharing our favorite cleaning products to help your home get spick-and-span in a snap. Our Taste of Home pros spent weeks in their own kitchens rigorously testing products to decide the ultimate brands that make spring cleaning a cinch. We’re excited to share our findings with you.

Baked on food residue; baking greese on pan; Burnt food on baking sheet The Best Degreaser Brand
The Best All-Purpose Cleaner
Soiled table cloth; Split Red Wine; Wine glass spill The Best Stain Remover
dirty pyrex dish The Best Magic Eraser Brand
The Best Paper Towel Brand
The Best Oven Cleaner Brand
The Best Garbage Disposal Cleaner
The Best Cast-Iron Cleaner
Best Dishwasher Cleaner
Best Hardwood Floor Cleaner

How We Choose the Winners

Our Taste of Home Test Kitchen and editors team up to taste all kinds of popular foods and run essential kitchen gear through the paces. We rank them, discuss and test again, if needed, to arrive at the products we recommend for you and your kitchen. Learn more about our testing process.

Originally Published: January 10, 2020