Taste Test

Of course, nothing beats a batch of mole painstakingly made from scratch. But if you've got a serious craving and not much time, these jarred sauces scratch an itch.

They’re pretty tasty to snack on too. Seriously.

To find the best almond extract, we taste-tested 14 different options—which included organic, conventional, and artificially flavored extracts—and even an almond emulsion.

Did your favorite smoke the competition?

A primer on shopping, storage, techniques, and the accessories necessary to make ground Japanese green tea a part of your daily routine.

It's a little spendy, but you'll taste the difference in every impossibly buttery, almost too-flaky bite.

We tasted over 100 extra-virgin olive oils from all over the world.

We stirred and spooned our way through 18 jars of tahini to determine the very best one.

After sipping a whopping 19 stocks, we can definitively say which store-bought chicken broth is the very best.

We tasted 11 widely-available oat milks to find the best one for drinking with coffee and by the glass.

We tasted nine brands of widely-available Thai green curry paste to determine the very best one.

We tasted 16 cans of coconut milk to find the best one for cooking, whipping into coconut whipped cream, and putting in your smoothies.

No cows were harmed in the grilling of these 12 meatless burgers. 

Twelve broths entered the ring; only one could win.

We tasted 11 beef broths, stocks, and bone-broths to find the best for soup and stew season. Did your favorite make the cut?

Ready-set or roll-and-bake, we compared nine commercially-available pie doughs to find the very best for holiday baking and more.

Find out if your favorite jelly bounced to the top or your favorite sauce slid into first.

Find out which bag popped to the top.

We tasted 21 varieties of green olives to figure out which brand wasn't the pits.

It took tasting 28 varieties, but we eventually found one that both kids and parents will love.