A blind taste test of 17 supermarket plain-salted crisp brands ranked from worst to best
Consensus Summary
This story presents a blind taste test of 17 supermarket plain-salted crisps from brands like Aldi, Coles, Woolworths, and specialty stores. The author evaluates each batch based on saltiness, texture, and overall quality without prior knowledge of the brands. Aldi’s crisps emerge as a standout performer in the top 10, while Chappy’s also ranks in the top five. The test highlights that fancier or more expensive crisps do not necessarily taste better, and the author concludes that any flavored crisps would surpass plain-salted varieties. The identical reporting between sources suggests no substantive differences in the findings or methodology.
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Key details reported by multiple sources:
- A blind taste test of 17 plain-salted crisp packets was conducted using chips purchased from Australian supermarkets including Aldi, Coles, Woolworths, and fancier stores
- The test involved analyzing the crisps' colour, constitution, salt, oil, and spudliness without knowing which brand each was
- Aldi's plain-salted crisps ranked highly in the top 10 of the taste test
- Chappy’s plain-salted crisps ranked in the top five of the taste test
- The author consumed all 17 packets of crisps during the test
Contradictions
Conflicting information between sources:
- Both sources use identical headlines, text, and rankings, indicating no actual differences in reporting
Source Articles
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From the bleachy to the bubbly: The ultimate plain-salted crisp taste test
In a quest to find the best, Frank Sweet blind taste-tested 17 plain-salted crisps. Which home-brand supermarket crisps knocked the posh ones off the podium?...