This is it...the Peanut Butter War. Select your favorite, and tell me why it is your favorite

[TK421]

[ThomasQED]

1. Adam's Organic Crunchy

No added sugar or oil, dogs love it.

I also like the stuff I make myself.

[TK421]

2. Where do they make that Thomas?

and welcome to DU! :)

[ThomasQED]

4. Thanks!

I live in the Pacific NW and it's fairly common around here. There's another kind I like at Costco but can't remember what it's called.

[TK421]

7. I've only seen a few natural brands around here...some friends have told

me that they have tried them, and there was a bunch of oil on top when they opened the can...perhaps you have to stir the stuff first? I don't frigging know...everything is so different now

I tried some organic stuff a while back ( for the life of me, I can't remember the brands name ) and it was completely tasteless ) It might have been Amys? Anyway, I'll try and look for that brand

I'm a peanut butter ( and cheese ) fanatic, so I will try just about anything

[ThomasQED]

17. Yeah, it comes with oil on top

which I find really gross, so I pour it out and use it to cook later. Then sometimes when you get to the end of the jar it's dry. It wouldn't be if I mixed the oil back in.

Anyway, I only eat it on sandwiches if there's something sweet too, like jam, or I use it to bake desserts, so I don't miss the added sugar or salt of other brands at all.

Have you ever tried making your own? Sometimes I make my own Nutella.

[WolverineDG]

50. yes, you need to stir it

it's no biggie.

dg

[Mojambo]

3. Adams. n/t

[KT2000]

78. Yep - Adams! n/t

[Systematic Chaos]

5. Any brand of all-natural, unsalted, smooth or chunky for me, thanks.

All of the major brands like Jif and Skippy are a bunch of de-fatted peanut flour with all kinds of absolute total shit added to it to reconstitute it into something which is barely fit for human consumption. I had some recently in a pinch and it was about as good as the plastic jar it came in. Never again.

[BurtWorm]

9. I voted for Crazy Richard for that reason.

But the very best peanut butter is the kind that comes straight from the peanut grinder.

[TK421]

12. I've heard of the stuff, and I do plan on trying it soon

[GoCubsGo]

41. Here, too.

Store brands are just fine. I also like Smart Balance. None of the crap that Skippy and the others have in them, or all that sugar. They add omega fatty acids to it.

I'm not big on sweetened peanut butter. The exception is the honey-roasted peanut butter nuttyguys.com sells. Yummy in the tummy! I wish they'd make a plain peanut butter...

[sakabatou]

6. Jif or Skippy

[GoneOffShore]

8. Trader Joe's

[TK421]

14. there is no Trader Joes close to me...unfortunately..and I love that place

[GoneOffShore]

36. How close are you to Center City, Philadelphia?

The one at 22nd and Market is right by a SEPTA trolley line.

[TK421]

38. I'm probably 25 minutes from Center City, but I'll look for the store-thanks!

[GoneOffShore]

51. There's also one in Ardmore.

[TK421]

57. I'm in Bristol Borough, so I have easy enough access to 95

I just thought of something...we have a kick-ass Amish market here, so I might even see what I can find in that place

This food would give you a hard-on, guaranteed

[TK421]

63. I'm gonna give you the link to the Amish market here in Bristol, if you're interested

http://www.bristolamishmarket.com/

Dude...if you're ever in the area check this place out...seriously. They moved their location a little over a year ago, but since they did that the place is fucking BOOMING. They have Amish woodcrafts here as well...if only I was rich.

They sell these pretzel-dogs ( or sausages ) that are encased in cheese...eat one and get sexually excited about it...I fucking shit you not. A toasted, salted pretzel wrapped around a sausage link surrounded by cheddar cheese...yeah, you're thinking about that now, aren't you?

Oh god, fuck yeah!!! Let me know if you find yourself around here, perhaps we could meet up!

[GoneOffShore]

71. We're either shopping at the Reading Terminal Fair Food stand

Or we get our produce from a CSA that we host. Wimer Organics. http://www.wimersorganics.com/

They have the best yogurt we've ever tasted plus great looking produce.

Almost all our meat comes from Fork's Farm from up near State College. They deliver to the Philly area once a month - http://www.forksfarmmarket.com/

Great eggs, chickens, pastured pork and they have a friend who goes up to Alaska and line catches salmon, quick freezes them and brings them back. I hate frozen fish, but these are amazing.

And we do the Farm to City thing - Mrs GoS occasionally manages markets for them - http://www.farmtocity.org/News.asp

And up near Newtown there's a really good market just off of I-95 - called Shady Brook Farm.

And if you have a jones for Trader Joe's stuff, there is one at:

1460 Bethlehem Pike
North Wales, PA 19454-2159
[phone] - that's 33 mins from Bristol

And there's also one at:

3528 US Highway 1
Princeton, NJ 08540-5924
[phone] - That's 24 mins from Bristol

And if you come into town you definitely have to try Café Estelle on North 4th Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill. They make their own bacon which is incredible. Had brunch there the other week - pistachio and fresh fig pancakes with their house made sausage.
Like having your tongue throw a party for your mouth.

[GoneOffShore]

73. We come up to Bucks County a lot.

So we'll check it out.

Thanks!

[gvstn]

74. No Trader Joes!

When they first opened here I only went occasionally because I ended up buying so many extra items. Now, after a couple of years several of their items have become staples in my diet. They have really good quality control at a fair price.

I'm not a fan of too may of their prepared fresh/frozen meats with sauces because I think they have a heavy hand on spices but they definitely have some items that a worth a once a month trip if you only live 25 minutes away.

Cheeses are a true bargain. Check the prices at your local supermarket's deli and you will see the difference.

Cereals are a great bargain. Mostly on the healthy side but quality/crunchiness is great.

Frozen fish (without sauces is my recommendation, sauces are over done IMO) I like the Panko breaded Talipia and Breaded Halibut. Both are real fish with a nice breading that browns nicely in the oven. I haven't eaten breaded fish in 15 years until these two but they seem like true fillets not mush and are a 20 minute dinner with mashed potatoes and a vegetable.

Frozen Mushroom Risotto is very good.

Several frozen vegetables are good: asparagus, spinach and stir-fry hodgepodge come to mind.

Panna Cotta with blueberry and peach topping is a great dessert that looks special but only about $1.50 a serving which is really not much more than any other dessert you might serve.

[grace0418]

90. That was what I was just about to post. Instead I'll just say +1.

Loves me the Trader Joe's.

[rrneck]

10. Jiff Super Chunk

I like the super chunk.

And it pisses off all my health food eating friends. :evilgrin:

[pacalo]

62. Jif Super Chunky for me, too. I eat too much of it on crackers.

[rrneck]

67. Back home

I used to eat it on Bunny brand iced coffee cake. It was a heavy cinnamon raisin bead with gooey icing on top. They were huge and one could keep me on my legs for a long time.

[MilesColtrane]

11. Smucker's Natural Chunky

I don't have to go some place special to get it.

It's just peanuts and a little salt. No hydrogenated oil or other BS.

And, yes you do have to stir it up when you first open a jar, but it stays pretty well blended after that unless you leave it sitting for a long time.

[TK421]

13. so I have a vote for Smuckers then? I'll give them a try also n.t

[Tuesday Afternoon]

34. I agree. Easy to find, few ingredients, pure good stuff...

I will buy the smooth also for recipes.

[bullwinkle428]

93. Smucker's Natural Creamy is my go-to PB!!

:thumbsup:

[Flaxbee]

15. Almond butter - which I discovered recently at Costco - is so incredibly superior

to peanut butter I can't imagine going back to peanut butter.

But I did like the all natural Smuckers crunchy - or whatever crunchy kind I could find that had no added sugar or salt.

[TK421]

19. And I just might...I adore almonds

[Flaxbee]

20. the great thing is, a really good sized jar is about $6 -

a lot less than I would have expected for almond butter. Some things at CostCo are a rip off - no better pricing at all, just bulk - but there are some very good buys on honey, almond butter, cat food (dry), cat litter, vegetables ... and they have a good roasted pine-nut hummus, too.

Anyway. Give it a try if you can -- or get someone to send you some! :hi:

[TK421]

22. I will...thanks Flaxbee!

:hi:

[Manifestor_of_Light]

16. Generic smooth.

I hate Jif and Skippy b/c they taste like peanuts, NOT peanut butter.

Peter Pan has way too much sugar in it.

Generic smooth. Cashew butter is yummy; however here in East Shitholia, they don't sell it. I have a choice of HEB, Kroger or WallyWorld. No health food stores.

[TK421]

18. Hey, I could always ship you the stuff you really want?!

but I don't know where East Shitholia is, so....I've done this kind of thing plenty of times before

Hell...when I lived in Florida, and met people there who wanted food staples from up north? I had the connections!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

85. East Texas. Da boonies.

I'm 80 miles from the nearest Target store.

150 miles from a Costco. Life is tough.

150 miles from a Whole Foods (Houston).

[WolverineDG]

53. Look in HEB for the Central Market Organic

Central Market is one of their house brands. :)

dg

[Manifestor_of_Light]

84. Central Market is in Houston, not the boonies.

I'm 150 miles from Houston and 150 miles from Dallas, so that's a long way.

Are you saying they have cashew butter at the regular HEB? I haven't looked.

[Common Sense Party]

21. I miss Planter's. Best ever.

Skippy's is the best of the easily available brands.

[TK421]

23. I've never had the priviledge...I grew up on Skippy and for a short time

Jiff....later on, when I had Jif I found it had a weird, almost metallic taste to it ( very hard to describe, but it just didn't taste right to me )

[TK421]

24. thanks for everyones responses...I have to go to bed now...goodnight!

[ornotna]

25. Sunbutter

Made from sunflower kernels. Very tasty.

http://www.sunbutter.com/

[mtnester]

82. ^addictive - know your tolerance levels people!

delicious stuff!

[Jean Louise Finch]

88. SO tasty

I've totally switched over to this from peanut butter. It's just...better.

[Digit]

26. Jiff only eom

[DesertFlower]

27. Kettle organic peanut butter.

laura scudder's is good and so is trader joes. there pure peanut butter -- nothing added.

[csziggy]

28. Peter Pan - it's what I grew up eating and nothing else tastes the same

Maybe its not the best, but oh well.

[Angleae]

29. Peanut Butter & Co.

With such flavors as White Chocolate Wonderful & Dark Chocolate Dreams.

[Beaverhausen]

43. I like their Cinnamon Raisin.

:hi:

[hippywife]

30. Whole Foods Organic w/o sugar.

When I can get all the way down there. Usually have to settle for Smuckers. :eyes:

[TommyO]

31. The store ground honey peanut butter from Delicious Orchards in Colts Neck, NJ

[likesmountains 52]

32. There can only be this one:

http://www.justinsnutbutter.com/

[RandomThoughts]

33. This Just In!!!!!!!!!!!!

News Flash!!!!!

Beautiful fun love songs have the spoon,


Beautiful fun love songs have the spoon!




That is a great clip. Really cute :)

[likesmountains 52]

47. And the peanut butter is good too!

[HopeHoops]

35. Anything with one ingredient: PEANUTS.

A small amount of salt doesn't fuck it up too badly, but it is entirely unnecessary.

[Jean Louise Finch]

89. Agreed

I grind my own (on the rare occasions I get it) at our local co-op.

[surrealAmerican]

37. The kind they grind in the store.

It's nothing but peanuts, and a slightly coarse but even texture.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

39. "Simply Jif." Low sodium so you can taste the peanuts.

[old mark]

40. Other - there is a stand at our local farmers market that grinds their own PB...

ther is NOTHING in it but peanuts - not even salt. It's like nothing else - great with sliced apple.


mark

[TK421]

44. I'm going to have to check out some of the farmers markets around me

where are you at?

[old mark]

46. Muhlenberg Twsp, just outside of Reading - the Fairgrounds Farmers Market, on

222, open every Thursday thru Saturday from around 8 AM till 5 PM.
There's also a great coffee sales place, MANY bakeries and vegies sales, dried fruits and a huge variety of foods for sale as well as many restaurants, some very good.

PM me if you need directions.


mark

[old mark]

54. TK here's a link with a map and some descriptions that are making me hungry:

Link:

http://www.insiderpages.com/b/15244183135/fairgrounds-farmers-market-reading


Enjoy it: they are right about the ice cream stand, too.


mark

[TK421]

58. This just confirms we are the awesome food capital of the world

I mean...how many times does a cheesesteak have to be duplicated across the country? or deep-fried, for that matter? :D

[old mark]

79. It is true! Try a sumbarine sandwich in Northern California, of for that matter

what they call a New York Style Pizza! Obviously they have never had a real one...

mark

[Auggie]

42. Laura Scudder's

Might be a West Coast brand

[ArnoldLayne]

45. Jiff Extra Chunky

[flvegan]

48. Grind my own at the HFS.

Ingredients: Peanuts.

[WolverineDG]

49. Central Market Organic

yes, you have to stir it up because it doesn't have the artificial whatever that keeps the oil from separating from the peanut butter, but it doesn't have sugar or HFCS & doesn't taste like plastic.

dg

[Lucian]

52. Nutella.

Because peanut butter is so gross.

[TK421]

59. I must say, Nutella is really good stuff

It wasn't that long ago I had it for the first time, and I wasn't sure what to expect

You ever put this stuff on toast? It's great

[GoneOffShore]

72. Peanut butter is only gross if you're French!

Nutella is sublime -

And if you don't mind paying double you can buy the Italian recipe at some Italian deli's.

It's not as sweet and more hazelnut-ty.

[Mudoria]

55. Jif... Skippy sucks

[TK421]

60. ooohhh...thems fightin' words! I always thought Jif was okay, but Skippy

just had more flavor to it

[BlueJazz]

56. Anybody who does not eat Smucker's Natural is simply uncivilized.

That other Shit has fucking Sugar and Corn Syrup and Molasses and God know what...

[TK421]

61. Post #11...I'm going to give it a try; Smuckers usually has a great product anyways

[BlueJazz]

75. I was sorta kidding but the stuff is truly good...although stirring the oil up ...

..in the peanut butter can be a pain in the ass. (I use an electric drill and a piece of coat hanger...really!) :)

[applegrove]

64. I worked in a health food store. There would be huge buckets of natural peanut butter and

and a huge stirring paddle to mix the oil in with the peanuts because they separated easily. It was a tough job but someone had to do it. Good peanut butter too.

[Moondog]

65. Jif Extra Crunch. Accept no substitutes. n/t

[TK421]

92. Jif is not bad stuff...it seems a bit more on the salty side to me

that was my impression of it anyway...but it tasted okay

[Moondog]

66. Of course, there is Nutella -

Hazelnut butter, mixed with chocolate, all in a spreadable concoction that is truly unique.

It was a big deal in Europe, back in the day, and it is making inroads here too.

Still, Jif Extra Crunch is my first choice ....

[astral]

68. must contain only peanuts.

salt is optional. I like it either way.

[pokerfan]

69. According to Consumer Reports

If you can limit your consumption to a dollop (and if you aren’t allergic, of course), peanut butter can be a healthful snack, providing protein, vitamin E, niacin, and fiber. But ounce for ounce, it’s also high in calories (about 200 per 2-tablespoon serving) and fat (about 16 grams per serving for full-fat brands). So if you’re going to indulge, choose a product that’s worth eating.

What we found

The best from our trained tasters’ tests of 11 creamy peanut butters were the excellent Smucker’s Natural, sold east of Denver, and Smucker’s Organic, sold nationally. Unlike most of the rest, they have no added sweeteners or oils. Six other products were very good overall.

Among reduced-fat peanut butters, Smucker’s rated very good; the others we tried, Skippy and Jif, were less tasty. Still, you might tempt youngsters to try a better-for-you butter: Many of the 34 children and teenagers in a separate test we conducted said that reduced-fat Skippy and Jif were tasty.

You’ll need to stir the three Smucker’s products and the Smart Balance. We tested two gadgets that stir: Grandpa Witmer’s Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Mixer models 100 and 200. They met their claims—they were easy to use and to clean, and didn’t splash peanut oil—but the 10 panelists who tried them said they wouldn’t spend $10 for a peanut-butter stirrer.

Bottom line

For the best taste, try Smucker’s Natural or Smucker’s Organic. To cut back on fat (but not necessarily calories), try Smucker’s Reduced Fat. If you don’t like to stir before serving and like a sweeter butter, choose Peter Pan, a CR Best Buy. If sodium is a concern, try Smucker’s Organic or Simply Jif, which cut sodium by at least half, to 50 mg and 65 mg per serving, respectively.

[AwakeAtLast]

70. I buy Smart Balance right now

I like the tast and the added benefits are a plus.

If I didn't have to watch calories it would be Peter Pan or Reese's. Because they have too much sugar, LOL!

[Iggo]

76. I think it was Laura Scudder's.

Haven't had it in years.

You had to stir it cuz the butter and the oil would separate.

Goddam tasty shit.

[Gormy Cuss]

77. Teddie!

http://www.teddie.com/

I can't get it here so I buy Trader Joe's.

[In_The_Wind]

80. Naturally More

It's all natural!
Made with Flax Seeds, Flax Oil and Wheat Germ.

The taste is awesome. Flax Seeds add a little crunch. It contains Omega-3 & Omega-6, low in sugar, high in dietary fiber. :9

[BillStein]

81. I make my own

easy, just grind roasted peanuts in a food processor, add salt to taste.

[ellaydubya]

83. Smucker's is my favorite BUT

I also really like Laura Scudder's and Whole Foods "in house" peanut butter- you put it in a container yourself. And one more thing- always Crunchy!!!

[Chellee]

86. Other.

Whatever comes in the big bucket at the co-op.

It just says Peanut Butter - Unsalted.

I don't think it has a brand.

[carlyhippy]

87. Skippy's with a layer of peach preserves on top of it :)

good good stuff :)

[mcollins]

91. Skippy!? Are you Nutz!? nt

[bullwinkle428]

94. Naturally More is awesome, when I'm in the mood to change things up...

All natural, with added flax seeds & oil, honey, wheat germ, and egg whites for an additional protein boost.