When I discovered that I somehow had five separate brands of semi-sweet chocolate chips in my house, and two of them were open, it was obviously time for a taste test. This was based on eating them raw; a future test will involve baking them into cookies (and more taste testers!)
Baker's Corner (Aldi): I wanted the cheapest chips to do better, but alas. (I unfortunately didn't record prices for any of the options but remember price is why I picked up these.)
Nestle Toll House: Chocolate is chocolate so it's not like I'd turn them down, but they're overly sweet and pretty meh. They only edged out the Aldi brand by a hair, so go with Aldi instead if budget is a priority.
Good and Gather (Target): It turned out this was not a fair comparison because, upon opening the bag, I realized these were MINI chips. They had notably better flavor and mouth feel than the first two, but the fast-melting size could impact that.
Ghirardelli: Solid choice.
Trader Joe's: But these were significantly better! More chocolate flavor, not cloyingly sweet, great mouth feel. Extra bonus, they're vegan so compatible with lots of dietary restrictions.
I now have FIVE open bags of chocolate chips in the house. Pray for me.
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