Taste Test Dummies

Japanese Curry

Which Japanese Curry sauce mix is best?  This week we make try three different pre made Japanese curry sauces.  In order to make this applicable to a real setting we added in some vegetables, served over rice, and added some pork Katsu.  The contenders are S&B Golden Curry Hot, S&B Curry Sauce, and Vermont Curry Hot.  Although two of the contenders seem similar, we find out that the "golden" does in fact make a difference.  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which chip corresponds to which numbered bowl it was in: 1. S&B Golden Curry 2. S&B Curry Sauce 3. Vermont Curry Hot

Potato Chips - Classic

Which Classic Potato Chip is best?  Sometimes categories are so obvious, deep thinkers like Nick and John are operating on too high of a level to consider them.  This week we are finally getting to a classic potato chip, but with a little bit of a twist.  Of course the first contender is Lay's Classic, with a similar product of Munchos joining them.  Then for the other half of the field we are throwing in canned chips Pringles and Lay's Stax to see how their classic variety matches up.  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which chip corresponds to which numbered bowl it was in: 1. Lay's Stax 2. Lay's Classic 3. Pringles 4. Munchos

Chai Tea

Which Chai Tea is best?  As the temperatures drop outside the desire to consume hot drinks goes, this is simple science.  To help nudge John and Nick into a tea drinking habit we are trying out Chai Tea this week, specifically black tea (not chai tea lattes).  There are three brands that will be competing this week, Stash, Tazo and Twinings.  Then to add an additional wrinkle Twinings Ultra Spice was included as well.  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which tea corresponds to which numbered cup it was in: 1. Twinings 2. Stash 3. Twinings Ultra Spice 4. Tazo

Carbonated Water - Lime #2

Which Lime Carbonated Water is best?  In the past, this very podcast has already covered Lime carbonated water, and the unanimous winner was La Croix.  Given how many options are out there we are going to do another test, but this time with 3 new contenders.  The new contenders are Liquid Death, Spindrift (with real lime juice), and Topo Chico.  Then there is a twist that La Croix returns but this time with its Key Lime flavor. Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which water corresponds to which numbered glass it was in: 1. La Croix Key Lime 2. Spindrift 3. Liquid Death 4. Topo Chico

Spiced Rum

Which Spiced Rum is best?  This podcast has covered a very wide variety of alcohol over its life, from light beer to Italian Vermouth.  The most notable gap is something John nor Nick have shown any interest in doing until now.  This week we finally figure out which Spiced Rum is the best.  And just for good measure we through a Gold rum in the mix to see how it compares.  The contenders are Admiral Nelson, Bacardi Gold, Captain Morgan, and Sailor Jerry.  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which run corresponds to which numbered glass it was in: 1. Bacardi Gold 2. Sailor Jerry 3. Admiral Nelson 4. Captain Morgan

Grape Soda

Which Grape Soda is best?  This week we finally get a "rematch" of the orange soda episode as we bring back Crush, Fanta, and Sunkist.  This time we are trying their grape offerings, but we also throw in a fourth option which we both enjoyed as children, Welch's.  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which soda corresponds to which numbered glass it was in: 1. Sunkist 2. Fanta 3. Welch's 4. Crush

Oktoberfest Beer 2

Which Oktoberfest beer is best?  It's once again the most wonderful time of the year - fall.  There is no better way to ring in the autumn season than by enjoying an Oktoberfest.  We kept the format from last year by bringing 2 official Oktoberfest beers (Hofbrau & Spaten) and 2 American "Oktoberfest" beers (Founders & Sierra Nevada).  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which beer corresponds to which numbered glass it was in: 1. Hofbrau 2. Spaten 3. Sierra Nevada 4. Founder's

Chocolate Chip Cookies - Store Bakery

Which Chocolate Chip cookie is best?  A homemade baked good is almost always better than a prepackaged option.  Given this fact, we are going to put the grocery store version of homemade to the test.  Each of Aldi, Target, and Walmart have their own bakeries and this week we are testing out their Chocolate Chip Cookies.  As an additional test we are also throwing in Pepperidge Farm's version (the Montauk) into the fray to see how they compare.  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which cookie corresponds to which numbered bag it was in: 1. Target 2. Aldi 3. Walmart 4. Pepperidge Farm

Instant Coffee

Which Instant Coffee is best?  This week we start off by taste testing Arizona's new hard tea variety back.  Later on we get to the main event of trying out 3 instant coffees.  We both drink a fair amount of coffee, but neither Nick or John have gotten into the instant variety.  The contenders for this week are Folgers, Nescafe (Taster's Choice), and Starbucks (Pike Place Roast).  The first two options are very affordable while Starbucks is 6x the price, so can they run away with the competition or will it be closer to the others?  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which coffee corresponds to which numbered cup it was in: 1. Folgers 2. Nescafe 3. Starbucks

Froot Loops Cereal

Which Rainbow ring cereal is best?  This week we finally get to a category that America is known for, sugary breakfast cereals for children.  For our first trip through the category we decided to try out a classic in Froot loops and put them up against a couple of their competitors.  First is the health cereal Magic Spoon which is better for you, but for triple the price it better taste good. We also have Malt-O-Meal who goes more for the bulk option, but could struggle to compete on things like texture and taste.  Please like and subscribe and if you have any suggestions, let us know by tweeting us @tastetestdummies or email us at nickandjohnpodcast@gmail.com. 

 

 

SPOILER!  Below is a list of which cereal corresponds to which numbered bowl it was in: 1. Froot Loops 2. Magic Spoon 3. Malt-O-Meal