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NGL, I was expecting the usual "Subscribe or _____" format, but seeing that you have a sponsor fills me with such joy! You made a bold move going on your own and it's paying off big time! You're literally the funniest and cleanest comedian on RUclips and you deserve all the good things coming to you, Matt!
The Weekender is a great bag! Wax the canvas for weatherproofing, and it's darn near perfect. But, no joke, be very careful if you store it on a high shelf. Because a full bottle of wine *will* fall out of it and strike you in the face.
Hey boss, you might want to reupload this one. During your Bespoke Post segment you referenced the old bless your rank series from the other place that wasn't so kind to you. It opens them up to be even less kind and hit your channel with a strike.
One time my college roommate and I were in paris and he described ranch to some British chicks by saying its 3rd in importance only to the constitution and bacon
I studied abroad for a semester in England and when I found out there was no ranch dressing there and no one had ever heard of it up there I was a bit upset. Also, in the UK Doritos Ranch is called Doritos Coolers Original (or maybe Original Coolers). When a British friend said he had no idea what that meant, I told him in the US it was called Ranch. When he asked what Ranch was, the only thing I could say was it's a type of salad dressing/dip.
Calling Hidden Valley the standard 0 on the ranch scale was the most accurate thing in this video to me. Hidden Valley is ranch and you can either be better than or worse than Hidden Valley.
That is pretty hard to be worse than Hidden Valley, it hasn't been good since the 90's when they started messing with the recipe and steadily making it worse and worse. I honestly gave up on most bottled Ranches and just make my own.
I'm a Texas girl and prior to late 1992, I just thought of Ranch as one of many options for a salad. Then I moved to California and for the first time I saw people using it to dip all their foods in. I started referring to Ranch as the California gravy! 😜
Dunno I remember slathering my school pizza is ranch in the late 80's and 90's because it needed a stack of napkins (for all the grease) and something else to make up for the lack of taste (Some kids used ketchup) and that was in North Carolina
@@SilvaDreamshey hey those pizza rectangles were the bomb! No crust just will to wall cheese and/or pepperoni Course it could be the school to cause mine used to make sure the bottom crust was never soggy
@@merceduslong4486 Your school had pepperoni pizza? Our rectangles were always the ones with the little sausage bits. I admit I didn't hate them. We nearly always had fries as a side option when we had pizza. For some reason corn was nearly always the vegetable when we had pizza.
I work at Ken's Foods in McDonough GA! We make the bottles like you had, and the dipping cupsc for restaurants. Glad you liked it! P.S. we make Newmans Own also!
what's funny is in my adulthood the things I eat ketchup on has decreased to mainly hamburgers, hot dogs, meatloaf (not baked on...ew!).Ii don't eat it on fries, onion rings, fish, etc.
Back in the day, Ranch was not available in bottles and you couldn't order it. It had to be made with a packet of seasonings and buttermilk. It was a huge treat for my mom to "make" it. Finally, it exploded onto the scene. I've had them all but Ken's is now the only one for me.😊
Matt, you left out the very best...Litehouse Homestyle Ranch. It's in the refrigerated section and tastes just like dressing at the very best steakhouses. 💕 Give it a try!
I got some of the videos. My kids liked the stories, too, although I think I enjoyed the stories even more as an adult since I knew the original stories.
As a transplanted southerner who has been living in the midwest for a decade. I can absolutely say that ranch is loved in the midwest in a whole other way. It's something else.
@@Speedster___ We did that in high-school in Minnesota. Pizza dipped in ranch. My brother wants ranch for nuggets and I started him on ranching his toast. Make toast, butter than sprinkle ranch seasoning.
The ranch I use all the time is found at Walmart, although I've never been down south so I can't say it's at every Walmart. It is called Litehouse (Homestyle kind) and it is usually found near the carrots and broccoli.
Litehouse is far and away the superior ranch! I'll use shelf-stable ranch as an *ingredient* (like breading chicken, or something), but if I'm dipping, it's Litehouse! Sam's Club has a huge 32oz bottle for LESS THAN the price of the 20oz at Walmart ($5.28)
Matt: "I was living like a man child" Also Matt: filming in front of his arcade games and action figures in his studio/man cave 😂 I love your videos and sense of humor, Matt!! Although I did just buy Ken's Ranch because the bottle of Olive Garden Ranch in our fridge was too much like a weird, bad Italian dressing 🤔🤷♀️
I grew up on hidden valley ranch. My parents bought it all the time so did my siblings. About a year ago I deserved Ken's and I haven't bought HV since.
Wishbone was like the forerunner to Martha Speaks, a PBS show where a dog eats alphabet soup and is able to speak. I saw a little Wishbone, but I grew up more with Martha Speaks. A good MS episode is the one where the elderly woman neighbor goes onto Antiques Roadshow expecting a huge evaluation on her antique, but it came out to only five dollars.
I must say, having moved to Australia for a semester, the thing I miss most is American ranch (Aussie ranch is too sweet and runny). This has been a nice reprieve from my sadly ranchless life
Their Parmesan with Peppercorn Dressing is delicious! I make chicken parmesan pita wraps with it! I can only find it at Publix (in the South), so I stock up during BoGos!
As a fellow Midwesterner I can agree that we own ranch out of anywhere in the US we put it on everything and we take our ranch very seriously so we own it here and back off we own ranch as a dressing 😌 And also we do season our food we season it with corn 😂 (p.s. love your videos)
Thanks to you, I now have a gallon of Milo's Sweet Tea in the fridge at all times. Looks like Olive garden will be joining it. BTW, I live in Washington State.
I love Milo's unsweetened so much. And a Southerner friend of mine told me she drinks their sugar-free sweet tea under doctor's orders and it works for her old-school cravings. Now that's a compliment.
I immediately think of the dog whenever I hear Wishbone. I want my kid to watch it. She would LOVE it. She loves reading. You made some great commentary! 😊
If you have Ingles grocery stores near you, they have a ranch in the refrigerated dressing section called Chef GW Clisso. The Mountain Ranch is my favorite but they also make a few other flavors
You know what absolutely delights me in your videos... well, one of the great many things that delight me in your videos... is you saying "thow" instead of "throw." My dad's family has always done that, especially in the context of "thow up." It makes me smile every time. ^_^
If all you've ever tried was the bottled stuff.. Can't blame you for not being into ranch. Most bottled ranches went down hill fast around the 90's, made at home is by far the best. (Why people think it's hard or time consuming is beyond me, you can make a batch in a few minutes)
@@SilvaDreamsLongevity of the Dressing is a valid concern with Homemade. You can have a store-bought bottle of perhaps Hidden Valley or other Shelf-Stable brand, be in your fridge for over a year and still be fine. Or even unopened bottles in the pantry for 2-3 years and they will be perfectly fine. With Homemade the most longevity you can get (unless a mostly Vinegar based dressing) is maybe a week at best.
Definitely need a restaurant version. Id' be curious to get your opinion on Texas Roadhouse's ranch. I typically go through at least three cups of it when I eat there.
We usually swap between hidden valley and Ken's steakhouse, the other night I tried mixing some Ken's buttermilk into a little bit of sour cream and it was very good. Not as oily and thick as ranch straight from the bottle, and I didn't have to go through all the effort of buying expensive ranch powder to make my own. (I tried making ranch dressing from scratch once and my eggs would not emulsify with the oil for the mayonnaise base.)
Matt giving Golden Corral advice was on point 6:15 . Has Matt done an overview of buffets? A ranking would be good, but something a bit more deep, where he gives similarly robust pointers and crucial life advice, would be welcome.
If Golden Corral did a ranch fountain with freshly-cut veggies and wings around it, I'd be in heaven. I might do all of my eating from that alone until dessert.
I’m assuming part of the challenge was to stay on the salad dressing aisle. If he could have gone to the produce section “lifehouse” or “litehouse” would have been TOTALLY superior to anything else! I buy mine at Sam’s and put it on. EVERYTHING! I think I tried Olive Garden and it was just okay in comparison. I won’t buy anything lower than that.
Litehouse truly is the best ranch if you aren't going to make your own. I won't eat any of the shelf-stable bottled ones anymore after trying it. They all taste kinda...stale.
So happy to see you get a sponsorship and to officially use the "Bless Your Rank" name again (seemed like there were some egg shells you were walking around for a while) Also, would titally watch another episode of this with wings instead of vegitables... Maybe a follow-up short video.
I'm just glad the term "Bless Your Rank" is back, it's a small win ❤ Could we get a ranking of Waffle/Pancake mixes next? Would love to see how you think Waffle House mix stacks up against Pearl Milling Company or Krusteaz!
Way back when I was a kid and we're going way back my mom used to make ranch dressing using the ranch mix but she would use buttermilk instead of regular. Some of the best ranch I've ever had.
Matt have you tried hidden valley RANCH SEASONING!?!? I like to put it on everything! Burgers, corn dogs, chicken nuggets, pot roast, anything. It’s really good.
Matt...I think you have to give the midwest this one and do a collab. Bottled store bought ranch is equivalent to store bought sweet tea for a southerner. The best Ranches are homemade...or occasionally found at local/ regional restaurants who have their own recipes. That's where you get actually good ranch. Store bought will never compete.
Shout out to the family restaurant down the street from you, who's ranch is the gold standard that all other ranches aim to be. You know which place. We all have one.
You were already high up on my list of favorite RUclipsr’s, when you said you were a Ken’s family you made it to the top of my list 😁 you need to try the buttermilk ranch, it’s even thicker.
Olive garden is the main ranch I use for my salads because it is SO good. I love it on other stuff too but I feel like it's the best ranch for salad/vegetables cause it compliments SO well.
Ranch is Californian, as I recall. Prior to that the rest of us had buttermilk dressing which was pretty much ranch till Hidden Valley exploded. Hidden Valley is the best when you make it from scratch.
This was fantastic! Ranch is my go-to dressing. We have 3 different kinds in the fridge right now - Ken's, Olive Garden & Tony Chachere's (they make an excellent Cajun ranch that really adds a little bit of flavor to a salad).
We are a Kens family too!! Their honey mustard is the best and their creamy Italian is perfect for an Italian wrap. Oh and I do enjoy the ranch as well.
I agree with what you said about Hidden Valley ranch but one day at my local most dollar general and saw hidden valley Buttermilk ranch and thought , gee, that's how to do homemade! So I tried it and wow what a difference! Now that is all I buy when I want ranch dressing
In half jar your favorite mayonnaise with enough 2% buttermilk to thin out to your liking then - 2 tbs garlic powder, 1 tbs onion powder, salt and pepper(lots) to taste. You can then add hot sauce, slivered green onion, gummy bears or whatever you like after that.
You crack me up and make me smile, but I never thought about the Olive Garden ranch dressing being a contender before, so you did great service today, lol
Hidden Valley is my pick for ranch, but I agree with you that it's the baseline for ranch that everything else is judged against. Because it's the original, everything else is deviating from it, some good and some bad. One thing though is that I use the Hidden Valley Ranch Powder quite a bit. Mix it into the cream cheese for Jalapeno Poppers. Put it in Buffalo Chicken Dip. Use it to season chicken for baking or grilling, for vegetables that you're roasting. It's a very versatile seasoning mix. And yes, I am old enough to remember Wishbone from PBS, but I haven't thought of that show in years LOL.
I grew up watching Wishbone episodes all the time. We didn't have cable or anything like that until the late 00s, maybe early 2010s at the latest, so PBS was my way of watching cartoons and kid's shows in the 90s.
You need to do a taste test of the Ranches in the produce section. Like Marie's, Marzetti's, Bolt House, etc...I use to buy the one's in the condiment section like the ones you just tested, but found out they all have MSG in them. Yuck
I recently started making my own ranch using low fat Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise as a base. Basically you mix 6 oz of the yogurt with 6 oz of milk, add a ranch packet, and mix well. I like it.
I need a separate foodie channel where Matt just eats and talks about food. Not the ASMR junk, but just him enjoying food. It would be a hit! This and the Little Debbie reactions are just so much fun that I really enjoy watching them.
Hearing you call out us Midwesterners for not seasoning our food...my initial reaction was "OH YOU SONNAVA...", and then the fact the majority of my extended family lives in Tennessee and Georgia...i was like..."he's kinda right."
I could drink the ranch from Mazzios Pizza. Actually, I couldn't, because it's too thick to drink, but it's the best dadgum ranch on God's green earth!
Late to the party, but, the ranch I usually buy is Bolthouse Farms. It is yogurt based so it is super creamy, and comes in different flavors like cucumber (the one I prefer), salsa, and clantro avocado. Very good for dipping veggies!
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Where's the "Subscribe or Walmart will give you Wishbone forever" pin??? 🙂😂
Ken's headquarters are in Massachusetts. You yankee.
NGL, I was expecting the usual "Subscribe or _____" format, but seeing that you have a sponsor fills me with such joy! You made a bold move going on your own and it's paying off big time! You're literally the funniest and cleanest comedian on RUclips and you deserve all the good things coming to you, Matt!
The Weekender is a great bag! Wax the canvas for weatherproofing, and it's darn near perfect. But, no joke, be very careful if you store it on a high shelf. Because a full bottle of wine *will* fall out of it and strike you in the face.
Hey boss, you might want to reupload this one. During your Bespoke Post segment you referenced the old bless your rank series from the other place that wasn't so kind to you. It opens them up to be even less kind and hit your channel with a strike.
Matt using carrots instead of wings might be the most grown up thing he's done in years
He’s a daddy now. Gotta start trying to be healthy!
And the carrots are organic. I'm a Wal-Mart employee, and I recognize the packaging.
Idk. Maybe he’s a closet green smoothie fan 😂
@@JPMJPM he’s been a dad for years now and he just did little Debbie vs walmart so yeah not healthily lol
And he's so mad about it. Hahaha.
One time my college roommate and I were in paris and he described ranch to some British chicks by saying its 3rd in importance only to the constitution and bacon
😂😂😂😂 he ain't wrong
and a 12 gage
Yep
I studied abroad for a semester in England and when I found out there was no ranch dressing there and no one had ever heard of it up there I was a bit upset.
Also, in the UK Doritos Ranch is called Doritos Coolers Original (or maybe Original Coolers). When a British friend said he had no idea what that meant, I told him in the US it was called Ranch. When he asked what Ranch was, the only thing I could say was it's a type of salad dressing/dip.
A sponsor? Our little boy is growing up so fast.
I’m a real RUclipsr now!
@@alostrich "🏆"
💜💚💙 🥦🥕
@@alostrich the only RUclipsr worth being a social influencer
@@alostrich yes you are 😂 content is awesome
@@alostrich well deserved! One of few that make me consistently laugh.
I was literally sprinkling blue cheese crumbles on my salad when Matt said “you’re eating mold, stop it” 😬
😂 Talk about timing!
Delicious, delicious mold.
That mold prevents diseases. You will live long and prosper.
Don't let him mold shame you. You are a person of refined culture.
Blue cheese is just mold that got its life together
Calling Hidden Valley the standard 0 on the ranch scale was the most accurate thing in this video to me. Hidden Valley is ranch and you can either be better than or worse than Hidden Valley.
100% facts lol
It was good back in the day. Plain now
They must've changed the recipe because it's not good at all anymore.
Hidden valley sucks.
That is pretty hard to be worse than Hidden Valley, it hasn't been good since the 90's when they started messing with the recipe and steadily making it worse and worse.
I honestly gave up on most bottled Ranches and just make my own.
I'm a Texas girl and prior to late 1992, I just thought of Ranch as one of many options for a salad. Then I moved to California and for the first time I saw people using it to dip all their foods in. I started referring to Ranch as the California gravy! 😜
I call it white girl gravy!
Dunno I remember slathering my school pizza is ranch in the late 80's and 90's because it needed a stack of napkins (for all the grease) and something else to make up for the lack of taste (Some kids used ketchup) and that was in North Carolina
I'm Texan and I love ranch on everything 😂
@@SilvaDreamshey hey those pizza rectangles were the bomb! No crust just will to wall cheese and/or pepperoni
Course it could be the school to cause mine used to make sure the bottom crust was never soggy
@@merceduslong4486 Your school had pepperoni pizza? Our rectangles were always the ones with the little sausage bits. I admit I didn't hate them. We nearly always had fries as a side option when we had pizza. For some reason corn was nearly always the vegetable when we had pizza.
My sister refers to raw veggies as ranch delivery devices.
She’s on another level and I love it lol
She's not wrong 😂😂
Hidden Valley used to use the slogan "It makes vegetables delectable." My version was "It makes vegetables fattening."
Same
I only eat ranch with carrots or broccoli. Lol
I work at Ken's Foods in McDonough GA! We make the bottles like you had, and the dipping cupsc for restaurants. Glad you liked it!
P.S. we make Newmans Own also!
I would’ve loved to have seen you do a blind taste test. Then it’s revealed what all the bottles were at the end.
Thank you! He already had a preference for Ken’s so it should have stood up to a blind test 💯
And all the bottles were blue cheese.
@@davidthedeaf you s.o.b. I choked on my beer when I read this and I’m not mad 😂
"There's a time and a place and the time is never and the place is hell!"
Your review videos are gold, Matt!
Hope Ranking of Ketchups makes an appearance , including the “fancy” versions. Could use fries as the tasting vehicle.
Whataburger spicy ketchup has no competition
Jalapeno and banana ketchup ftw.
Let's face it Hines is the worst, its all about that hunts😂😂
what's funny is in my adulthood the things I eat ketchup on has decreased to mainly hamburgers, hot dogs, meatloaf (not baked on...ew!).Ii don't eat it on fries, onion rings, fish, etc.
Fries and ketchup would be an entertaining duality
Back in the day, Ranch was not available in bottles and you couldn't order it. It had to be made with a packet of seasonings and buttermilk. It was a huge treat for my mom to "make" it. Finally, it exploded onto the scene. I've had them all but Ken's is now the only one for me.😊
I remember those days. My mom even used the packets to make Italian dressing as well. My gran just made ketchup and miracle whip dressing.
I was shocked when my mom told me ranch wasn't around her entire life.
@@christinebenson518 Ranch was made up right at the beginning off the 50's (technically `49)
I still occasionally make it from a mix. I prefer Uncle Dan's. It's out of Washington so I have to order the packets, but it's sooooo good.
Matt, you left out the very best...Litehouse Homestyle Ranch. It's in the refrigerated section and tastes just like dressing at the very best steakhouses. 💕 Give it a try!
THIS!
100% I was waiting for that one to pop up. It's my favorite as well!
What about Sir Kensington or Primal Kitchen?
@@BrewBlaster Can't get Sir Kensington here, but I'll try Primal Kitchen...if you try the Litehouse Homestyle 👍
@@rfowler6039 And yes, they have Litehouse at my local Kroger, so it's a deal.
I feel like there is a very specific age range of us that know and remember and loved Wishbone on pbs 😂
You're probably right about that. I haven't seen Wishbone since maybe 2000 at the latest, and that was on a vhs in elementary school.
I remember Wishbone on PBS myself -- and I'm 45...so that just shows my age. 😅😂
Yes! And there was a time where they made books about the show which was about books.
@@melody_shmelody I'm pretty sure I had a Wishbone book growing up.
I got some of the videos. My kids liked the stories, too, although I think I enjoyed the stories even more as an adult since I knew the original stories.
As a transplanted southerner who has been living in the midwest for a decade. I can absolutely say that ranch is loved in the midwest in a whole other way. It's something else.
I moved to North Dakota from Texas, the kids dip their bananas in ranch here. They are indeed on another level.
@@CS-06 that sounds so disgusting lol
Ranch replaces ketchup I swear. Had a roommate who put everything in ranch (including pizza).
I live in the Winnesakota area. I don't like ranch.
@@Speedster___ We did that in high-school in Minnesota. Pizza dipped in ranch. My brother wants ranch for nuggets and I started him on ranching his toast. Make toast, butter than sprinkle ranch seasoning.
Matt: idk if this was for a party or anything
Wife: breathes deep it's fine walks away
Always love seeing a RUclipsr sneak some comedy in an ad read
The ranch I use all the time is found at Walmart, although I've never been down south so I can't say it's at every Walmart. It is called Litehouse (Homestyle kind) and it is usually found near the carrots and broccoli.
We have it down here! Lots of restaurants use Litehouse
Litehouse is far and away the superior ranch! I'll use shelf-stable ranch as an *ingredient* (like breading chicken, or something), but if I'm dipping, it's Litehouse! Sam's Club has a huge 32oz bottle for LESS THAN the price of the 20oz at Walmart ($5.28)
The last time i went to Sam's Club I got myself 4 of those and I'm halfway done and they're still within their shelf life!
Litehouse ranch is the best as well as their chunky Blue Cheese.
He probably doesn't know it exists, cause he probably doesn't realize there are a bunch of refrigerated ranches, too.
"seeds that got out of control" is just comedy gold. Thanks for your sacrifices, Matt, you are vastly appreciated.
Aren’t we all just seeds that got out of control 😝 lol
I read this as he said it and now I’m scared the government is watching me
Matt: "I was living like a man child"
Also Matt: filming in front of his arcade games and action figures in his studio/man cave 😂
I love your videos and sense of humor, Matt!! Although I did just buy Ken's Ranch because the bottle of Olive Garden Ranch in our fridge was too much like a weird, bad Italian dressing 🤔🤷♀️
First time I have actually paid attention during a sponsor live read. Matt is even entertaining in live reads
I never realized how similar the packaging is between brands.
I grew up on hidden valley ranch. My parents bought it all the time so did my siblings. About a year ago I deserved Ken's and I haven't bought HV since.
Loved watching Wishbone, Joe and Sam work there way through classic literature.❤❤❤❤❤
I didn't know there were other choices beside Hidden Valley
Me either!!! I'm curious now!
Hidden valley is ass. Unless you make it yourself
Paul Newman?
@@LeskoBrandon2x Matt did say someone in the comments would say you have to make it yourself. There you go.
@@LeskoBrandon2x 👍
Wishbone was like the forerunner to Martha Speaks, a PBS show where a dog eats alphabet soup and is able to speak. I saw a little Wishbone, but I grew up more with Martha Speaks. A good MS episode is the one where the elderly woman neighbor goes onto Antiques Roadshow expecting a huge evaluation on her antique, but it came out to only five dollars.
Martha was an average dog. She went ruff and ruff and grrr.
It's a great show!
My tail end of my childhood was Wishbone. My kids grew up with Martha Speaks. What fun shows!
I must say, having moved to Australia for a semester, the thing I miss most is American ranch (Aussie ranch is too sweet and runny). This has been a nice reprieve from my sadly ranchless life
Ranch is part of the Holy Sauce trio.
Ketchup, mayo, ranch.
Those three will satisfy EVERY possible food you need to eat
Ken's Steakhouse does so many really good dressings! I'm partial to their lite ceasar.
I like the sweet vidalia onion
The Greek vinaigrette is AMAZING
Their honey mustard is perfection
Love Ken's Honey Mustard 😍
Their Parmesan with Peppercorn Dressing is delicious! I make chicken parmesan pita wraps with it! I can only find it at Publix (in the South), so I stock up during BoGos!
You should have added the fancy refrigerated bottles to the taste test!
After Matt's tangent on Wish, I'd totally watch a Matt Wish haul video.
Or just a wish browse and commentary.... 😂
I just noticed the Olive Garden Ranch at Publix and was wondering if it were worth a try. Guess I'm going to give it a try now.
As a fellow Midwesterner I can agree that we own ranch out of anywhere in the US we put it on everything and we take our ranch very seriously so we own it here and back off we own ranch as a dressing 😌
And also we do season our food we season it with corn 😂 (p.s. love your videos)
We season it to compliment the ranch.
Thanks to you, I now have a gallon of Milo's Sweet Tea in the fridge at all times. Looks like Olive garden will be joining it. BTW, I live in Washington State.
Same!! Also being from Washington I'd never had an opinion on sweet tea before but thanks to Matt we buy Milo's in bulk
I love Milo's unsweetened so much. And a Southerner friend of mine told me she drinks their sugar-free sweet tea under doctor's orders and it works for her old-school cravings. Now that's a compliment.
Back at it again with another banger Matt. Thanks for your contribution to my culinary opinions.
I immediately think of the dog whenever I hear Wishbone. I want my kid to watch it. She would LOVE it. She loves reading. You made some great commentary! 😊
If you have Ingles grocery stores near you, they have a ranch in the refrigerated dressing section called Chef GW Clisso. The Mountain Ranch is my favorite but they also make a few other flavors
You know what absolutely delights me in your videos... well, one of the great many things that delight me in your videos... is you saying "thow" instead of "throw." My dad's family has always done that, especially in the context of "thow up." It makes me smile every time. ^_^
I went to a little restaurant in Wooley Springs and got Ranch dressing when I ordered French.... Southern accents are fun!
I made ranch from scratch once. It was amazing, and I'm not a ranch guy.
If all you've ever tried was the bottled stuff.. Can't blame you for not being into ranch. Most bottled ranches went down hill fast around the 90's, made at home is by far the best. (Why people think it's hard or time consuming is beyond me, you can make a batch in a few minutes)
@@SilvaDreamsLongevity of the Dressing is a valid concern with Homemade. You can have a store-bought bottle of perhaps Hidden Valley or other Shelf-Stable brand, be in your fridge for over a year and still be fine. Or even unopened bottles in the pantry for 2-3 years and they will be perfectly fine.
With Homemade the most longevity you can get (unless a mostly Vinegar based dressing) is maybe a week at best.
Definitely need a restaurant version. Id' be curious to get your opinion on Texas Roadhouse's ranch. I typically go through at least three cups of it when I eat there.
Texas Roadhouse is the absolute Lord God of all ranch dressing! If I drowned in a vat of it, I'd die happy!
Texas Roadhouse is THE BEST.
It’s so good!
Restaurant ranch is the best ranch.
We usually swap between hidden valley and Ken's steakhouse, the other night I tried mixing some Ken's buttermilk into a little bit of sour cream and it was very good. Not as oily and thick as ranch straight from the bottle, and I didn't have to go through all the effort of buying expensive ranch powder to make my own. (I tried making ranch dressing from scratch once and my eggs would not emulsify with the oil for the mayonnaise base.)
I'm so glad that BYR is back in full force. You do a great job Matt.
Can we demand that this becomes a series?! Ketchup, BBQ sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Steak sauce, etc etc etc
You are brave taking on this topic. People take their Ranch dressing verry seriously in most parts of the country.
"The times are never and the place is hell" is going in my back pocket for future use
I loved Wishbone, especially the Robin Hood episode
I would watch that show all the time,hate that they don't make shows like that anymore.
Wishbone as Robin Hood was the BEST ONE!
Matt, my husband bought the Olive Garden Ranch because of this video . . . Thank you! It IS the best.
Only Mr. Mitchell could make ranch tasting into a hilarious experience. 👏👏😄
Matt giving Golden Corral advice was on point 6:15 . Has Matt done an overview of buffets? A ranking would be good, but something a bit more deep, where he gives similarly robust pointers and crucial life advice, would be welcome.
If Golden Corral did a ranch fountain with freshly-cut veggies and wings around it, I'd be in heaven. I might do all of my eating from that alone until dessert.
I have never jumped so fast for a video
I have never jumped.
😂
I’m assuming part of the challenge was to stay on the salad dressing aisle. If he could have gone to the produce section “lifehouse” or “litehouse” would have been TOTALLY superior to anything else! I buy mine at Sam’s and put it on. EVERYTHING! I think I tried Olive Garden and it was just okay in comparison. I won’t buy anything lower than that.
Litehouse is my go -to, but will use a shelf dressing for things like breading chicken.
Litehouse truly is the best ranch if you aren't going to make your own. I won't eat any of the shelf-stable bottled ones anymore after trying it. They all taste kinda...stale.
So happy to see you get a sponsorship and to officially use the "Bless Your Rank" name again (seemed like there were some egg shells you were walking around for a while)
Also, would titally watch another episode of this with wings instead of vegitables... Maybe a follow-up short video.
I'm just glad the term "Bless Your Rank" is back, it's a small win ❤
Could we get a ranking of Waffle/Pancake mixes next? Would love to see how you think Waffle House mix stacks up against Pearl Milling Company or Krusteaz!
I use the package of dry mix, with buttermilk and Dukes Mayo....it's the best!
I’ll have to try the Olive Garden ranch, but I was not shocked to see Ken’s placing so high, it’s just such a good ranch
Way back when I was a kid and we're going way back my mom used to make ranch dressing using the ranch mix but she would use buttermilk instead of regular.
Some of the best ranch I've ever had.
“God da..” …. “Dadgummit” I feel ya matt
The best ranch I've ever had was at Po Folks, nothing better than their fried green tomatoes dipped in that ranch. I miss Po Folks!!!
I miss Po Folks, too!
Po Folks is the reason why I like red beans and rice
Matt have you tried hidden valley RANCH SEASONING!?!?
I like to put it on everything!
Burgers, corn dogs, chicken nuggets, pot roast, anything.
It’s really good.
I taught my brother to ranch his toast with it. Butter than ranch seasoning, so delicious
Ohhhhh ya gotta do restaurant version of this. Cause damn wing stops ranch is amazing
Yummy! Agree! ❤ Wingstop ranch!
Matt...I think you have to give the midwest this one and do a collab. Bottled store bought ranch is equivalent to store bought sweet tea for a southerner. The best Ranches are homemade...or occasionally found at local/ regional restaurants who have their own recipes. That's where you get actually good ranch. Store bought will never compete.
Shout out to the family restaurant down the street from you, who's ranch is the gold standard that all other ranches aim to be. You know which place. We all have one.
We have a place in town that makes their own ranch. That with their chicken tender meal is amazing.
You were already high up on my list of favorite RUclipsr’s, when you said you were a Ken’s family you made it to the top of my list 😁 you need to try the buttermilk ranch, it’s even thicker.
I’m not a fan of ranch, but I love watching Matt rank stuff, so here we are. ❤
same
Same!😂
Olive garden is the main ranch I use for my salads because it is SO good. I love it on other stuff too but I feel like it's the best ranch for salad/vegetables cause it compliments SO well.
Ranch is Californian, as I recall. Prior to that the rest of us had buttermilk dressing which was pretty much ranch till Hidden Valley exploded. Hidden Valley is the best when you make it from scratch.
This was fantastic! Ranch is my go-to dressing. We have 3 different kinds in the fridge right now - Ken's, Olive Garden & Tony Chachere's (they make an excellent Cajun ranch that really adds a little bit of flavor to a salad).
😂 Side effect of being a taste tester… We all buy Matt’s favorites and now Matt can never find the items he likes 😂😂
We are a Kens family too!! Their honey mustard is the best and their creamy Italian is perfect for an Italian wrap. Oh and I do enjoy the ranch as well.
Matt, you are now my new hero. To have the balls to put your former employer boss's email online during that rant you sir deserve a great Ranch day!!
Ken’s is the best non-perishable brand of ranch. Absolutely can’t beat homemade! But my #2 is Litehouse ranch.
I really thought this was going to be Matt drinking Ranch bottles as if it were wine or whiskey testing.
Oh, no, that would definitely be the Charlie Berens version of that episode.
I agree with what you said about Hidden Valley ranch but one day at my local most dollar general and saw hidden valley Buttermilk ranch and thought , gee, that's how to do homemade! So I tried it and wow what a difference! Now that is all I buy when I want ranch dressing
I've debated on trying the olive garden salad dressings when I have seen them now I think I will have to try them.
In half jar your favorite mayonnaise with enough 2% buttermilk to thin out to your liking then - 2 tbs garlic powder, 1 tbs onion powder, salt and pepper(lots) to taste. You can then add hot sauce, slivered green onion, gummy bears or whatever you like after that.
I see Matt ranking anything I'm watching, that's that 😂
You crack me up and make me smile, but I never thought about the Olive Garden ranch dressing being a contender before, so you did great service today, lol
When Matt was mourning the loss of not using wings… I felt that in my soul😂
Hidden Valley is my pick for ranch, but I agree with you that it's the baseline for ranch that everything else is judged against. Because it's the original, everything else is deviating from it, some good and some bad. One thing though is that I use the Hidden Valley Ranch Powder quite a bit. Mix it into the cream cheese for Jalapeno Poppers. Put it in Buffalo Chicken Dip. Use it to season chicken for baking or grilling, for vegetables that you're roasting. It's a very versatile seasoning mix.
And yes, I am old enough to remember Wishbone from PBS, but I haven't thought of that show in years LOL.
Matt didn't have Butterfingers - he had Buttermilk fingers!
I grew up watching Wishbone episodes all the time. We didn't have cable or anything like that until the late 00s, maybe early 2010s at the latest, so PBS was my way of watching cartoons and kid's shows in the 90s.
You need to do a taste test of the Ranches in the produce section. Like Marie's, Marzetti's, Bolt House, etc...I use to buy the one's in the condiment section like the ones you just tested, but found out they all have MSG in them. Yuck
I can almost guarantee “the bbq joint” down the street with the best ranch is HIdden Valley powder mix.
My absolute favorite ranch is from Outback. I'll go and order just a salad to get the ranch.
Making a note to try it. Thanks!
I only go to Outback for the bloomin' onions 😋
Love the ranking vids!! You should do some try vids of just trying things you haven't tried before. Your reactions and explanations are the best
My favorite is Marzetti's, but I haven't tried the OG yet.
I recently started making my own ranch using low fat Greek yogurt instead of mayonnaise as a base. Basically you mix 6 oz of the yogurt with 6 oz of milk, add a ranch packet, and mix well. I like it.
We need more Rankings videos.
I have to comment on the commercial... That's the first time in a while I've actually sat through and enjoyed one.
Love your videos and the comedy 😁 It would be awesome to see your reactions on those snack boxes that come from different countries.
I used to have a Wishbone(the dog not the ranch) computer game where he was living out the Odyssey. Good times!
This makes me want to get a bottle of ranch and some carrots.
Me too!!!
I live in Minnesota. You are correct about needing ranch to add flavor to things.
I need a separate foodie channel where Matt just eats and talks about food. Not the ASMR junk, but just him enjoying food. It would be a hit! This and the Little Debbie reactions are just so much fun that I really enjoy watching them.
Yes his commentary is always entertaining 😂
Hearing you call out us Midwesterners for not seasoning our food...my initial reaction was "OH YOU SONNAVA...", and then the fact the majority of my extended family lives in Tennessee and Georgia...i was like..."he's kinda right."
I could drink the ranch from Mazzios Pizza. Actually, I couldn't, because it's too thick to drink, but it's the best dadgum ranch on God's green earth!
Late to the party, but, the ranch I usually buy is Bolthouse Farms. It is yogurt based so it is super creamy, and comes in different flavors like cucumber (the one I prefer), salsa, and clantro avocado. Very good for dipping veggies!
Congrats Matt you made it to the big time You Tubers even got a sponsor!