Best Nut Milks and Plant Milks for taste
Notes: 6 June 2018
Tested 14 March 2017
The milks alone, unsweetened:
1. Soy A-
2. Rice from Rice Dream "Original Enriched," comes sweetened with no option of unsweetened B
3. coconut-almond combo, Silk brand B-/B
4. coconut, So Delicious brand B
5. coconut vanilla B-
6. flax, Good Karma brand C
7. almond - Califia brand C
8. Hemp, Kempf brand C-
9. Pea, Ripple brand D
The milks, unsweetened, with raw cocoa powder and with us adding stevia:
Tested 15 March 2017
1. coconut (So Delicous brand) with cashew milk, 50-50 A-
2. cashew B+
3. coconut with cashew, 50-50 B+
4. Rice B
5. Amond, Califia brad B-
6. Coconut milk alone B-
7. Coconut with almond 50-50 B-
The milks, unsweetened, with raw cocoa powder and with us adding stevia:
GOOD TASTE:
1. soy A-
2. rice, from Rice Dream, comes sweetened with no option of unsweetened B-
3. almond, Califia brand C+
4. Almond, Silk brand C+
5. Cashew C+
6. coconut, So Delicious brand (the best) C+
NOT GOOD TASTE:
7. Flax C
8. pea, Ripple brand C
9. Hemp D
10. Coconut almond (D, depending on the brand)
The milks, unsweetened, for strength and endurance
11 Feb 2017
A
1. Coconut, So Delicous Organic Coconut, unsweeetened vanilla
2. Rice, from Rice Dream Original Enriched, 10 g sugar from brown rice
A-
3. Cashew, Silk brand
B
4. Hemp milk, Tempt brand
5. Silk almond unsweetened
C-
6. almond, Califia
7. Coconut almond, Califia Farms
8. Pea, Ripple
9. Flax, Good Karma brand
D
10. Soymilk, Silk brand
11. Cow's milk, strongest brand for this test: Organic Valley
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Best Milk / Best Chocolate Milk in Utah
Best Milk in Utah
rev 14 Dec 2020
SEE END OF THIS SECTION FOR BEST CHOCOLATE MILKS!
FOR FLAVOR - TEST 1
(see Tests 2-3 below, and compare all three)
A
Winder Dairy A
Kirkland, from Costco A-
B
Great Value, from Walmart B+
Mountain Dairy, from Smiths B
BYU Dairy, B-
C
Smith's brand, from Smiths C+/B-
FOR FLAVOR: TEST 2
(Using some of the same but also different brands. Note that grades for brands vary from grades above in Test 1, because the flavor of most brands vary somewhat from batch to batch. However, the rankings usually change only slightly.)
A
1. tie Farmers (sold at Whole Foods Markets)
1. tie Winder Dairy
A-
3. Dairy Pure (Meadow Gold)
4. Mountain Dairy (at Smiths)
5. Great Value (WalMart's brand)
B+
365 (Whole Foods Market's brand)
B
Horizon Organic
B-
Smith's
A-2 brand (sold at Sprouts)
Kalona Organic (sold at Sprouts)
Straus Organic (sold at Sprouts)
Organic Valley (sold at Sprouts and elsewhere)
C-
Maid O'Clover (sold at Sprouts)
Simple Truth Organic (sold at Smiths)
FOR FLAVOR: TEST 3
1. Winder B+
2. A-2 brand B-/B
3. Horizon organic B-
4. Straus B - -
5. Great Value (Walmart's brand) B - -
6. Organic Valley (ultra pasturized) C
7. Maid O' Clover C-/C
8. Kalona C-
Test 2 for endurance/strength:
STRONG
1. BYU
2. Winder
WEAK
3. Kirkland
4. Mountain Dairy
5. Great Value
6. Smiths
Test 1 for endurance/strength
17 Feb 2017
1. Organic Valley
2. Winder
3. A-2 brand
4. Kalona
5. Straus
6. Horizon Organic
7. Maid O' Clover
Best Chocolate Milk in Utah
The best group: All are whole milks except one as noted at 2%
1. Trader Joe's whole chocolate milk A
2. Straus (sold at Sprouts and Good Earth, in glass bottles) A-
3. Promised Land (sold at Whole Foods Markets) B+
4. Farmer's WHOLE chocolate milk no longer sold at Whole Foods Market, only their 2% when last checked in Feb 2018. WHOLE: B+
5. Darigold B
6. Troo-moo from Meadow Gold B
7. Shamrock B
8. BYU Dairy 2% (BEST 2%)
9. Darigold "Hot Cocoa" (better cold!) B-
The next best group: MOSTLY 2%
10. Promised Land 2% C+/B-
11. Coco Metro, whole chocolate milk C+
12. Farmers 2% (at Whole Foods Market) C
13. Winder 2% C
14. Organic Valley 2% C-
15. A-2 brand (2%?) C- -
16. Coco Metro 2% C - -
17. Fairlife (2%?) C - - -
rev 14 Dec 2020
SEE END OF THIS SECTION FOR BEST CHOCOLATE MILKS!
FOR FLAVOR - TEST 1
(see Tests 2-3 below, and compare all three)
A
Winder Dairy A
Kirkland, from Costco A-
B
Great Value, from Walmart B+
Mountain Dairy, from Smiths B
BYU Dairy, B-
C
Smith's brand, from Smiths C+/B-
FOR FLAVOR: TEST 2
(Using some of the same but also different brands. Note that grades for brands vary from grades above in Test 1, because the flavor of most brands vary somewhat from batch to batch. However, the rankings usually change only slightly.)
A
1. tie Farmers (sold at Whole Foods Markets)
1. tie Winder Dairy
A-
3. Dairy Pure (Meadow Gold)
4. Mountain Dairy (at Smiths)
5. Great Value (WalMart's brand)
B+
365 (Whole Foods Market's brand)
B
Horizon Organic
B-
Smith's
A-2 brand (sold at Sprouts)
Kalona Organic (sold at Sprouts)
Straus Organic (sold at Sprouts)
Organic Valley (sold at Sprouts and elsewhere)
C-
Maid O'Clover (sold at Sprouts)
Simple Truth Organic (sold at Smiths)
FOR FLAVOR: TEST 3
1. Winder B+
2. A-2 brand B-/B
3. Horizon organic B-
4. Straus B - -
5. Great Value (Walmart's brand) B - -
6. Organic Valley (ultra pasturized) C
7. Maid O' Clover C-/C
8. Kalona C-
Test 2 for endurance/strength:
STRONG
1. BYU
2. Winder
WEAK
3. Kirkland
4. Mountain Dairy
5. Great Value
6. Smiths
Test 1 for endurance/strength
17 Feb 2017
1. Organic Valley
2. Winder
3. A-2 brand
4. Kalona
5. Straus
6. Horizon Organic
7. Maid O' Clover
Best Chocolate Milk in Utah
The best group: All are whole milks except one as noted at 2%
1. Trader Joe's whole chocolate milk A
2. Straus (sold at Sprouts and Good Earth, in glass bottles) A-
3. Promised Land (sold at Whole Foods Markets) B+
4. Farmer's WHOLE chocolate milk no longer sold at Whole Foods Market, only their 2% when last checked in Feb 2018. WHOLE: B+
5. Darigold B
6. Troo-moo from Meadow Gold B
7. Shamrock B
8. BYU Dairy 2% (BEST 2%)
9. Darigold "Hot Cocoa" (better cold!) B-
The next best group: MOSTLY 2%
10. Promised Land 2% C+/B-
11. Coco Metro, whole chocolate milk C+
12. Farmers 2% (at Whole Foods Market) C
13. Winder 2% C
14. Organic Valley 2% C-
15. A-2 brand (2%?) C- -
16. Coco Metro 2% C - -
17. Fairlife (2%?) C - - -
18. La Colombe Draft Chocolate milk D+ (1%)
Chocolate Milk, Smaller test:
(with only one choc milk not in above list)
26 Oct 2017
1. Darigold "Hot Cocoa"
2. Darigold regular
3. Shamrock Farms
4. Meadow Gold Troo Moo
5. Kalona Orgaic (tastes strong like goats milk) D
Chocolate Milk, Smaller test:
(with only one choc milk not in above list)
26 Oct 2017
1. Darigold "Hot Cocoa"
2. Darigold regular
3. Shamrock Farms
4. Meadow Gold Troo Moo
5. Kalona Orgaic (tastes strong like goats milk) D
Best Fried Rice frozen dinners in the U.S.
Best Fried Rice frozen dinners in the U.S.
6 June 2018 Notes from 2017, October Test
Trader Joes, Japanese Fried Rice B/B+
Ling Ling, Yakitori chicken, at Walmart, fried on skilled with 1/T of oil, B
P. F. Chang, Signature Rice, microwaved B-, stove top with butter B
Michelina's, stir fried rice and vege with white ? B
"So Right," Teriyaki chicken stir fry (rice alone D+) B-/B
Tei Pei, chicken fried rice, microwaved B-/B
Trader Joes, Chimichurri rice, B-
Ling Ling Yakitori, microwaved B - -
Ling Ling, Thai-style chicken fried rice in skillet with 1/2 T oil C/C+
These 5 C's are not necessarily in order:
Rice Gourmet, chicken fried rice C
Innovasion chicken fried rice, cooked with 1 T oil C
Michilina's, Teriyaki chicken fried rice, C
Trader Joes, Spicy Thai Shrimp fried Rice (very hot) C
P. F. Chang, chicken fried rice, C
Innovasion, vege fried rice C-
Kahiki, chicken fried rice, way too salty, C-
Michelin, chicken fried rice, D+/C-
Ling Ling, Thai-style chicken fried rice, microwaved, D+
6 June 2018 Notes from 2017, October Test
Trader Joes, Japanese Fried Rice B/B+
Ling Ling, Yakitori chicken, at Walmart, fried on skilled with 1/T of oil, B
P. F. Chang, Signature Rice, microwaved B-, stove top with butter B
Michelina's, stir fried rice and vege with white ? B
"So Right," Teriyaki chicken stir fry (rice alone D+) B-/B
Tei Pei, chicken fried rice, microwaved B-/B
Trader Joes, Chimichurri rice, B-
Ling Ling Yakitori, microwaved B - -
Ling Ling, Thai-style chicken fried rice in skillet with 1/2 T oil C/C+
These 5 C's are not necessarily in order:
Rice Gourmet, chicken fried rice C
Innovasion chicken fried rice, cooked with 1 T oil C
Michilina's, Teriyaki chicken fried rice, C
Trader Joes, Spicy Thai Shrimp fried Rice (very hot) C
P. F. Chang, chicken fried rice, C
Innovasion, vege fried rice C-
Kahiki, chicken fried rice, way too salty, C-
Michelin, chicken fried rice, D+/C-
Ling Ling, Thai-style chicken fried rice, microwaved, D+
Best beef cuts and best steaks to buy
Best beef cuts and best steaks to buy
10 July 2018
Of the 15 grades of beef, only 3 are sold in grocery markets:
1. prime (the best),
2. choice (used in medium-priced steak houses like Outback and sold at Costco and a growing list of grocery stores, and:
3. select (from older or sick cows, used in cheaper restaurants like Dennys and IHOP, and which accounts for most beef sold in grocery stores).
Best cuts of steak
1. ribeye
2. porterhouse (the first four ribs of T-bone)
3. T-bone
4. tenderloin (most tender cut, but lacks flavor due to lack of fat marbling)
5. flat iron (also called shoulder steak and blade steak; it comes from the chuck (or shoulder) section and is the second most tender cut of beef. Like the tenderloin, it lacks fat and thus lacks flavor but is very good for making steak with sauces)
6. Tri-tip
7. sirloin (for decades was marketed as THE best cut to get, pulling the wool over most consumer's eyes, who did not realize their perception was shaped by advertising). Sirloin can still be excellent if prime, corn-fed, and well-marbled.
Note: Ironically, while sirloin was held up on a pedestal for decades, ribeye was priced very cheaply in restaurants and stores; only in recent years has the truth caught up with most consumers, and the prices for ribeye has sky-rocketed because of demand, while sirloin prices have plummeted.
Best cuts for Pot Roast
THESE TWO ARE A TIE TILL WE FACE THEM OFF:
1 tie. chuck center roast - best, says one butcher
1 tie. cross rib chuck roast (called "Shoulder" in the
Eastern U.S.) - best, says another butcher
3. sirloin tip
TOUGHER:
4. eye of rib
5. Round Rump Roast, or "Rump Roast," which many folks believe is the best cut, is too lean, say butchers we've talked with. "It's a cross between eye of rib and chuck," says one butcher we spoke with.
6. chuck roast
For Beef Ribs, back ribs are the best.
10 July 2018
Of the 15 grades of beef, only 3 are sold in grocery markets:
1. prime (the best),
2. choice (used in medium-priced steak houses like Outback and sold at Costco and a growing list of grocery stores, and:
3. select (from older or sick cows, used in cheaper restaurants like Dennys and IHOP, and which accounts for most beef sold in grocery stores).
Best cuts of steak
1. ribeye
2. porterhouse (the first four ribs of T-bone)
3. T-bone
4. tenderloin (most tender cut, but lacks flavor due to lack of fat marbling)
5. flat iron (also called shoulder steak and blade steak; it comes from the chuck (or shoulder) section and is the second most tender cut of beef. Like the tenderloin, it lacks fat and thus lacks flavor but is very good for making steak with sauces)
6. Tri-tip
7. sirloin (for decades was marketed as THE best cut to get, pulling the wool over most consumer's eyes, who did not realize their perception was shaped by advertising). Sirloin can still be excellent if prime, corn-fed, and well-marbled.
Note: Ironically, while sirloin was held up on a pedestal for decades, ribeye was priced very cheaply in restaurants and stores; only in recent years has the truth caught up with most consumers, and the prices for ribeye has sky-rocketed because of demand, while sirloin prices have plummeted.
Best cuts for Pot Roast
THESE TWO ARE A TIE TILL WE FACE THEM OFF:
1 tie. chuck center roast - best, says one butcher
1 tie. cross rib chuck roast (called "Shoulder" in the
Eastern U.S.) - best, says another butcher
3. sirloin tip
TOUGHER:
4. eye of rib
5. Round Rump Roast, or "Rump Roast," which many folks believe is the best cut, is too lean, say butchers we've talked with. "It's a cross between eye of rib and chuck," says one butcher we spoke with.
6. chuck roast
For Beef Ribs, back ribs are the best.
Best Hot Sauces with National Distribution
Best Hot Sauces with National Distribution
The Top 6
2006 Test, with likely the same recipes and taste now in 2018:
1. El Pato
2. Cholula
3. Buffalo Jalapeno
4. Tapatio
5. Tobasco
6. Texas Pete
The Top 6
2006 Test, with likely the same recipes and taste now in 2018:
1. El Pato
2. Cholula
3. Buffalo Jalapeno
4. Tapatio
5. Tobasco
6. Texas Pete
Best eggs in Utah
Best eggs in Utah
Usually the darker the yolk, the better the taste. Darker yolks come from higher quality, more natural feed for the hens. All cage free eggs taste better, but not all organic eggs taste great.
5 June 2018
After testing about 50 brands of eggs sold in Utah markets, the following notes were recorded more recently. Most of them we tested against Eggland's Best Cage Free (non-organic), vegetarian fed chicken's eggs. When they did not compare favorably, I didn't even bother saving the notes. Wish I had. But these are the few, most recent notes I saved:
2017, November:
Eggland best cage free, vegetarian fed, non orannic, sold at most grocery stores ital brand (non organic tastes better than their organic), sold at Sprouts A-
Note that between C and B+ are farmer's market eggs and eggs raised in back yards of neighbors. One friend's brown chickens with brown eggs tasted at a C; some white chickens, with white eggs, eating the same food at the same yard, rated B+!
Eggland Best Organic cage free, sold at most grocery stores C-
Oakdell organic, sold at Costco C - -
Kirtland Organic C - - -
Oakdell regular, sold at Costco and other stores C
Handsome Brook, sold at Sprouts C
Usually the darker the yolk, the better the taste. Darker yolks come from higher quality, more natural feed for the hens. All cage free eggs taste better, but not all organic eggs taste great.
5 June 2018
After testing about 50 brands of eggs sold in Utah markets, the following notes were recorded more recently. Most of them we tested against Eggland's Best Cage Free (non-organic), vegetarian fed chicken's eggs. When they did not compare favorably, I didn't even bother saving the notes. Wish I had. But these are the few, most recent notes I saved:
2017, November:
Eggland best cage free, vegetarian fed, non orannic, sold at most grocery stores ital brand (non organic tastes better than their organic), sold at Sprouts A-
Note that between C and B+ are farmer's market eggs and eggs raised in back yards of neighbors. One friend's brown chickens with brown eggs tasted at a C; some white chickens, with white eggs, eating the same food at the same yard, rated B+!
Eggland Best Organic cage free, sold at most grocery stores C-
Oakdell organic, sold at Costco C - -
Kirtland Organic C - - -
Oakdell regular, sold at Costco and other stores C
Handsome Brook, sold at Sprouts C
Monday, June 4, 2018
Best Deli Section Foods in Utah Markets
Best deli section foods in Utah markets
13 July 2018, rev 4 Jan 2021
YEAR ROUND ITEMS, by the food:
2017, November tests
MEATLOAF
Sprouts C/C+
frozen Stouffers at markets C
FRIED CHICKEN
Harmons - the best in grocery stores, with their own seasonings B/B+
Maceys B
Smiths C-
Walmart C- -
Winco B
Ridley (better than Winco) B
Market Fresh C+/B-
Target, crunchy C-
OUT OF BUSINESS: Allens C-
WINGS
Winco:
baked wings:
BBQ: B-/B
fried:
salt and vinegar B/B+
bbq C-
spicy C-/C
lemon pepper D-
ROTISSERIE CHICKEN
Smiths
BBQ baked chicken (not just wings) B/B+
savory baked, if room temp: C; if hot, it grades higher
Market Fresh: baked chicken C/C+
Target
Plain rotisserie D
Winco
lemon pepper (strong fake lemon flavor but tender white meat) C-
Harmons
Southwest C
Lemon pepper (tough white meat, very little lemon) C-
Costco
plain C-
Sprouts
plain B
Macey's and Market Fresh use the same brand of rotisserie: :
rotisserie chickens: B
HARMON'S DELI CHEESES
Bellavitano raspberry (not good melted: D), cold: A
Wesleydale and blueberries from Somerdale, England (not good melted: D), cold B++
Landhaus, from Wisconsin B/B+
"Smoked Fully Loaded," will add brand name, B+
Defendi - from Italy B
Kaly Back Gruyere B
"Butter Kase Loaf," will add brand name B
"Promontory," will add brand name B-
Barely Buzzed (coffee and lavender, made in Heber at Wasatch Cheese) B - -
Cahill's Irish Porter C+
Seahive - Heber C+
Big John's Cajun C
Queso Fresco Verde C
Wasatch Back Jack - Heber C
Port Salut Wheel C-
Cheddar Tintern with chives C-
Fuego verde cheddar (spicy) C-
MISC. FOODS AT DELI SECTIONS, BOTH AT HARMONS:
Harmon's baked beans with ham and pineapple, cold or hot B+
Harmon's caramel apple salad C
SLAW AT THESE MARKET DELI'S
Smiths deli B
Macey's, very little liquid; only white cabbage and a few carrot pieces C
Smith's - pre-packaged D
SANDWICHES AT THESE MARKET DELI'S
Ridley's Croissants C
Ridley's Sandwich: deviled eggs, smoky bacon, on wheat D+/C-
Ridley's sandwich on crousant C=
Target - chicken salad on croissant C+
Target - chicken salad alone B/B+
Harmon's "chef prepared" sndwiches C, with croissant B
Winco sandwich C-, with croissant C-
KRAB SANDWICHES AND SALAD (fake seafood)
Ridley's krab sandwich on croissant C/C+
krab salad alone C
Harmo's imiage krab salad C-
winko krab salad alone C/C+
winko krab salad sandwich in croisssant C-
winko krab and shrimp salad alone C
winko krab and shrimp salad in crossant C
Target Thai style lober shrimp alone b/B+
ditto in croissant C+
Target croissant alone C
MASHED POTATOES
Costco, no gravy with it B/B+
(Harvey's gravy, separate B+)
Market Fresh
mash: loaded B+
Ridley's
mash, Gerry's B
turkey gravy D
combo C-
Walmart
mash and herbed gravy B/B+
herbed gravy alone C+/B-
Sprouts C - -
Harmons:
mashed potatoes alone B+
yellow gravy alone D+
mashed potatoes and yellow gravy combo C+
Macey's:
mash and beef gravy B-
beef gravy alone C-
mash alone B
Smiths
mash C-
mash and gravy C+/B-
frozen Stouffers B-
BREADS at Harmon's deli
- all in-house made:
Hamburger bun A
Ciabatta bread A
Beehive dinner rolls B++
All natural wheat brown bun B+
Hotel Utah rolls B/B+
All natural wheat ciabatta rolls B-/B
Ranch dinner rolls B
all natural bratworst buns C
Best bun for hot dogs: Beehive mini dinner rolls, since hamburger buns are too thick
hamburger bun bottoms, top: C-, bottom: cold: B, warm: B/B+
mini Beehive dinner rolls, top B-, bottom, cold: B-/B, warm: B-/B
Thanksgiving Holiday Foods
Turkey
2017, November
Costco, white meat C/C+
KFC, white meat, tough texture C-, flavor B
KFC, dark meat texture B, flavor B+
Thanksgiving sides
2017, November
STUFFING
Costco C+/B-
Harmons C-
GRAVY
Costco A-
Harmons C
DRESSING
Sprouts B-/B
SWEET POTATOES
Costco C/C+
CRANBERRY SAUCE
Costco A-
Harmons C-
13 July 2018, rev 4 Jan 2021
YEAR ROUND ITEMS, by the food:
2017, November tests
MEATLOAF
Sprouts C/C+
frozen Stouffers at markets C
FRIED CHICKEN
Harmons - the best in grocery stores, with their own seasonings B/B+
Maceys B
Smiths C-
Walmart C- -
Winco B
Ridley (better than Winco) B
Market Fresh C+/B-
Target, crunchy C-
OUT OF BUSINESS: Allens C-
WINGS
Winco:
baked wings:
BBQ: B-/B
fried:
salt and vinegar B/B+
bbq C-
spicy C-/C
lemon pepper D-
ROTISSERIE CHICKEN
Smiths
BBQ baked chicken (not just wings) B/B+
savory baked, if room temp: C; if hot, it grades higher
Market Fresh: baked chicken C/C+
Target
Plain rotisserie D
Winco
lemon pepper (strong fake lemon flavor but tender white meat) C-
Harmons
Southwest C
Lemon pepper (tough white meat, very little lemon) C-
Costco
plain C-
Sprouts
plain B
Macey's and Market Fresh use the same brand of rotisserie: :
rotisserie chickens: B
HARMON'S DELI CHEESES
Bellavitano raspberry (not good melted: D), cold: A
Wesleydale and blueberries from Somerdale, England (not good melted: D), cold B++
Landhaus, from Wisconsin B/B+
"Smoked Fully Loaded," will add brand name, B+
Defendi - from Italy B
Kaly Back Gruyere B
"Butter Kase Loaf," will add brand name B
"Promontory," will add brand name B-
Barely Buzzed (coffee and lavender, made in Heber at Wasatch Cheese) B - -
Cahill's Irish Porter C+
Seahive - Heber C+
Big John's Cajun C
Queso Fresco Verde C
Wasatch Back Jack - Heber C
Port Salut Wheel C-
Cheddar Tintern with chives C-
Fuego verde cheddar (spicy) C-
MISC. FOODS AT DELI SECTIONS, BOTH AT HARMONS:
Harmon's baked beans with ham and pineapple, cold or hot B+
Harmon's caramel apple salad C
SLAW AT THESE MARKET DELI'S
Smiths deli B
Macey's, very little liquid; only white cabbage and a few carrot pieces C
Smith's - pre-packaged D
SANDWICHES AT THESE MARKET DELI'S
Ridley's Croissants C
Ridley's Sandwich: deviled eggs, smoky bacon, on wheat D+/C-
Ridley's sandwich on crousant C=
Target - chicken salad on croissant C+
Target - chicken salad alone B/B+
Harmon's "chef prepared" sndwiches C, with croissant B
Winco sandwich C-, with croissant C-
KRAB SANDWICHES AND SALAD (fake seafood)
Ridley's krab sandwich on croissant C/C+
krab salad alone C
Harmo's imiage krab salad C-
winko krab salad alone C/C+
winko krab salad sandwich in croisssant C-
winko krab and shrimp salad alone C
winko krab and shrimp salad in crossant C
Target Thai style lober shrimp alone b/B+
ditto in croissant C+
Target croissant alone C
MASHED POTATOES
Costco, no gravy with it B/B+
(Harvey's gravy, separate B+)
Market Fresh
mash: loaded B+
Ridley's
mash, Gerry's B
turkey gravy D
combo C-
Walmart
mash and herbed gravy B/B+
herbed gravy alone C+/B-
Sprouts C - -
Harmons:
mashed potatoes alone B+
yellow gravy alone D+
mashed potatoes and yellow gravy combo C+
Macey's:
mash and beef gravy B-
beef gravy alone C-
mash alone B
Smiths
mash C-
mash and gravy C+/B-
frozen Stouffers B-
BREADS at Harmon's deli
- all in-house made:
Hamburger bun A
Ciabatta bread A
Beehive dinner rolls B++
All natural wheat brown bun B+
Hotel Utah rolls B/B+
All natural wheat ciabatta rolls B-/B
Ranch dinner rolls B
all natural bratworst buns C
Best bun for hot dogs: Beehive mini dinner rolls, since hamburger buns are too thick
hamburger bun bottoms, top: C-, bottom: cold: B, warm: B/B+
mini Beehive dinner rolls, top B-, bottom, cold: B-/B, warm: B-/B
Thanksgiving Holiday Foods
Turkey
2017, November
Costco, white meat C/C+
KFC, white meat, tough texture C-, flavor B
KFC, dark meat texture B, flavor B+
Thanksgiving sides
2017, November
STUFFING
Costco C+/B-
Harmons C-
GRAVY
Costco A-
Harmons C
DRESSING
Sprouts B-/B
SWEET POTATOES
Costco C/C+
CRANBERRY SAUCE
Costco A-
Harmons C-
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