The Store-Bought Guacamole Taste Test: We Tried 6 Brands and Ranked Them — Shopping

Guacamole is so easy to make that it's almost silly to buy it from the store. But sometimes you just don't have 10 minutes to chop and mash your way to homemade. Maybe you're heading straight to a party from work, or grabbing some snacks on the road while heading for the beach, or maybe you'd rather focus your efforts on making an entrée and not an app? Besides, you can't always get your hands on perfectly ripe avocados right when you need them.

That's why store-bought guacamole will always have its place. Every supermarket has a few brands to choose from, tucked away near the hummus or salad dressings. But which one tastes the closest to homemade? Clearly we needed to put them to the test.

I rounded up all the brands I could find (and a bag of chips), asked my guac-averse husband to set up a blind tasting.

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