Taste Tests

Looking for the best ingredients and snacks the store has to offer? Taste of Home editors are unwrapping and testing them all. Find out our favorites. They might just be your new go-to!

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Candy Corn and Peanuts Is the Halloween Combo You’re Not Trying (Yet)

Ever heard of mixing candy corn and peanut? We tried this seemingly unusual combo—find out what our editors thought.


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Our Test Kitchen Found the Best Plant-Based Burger Brands

Fire up the grill and grab the best plant-based burger brands as chosen by our Test Kitchen. Our pros tested...


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The Best Mayonnaise Brands According to Our Test Kitchen

Before you make your next sandwich or potato salad, find out what's really the best mayonnaise out there....


We Puckered Up and Found the Best Cranberry Sauce Brand

Do you secretly love canned cranberry sauce? Of course you do! We tested six brands of the jiggly, jellied stuff...


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We Tried 10 Brands to Find the Best Vanilla Ice Cream

Looking for the best vanilla ice cream? So was our Test Kitchen! We tested 10 brands to find the very...


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We Found the Best Frozen Dinner Rolls You Can Buy

Round out your dinner with an easy side: the best frozen rolls. We put five options to the test to...


We Tested 3 Frozen Pies—This One Was the Best

We put the most popular frozen pies to the test. Find out which brand is the one you should keep...


We Used Domino Golden Sugar in a Sugar Cookie Taste Test. Here’s What Happened.

Is there a difference in the cookies' appearance and taste? We did a blind tasting to find out.

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How Our Test Kitchen Picks the Best Products, from Pantry Items to Cooking Gear

Our Taste of Home Test Kitchen doesn't just test recipes—we evaluate food items and cooking gear, too. Here's how we...


We Tried the Top Brands of Cauliflower Pizza Crust. These Were the Best.

Taste of Home's discerning staffers taste-tested several brands to find the best cauliflower pizza crust. These were the top three.


We Tried 11 Brands of Balsamic Vinaigrette to Find the Best Salad Dressing

The best salad dressing is a balancing act: oil and vinegar, richness and tang, sour and sweet. Our experts tasted...


Our Test Kitchen Tried 8 Healthy Ice Cream Brands. Here’s Our Favorite.

We taste-tested 9 healthy ice cream varieties to find the best guilt-free sweet treat.


We Tried 5 Types of Kombucha. Here’s the One We All Loved.

Are you hooked on the punchy fermented drink? These are the best kombucha brands to try.


We Found the Best Dark Chocolate for Everyday Indulgence

The best dark chocolate should be smooth, intense and absolutely decadent. Our Test Kitchen put 17 big brands to the...


We Tried 17 Brands to Find the Best Healthy Granola Bar

Snagging a healthy granola bar to keep you fueled up? Check out what our Test Kitchen's favorite brands are before...


We Tried 12 Brands to Find the Best Granola—Here’s Our Favorite Brand

For easy, quick breakfasts, granola is a staple. But is the best granola in your pantry? Our Test Kitchen sampled...


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We Tried 10 Brands of Microwave Popcorn. These Are the 4 You Should Buy.

You've got your movie queued up, you're in your comfy clothes—all that's left is picking the perfect snack. Lucky for...


We Found the Best Grape Jelly for Your PB&J

You have your favorite peanut butter, but what about a favorite grape jelly? We tested five brands to find the...


We Tried Every Single Pringles Flavor, Here’s How They Ranked

Our staffers tried all 14 Pringles flavors to find the ones that prove the slogan "once you pop, you can't...


This Is the Angel Food Cake You Should Be Buying

Need a shortcut for your next dessert? Before you head to the store for your angel food cake mix, see...


16 Popular Pizza Chains, Ranked Worst to Best

Before you place an order for delivery or takeout, check out our pick for the best pizza chain.


We Tried 8 Chocolate Frostings. Here’s the One You Should Buy.

Need frosting fast? That's where a can of pre-made comes in. We test eight brands of canned chocolate frosting to...

We Tasted 9 Name-Brand Cereals Against Their Generic Version. Here’s What We Found.

Breakfast might be the most important meal of the day, but it shouldn't be the most expensive! We compared generic...


We Tried 6 Fast-Food Hot Chocolates. Here’s the Winner.

If you thought Starbucks was king of seasonal drinks, you might want to think again! Find out what chain has...


We Tried 5 Brands of Baking Chocolate. Here’s What You Need to Know.

I thought I knew what the best baking chocolate was. Boy was I wrong.


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We Went to 8 Drive-Thrus to Find the Best Fast-Food Burger

Before you hit the drive-thru, find out which fast-food burger is the best fast-food burger. Our top picks might surprise...


We Taste Tested 11 Sparkling Water Brands, Here are the Best

Sparkling waters are all the rage, but is top dog LaCroix really the best? We tested 11 brands to find...


Our Definitive Ranking of Nondairy Milks

Going dairy-free but can't find that just-right milk alternative? We've got you covered. Our team tested eight of the most...