Food and drink advice guides

From instant coffee to sparkling wine, see the food and drink that's topped our taste tests.

19 articles

Best supermarket food and drink

From champagne to coffee, we round up the Best Buy food and drink from our taste tests

9 August 2024

Best extra virgin olive oil

Discover the best supermarket extra virgin olive oils from our expert taste test

13 June 2024

Discover the best champagne, sparkling wine, white, red and rosé wines from our expert taste tests, including vegan wines. Plus read our advice on buying English wine, matching food and wine and decoding wine labels.

Decoding food labels: sustainability, welfare and food safety

All you need to know about food labels

6 August 2024

Plant milks: what's best for your health and the environment?

A plethora of plant milks are available - find out what's best

30 July 2024

Best gin

Find out which premium gins impressed the experts in our blind taste test

Best fruit and veg boxes

We compare fruit and veg boxes from Abel & Cole, Oddbox, Riverford and more

5 February 2024

Hello Fresh vs Gousto vs Mindful Chef

We asked thousands of customers to rate the recipe boxes and meal kits they'd used to find the best options to buy

1 February 2024

Best mince pies for Christmas 2023

Our panel of baking experts blind-tasted 10 supermarket mince pies and found two standout options

4 January 2024

Complete Christmas dinner menu

Avoid a dry and tasteless turkey crown by following our top cooking tips and easy-to-follow turkey crown recipe

Best port wine: tawny, ruby, vintage and reserve ports buying guide

We explain what to look for when picking the perfect port, based on our supermarket port taste test with wine expert Charles Metcalfe, plus how to serve it and store for the best taste

3 January 2024

How to roast a leg of lamb

Follow our basic recipe and cooking tips, and see what celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Mary Berry recommend

3 January 2024

How to cook a gammon joint

Basic roast gammon recipe and serving tips. Plus, find out how to cook gammon in a slow cooker, recommended gammon cooking times and what size joint to buy.

3 January 2024

Best Christmas puddings

We reveal the best traditional Christmas puddings from the supermarkets, based on a blind taste test

19 December 2023

Best places to buy turkey, trimmings and more

Find out who sells the best Christmas food, including turkey, stuffing, canapés, alternative mains, sides and desserts – as rated by Christmas shoppers

21 November 2023

How to stock your freezer to save money and prevent food waste

Maximise storage space and fill your freezer with the best-value frozen foods

24 August 2023

How to choose the best instant coffee

Bamboozled by the array of supermarket coffees? Our instant coffee guide explains the different types and how to find your perfect match, with inside tips from our coffee expert

31 January 2023