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Taste Tests

Which grocery products are worth your money and which should you skip? Stumptown Savings conducts blind taste tests of popular store-brand products to help you save time and money.

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We Tested Grocery Store Sushi at 9 Portland Stores. The Winner Surprised Us All

May 12, 2026

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11 min read

We Tested Grocery Store Sushi at 9 Portland Stores. The Winner Surprised Us All

We blind-tested grocery store sushi at nine Portland-area stores so you don't have to. One clearly won. One got spit out. Here's the full ranking with prices and judge scores.

Bryan M. Vance
Bryan M. Vance
We Blind Taste-Tested 9 Portland-Area Store Brand Cheddars To Find the Best

Apr 7, 2026

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15 min read

We Blind Taste-Tested 9 Portland-Area Store Brand Cheddars To Find the Best

Stumptown Savings assembled a blind taste test panel to crown the best store-brand cheddar cheese you can buy in the Portland, Oregon region. See which cheese fooled two judges into thinking it was Tillamook.

Bryan M. Vance
Bryan M. Vance
We Tasted 11 Portland Store Brand Tortilla Chips To Find the Best

Mar 3, 2026

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16 min read

We Tasted 11 Portland Store Brand Tortilla Chips To Find the Best

We put 11 store-brand tortilla chips from Portland grocers to a blind taste test. From a $1.97 budget surprise to a local favorite's crushing defeat, here is which bag of tortilla chips is worth your money.

Bryan M. Vance
Bryan M. Vance
The Great Portland Rotisserie Chicken Taste Test: We Ate 9 Birds to Find the Best

Dec 9, 2025

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13 min read

The Great Portland Rotisserie Chicken Taste Test: We Ate 9 Birds to Find the Best

We stripped the labels off chickens from Costco, WinCo, Whole Foods, New Seasons, and more for a blind taste test. The results were shocking: The winner costs less than $6, while one of the most expensive birds was deemed "flavorless" and "chalky."

Bryan M. Vance
Bryan M. Vance
We Tested 7 Store-Brand Vanilla Ice Creams: The Winner Was Clear

Oct 29, 2025

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11 min read

We Tested 7 Store-Brand Vanilla Ice Creams: The Winner Was Clear

Is a premium price tag worth it when it comes to this unsung hero of the dessert world? We blind-tasted vanilla ice cream from Costco, Trader Joe's, New Seasons, and more to find the undisputed store-brand champion of taste, texture, and value.

Bryan M. Vance
Bryan M. Vance
The Great Portland Grocery Store Doughnut Showdown

Aug 19, 2025

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11 min read

The Great Portland Grocery Store Doughnut Showdown

Which Portland-area supermarket makes the best doughnut? We tasted them all to find the surprising champion.

Bryan M. Vance
Bryan M. Vance
Battle of Portland’s Deli Salads: 9 Enter, With a Surprising Clear Winner

Jul 15, 2025

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12 min read

Battle of Portland’s Deli Salads: 9 Enter, With a Surprising Clear Winner

For Salad Week, Stumptown Savings teamed up with Bridgetown Bites to taste some of Portland’s best grocery store salads. The winner surprised us all.

Bryan M. Vance
Bryan M. Vance

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