Condiment Rankings, Part I

Condiments are a vastly underrated component of the food world in which we live. Today, let's look at store bought condiments. Tomorrow, we'll look at condiments that you get at various eating establishments.

#1) A1 Steak Sauce - I don't know how you could pick anything else.
#2) Kraft Light Parmesan Cheese - On top of Mt. Smoky...
#3) Ranch dressing - Always a great choice. Hard to screw up ranch dressing. Fat Free Hidden Valley Ranch with Bacon is especially good.
#4) Heinz ketchup - None of that Hunt's crap.
#5) Kraft Light Mayo - Hellman's had its day in the sun, but that time is over. In general though, don't buy mayo these days, trying to wean myself off my once disastrous mayo habits.
#6) Kraft Thick and Spicy Honey BBQ sauce - Mmm...honey bbq sauce.
#7) Tostitos Chili con Queso - Perfect with Tostitos Gold chips and NFL football (preferably Pats)
#8) Caesar salad dressing - Along with ranch dressing, these 2 dressings make salads palatable.
#9) Log Cabin Maple Syrup - Always look to find good local maple syrup, like in Vermont and Canada, but when you have to go grocery store, nothing beats Log Cabin. Move over Aunt Jemima!
#10) Tie - French's Honey Dijon Mustard and Sour Cream - Sour cream of any brand is good, as is honey or dijon mustard. French's has combined both, and there's not a lot better than that. Except the other 9 items on this list of course.

You may look at this list and say, hey what the hell happened to peanut butter and cream cheese? Well my faithful reader, those are good enough to actually be meals, so they don't fall under the condiment umbrella. The deciding factor is, would you eat a spoonful of it without anything else? For these eleven condiments, the answer is likely no (never say never). For peanut butter and cream cheese, I have eaten spoonfuls, and probably will again in the future, so they get bumped up to "meal" status. Tune in tomorrow (or whenever I get to it) for the fast-food list.