Food Products That Brand Matters

[gpo613]

I am a cheese snob. If I am buying cheese that is not shredded then I am only buying specialty brands. No Kraft or store brand. Min 1 year aged cheddar preferably 3+ years aged.

[Corinthian]

@vwlizard

Silk soy coffee creamer. It’s my one indulgence. I have a vegan friend at work and every week one of us brings in a new creamer. We’ve tried all the brands and think they are all trash except for the Silk. No one else gets the creamy mouth feel right.

This is a must for me! And it can be hard to find. I’ve tried oat/coconut/almond based creamers and they all fall short for me.

[Mumfromca]

We prefer European products: Spanish cheeses, including Manchego, French brie, mozzarella bufala, french feta Valbreso from Costco. Illy coffee beans from Amazon, Lindor chocolate bonbons.

[1214mom]

I tried buying Costco TP, and my husband noticed right away.
I wouldn’t even try to use it for my son. He’s a kid who took 2 ply with him to college, because he hated the college’s single ply.

[tsbna44]

Costco is 2 ply

But everyone has preferences.

Except no one (I think) likes the Scott’s single ply

[ucbalumnus]

@abasket

Toilet paper. Honestly all I ask is that the rolls don’t have just like 10 squares on them. Call me weird but soft doesn’t matter - I actually prefer the Scott thin paper like you’d find out in public! Roll lasts forever!

Meaning the rolls with 1000 sheets each?

Even if you make two-ply using twice as much, that still gives more per roll than many other brands with far fewer than 500 sheets per roll.

[abasket]

Except me who posted I like it a few posts above

[vwlizard]

@abasket

Another item I am now sold on brand wise: Dawn Powerwash for cleaning dishes out of the dishwasher. I never want to buy anything else.

Do you know it’s really easy to make your own refills?

1/4 cup original blue Dawn
1/8 cup rubbing alcohol
1 1/2 c .water to fill container.

It costs just pennies compared to buying the Dawn refills.

[Colorado_mom]

@cinnamon1212

Bounty paper towels

That reminded me of a college. On our floor was a girl who seemed rather “easy” (there was a story about her showering with her roommate’s boyfriend when roommate went home for a long weekend). My friends and I referred to her as Bounty… the quicker picker upper.

[momsearcheng]

Definitely Bounty paper towels. Toulet paper, napkins and tissue- any brand .

[Data10]

@CollegeNerd67

We are a Tillamook family - although I’ve noticed that their tubs have gotten smaller over the past year or so ( as have many other products).

@TonyGrace

Oh! I thought I had imagined this! We mostly by ice cream in the summer and availability depends on where we are shopping. The texture of Tillamook is simply hard to beat. Do you have any favorite flavors?

Shrinkflation is real, but I am not aware of it occurring for Tillamook ice cream, as there are standardized sizes, that are shared among all the major brands. Tillamook uses 1.5 quart = 48 oz, as does Breyers, Dreyers, and every other brand sold at my supermarket using the larger size.

However, “premium” ice creams, like Haggen-Dazs. often use a smaller size 1 pint size, and a few “premium” ice creams have changed that smaller 1 pint size to non-standard measurements. Haggen-Dazs are often 14 oz now – not 1 pint = 16 oz. Ben & Jerry’s and others stil use the standard 1 pint = 16 oz.

Regarding Tillamook flavors, some of the ones I like more and less are below:

Best

• German Chocolate Cake
• Marionberry Pie
• Monster Cookie
• Tillamook Mudslide

Okay, I Prefer Other Brands For This Flavor

• Chocolate Chip / Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough
• Cookies & Cream
• Strawberry
• Chocolate Hazlenut
• Vanilla (all variations)

Worst

• Campfire Peanut Butter Cup – Probably the worst peanut butter cup ice cream I’ve ever had. It’s listed as “limited edition”, but has remained in stores for many months.
• Banana Split – I no longer see the flavor on the website. Hopefully it’s been discontinued. This was truly awful.
• Malted Moo Shake – I’m personally not a fan of the flavor, but it has a loyal fanbase. Many seem to like it.

[gouf78]

Written down–I’ll be trying this out!

[Corinthian]

Regarding Costco Kirkland toilet paper, I buy the Kirkland “Ultra Soft.” I think that originally there was only one Kirkland brand TP, but somewhere along the line they created two versions, one of which is cheaper and 1-ply and the other (“Ultra Soft”) is a little more expensive and 2-ply.

[Silpat]

dietCoke - never Pepsi
Breyers lactose free ice cream
Lactaid milk
Eggland’s Best eggs
Boar’s Head roast beef
Nathan’s beef hot dogs
Edward’s key lime pie
Ghirardelli chocolates
Tony Chachere’s creole seasoning
Penzey’s chicken taco seasoning and Florida seasoned pepper
Inglehoffer honey mustard

[Youdon_tsay]

Ranch Style Beans, no generics

[tsbna44]

Snyders of Hanover sourdough nuggets

[Youdon_tsay]

I prefer Scott’s single ply.

[Singswimsew]

I prefer Scott’s single ply too.

[TonyGrace]

@Data10

Malted Moo Shake – I’m personally not a fan of the flavor, but it has a loyal fanbase. Many seem to like it.

I am a Vanilla Malt fan so this one hits the spot. DH loves it too. S24 is not a fan. So what are the go to brands for those OK flavors.

I don’t love chocolate ice cream, but love B&Js Phish Food. Again, it’s the smooth rich texture that does it for me.

[JustaMom]

Brands that make a difference to me:

Tillamook cheeses
Daisy sour cream
Califia almond milk
Bonne Maman jams
Chips Ahoy for over the counter chocolate chip cookies
Pepperidge Farms other over the counter cookies

That’s about it. I shop a lot at Trader Joe’s. Some labels I recognize the disguised brands, others I don’t. I do like their organic mayo.