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To end the year Store Brand Scorecard is having a bacon battle. In the nine months of the column's existence, the comparison that elicited the most readers, comments and buzz was our review of bacon back in April. We thought we'd expand on that with a new taste test. After trying Oscar Mayer,...

Baby, it's cold outside. Bitterly cold. All the holiday cheer in the world can't change that. But hot cocoa can. A steaming cup goes down smooth and keeps you warm, whether you opt for marshmallows, whipped cream, both or neither. It's a nice little luxury at a time like this. Your budget may not...

There's plenty to be thankful for this Thanksgiving -- except how much it may cost you. Consumers will spend millions of dollars bulking up on Turkey Day staples, the first wave of many burdensome financial commitments this holiday season, happening at a time when the economy, to put it mildly,...

Of all the columns Store Brand Scorecard has done, tasting different brands of food for you, the dear people, this was one of our most anticipated -- we were sampling pumpkin pie! For the last few weeks we've been trying out different brands of classic Thanksgiving sides such as cornbread stuffing...

The song goes when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's amore. You know what true amore is? Pizza pie. It's a stereotype that pizza is one of the staples of the college diet, but really, there's a lot of truth to that. Once you split the pie amongst friends, dinner's pretty cheap (a...

We're quickly approaching every kid and confectionery company's favorite day of the year -- Halloween. Some of you might think you're too old to dress up or go trick or treating. Never, we say. Halloween visits to the University of Wisconsin in Madison and Yale remain some of the fondest memories...

People, it's time for a potato revolution. When you go out to eat and want a hot, salty, potato-based side for your sandwich, basically your only option is French fries. And that's all fine and good -- fine French fries do rock -- but as you've learned in school, a little diversity can be a good...

Store Brand Scorecard has done enough studying to know that store brands aren't just knock-offs anymore. You can get cheap, quality private label products in place of national brands (oftentimes, we recommend it), but the grocery stores are wising up. They're tired of playing copycat. In some...

All right Money College readers, time to give you a little philosophical lecture on store brands. (Don't worry, this won't be on your final.) On paper, the ideal benefit in buying a store brand is to get a product that tastes just as good, if not better, than the store brand -- while costing you...

Pop quiz, Money College Readers. (Yeah, I know we're not in school yet, but work with me here.) What's the best kind of dip for your tortilla chip? Sure, salsa can be sublime, and queso is quite compelling. But, in Store Brand Scorecard's opinion, nothing's greater than guacamole. (Ideally) chock...