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Irish Peanut Butter

Nick — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 00:40:57 +0000

It exists! But first… Ireland was incredible. It was everything I hoped for and more. After landing in Dublin we drove our over-priced rental car across the country and back, staying in Athlone, Dingle, Killarney, Kilkenny and Dublin along the way. We stayed in 5 B&B’s, toured 2 breweries (Smithwick’s and Guinness) and saw about 1,000 cows and sheep. I found a new favorite beer, Guinness Foreign Extra, but unfortunately I’ll never have another lest I return to Ireland, Nigeria or the Carribean. Read on for the gory details and the hunt for peanut butter in Ireland.

Peanut Butter Reviews – Part 10

Nick — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:44:39 +0000

I love peanut butter. Shocking, I know. And there’s no place I’d rather live than America, because only in America will you find pancakes as large as a pizza, pizzas the size of a car, and cars as large as an elephant. But above all, America is #1 because we are the home of peanut butter. And it’s because of this fact that there is a neverending supply of different peanut butters for me to review. So thank you America, for being the undisputed champion of grinding legumes into a brown, salty paste. And thank you Justin’s and Naturally More, for sending me some fabulous peanut butter.

Peanut Butter Reviews – Part 9

Nick — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 16:49:28 +0000

Nothing pleases me more than sitting down with 10 jars of peanut butter and a spoon to taste and review each one. Sometimes I think that’s what heaven would be like, except you wouldn’t get full and the jars wouldn’t run out. But my spiritual beliefs in peanut butter have yet to enlighten me as to why all the different brands, varieties and flavors of peanut butter that exist in America have yet to spread to the rest of the world. In terms of peanut butter technology, the US is light years ahead. No complaints here except that I’m unable to leave the country for extended periods of time. Now for this round of reviews, I go over some crucial store brands you may have missed as well as some interesting flavored peanut butter from upstate New York.

Peanut Butter Reviews – Part 8

Nick — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:09:28 +0000

I would venture to guess that I have tasted more brands and varieties of peanut butter than anyone else in the world. While I await the call from Guinness Book of World Record’s, I plan to entertain you and your taste buds with a few more reviews. Has anyone seen or tasted the peanut butter pictured above? I thought not. That’s because I have reason to believe it may not be from this dimension. Speaking of which, what do Mother’s Day and the Twilight Zone have in common? Read on to find out…

Peanut Butter Reviews – Part 7

Nick — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 21:04:21 +0000

And so it’s time for another round of peanut butter reviews. No matter how much peanut butter I eat, there’s always another brand begging to be tried, and I say bring it on! I can’t consider my life complete until I’ve tried them all! The offerings this time include two brands I can’t rememeber where I got and some standard offerings from a new grocery store I’m obsessed with, Wegman’s. Chances are, if you have a Wegman’s nearby then you already feel the love. If not, then I feel sad for you. In addition, Lee Zalben, the founder of Peanut Butter & Co, was kind enough to send me a few boxes of flavored peanut butter squeeze packs to try. Jealous? Well don’t forget you can win some of your own by entering a recipe into the Peanut Butter Exhibition #8 – Delectable Duo!

Peanut Butter Club – Part 6

Nick — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 23:15:31 +0000

It’s time for another round of peanut butter reviews. Two of these jars are thanks to the Peanut Butter of the Month Club, the other two jars were purchased out of my own curiosity and never-ending quest for the ultimate peanut butter. I’ve mostly moved away from flavored peanut butter – I enjoy the textures and flavors of plain peanut butter as a result of different processes such as roasting levels, peanut variety and amounts of salt. Each brand has their own unqiue process, and similar to wine tasting, I like to distinguish them. For this round of peanut butter tasting I present a few lesser known brands and varieties, one in particular that is unlike anything I’ve had before.

Peanut Butter Club – Part 5

Nick — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:20:56 +0000

Being the Peanut Butter Boy is a tough job, there seems to be an endless supply of peanut butter brands and varieties. I’m not complaining though, and if you run your own nut butter company I’ll gladly review your nut butters! This round of reviews covers some fairly common brands and varieties. My current favorite peanut butter is also reviewed, I think I’ve waited so long to review it because I’ve been busy inhaling jar after jar. There is 1 review of a brand that I have never seen before but luckily the Peanut Butter of the Month Club brought it to my doorstep. I can proudly say I have 5 more peanut butters under my belt. Read on for the reviews or to see all of my peanut butter reviews, click here.

Peanut Butter Club – Part 3 and 4

Nick — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:38:29 +0000

New apartment means empty fridge and empty cabinets. Unfortunately we have very limited cabinet space, so only 1 shelf is devoted to peanut butter. Because of this, space is precious and expectations are high – only the best jars are allowed to grace my shelves. The two latest shipments from the Peanut Butter of the Month Club did not disappoint, featuring a caramel flavor from Sunland as well as a recently-recommend jar from Krema. In addition, I picked up a few jars before leaving California of brands that I never tried. That and more coming up next on the Peanut Butter Boy. Read on for details…

More Peanut Butter Please

Nick — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:44:06 +0000

As if I needed more peanut butter, here is yet another review – this time of 8 different varieties, including ones you’ve probably never heard of. The next shipment from the Peanut Butter of the Month club arrived, this time it was those two lovely jars you see above. On top of that, I was contacted by two nut butter companies who wanted to send me samples, how could I refuse? East Wind Nut Butters is a small nut butter company run by the East Wind Community, a cooperative society living in the Ozark mountains, and they produce a variety of high-quality nut butters as their main source of income. Fitnutz is a peanut butter powder just like PB2 except that they offer 3 different varieties, including chunky. Both companies sent me samples which I happily accepted and tested, all for your benefit of course. If only Vita-Mix would contact me, I’d gladly test their blender’s peanut butter making prowess…

The Peanut Butter Reserve

Nick — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:25:43 +0000

7 months. That’s how long it will take to finish my current stash of peanut butter assuming a consumption rate of 1 jar per week. Several events led to this perfect storm of peanut butter. First, I finally ordered some PB2, that powdered peanut butter I keep hearing so much about. Second, I recently received some samples from my good friend Katie at Naturally Nutty which led me to order several of my favorites. And last, I won the Peanut Butter & Co. Holiday Recipe Contest, the grand prize being a t-shirt, a book and one jar of each flavor. All of this on top of my regular stash brings me to a grand total of around 30 jars of the good stuff. So what’s my plan? To sample and review each and every flavor for the enjoyment of my fellow peanut butter lovers. Read on for the results…