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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,...

Santa's sick of cookies. At least that's the excuse Store Brand Scorecard's Old Man used every Christmas Eve when it came time to bake a snack for St. Nick. The rationale made sense at the time. Santa's got a lot of houses to go to and a bunch of cookies to eat, so the guy could benefit from at...

It was practically yesterday when we gobbled up our Thanksgiving turkeys and more holiday cooking is just ahead. And if money wasn't tight in November, it's tight now, with all the gifts to get. December is not a great month for the college kid's wallet. That's why buying store brands is...

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...

Fries and ketchup. Peanut butter and jelly. Chips and dip. Some foods simply taste better when paired with the perfect partner. And that's definitely the case for waffles. Back in July, Store Brand Scorecard sampled Eggo buttermilk waffles and three frozen store brand varieties, to determine which...

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...

Wheaties may be the breakfast of champions to some, but to Store Brand Scorecard, the real breakfast of champions is a fat, doughy bagel. (That may explain why I look more like Jack Black than Michael Phelps.) No other breakfast item is so simple to make (toasted or not, either way it's easy) and...

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...

What makes a smart cookie? Is it someone who does well on finals? Sure. A delicious, freshly baked and satisfying treat? That, too. How about someone who saves money buying better tasting store brand cookies? Most definitely. Store brands often are less expensive than name brands, but they aren't...

Independence Day is coming, kids, practically the halfway point of summer vacation before school starts up again. Bummer. But don't start mourning just yet, what with all the fireworks and parades and cookouts millions of Americans will take in to celebrate America's big 2-3-4. One of Store Brand...