The Best Hamburger Buns at the Supermarket
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- Опубликовано: 24 дек 2019
- Jack Bishop challenges host Julia Collin Davison to a tasting of hamburger buns.
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I like big buns. I can not lie.
I live on the west coast and appreciate that you did point out what’s the best available here. Often the brands are totally unfamiliar and I assume they’re not available here, but knowing is better than assuming.
For those on the west side of the US, "Arnold" buns (which out-scored the Pepperidge Farms buns in the test, but for some reason weren't mentioned in the video) are sold as "Oroweat," the same way that Hellman's mayonnaise is sold as Best Foods mayonnaise.
Costco sells a Brioche Bun that is just incredible! It's 3-4 dollars for 12 buns. They taste great and are super sturdy.
I'll look for those Amanda. Going to Costco on Friday.
I used to like all of these until I tried brioche buns, and I just don't think anything else compares.
Heck, yeah! I found mine at Whole Foods. Surprise! Made in France, and no preservatives!
Agree👍🏻
Agree 100%, I prefer the Brioche buns from Aldi, but the one's from Walmart aren't bad either
🙋Agree..live in Wa. State..when looking for them..the brioche buns I buy are packaged vertically..2 high 3 deep. easy to overlook...kinda spendy approximately $4.99 for 6 buns
mary zimmerman yeah, if I had an army to feed I’d definitely buy ordinary buns, but for family I think the extra expense for brioche is worth it. Locally, brioche buns have been available for a few years now. I think it was earlier this year when my grocery store added cinnamon brioche loaf, and I love that too!
I grew up with Martins, which are from south central Pennsylvania BTW as am I. When I moved to Arizona, Aunt Hattie's Potato Hamburger rolls are as close as I could find.
Hi. I used to watch this show on my public station. It's still the best. Thanks.
How about testing for buns that stand up to a substantial size burger without turning to mush.
Hmmm...y’all missed a great opportunity. I didn’t see the Ballpark Tailgaters Gourmet Buns in the mix-my hands down favorite!!
Walmart offers a Brioche bun which I like.
Arnold is called Orowheat on the West coast, like hardee's and Carl's jr.
Agree on the potato buns. You guys are the best and my "go to' for anything food/kitchen/cooking and last but not least, entertainment and fun. Thanks for this. 👍👍
Martin’s are the best for Sloppy Joes, too.
Yes they are
Stuff em with as much loose meat as you can, and they don’t drip! Amazing sloppy joe bun!
Lived in NOR CAL my whole life (67 in May) and I`ve never seen Pepper Ridge Farms bakery products, ever.However wish we had Martins.
I always go for Martins!
Why test things the whole country can't get? Plenty of national brands.
Sarah Nuernberger , I live in the Midwest. Martin’s Potato Rolls beat every other bun hands down. You can get them in Florida, Chicago, Pennsylvania. Alas, I’m not in any of those states. When I travel, though, I bring home the Martin’s. They are AWESOME for sloppy joes/loose meat sandwiches, as they are s t r e t c h y, and hold a ton more filling!
Here in New Hampshire I buy Martin's potato rolls....
Used to haul flour to Martin’s. Loved going there, always made me hungry.
Potato buns are my favorite too! 😋
I agree.Martins is delicious
My wife loves Martin potato buns so that’s what we buy
I've never been so glad to live on the East Coast
This is my favorite on the east coast .....King's Hawaiian Sweet Hamburger Buns
Martin's potato rolls are the best!
Yeah, I moved to Colorado and can't get them..
@@ralphmcmahan2139 Is there anything like them there?
I'm from Ohio, and never saw them there. Live in Indiana now, and don't think they're this far. I question their popularity data.
I think they must be an east coast product. They are very popular.
James Roscoe, I cant get them, either, but trust me. They are phenomenal. You can get em in Chicago, if you ever get that far west...
I don't even have an opinion on this. It's been so long since I've purchased a package of hamburger buns. The ones I make are beyond anything I've ever bought.
I guess whatever In-N-Out uses is my favorite mass produced bun.
here in central kansas we have a strong mennonite community and history so potato rolls are every where. did you guys test the Hawaiian style hamburger buns?
Those Hawaiian buns are so delicious!
Not a "Brand" but Brioche buns are by far the best. You can get them at Aldi, & Walmart neighborhood market
Heiners in WV are pretty good
I live in Cleveland, OH, and the local Target has Martins. Very good; my fav. RogerC 6/3/24
My favorite is Wonder bread hamburger buns
Know this was filmed earlier... but someone worked to post it
Y'all deserve a break today....
Happy Holidays!
@@jeansimonlavallee true
That's a nice comment, but they can schedule videos to go up automatically. There are youtubers who schedule a week's worth of videos to go up each day while they are on vacation.
Hey you just flew over the Center of the US! Kansas City, MO here!!!!!
St. Louis here. I’m disappointed they didn’t test more national brands, and there are a lot of them. Ozark brand buns are delicious and easy to find in Missouri.
Thanks for letting us know the Martin’s Potato buns are only available on the East Coast. Because if I were to go west, and do an extended stay, hotel with a kitchenette… I want my favorite buns 🤣👌🏽. I used them for breakfast sandwiches, burgers, salmon cakes, crab cakes, it is an all purpose roll 😋
Martin’s bakery is in Chambersburg PA, not New England.
I'd like to see a video about cheese cloth grades and the best way to use each.
Love Martins Buns!
In the Pacific Northwest we have Franz bread and I believe that would be the #1 seller here. Also they are the inventors of the hamburger bun as we know it today! I’ve never seen ballpark or Pepperidge farm buns here. We have MANY local bakeries though! So lots to choose from at any supermarket!
Yes, Franz bread products are good!
Never tried the Martin's ... will definitely have to try them. Our favorite is either Pepperidge Farm or Arnold's (Jumbo with sesame seeded top) ... but I HAVE to say that we REALLY dislike the Ballpark! They taste like they are not quite done ... very dough-ey. Thanks for the video!
You need to try Martin's buns...They are a bit pricy but that brand the only ones I buy.....I'm finding other brands much more coarse and dryer in texture
Agreed, “splurged” on Ball Park once and they were noticeably disappointing
For me, nothing beats a good ciabatta roll.
I already love you guys but if you could do a potato bun recipe then I would be in love love with you. I have made my own bread for over a decade but I still buy the potato hot dog and hamburger buns because I just can't get a good recipe to work for me. Thanks.
Meijer brioche FTW!
So . . .
Being from the West Coast of the US, Peppridge Farms is far from our best option. I'm actually very disappointed that "America's Test Kitchen" didn't expand their horizons enough (i.e. do some better research) than to assume a major brand was our only option out west
By definition, if it is not a major brand in the west, it will not be available almost anywhere out west. If it is available in just about any supermarket on the West Coast, it is a major brand. So...do you want them to test other major West Coast brands that are effortlessly available at the nearest supermarket, or do you want them to test more obscure brands that consumers will need to hunt down in some out-of-the-way place?
@@fordhouse8b they tested a New England brand only available on the east coast . . . so . . . I have no idea how you are missing my point
@@janacke11 MY point is that a brand like Kartin’s is available at just about every single decent sized supermarket in the particular region it is sold in, which extends far beyond New England. My question to you would be if the West Coast options favored by you are universally available within your particular region, or only at a select number of stores? I am assuming that Pepperidge Farms can be had in almost all West Coast supermarkets. If the same is true of your favored brands, you are right, and their research, such as it is, missed them. Are your brands common enough out west that you could walk into any store at be almost 100% assured of being able to find it on any given day? Because in my experience that is certainly true for Martin’s potato rolls anywhere I’ve been oil the East Coast.
@@janacke11 Also, I am not necessarily a fan or advocate of using those criteria for testing by ATK, especially in this day and age when so much is available online, often rendering the limits regional availability a moot point. Though perhaps not for bread.
@@fordhouse8b You are insane.
Good advise! I prefer the brioche buns the best
Brioche is great! 👍
I like Pepperidge Farms brand since it is sold here in Arkansas, but do end up with some other brands as well sometime.
Potato buns and bread are available all over. Out west we have them - made by Oroweat.
They go by arnolds in other regions. Also Brownberry. Etc. Part of bimbo bakeries. Bbu.
My fave are pepperidge farm hamburger buns , hot dog buns, & hoagie/grinder rolls/ buns if they are available in your area
Steve Logan Me too, but probably not for the reasons you normally think. I like that they don’t seem to spoil easily/rapidly - I don’t use a lot of buns and any other brand I would end up wasting half of them.
@@Custerd1 Try just throwing them in the freezer. Then just pull out a couple whenever you need to. They thaw very fast, too. Been doing it for years. Works great.
Pepperidge Farm definitely has the best hot dog buns. They're one of very few brands that have split top buns instead of a split on the side. Top split hot dog buns hold together so much better and are not as messy to eat.
I prefer good onion buns, but really like potato buns.👍👍
Walmart "Great Value" products are just plain a great value. Bread, Spaghetti sauce, Pasta, frozen veggies, Salsa, Beans all great.
In the Midwest, Village Hearth Old Fashioned hamburger buns are the best.
I'm in Idaho, ironically none of those are available locally. Fan fave in my home is Franz brioche here then their regular bun, then Orawheat potato. The rest are cardboard filled with soy flour and are fit only to be food for mold.
Love these taste test videos. Thanks
I always use toasted hardrolls and butter
The issue with all hamburger buns is they disengrate before you have finished eating.
Pepperidge Farm remembers.
The best everyday are my Martins potato buns! Yum. But sometimes o splurge and get the French imported brioche. Ssssh!
Hawaiian sweet rolls as buns for sliders.
Why weren’t Martin’s Big Marty’s included?
So you showed the Arnold buns but didn’t even mention them if you were only comparing four brands why not at least put your thoughts on it into the video?
Because Paywall on website pays the bills?
The way Jack stares at Julia at the end of the video is so creepy
I think it’s the direction they’re given. Because I noticed in almost all of the do that when the presenter is speaking.
Aunt Hatties potato buns are the best!
Danm I always get Ball Park going to try out brands
One of my only complaints about ATK sometimes is it can be very 'east coasty' - esp with the product reviews.
Negative! Ball Park with sesame seeds are different than the non-seeded. They are by far the better here on the west coast.
There are potato buns made by other companies West of the Mississippi River.
Why no new videos? We miss them.
We get all those in Chicago
Evidently they think that there's only an East and West Coast with nothing in between. So us people in the midwest don't exist.
Um, Martin’s is a New England product?? Sorry, but they’re headquartered in Chambersburg PA!
I don’t think the audience adds anything to these videos. Why are they there?
Duh.....think about it.
Richard M could you perhaps have expressed yourself without the “Duh”?
@@christine6059 Richard M was apparently thinking out loud. The "duh" was his own internal dialogue. I have a feeling that he says "Duh" frequently. lol 😆👍
I just get mine at Smart and Final :)
Subway bread has to remove an ingredient in order for them to sell them to Canada. Had to wash out the line before switching from US batch...
chicago knows its S.Rosen’s
I also really like big buns
You find the best buns in the isle that sells flour and make your own.
Would be nice that you'd eliminate all the ones that have fake ingredients, like HFCS.
divaloulou unfortunately they wouldn’t have any product to test, every cheap supermarket hamburger bun has it
HFCS isn't remotely fake.
BTW, do you know why they call fructose fructose?
It's basically just sugar, and like regular sugar it's bad for you.
@@ptinio2 The favorite here, Martin's Potato Sandwich rolls: "No artificial sweeteners, no high fructose corn syrup, no hydrogenated oil, soy free". Nature's Own make a similar product, Honey Wheat Sandwich Rolls, that is also HFCS-free. Source: Target.
@@lordgarion514 Have you looked into how High Fructose Corn Syrup is actually made? It is wholly unnatural.
@@jong2359
Why yes I have.
They use an enzymes naturally made by bacteria and fungi to break down the starches into sugars, and then more naturally made enzyme to convert some of the sugar into different sugar.
BTW, enzymes is how your own body breaks down starches into sugar.
It's quite natural.
Do you also claim cheese is totally unnatural?
And I bet you don't know why they call fructose fructose either.......
Walmart $ 1.29 buns grill them with butter
2 of our local bakeries; Graeter’s & Busken (Cincinnati, Oh.) make some egg buns I wish were just a teeny bit sweeter, but they are 55 X more flavorful than Pepperidge Farm; they are supremely textured & soft. I want flavor in my bun.
The Pepperidge Farm package I ate was completely flavorless; totally flavorless. Ballpark had actual flavor.
Oh, a major thought of mine is to interject into this subject how delicious (really delicious) Wendy’s, Burger King, McDonald’s buns are. (McDonald’s are the third place flavor of those buns, but they are better tasting than Pepperidge Farm)
Frisch’s Big Boy burger buns & fish buns (they are different) are really good too.
The local supermarket chains in my area have some store brands that are very good. (not all, but 2 or 3 put Pepperidge Farm totally out of the picture, as far as flavor goes)
I’ve seen Martin’s. I’ve made several Amish bread & bun recipes that use potato flakes or mashed potatoes. I haven’t liked the texture in any of those, particularly, over the last 2-3 years. They are soft, flavorful, but a little too heavy & filling.
The Brioche bun brands are really expensive: $9.99 for 16 oz. packages (as compared to $4.99 for Busken & Graeter’s egg buns 16 oz. packages).
I love big buns.
Martin's does make a hmm pretty good product, P farms...bluck, ball park..stick to hot dogs. I much prefer a sesame seed bun and my go to, if not sold out, is S.Rosen baked goods. English Muffins make a pretty good alternative as well.
Stop with the crowd shots.
Nah
Theyre cute
We like Kings Hawaii buns.
When it comes to hamburgers and the buns it goes down to pulp fiction. And the hamburger scene. to be the perfect burger. Some may say a tasty burger.
I like Lancaster's buns
If your burger isn't hanging over the side of the bun either your buns is too big or your burger is too small. Nobody wants a burger bun bigger than the burger.
Is the Martin's good because it's good or does it make everything taste like shake shack?
At an EAST COAST supermarket. When are you guys gonna consider the rest of the country? There IS land west of the Hudson. . .
...and a finer land, at that.
Walmart buns are great, and the price is right.
The sugar free ones actually taste the best surprisingly
Or Aldi's seeded hamburger buns for less than $2
Oh nice. I just started shopping at Aldi’s, i will give that a try. I’m so far impressed by their selections.
Potato bread is awesome for people who are gluten intolerant.
Jersey hard rolls are the best hamburger buns 🍔.
Nothing with the word "Jersey" on it is good.
@@jong2359 haha very funny. Neither is apparently appealing to eat pizza with a knife and fork 🍴 like in Chicago.
It's sort of insulting that they talk about east and west coast as if there's nothing in between. Really?
Sara Lee beats ALL of these!
My kids will whine if we don’t have Martins
No no no you got it wrong. Kroger’s simple truth whole wheat hamburger buns are bar none the best option for hamburger buns. This channel usually gets it right, but it’s not even close. Plus, they are $2 a bag of 8.
Ball Park buns are by FAR the worst buns I have ever eaten. The bottom is wafer thin, and it tastes more generic than the word acme.
I should sleep.
But first,
Best hamburger bun videos
Martins a New England company/product? Heck no it’s Pennsylvania Dutch!
That's interesting as I didn't realize that area was still considered Pennsylvania Dutch.
do americans still use ash, sugar, palm oil and all sorts of chemicals in the bread? in europe bread = flour, water, yeast and salt
Pepperidge farm
Farmhouse Classic
rustic potato
beats even Martin's
I recommend buying buns from Fuddruckers or making yourself, supermarket buns are all bitter from the preservatives.