Baked beans are one of the most quintessential sides at a tailgate or asummer cookout.
After conducting this taste test, we all learned just how different our palates are.
You may also imagine soft beans with a relatively equal ratio of sauce-to-bean.
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This baked bean variety would be the perfect touch to such a plate.
I don’t like the idea of fishing beans out of what looks (and tastes) like syrup.
One editor wrote that the beans, “taste like gingerbread.”
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Another wrote, “Doesn’t taste like baked beans at all.”
I personally was not a fan of this can of beans at all.
The sauce was very runny and very prominent in tomato flavor.
One editor bluntly wrote, “Tastes like it’s drowning in ketchup.”
I would put it on all of my burgers."
To each their own, I guess.
B&M has been makingbaked beans since 1867, however, their recipe may be a little stale.
Another editor described the sauce as watery and said, “it has the strangest aftertaste.”
Someone else wrote, “The sauce is really off-putting.”
Overall, the sauce was very runny, and the flavor was not appetizing.
However, the taste was slightly different.
One of the editors commented that she tasted a hint of pork.
B&M Original Baked Beans didn’t impress us either.
To show how split the reviews were, one editor wrote, “Horrible.
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Another editor and I both ranked this can of beans high on our list of favorites.
However, the rest of our team shared a different opinion.
Do you see how we have such mixed reviews?
That’s why this one sits almost in the middle of our list.
Campbell’s Pork & Beans
Our taste-testers enjoyed the thick texture of these beans.
Others said these beans had a smoky, salty taste with a pronounced pork flavor.
One editor wrote, “Sort of bland; not as much flavor as the others.”
Another wrote, “Good thick texturenot too sweet or savory.”
One editor described it perfectly: “Sweet and tangy; the texture was overall good.
I would choose this.”
A majority preferred this can of beans over some of the others because it wasn’t nearly as saucy.
She also appreciated the tomato puree base more than the traditional brown sugar-filled one.
Is it any surprise that one of Bush’s Best baked beans takes second place?
For those who follow avegetariandiet, this is a great alternative to Bush’s Original baked beans.
Bush’s Best Original Baked Beans
The clear winner.
As one editor wrote, “These are classic for a reason!
I love the pork bits and the sweet sauce.”
Nearly every editor who participated described this can of beans as classic.
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