tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019:/taste-tests/30 2015-04-29T13:00:00Z Serious Eats Chapp tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.207111 2015-04-29T13:00:00Z 2015-04-29T13:00:00Z

Corn tortillas have great flavor but weak structure. Flour tortillas are pliable and stretchy but short on taste. Enter <strong>flour and corn hybrid tortillas</strong>. They're tortillas that <em>look</em> like really great corn tortillas (charred leopard spots and all!), but contain some amount of flour or wheat gluten with the idea of adding stretchy structure to a typically brittle corn tortilla. So how do these guys stack, er, fold up?

J. Kenji López-Alt Corn tortillas have great flavor but weak structure. Flour tortillas are pliable and stretchy but short on taste. Enter flour and corn hybrid tortillas. They're tortillas that look like really great corn tortillas (charred leopard spots and all!), but contain some amount of flour or wheat gluten with the idea of adding stretchy structure to a typically brittle corn tortilla. So how do these guys stack, er, fold up? Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.242761 2015-03-13T12:00:00Z 2015-03-13T12:00:00Z

Frozen dumplings can be flavorful, satisfying, and almost indistinguishable from fresh ones, especially when you <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/03/how-to-cook-frozen-dumplings-boil-steam-microwave-fry.html">cook them properly</a>. Then again...they can also suck. That's why we set out to try as many nationally available brands of Chinese-style pork dumplings and potstickers as we could get our hands on, tasting each and every one to see which ones are worth your precious freezer space.

Niki Achitoff-Gray Frozen dumplings can be flavorful, satisfying, and almost indistinguishable from fresh ones, especially when you cook them properly. Then again...they can also suck. That's why we set out to try as many nationally available brands of Chinese-style pork dumplings and potstickers as we could get our hands on, tasting each and every one to see which ones are worth your precious freezer space. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.181400 2015-02-11T12:00:00Z 2015-02-11T12:00:00Z

Whether or not you're suffering from winter-induced gloom, there's nothing a good, rich cup of drinking chocolate won't help. Yes, drinking chocolate&mdash;powdered hot cocoa's fancy-pants cousin, made from the finest beans and the richest ingredients, and meant to hit you hard, like a liquid-chocolate freight train. Here are three of our favorites.

Lauren Sloss Whether or not you're suffering from winter-induced gloom, there's nothing a good, rich cup of drinking chocolate won't help. Yes, drinking chocolate—powdered hot cocoa's fancy-pants cousin, made from the finest beans and the richest ingredients, and meant to hit you hard, like a liquid-chocolate freight train. Here are three of our favorites. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.265212 2014-12-19T12:45:00Z 2014-12-19T12:45:00Z

There's bad white chocolate and good white chocolate, and the good stuff, when treated right, is one of the most versatile and useful ingredients in the pastry kitchen. What does fantastic white chocolate taste like, and where can you find it? We tasted over 20 varieties to find out.

Max Falkowitz There's bad white chocolate and good white chocolate, and the good stuff, when treated right, is one of the most versatile and useful ingredients in the pastry kitchen. What does fantastic white chocolate taste like, and where can you find it? We tasted over 20 varieties to find out. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.258357 2014-12-12T09:30:00Z 2014-12-12T09:30:00Z

When it comes to crowd-pleasers, it's hard to beat a great chocolate chip cookie. Which pre-made cookie doughs are worth your time? We tasted nine brands to find out.

Lauren Sloss When it comes to crowd-pleasers, it's hard to beat a great chocolate chip cookie. Which pre-made cookie doughs are worth your time? We tasted nine brands to find out. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.206691 2014-10-02T11:15:00Z 2014-10-02T11:15:00Z

I may no longer be a New Yorker, but I am a die hard fan of the New York hot dog. Aside from a good slice of pizza, it's the thing I'll undoubtedly miss most at my new home on the West Coast. But as a recent (and permanent) Bay Area resident, I know that unless I'm making them myself, I'd better start scouring those supermarket shelves for a worthy hot dog to become my new go-to. Here's what we found.

J. Kenji López-Alt I may no longer be a New Yorker, but I am a die hard fan of the New York hot dog. Aside from a good slice of pizza, it's the thing I'll undoubtedly miss most at my new home on the West Coast. But as a recent (and permanent) Bay Area resident, I know that unless I'm making them myself, I'd better start scouring those supermarket shelves for a worthy hot dog to become my new go-to. Here's what we found. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.266005 2014-09-24T10:15:00Z 2014-09-24T10:15:00Z

Does domestic Parmesan come close to competing with the real D.O.P. deal? We rounded up as many domestic versions as we could, then put them to a blind taste test with an imported one in the mix.

Daniel Gritzer Does domestic Parmesan come close to competing with the real D.O.P. deal? We rounded up as many domestic versions as we could, then put them to a blind taste test with an imported one in the mix. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.257152 2014-09-17T12:00:00Z 2014-09-17T12:00:00Z

Last year, Hampton Creek's Just Mayo vegan mayonnaise beat out our winning brand of traditional mayonnaise in a blind taste test. Now the company is about to release Just Cookie Dough, the vegan chocolate chip cookie dough they've been working on. Could their cookies pull off the same trick as their mayo in an informal taste test? We enlisted the help of strangers to find out.

J. Kenji López-Alt Last year, Hampton Creek's Just Mayo vegan mayonnaise beat out our winning brand of traditional mayonnaise in a blind taste test. Now the company is about to release Just Cookie Dough, the vegan chocolate chip cookie dough they've been working on. Could their cookies pull off the same trick as their mayo in an informal taste test? We enlisted the help of strangers to find out. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.286447 2014-09-10T13:00:00Z 2014-09-10T13:00:00Z

It wasn't until a few years ago, when I had my first taste of a freshly made, flaky, charred, lard-packed flour tortilla in Texas, that I realized how good these flatbreads can be. And the cook-at-home tortillas from TortillaLand I just discovered last week are a revelation: I can now have my fresh tortillas and stay lazy in the process.

J. Kenji López-Alt It wasn't until a few years ago, when I had my first taste of a freshly made, flaky, charred, lard-packed flour tortilla in Texas, that I realized how good these flatbreads can be. And the cook-at-home tortillas from TortillaLand I just discovered last week are a revelation: I can now have my fresh tortillas and stay lazy in the process. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.272325 2014-07-30T10:15:00Z 2014-07-30T10:15:00Z

You don't wake up every day and say, "I'm gonna eat every Pop Tart on earth."

Max Falkowitz You don't wake up every day and say, "I'm gonna eat every Pop Tart on earth." Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.218354 2014-06-18T11:00:00Z 2014-06-18T11:00:00Z

Does any salad do a better job of combining refreshing lightness and total indulgence into one than Caesar salad? Here our panel of blind tasters sample our way through several supermarket brands in search of the ones that live up best to from-scratch standards.

Daniel Gritzer Does any salad do a better job of combining refreshing lightness and total indulgence into one than Caesar salad? Here our panel of blind tasters sample our way through several supermarket brands in search of the ones that live up best to from-scratch standards. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.282562 2014-05-28T14:30:00Z 2014-05-28T14:30:00Z

I grew up with Tillamook ice cream, and I still like it. While the flavors tend toward classic, not surprising or 'gourmet', they're good versions of the classics. So I was eager to taste Tillamook's new line of chocolate-dipped ice cream bars. Here's how they fared.

Maggie Hoffman I grew up with Tillamook ice cream, and I still like it. While the flavors tend toward classic, not surprising or 'gourmet', they're good versions of the classics. So I was eager to taste Tillamook's new line of chocolate-dipped ice cream bars. Here's how they fared. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.274310 2014-05-14T14:00:00Z 2014-05-14T14:00:00Z

Puff pastry. The light, flaky, buttery stuff of apple turnovers, beef Wellington, and, of course, <a href="http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/05/crispy-flaky-pepperoni-pizza-puff-pastry-waffle-awesome.html">the most epic waffles you'll ever eat</a>. But which pre-made brand yields the best results? We tasted the top two contenders to see how they'd perform.

Niki Achitoff-Gray Puff pastry. The light, flaky, buttery stuff of apple turnovers, beef Wellington, and, of course, the most epic waffles you'll ever eat. But which pre-made brand yields the best results? We tasted the top two contenders to see how they'd perform. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.184455 2014-05-07T09:00:00Z 2014-05-07T09:00:00Z

Which spicy brown mustard should you smear on your pastrami and rye, or squirt next to that big, juicy bratwurst? A panel of Serious Eats staff blind tastes the major spicy brown mustard brands and come up with a handful of favorites.

Daniel Gritzer Which spicy brown mustard should you smear on your pastrami and rye, or squirt next to that big, juicy bratwurst? A panel of Serious Eats staff blind tastes the major spicy brown mustard brands and come up with a handful of favorites. Read More ]]> tag:www.seriouseats.com,2019://30.212811 2014-04-09T15:30:00Z 2014-04-09T15:30:00Z

You want to know the honest truth? Even as an omnivore, I've always been a fan of veggie burgers, and there are times when I want what a veggie burger has to offer without having to go through the trouble of making the patties myself. Which supermarket brand is the tastiest and which come closest to homemade?

J. Kenji López-Alt You want to know the honest truth? Even as an omnivore, I've always been a fan of veggie burgers, and there are times when I want what a veggie burger has to offer without having to go through the trouble of making the patties myself. Which supermarket brand is the tastiest and which come closest to homemade? Read More ]]>