The broccoli-stuffed chicken came in last place because it was as unappetizing to look at as it was to taste. The picture on the packaging and description of the chicken led us to believe that these were essentially chicken breast medallions hand-stuffed with broccoli and cheddar au gratin. However, when we pulled the plastic tray of chicken out of its snazzy sleeve, the ugly truth revealed itself. The chicken wasn't stuffed, but instead smothered with a dull greenish-yellow slop.
The methodology for this assessment was simple: put the canned beans in a bowl, warm in the microwave, and test for taste and texture. It was the excellent balance of flavors in these Italian green beans that sealed their position at the top of the list. The recipe takes a Southern approach, imbuing the beans with not just salt, but also bacon fat, onion, sugar, hickory smoke flavor, and even a touch of MSG for an extra punch of umami.
On this episode of The Vergecast, The Verge's Victoria Song and Allison Johnson join David to come up with a definitive ranking of Apple's best gadgets. ( We did this with Google's gadgets a few months ago, in case you missed it.) In this case, "best" is defined quite broadly: it includes a product's inherent quality, the quality of its competition, its cultural and economic relevance, the size of its target market, and many other things. Best is not an exact science.
Americans consume 4.5 billion tacos annually, and not just on Tuesdays. Take a quick stroll down the Mexican food aisle of your favorite supermarket or big box store and one thing is clear - food manufacturers want a piece of the taco market. There's certainly no shortage of pre-mixed blends of taco seasoning. Since Americans gobble up an average of 2 to 3 tacos per sitting, the seasoning matters.
Highkey Sugar-Free Original Sandwich Cookies came in at number one, a strong contender for an Oreo alternative. But if you're a fan of buttery traditional shortbread, Voortman's is the winner for you. These ranked higher than Murray's Sugar-Free Shortbread Cookies - they didn't nail the shortbread texture and were sweetened with sorbitol and malitol, which can bother your digestive system - as well as plain shortbread cookies also from Voortman, which lacked flavor and included sorbitol and malitol, too.
