Ranking Every Vanilla Ice Cream | Ranked With Babish

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  • Vanilla doesn't always have to mean "boring." Unfortunately, for some of these ice cream brands, it still does.
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  • @Xyler94
    @Xyler94 9 днів тому +2875

    Vanilla Ice Cream is how you separate the greats from the bads.
    When you have simple ingredients like vanilla, it must be high-quality, and mixed properly, else it don't taste great. So really, it ain't boring... because it's how you find out which company can actually make ice cream!

    • @bigboyindie97
      @bigboyindie97 9 днів тому +101

      exactly its the base line. I explain this so often to my friends as to why i like vanilla.

    • @w1ndw4ker95
      @w1ndw4ker95 9 днів тому +25

      100% agree. Why B&J's wasn't at the top is baffling to me. I've always held their ice cream in high regards and think it tastes far superior to Edys.

    • @eolix_
      @eolix_ 9 днів тому +70

      Every Italian will tell you the same: first pizza in a new pizzeria? Go with margherita, and be a harsh judge.

    • @recyclops638
      @recyclops638 9 днів тому +43

      It's the cheese pizza of the ice creams. The baseline. The proving ground for the who's who.

    • @iamthinksnow
      @iamthinksnow 9 днів тому +28

      Breyers, it's worth noting, has "Ice Cream" and they also have "Frozen Dairy Dessert," and you can absolutely tell the difference when the stuff can't legally be called ice cream. The texture is just sadness in a tub.

  • @phoenixsoren
    @phoenixsoren 9 днів тому +1035

    This is why people think vanilla is plain. It's because too many vanilla ice creams really don't taste enough like vanilla

    • @EiKk4__
      @EiKk4__ 9 днів тому +17

      Where I live, the basic vanilla ice cream is usually bland, if you don't buy a really expensive tub. When I was a kid, the local store had 3L tubs of vanilla or trio (three separate parts of vanilla, strawberry and chocolate in same tub) from Euroshopper-brand (usually known for really low prices and low quality), but the vanilla was wayyyy better than the domestically produced "high end" vanilla ice cream. The price is not always a guarantee of quality. Most of the viewers know Euroshopper from Finnish energy drink-memes : D

    • @ParkityParkPark
      @ParkityParkPark 8 днів тому +12

      it upsets me far more than it should when people talk about vanilla stuff like it's the "plain" flavor, a blank canvas. Vanilla is fantastic

    • @OsirusHandle
      @OsirusHandle 6 днів тому

      vanilla is suprisingly expensive

    • @theelectricant98
      @theelectricant98 6 днів тому

      Whatever makes you feel better about being vanilla in bed

    • @ItzzzBeamo
      @ItzzzBeamo 5 днів тому

      Isn't that kind of the point though? Vanilla is meant to be the base for ice cream creation. It's the blank canvas.

  • @jnbg61584
    @jnbg61584 9 днів тому +319

    If anyone didn’t know, Ben and Jerry’s ice cream has so much stuff in it because Ben has anosmia, no sense of smell. So texture is very important. I love chunky ice cream and different flavors, so I go hard for B&J’s

    • @angelwild5665
      @angelwild5665 7 днів тому +5

      Ben and Jerry's is now owned by Unilever and is not the same.

    • @jnbg61584
      @jnbg61584 7 днів тому +18

      @@angelwild5665 I haven’t noticed a difference in the quality, unless Unilever took over 14+ years ago

    • @soude85
      @soude85 6 днів тому +10

      @@angelwild5665 It’s still the same, nothing changed.

    • @MatthewTheWanderer
      @MatthewTheWanderer 6 днів тому +4

      Ben & Jerry's is also my favorite brand of Ice Cream. So many interesting, delicious flavors!

    • @-EchoesIntoEternity-
      @-EchoesIntoEternity- 6 днів тому

      its also over 1000cal for a pint of ice cream, but yeah sure keep going hard for BJs😏

  • @kylinsky
    @kylinsky 9 днів тому +169

    Just remember, before we had Vanilla in any commercially viable sense, we frequently used Rose Water to flavor things. Imagine sampling 25 pints of Rose water ice creams. Vanilla revolutionized desserts not that long ago, and it's one of the most complex flavor compounds there is, yet somehow it is used to describe something as boring.

    • @BrainletReviews
      @BrainletReviews 6 днів тому +6

      It's described as boring because it's in tons of desserts, and it's expensive so they tend to skimp on it. It's like comparing regular Hershey's chocolate to a super fancy 90% cacao chocolate that costs $20 per bar.

    • @nyanuwu4209
      @nyanuwu4209 3 дні тому +3

      Rose is a criminally underappreciated flavor though. There's nothin' at all wrong with spices and florals but everyone's palate's just gone sideways on sugar.

  • @THEGRUMPTRUCK
    @THEGRUMPTRUCK 9 днів тому +1129

    For those wondering "No Blue Bell", the company only distributes to 23 states. New York (Where babish lives) does NOT stock it all year round, and when they do they dont get much, it sells quickly. It is likely that it simply wasnt time to stock it where he lives or that it is sold out.

    • @BensBrickDesigns
      @BensBrickDesigns 9 днів тому +18

      Thank you, I was curious.

    • @azimali322
      @azimali322 9 днів тому +16

      He has a company just have it shipped to you from someone in another state!

    • @najawin8348
      @najawin8348 9 днів тому +29

      (Still not an excuse.)

    • @michaellooks8397
      @michaellooks8397 9 днів тому +40

      Blue bell isn't that great anyway tbh

    • @waltergrimes5652
      @waltergrimes5652 9 днів тому +25

      @@michaellooks8397 where else are you gonna get that Listeria twang

  • @goosesgoodsco8227
    @goosesgoodsco8227 9 днів тому +2350

    No Blue Bell?

    • @jillette7490
      @jillette7490 9 днів тому +77

      IKR?!

    • @JeffKelly03
      @JeffKelly03 9 днів тому +181

      I was literally about to post, "Oh boy, wait until people from Texas watch this and see Blue Bell isn't in the mix..." (No idea if you're from Texas, but I'm married to a Texan and... well, she stans Blue Bell so hard it's absurd. I'm a Vermonter, meanwhile, so it's all Ben and Jerry's, all day, for me.)

    • @peemani
      @peemani 9 днів тому +10

      @@JeffKelly03i’m also a vermonter, love ben and jerry’s 🙏🏽

    • @jacobyboyer3681
      @jacobyboyer3681 9 днів тому +26

      This is a crime

    • @augormasterson9312
      @augormasterson9312 9 днів тому +80

      @@JeffKelly03you should try the H‑E‑B creamy creations 1905 vanilla. It’s honestly the best

  • @gabewilson8222
    @gabewilson8222 9 днів тому +92

    Ideas for the next of this series:
    Jar spaghetti sauces (or alfredo)
    Frozen dinners
    Cheeses
    American beers

  • @Chef_PC
    @Chef_PC 9 днів тому +58

    This series has such a great, casual feel to it. I didn't even notice he was facing screen right until he mentioned it. We all are just hanging out in the room and it's incredible.

  • @CGA003
    @CGA003 9 днів тому +718

    "Imagine a flower: A climbing orchid, to be exact; the one of some twenty thousand varieties that produces something edible. Now imagine that its blooms must be pollinated either by hand or a small variety of Mexican bee, and that each bloom only opens for one day a year. Now imagine the fruit of this orchid, a pod, being picked and cured, sitting in the sun all day, sweating under blankets all night for months until, shrunken and shriveled, it develops a heady, exotic perfume and flavor. Now imagine that this fruit's name is synonymous with dull, boring, and ordinary. How vanilla got this bad rap I for one will never know."
    -Alton Brown

    • @AmaraJordanMusic
      @AmaraJordanMusic 9 днів тому +33

      I don’t know what it says about you that you had this quote come to mind and actually added it, props.
      I also don’t know what it says about me that I was able to read it in Alton Brown’s voice and cadence. 😂

    • @putinslittlehacker4793
      @putinslittlehacker4793 9 днів тому +9

      Because you can replicate 90% of the flavor with one chemical you can make pretty easily from petrolium.

    • @alastairhewitt380
      @alastairhewitt380 8 днів тому

      👏👏👏

    • @kilikiana
      @kilikiana 7 днів тому +6

      @@putinslittlehacker4793but that 10% makes a difference! They are not the same

    • @old-fashionedcoughypot
      @old-fashionedcoughypot 7 днів тому +1

      Sounds like something Tucker Carlson would say with all the imaginary hypothetical questions.

  • @RenAigu
    @RenAigu 9 днів тому +1384

    It's not boring. It's pure. Pure sweet creaminess.

    • @nickrreese
      @nickrreese 9 днів тому +66

      Vanilla is goated. Babish is way off

    • @valuepak
      @valuepak 9 днів тому +4

      No

    • @GroovydawgJ
      @GroovydawgJ 9 днів тому

      @@valuepak🤡

    • @Tensen01
      @Tensen01 9 днів тому +25

      Vanilla is literally the flavor you add to make other flavors taste better. How can that be boring?

    • @thetagues9421
      @thetagues9421 9 днів тому +2

      💀💀💀Bruh that's sus

  • @GhostOfZion
    @GhostOfZion 9 днів тому +73

    Tillamook is highly underrated

    • @bananamilk1974
      @bananamilk1974 3 дні тому +2

      Shhhhhh! I want it for myself!!

    • @RE4PER
      @RE4PER День тому

      Specifically the old fashioned vanilla. It's my fav for sure.

    • @prophetessoftroy
      @prophetessoftroy День тому

      Don’t tell the rest of the country, they’ll all want it.

  • @adelitaflores-moss454
    @adelitaflores-moss454 9 днів тому +23

    “Does that bother you? The viewer” I felt him peering at me and yes, it did bother me. 😂

  • @n.robinson
    @n.robinson 9 днів тому +1304

    Southerners don't realize Blue Bell is not easily accessible up north

    • @BoldAndBrash5683
      @BoldAndBrash5683 9 днів тому +46

      Hence why I'm glad they're slowly expanding up towards the north. They recently expanded into St Louis

    • @CollinOffTheCuff
      @CollinOffTheCuff 9 днів тому +51

      It's also very mid-tier.

    • @reignrevival2689
      @reignrevival2689 9 днів тому +89

      @@CollinOffTheCuff heresy

    • @CollinOffTheCuff
      @CollinOffTheCuff 9 днів тому +21

      @@reignrevival2689 there's a reason it's not nation wide

    • @Goochymon
      @Goochymon 9 днів тому +38

      yeah Blue Bell is a 10/10

  • @zebrachickie0016
    @zebrachickie0016 9 днів тому +372

    does this mean we do chocolate now? it’s only right.
    also testing different peanut butters could be cool

    • @Rokume
      @Rokume 9 днів тому +11

      As someone who absolutely loves peanut butter I agree with that suggestion

    • @daemonvt8
      @daemonvt8 9 днів тому +3

      . . . Peanut butter ice cream?

    • @jacobkern2060
      @jacobkern2060 9 днів тому +5

      ​@@daemonvt8 Different brands of peanut butter

    • @Acethegirlfromspace
      @Acethegirlfromspace 8 днів тому +1

      Peanut butter!!

    • @4SlowFashion
      @4SlowFashion 6 днів тому

      @@daemonvt8 real peanut butters. but as icecream/milkshake flavor it is really great

  • @MrTiesk
    @MrTiesk 9 днів тому +13

    The crazy thing it that I once had Vanilla ice cream in a tropical country, where they had extemely fresh Vanilla.
    It was amazing and I've never found anything similar in a western country

  • @brownhues
    @brownhues 9 днів тому +52

    Vanilla is an exotic orchid pod that only grows in a few remote locations. How 'vanilla' became synonymous with boring, I will never comprehend.

    • @siri7005
      @siri7005 6 днів тому +8

      It's boring in the sense that it's the one flavour that you will find literally everywhere before any other flavour is available. It's unadventurous. The origins are irrelevant in the face of that ubiquity.

    • @mjf40087
      @mjf40087 5 днів тому +4

      At least credit Alton Brown for the quote lol

    • @nyancat5393
      @nyancat5393 4 дні тому

      People that's just trying to be edgy.

  • @souptaels
    @souptaels 9 днів тому +392

    I love that half the comments are like "I LOVE vanilla" (I agree), and the other half are "no Blue Bell??"

  • @voidastralbirth
    @voidastralbirth 9 днів тому +810

    Vanilla ice cream is the superior basic ice cream flavor, fight me.

    • @veritorossi
      @veritorossi 9 днів тому +14

      It's the worst flavour and it's even worse if it's American ice cream.

    • @happythumbsgaming8606
      @happythumbsgaming8606 9 днів тому +35

      I respect your opinion but I love Vanilla Ice cream with sprinkles.

    • @Southernguy39
      @Southernguy39 9 днів тому +44

      @@veritorossiSure, Jan. 😂😂😂😒

    • @coreylemon
      @coreylemon 9 днів тому +49

      Vanilla is a flavor that oftens fills the gaps around other flavors.
      If you can't at least appreciate a nice vanilla, you don't deserve to appreciate any of the other flavors its in.

    • @ZippyNarwhal
      @ZippyNarwhal 9 днів тому +31

      @@veritorossithe American hate starting early on this one 🤣

  • @emilyvilleneuve9315
    @emilyvilleneuve9315 9 днів тому +17

    I have a spreadsheet for Vanilla Ice Cream on my Google Drive. It was the only flavor of ice-cream I could enjoy for about 2 years due to parosmia after Covid smell/flavor loss in April 2021. 90% of stuff is finally back to 'normal', including my love peanut butter, whom I've so dearly missed these last 3 years 😂 As for favorite grocery store vanilla ice-cream, Tillamook Old-fashioned Vanilla is my girlie! Insanely creamy texture and balanced real and artificial vanilla flavor.

    • @shawnrause6434
      @shawnrause6434 5 днів тому +1

      I also got parosmia after Covid and vanilla ice cream was a go-to. One of the few things that still tasted normal. Peanut butter was awful, and took forever to return to normal!

    • @Appaddict01
      @Appaddict01 4 дні тому

      Most depressing thing when I had covid was eating a flavorless PB&J.😢

    • @thecreatedvoid117
      @thecreatedvoid117 6 годин тому

      So glad most stuff is back to normal for you!! I had anosmia for 6 plus months then it turned into parosmia when I finally started getting my smell and taste back. It's been close to two years now and I still can't eat a lot of things. Meat, particular oils, garlic, and onion are still the big ones for me.
      But I completely understand what you mean - vanilla (ice cream in particular) had been one of the few things throughout that has stayed exactly how it should be. Caramel as well so I either go for plain vanilla or like salted caramel flavors. I am so grateful for that as I've always loved both.

  • @RaccoonHenry
    @RaccoonHenry 9 днів тому +23

    Ben & Jerry's is absolutely "a candy bar with a little bit of ice cream in it", and that makes it amazing! Cherry Garcia is the absolute pinnacle of human achievement!!

  • @Temple00
    @Temple00 9 днів тому +266

    As a man who likes vanilla ice cream, I prefer fries with no ketchup.

    • @ChamonixHouse884
      @ChamonixHouse884 9 днів тому +4

      Boo this man

    • @camerondowney6413
      @camerondowney6413 9 днів тому +15

      Depends on the fry for me. But I will stand with you.

    • @StrappingYoungLadam
      @StrappingYoungLadam 9 днів тому +11

      I prefer anything that isn't ketchup 😅

    • @tittyskillet3413
      @tittyskillet3413 9 днів тому +12

      Forget ketchup. Give me garlic aioli. And sweet potato fries.

    • @pureninja7725
      @pureninja7725 9 днів тому +12

      Had me with the garlic aioli...Made me abandon ship with the sweet potato fries.

  • @Riptide27
    @Riptide27 9 днів тому +118

    And despite all those Breyer’s vanilla types, they still managed to miss one! Breyer’s “Extra Creamy Vanilla”

    • @FlyHighTay
      @FlyHighTay 9 днів тому +12

      Technically not an ice cream! it's a frozen dairy dessert

    • @christopherreed4723
      @christopherreed4723 9 днів тому +21

      I'll take a wild guess and call it...
      ...4.

  • @kattymccabe7510
    @kattymccabe7510 9 днів тому +17

    It’s crazy to think that bryers, talenti, and Ben and Jerry’s are all made in the same factory but have wildly different textures, flavors and pricing!

  • @BuddhaTheGreat
    @BuddhaTheGreat 8 днів тому +28

    Kirkland Signature is the absolute best! Costco FTW!

  • @gpoetx
    @gpoetx 9 днів тому +151

    Welp, when's the Chocolate Ice cream episode....

    • @TamarLitvot
      @TamarLitvot 9 днів тому +2

      I agree. It's absolutely necessary.

  • @JaakuSan
    @JaakuSan 9 днів тому +67

    I am so glad they mentioned that Edy's and Dreyers are the same brand I was losing my mind over how everything about the packaging was the same except for the name. Dreyers French Vanilla is my go-to vanilla ice cream always.

  • @mccallosone4903
    @mccallosone4903 9 днів тому +2

    people that hate on vanilla dont actually like ice cream, they like candy with ice cream involved. keep that rocky road chunky monkey bacon butter pecan cookie dough stuff, i like ice cream. ok, with chocolate chips. but light on the chips.

  • @TracyGossett
    @TracyGossett 9 днів тому +13

    As an Oregonian, Tillamook is the best hands down, don't need to watch the video. Also it is pronounced Tilla-muk not moo-k

    • @TheAyeAye1
      @TheAyeAye1 8 днів тому

      Is the high school football team still named the Cheesemakers?

  • @d1l4te43
    @d1l4te43 9 днів тому +224

    As an Oregonian, Tillamook and Umpqua are two of my favorites. Sad to see Tillamook ranked at 5, but to each their own.

    • @LiqdPT
      @LiqdPT 9 днів тому +35

      And that they only had one of the three flavors of vanilla Tillamook has.

    • @sto-humanfriendly
      @sto-humanfriendly 9 днів тому +3

      Umpqua has worse ingredients than Tillamook

    • @jenrosejenrose7417
      @jenrosejenrose7417 9 днів тому +3

      @@sto-humanfriendly It really does, and I grew up on Umpqua.

    • @thrashtildeth247
      @thrashtildeth247 9 днів тому

      Agreed!

    • @d1l4te43
      @d1l4te43 9 днів тому

      @@jenrosejenrose7417 I grew up on it too, but I guess I just got more nostalgia for it.

  • @LikeTheProphet
    @LikeTheProphet 9 днів тому +315

    Vanilla is literally something that cannot exist without human intervention. It is the seed pod of an incredibly temperamental orchid plant, and every single flower must be pollinated BY HAND. When people think of something sweet in almost any culture, it is high up there on the list of flavors we think of.
    I could see vanilla just not being a flavor you love, but calling it “boring” is based af at this point. Vanilla deserves better tbh

    • @usaflagraybans
      @usaflagraybans 9 днів тому +65

      Calling vanilla boring isn’t based. It’s the dumbest take anyone can have. Based means courageous and great, not brain dead.

    • @worthlesshuman5041
      @worthlesshuman5041 9 днів тому +55

      I think they meant to say biased

    • @cygnata
      @cygnata 9 днів тому +9

      That's because we made vanilla's natural pollinators extinct.

    • @kryten88
      @kryten88 9 днів тому +26

      That's the opposite of what based means...

    • @driverjayne
      @driverjayne 9 днів тому +19

      Vanilla can and does exist in nature. It is endangered, but it does exist. It just can't be COMMERCIALIZED without human intervention. It can live in its natural habitat just fine without humans and has for millions of years

  • @telesilla
    @telesilla 9 днів тому +7

    When I was growing up in Santa Barbara in the 70s, McConnell’s was in the same block as my church, so I’d always stop in for ice cream after choir practice. Even got a tour once in 6th grade. It’s wild to me that it’s this super high end ice cream now because it was just this local thing, and not expensive-maybe 10 cents more per scoop than Baskin Robins.

  • @BelleMorte1979
    @BelleMorte1979 9 днів тому +17

    I don't even know why we are having this conversation. Tillamook. Hands down. Then again, I've been to the Tillamook creamery in Oregon and love it! They have both a strawberry and dark cherry to just die for.

    • @jenndowell6446
      @jenndowell6446 9 днів тому +4

      Tillamook huckleberry. Awe yeah

    • @theelectricant98
      @theelectricant98 6 днів тому +5

      100% no competition. Im not usually one to simp for a food brand or be elitist but Tillamook is just so far and above the rest at a similar price point

  • @DelTurts
    @DelTurts 9 днів тому +191

    i love how alvin just took over cooking fun stuff while babish just went unhinged, these have a botched by vibe that i definitively think Andrew shine in (not to say i don't enjoy the normal videos too, im just really happy to see more of this along with it)

  • @melodyorellana6321
    @melodyorellana6321 9 днів тому +78

    When you said cardboard i immediately thought “must be oatly” because i also think the same and am glad im not alone LOL

    • @aprilm9959
      @aprilm9959 9 днів тому

      Of the nondairy ice creams, Oatly repeatedly disappoints.
      NadaMoo is my current fave because they make rocky road.
      The avocado brand is super creamy but not always very flavorful (I think this is a natural outcome of the avocado, which kinda mutes everything else).

    • @CTScenic
      @CTScenic 9 днів тому

      I thought that too. Was fun trying to guess based on his reaction comments. I knew cardboard = oats!
      I never choose vanilla either. Skeptical (and curious) about hagen dazs lowish ratings tho!

  • @jase_allen
    @jase_allen 9 днів тому +21

    I don't like cheap vanilla ice cream, but I do love high quality vanilla ice cream. The difference is night and day.

    • @darkartsdabbler2407
      @darkartsdabbler2407 2 дні тому

      As we’ve learned here “cheap” isn’t always the main factor

  • @BaileeWalsh
    @BaileeWalsh 9 днів тому +1

    my preference for vanilla flavor is French Vanilla.
    Tillamook is my go-to brand, but I typically get more 'fun' flavors.

  • @Ultimaniacx4
    @Ultimaniacx4 9 днів тому +125

    I honestly don't get this weird Vanilla hate. People talk as if Vanilla is the absence of flavor. Try eating ice'd cream without any vanilla or sugar before you think that.

    • @brugbo613
      @brugbo613 9 днів тому +11

      People say it because vanilla is in everything else. Chocolate is chocolate plus vanilla. Cookies and cream is cookies plus vanilla. Brownies have vanilla. Vanilla is base. I wouldn't want to eat just salt, even though it's fundamental too.

    • @Ultimaniacx4
      @Ultimaniacx4 9 днів тому +6

      @@brugbo613 That doesn't explain treating like it's a lack of flavor, just that it's the first flavor.

    • @notahotshot
      @notahotshot 9 днів тому +3

      Nobody talks as if vanilla is the absence of flavor. Not one person. Not even Andrew (Babish). He just doesn't like vanilla ice cream, and there's nothing weird about not liking the flavor of something.

    • @Ultimaniacx4
      @Ultimaniacx4 9 днів тому

      @@notahotshot I've heard LOTS of people talk about Vanilla that way. "Why would you take vanilla? Just drink milk at that point!" "I hate vanilla! It doesn't taste like anything!"

    • @simplesimonhadapie
      @simplesimonhadapie 9 днів тому

      A purely dairy ice cream like mackies in the UK is incredible if you love cream and sugar alone which I do. I make my own crude ones usually though using double cream and condensed milk combined and lifted during its cooking periof

  • @Omnipotentmonkey
    @Omnipotentmonkey 9 днів тому +229

    "This might get me flamed"
    Dude. Vanilla has literally become a metaphorical synonym for safe/boring,
    it's literally the zeitgeistiest thing imaginable to find Vanilla to be plain.

    • @tatemick1
      @tatemick1 9 днів тому +15

      Literally the hottest take of the year. I was like oh boy, do we have a risk taker here 🙄 when he said that. Anyway, going to watch the rest of the vid on ice cream brands that don't exist in my country

    • @tomhorsley6566
      @tomhorsley6566 9 днів тому +24

      I like plain french fries without ketchup!

    • @Chillaxorita
      @Chillaxorita 9 днів тому +16

      @@tomhorsley6566 same, just salt, oil, and potato, and nothing else to hide behind.

    • @davidk7439
      @davidk7439 9 днів тому +27

      It's not surprising to consider Vanilla plain.
      It *is* a little surprising to not like it, though.

    • @Omnipotentmonkey
      @Omnipotentmonkey 9 днів тому +1

      @@tomhorsley6566 depends on the fries. if they're dryish or thin you need something to balance out imo, I actually enjoy em with tartar sauce

  • @Howlflame
    @Howlflame День тому

    My mom was dating this guy who was oddly boring. They went to Baskin Robins one day, and out of ALL the flavors, he asked for just vanilla. And nearly went catatonic when they asked if he wanted normal or French vanilla.

  • @linnoff
    @linnoff 8 днів тому +5

    I did a vanilla ice cream taste test at a family party back in middle school. The ranking, if I remember correctly, was Tillamook, Safeway, Dryer's (Edy's), Breyer's.

  • @Nooticus
    @Nooticus 9 днів тому +197

    I love the name rebrand to ‘ranked with babish’. The thoroughness of these videos is always amazing

    • @southeastasiandude
      @southeastasiandude 9 днів тому

      Maybe taken from Ollie from JOLLY channel

    • @Nooticus
      @Nooticus 9 днів тому

      @@southeastasiandude did ollie suggest this name? OHHH i think I get the joke lol,, he was being silly with the 'with babish' thing lol that was hilarious

    • @hrodga
      @hrodga 9 днів тому +1

      It's funny though; I'd generally call eating 24 scoops of ice cream in a day binging.

  • @tinytarakeet
    @tinytarakeet 9 днів тому +79

    Edy's association with Nestle being the deciding factor for an automatic fail is correct xD

    • @jenrosejenrose7417
      @jenrosejenrose7417 9 днів тому +2

      100%
      Nestle owns (or owned) HD, too, and the quality dropped precipitously. Not to mention we don't give nestle money in this house if we have a choice.

    • @kiwisoup
      @kiwisoup 5 днів тому

      It's also just a nasty "frozen dairy dessert" brand... Can't even call their product ice cream

  • @periguillot4124
    @periguillot4124 8 днів тому +2

    Consider having an on-demand palate cleanser for this video format

  • @rtdc8470
    @rtdc8470 8 днів тому +1

    I feel the sweetness overload just by watching this

  • @wuhansam
    @wuhansam 9 днів тому +38

    As a Pennsylvanian it gave me warm feelings that Edy's/Dreyers stood out, thats my goto. Not surprised by Turkey Hill. We need this caloric gauntlet one more time for the chocolate guys, cmon babby

    • @NukeEmRico
      @NukeEmRico 9 днів тому

      I had no idea that Dreyers was called something else on the east coast. I thought I was going crazy for a second when I saw the different name.

    • @_ac39
      @_ac39 9 днів тому

      Only thing that surprised me about the turkey hill was that it was rock hard and weird texture. For any of their faults, that's not usually one of them.

    • @wuhansam
      @wuhansam 8 днів тому +1

      @@_ac39 True and I'm not opposed to their fvanilla. Their standard vanilla does nothing for me. But if vanilla is the move and I can't get edys fvanilla, whatevers on sale is the play lol

  • @charlottenewhook
    @charlottenewhook 9 днів тому +32

    Not surprised at all when the “criminally smooth” ice cream turned out to B&J.
    I haven’t ever tried the plain vanilla but the texture immediately reminded me of my all time favourite cherry garcia and being i don’t like chocolate ice cream, i only buy the flavours that use their vanilla as the base.

    • @hurgcat
      @hurgcat 9 днів тому

      cherry garcia gaaaaang

  • @TunaKitty63
    @TunaKitty63 9 днів тому +4

    cant wait for the water ranking video

  • @stuartblittley3531
    @stuartblittley3531 9 днів тому +4

    I’d love a video of you testing peanut butters!

  • @RyuFelinshire
    @RyuFelinshire 9 днів тому +95

    Vanilla is a great and amazing flavor.
    Most Vanilla ice cream has not enough vanilla in it.

  • @Goo4You135
    @Goo4You135 9 днів тому +5

    I love vanilla, its like a house staple for deserts. Put it on cake, on a pie, make a milk shake, make an ice cream sandwich, make a sundae, make a float. It has so many possibilities without other flavors getting in way!

  • @markames3794
    @markames3794 6 днів тому

    Love these videos. Thank you for making them.

  • @haylielabang1536
    @haylielabang1536 9 днів тому +31

    This plus the box brownie episode.... I will become unstoppable

    • @jenrosejenrose7417
      @jenrosejenrose7417 9 днів тому +1

      The box brownie episode changed my kid's life, lol! He now bakes brownies on the regular and takes them to school for people there.

  • @nancyreid8729
    @nancyreid8729 9 днів тому +30

    I totally agree with you on Halo Top; I bought it once, and never again. Didn’t even finish it.

  • @dicerson9976
    @dicerson9976 9 днів тому

    5:00 That school ice cream analogy hits super close to home. I know *exactly* how that tastes, I can practically taste it myself just hearing about it.

  • @dabombcolt4651
    @dabombcolt4651 9 днів тому +1

    Got a babish ad while watching babish how neat now I know how to make the perfect French omelette

  • @allandoudine571
    @allandoudine571 9 днів тому +43

    Vanilla is the buttered noodles of ice cream

    • @hermeticbear
      @hermeticbear 9 днів тому +5

      so the most excellent that you will return to again and again?

    • @Appaddict01
      @Appaddict01 4 дні тому +3

      You say that likes it’s a bad thing.💀 Butter noodles are fire. They’re literally a butter delivery system. Butter makes everything better.

  • @luciaiannone4567
    @luciaiannone4567 9 днів тому +44

    Me, lover of vanilla ice cream, french fries with no ketchup, and kisses without mustaches: 👁👄👁

    • @youssef16844
      @youssef16844 9 днів тому +1

      Same but I do like kisses with the ol' upside down moustache down below

  • @oscarweber6969
    @oscarweber6969 9 днів тому +2

    Next time you should get kendall to do a homemade version of whatever you‘re testing. To see how much of a difference there is;)

  • @MaudeBettez
    @MaudeBettez 9 днів тому +2

    Ranking pancake mix!

    • @epp
      @epp 9 днів тому

      Simple, King Arthur.

  • @lwitzz8391
    @lwitzz8391 9 днів тому +21

    rating tilamook (til-uh-muck btw) 5?!?!?!? i am appalled.

  • @The909Virus
    @The909Virus 9 днів тому +31

    Controversial companies like Nestlé is beneath Babish... Respect.

    • @catastrophecorvid8309
      @catastrophecorvid8309 9 днів тому +11

      Controversial? Try evil.

    • @Luminocite
      @Luminocite 8 днів тому +2

      Plus their ice cream sucks anyways, it’s filled with shortening and artificial flavors

    • @patton333
      @patton333 8 днів тому +4

      Hate to be the party pooper but Haagen-Dazs is Nestle

    • @aruakise9803
      @aruakise9803 7 днів тому +1

      ​@@patton333Häagen-Dazs also isn't all that great with a few exceptions lol.

  • @flutterymuffins
    @flutterymuffins 7 днів тому +1

    Normally I feel like I agree with Babish on a lot of things, but Talenti getting a 3 is brutal - it's my goto vanilla ☠️

  • @NPC9734
    @NPC9734 9 днів тому

    I highly recommend tracking down Golden Vanilla ice cream! It's made with buttermilk, so it's extra rich, sweet, and creamy. The only brand I know for it is Purple Cow, a Meijer house brand. Easily my favorite flavor of ice cream.

  • @josiaharaki7310
    @josiaharaki7310 9 днів тому +20

    Tilamook has two or three versions of Vanilla. French Vanilla, Old fashioned Vanilla, etc.

  • @KaylaSkunks
    @KaylaSkunks 9 днів тому +16

    As soon as you said the vanilla was muted, I knew it was Haagen Das. Tillamook reins supreme.

    • @vinstinct
      @vinstinct 6 днів тому +1

      Haagan Das is leaps and bounds better than Tillamook. Everyone seems to love it, too light and airy for me and not enough vanilla flavor for me.

  • @megangriffith6386
    @megangriffith6386 9 днів тому +1

    Vanilla ice cream is amazing if you buy the right kind (or make your own) & pair it with other delicious decadent delights

  • @Annikina
    @Annikina 8 днів тому

    Im slightly concerned for your health with these tastings/rankings but I am also so wildly entertained that I cant help but beg for more

  • @dolphincrescent54
    @dolphincrescent54 9 днів тому +44

    Vanilla's my favorite flavor! Thank you for tasting them and sacrificing your calories for them!

  • @pizzabandit1518
    @pizzabandit1518 9 днів тому +9

    Where’s my Tillamook Gang?
    Tillamook for life!!!!

  • @LiqdPT
    @LiqdPT 9 днів тому +18

    I only see one Tillamook. Tillamook has 3 types of vanilla alone.

    • @seisage
      @seisage 6 днів тому

      I wonder if they might only sell just the one vanilla flavor in NY? I live in Oregon where we naturally get all the varieties, but when I visit family on the east coast, I notice that there's usually a smaller selection of Tillamook flavors in stores

  • @heltaku9397
    @heltaku9397 9 днів тому

    I eat vanilla when I wanna add something like hot fudge sauce or fruity pebbles to my ice cream. It also goes well with a fresh, homemade waffle cone. I use chocolate for adding marshmallows or peanut butter. It's kinda like using kraft singles for grilled cheese. It's just not the same without that flavor.

  • @RedRocV
    @RedRocV 9 днів тому +7

    Welp this reminded me of when I had my wisdom teeth removed, and when I had to eat 4 pints of vanilla ice cream for two days. The big thing about this, is that it was absolutely delicious vanilla ice cream and since then I never found that flavor again. Be it soft served or not. France, let me find that one again please :(

  • @williammay8879
    @williammay8879 9 днів тому +5

    This is the video and information I always dreamed I could know as a vanilla ice cream fan

  • @giausjulius4
    @giausjulius4 9 днів тому +1

    As a New Yorker myself I'm a little disappointed you didn't get some Perry's to try. That's my go-to if I'm wanting Vanilla. I'll have to give Edy's a try though. Never had it before.

  • @UpNorthDere
    @UpNorthDere 9 днів тому +9

    Been loving your ranked episodes babish! I think it would be cool to see buffalo sauces ranked!

  • @nathandrake9737
    @nathandrake9737 9 днів тому +9

    Mayfield Signature Vanilla is hands down the best store bought ice cream, and one of the best ice creams ever.

  • @ValidsalidMusic
    @ValidsalidMusic 9 днів тому +6

    i absolutely love this series, please keep it up

  • @nicholasholmes9260
    @nicholasholmes9260 8 днів тому

    You earned the like for the Secret of the Ooze reference, thank you for the hit of nostalgia.

  • @BryanRink
    @BryanRink 6 днів тому

    McConnell's double peanut butter chip is one of the best peanut butter ice creams out there. My local higher end grocer stopped stocking them during the pandemic though. That was a sad day 😞

  • @tylermiller3949
    @tylermiller3949 9 днів тому +4

    Can't believe Talenti vanilla scored so low (never tried it), but their Bourbon Fudge Brownie is fantastic.
    If you're still looking for ideas for more rankings, a classic salted potato chip list would be great!

  • @kashmonei5861
    @kashmonei5861 9 днів тому +61

    "I don't like Vanilla"
    And just like that, Babish was dead to me.

  • @Andrew-vq2zr
    @Andrew-vq2zr 9 днів тому

    VanLeeuwen ice cream is without a doubt my favorite kind of ice cream, followed very closely by blue bell....but Van Leeuwen has a seasonal cherries jubilee flavor that is like the gods themselves blessed each pint

  • @Mrhotpatato
    @Mrhotpatato 8 днів тому

    I am glad I am not the only one whose favorite vanilla ice cream is the breyers french vanilla. Maybe its nostalgia however the texture and taste are great

  • @alltheworldsastage
    @alltheworldsastage 9 днів тому +4

    Gonna re-suggest a comparison I suggested a few weeks ago
    Sparkling Water. To keep it fair I’d keep it to basic just a few basic flavors (lemon/lime/grapefruit), but I’d like to see how brands like Waterloo/Spindrift/Kirkland…etc stand up to each other. And to see how unsweetened stacks up to sweetened.

    • @TamarLitvot
      @TamarLitvot 9 днів тому

      Trader Joe's vs Whole Foods house brands, vs Vintage selzer

  • @heymichiyyy
    @heymichiyyy 9 днів тому +9

    I'd like to see you do instant ramen comparisons!

  • @nathank1899
    @nathank1899 5 днів тому

    Well it looks like I can live another week because THIS AMAZING SERIES HAS CONTINUED

  • @Shjeshje
    @Shjeshje 8 днів тому

    It's very strange when people call vanilla boring. Especially when they compare it to chocolate. It actually makes no sense. People who think and call vanilla boring are just projecting.

  • @Daniel_Schmaniel
    @Daniel_Schmaniel 9 днів тому +5

    Dang kinda sad Tilamook scored so low. They are my favorite brand out of what is available to me. but to be fair I dont ever get their vanilla even tho I do enjoy vanilla quite alot.

  • @ZDubsMGS
    @ZDubsMGS 9 днів тому +81

    Tillamook "Old Fashioned Vanilla" >>>>>>>>>

    • @kaitlyntrevino7439
      @kaitlyntrevino7439 9 днів тому +6

      TILLAMOOOOOOOOK ugh love them

    • @albid1075
      @albid1075 9 днів тому +1

      Shhhhh I don't want the price to go up or stock to go down

    • @yourmomlol3083
      @yourmomlol3083 9 днів тому

      Is Tillamook even sold outside of the PNW? I have no clue but since they didn't have it I'm guessing distribution is somewhat limited.

    • @kaitlyntrevino7439
      @kaitlyntrevino7439 9 днів тому

      @@yourmomlol3083yes!!! I’m from California and loved it. I am living in Boston (only for a few more months 🎉), and they do have it here!!

    • @thevoidknownaskirby3382
      @thevoidknownaskirby3382 9 днів тому

      ​@@yourmomlol3083 It's sold in Texas in the Gulf Coast so the reach has to be pretty wide.

  • @caffeinatedjoy
    @caffeinatedjoy 8 днів тому

    I love vanilla ice cream. (Unless it's French vanilla, which is too sweet for my tastes) A great vanilla ice cream should be great on it's own, but, it won't conflict with any topping you decide to put on it.

  • @aceofbade
    @aceofbade 9 днів тому

    A special episode of traveling to Texas to try both Blue Bell and Braum's flavored ice cream could be fun

  • @splodgebox
    @splodgebox 9 днів тому +21

    Maybe a ranking of all cookie dough icecream would be cool

  • @maitaniyama
    @maitaniyama 9 днів тому +28

    For anyone asking about why Blue Bell isn’t on the list, it’s really difficult to find in NYC (where I’m 99% sure they film).

    • @Kanders190
      @Kanders190 9 днів тому +2

      I'm glad somebody in the comments section used common sense.

    • @generalnando5722
      @generalnando5722 9 днів тому

      So they couldn’t try harder to find it?

    • @scarlightprince
      @scarlightprince 9 днів тому

      @@generalnando5722 I checked the website and it was only sold in a handful of CVS pharmacies. Even then, some people say they sell out quickly.
      UPDATE: Found roughly 4-5 locations in NY, 4 in Manhattan... only one in Brooklyn (place where BWB is recorded per internet results).

    • @AstroLonghorn
      @AstroLonghorn 9 днів тому +1

      Excuses

    • @nealcgrab
      @nealcgrab 8 днів тому

      Easy hack….Blue Bell supplies ice cream to Outback Steakhouse…that’s how you get it in NY and New England

  • @robinmaynard1640
    @robinmaynard1640 День тому

    My favorite is a midwest brand: Meijers Purple Cow Vanilla

  • @desertmay13
    @desertmay13 4 дні тому +1

    It's just one McConnell's pint, Michael. What would it cost, ten dollars?

  • @CarolynParsons-mv1ji
    @CarolynParsons-mv1ji 9 днів тому +8

    My grandma hates French vanilla, not because of the taste, but because of the vanilla specks. She says they look like fly specks! Lol!😂😂😂

  • @Ksweetpea
    @Ksweetpea 9 днів тому +4

    I feel much the same about vanilla icecream as I do cheese pizza. What is a company worth if they can't do the basic, the essential, well? Umpqua french vanilla is my favorite, but its a bit of a local specialty. Very dense creamy texture and great flavor.

    • @travispluid3603
      @travispluid3603 9 днів тому +1

      What's your local? Montana here, and Umpqua is also a fav here. I am glad they switched over to sealed containers over just fit-top lids though.

  • @LazyWhiteK1d
    @LazyWhiteK1d 8 днів тому +1

    Not having blue bell in this ranking is an absolute crime….
    Because it would’ve won.

  • @willmanning1215
    @willmanning1215 4 дні тому

    I love how the ad in the video is for another Babish video

  • @spadorade
    @spadorade 9 днів тому +4

    Well, you absolutely have to do chocolate ice cream now