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Great recipes start with great ingredients. We've tasted hundreds of products to determine which ones you need for a flawless holiday meal.
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The holidays are no time to gamble on a bird that cooks up dry and bland—or, wor…
Heritage turkeys forage for food and live twice as long as modern birds. They ca…
In just 10 minutes, you can have a side dish for a holiday roast or weeknight di…
Buy the WinnerJust about every broth in the supermarket amounts to a science project of flavor…
We have high standards for pastry pie crust. Is there a supermarket option that …
Buy the WinnerWhen there isn't time to make fresh dinner rolls, the frozen variety can be a te…
In the battle of pure versus imitation extracts, could we declare a winner?
More vegetables, better broth? We tasted a slew of products and discovered that,…
Buy the WinnerYou only use a grind or two on your food, so does it really matter what brand of…
Vegetable oil should stay behind the scenes, whether you’re baking, sautéing, or…
Buy the WinnerMost of us associate milk chocolate with supermarket candy bars and foil-wrapped…
Buy the WinnerDoes aging make a difference in vinegar, or does it all boil down to the grapes …
With chocolate chips now coming in different shapes, sizes, and even cacao perce…
Buy the WinnerOften dull or even rancid-tasting, supermarket olive oils never seem to live up …
Two styles of bread crumbs and seven determined contenders. The battle for big c…
Buy the WinnerWe tasted four nationally available hard ciders both plain and cooked in recipes…
What traits guarantee a Dijon mustard that packs a wallop of clean heat and bala…
Buy the WinnerIn the test kitchen, we use sherry in a variety of recipes. Does it matter what …
We tasted three top-selling national brands to see which came out on top.
Buy the WinnerMaple syrup continues to be produced on small farms in the same low-tech way tha…
Who knew wild rice was actually an aquatic grass? See which brand swam to the to…
Buy the WinnerWhen a homemade crumb crust isn’t an option, is a store-bought crust an acceptab…
Buy the WinnerIn recent years, Italy has created a new set of guidelines for mass-produced bal…
Buy the WinnerTo find the best supermarket honey, we selected five top-selling honeys—three tr…
Buy the WinnerMellow, punchy, sweet, subtle: Could we find a cider vinegar that has it all?
Buy the WinnerLabels touting origin imply there’s more to this standby spice than there once …
Buy the WinnerThe right Gruyère is buttery and complex, is pleasantly firm and dense, and melt…
Is crumbled blue cheese any good?
Could we find a bottle that would do double duty for cooking and cocktails?
Savory, fragrant, umami-rich soy sauce is a staple in American kitchens. But ch…
Buy the WinnerAre ready-to-bake biscuits any good?
Black pepper has been used in cooking for centuries, but we still have a lot to …
Buy the WinnerSweet vermouth is a drink steeped in tradition. Does it matter which one you buy…
Milk chocolate bars are often dismissed as candy for kids, but we found some tha…
Buy the WinnerThere have been lots of changes in the olive oil world since we last tested supe…
Buy the WinnerWith so many products and so many different names, shopping for white chocolate …
Buy the WinnerCornmeal differences abound, as do cornbread preferences. Do you lean toward ten…
We tasted eight cheeses, from authentic Fontina Val d'Aosta to the many versions…
Our tasters wanted prominent bubbles and a clean, crisp flavor. Which products f…
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