Today, we found the very best food for the most important meal of the day:
While I try to view all things in life through a critical lens, my ingrained Midwestern politeness and low tolerance for negativity prevent me from despising something — especially in a loud, perhaps performative way. So for years, when I would say that I found Good Culture’s ultra-popular cottage cheese overrated, I said it quietly, and made sure to have reasons to back it up: I had tried a few bites of it once and found it unpalatably thick and tangy, on top of being expensive for what was considered, just a few decades back, diet-food slop. About a month ago, I ate my words. (Sorry.) Alongside my colleagues on the kitchen team, we were tasting our way through all kinds of breakfast staples, with the goal of finding the best store-bought options out there. And out of the 27 brand-concealed tubs of cottage cheese we tried, two in particular perplexed, then enchanted me. “Whoa this is sooo creamy — even the liquid!” I wrote in my notes while trying a 2% variety. “I don’t know how I feel about it. I maybe kinda like it?” While tasting a 4%: “This is so savory and salty! I think I really like it — it’s so flavorful!” Then, after sitting with it a bit longer: “I love this cottage cheese!!” Both of them, it turns out, were Good Culture. Sometimes the popular thing is popular for a reason. READ THE REVIEW The best cottage cheese→ When we made the decision to turn our focus toward breakfast, it was because we thought it deserved a little extra care. Arguably more than any other meal, breakfast is ruled by habit and simplicity. It’s all too easy to always buy the same Greek yogurt or pancake mix or maple syrup, without branching out to see if you’ve been settling for something subpar. If you change up even one element of your breakfast routine, it’s basically guaranteed to have an outsized impact. To that end, below are five breakfast staples, each with the picks that are worth adding to your mornings. I, for one, will now be seeking out Good Culture’s 4% cottage cheese. That is, if I can manage to find it in stock anywhere. We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more ›
I recently stocked up on some tuna at my local Austin, Texas H-E-B and laid it on top of a bed of rice with spinach and balsamic glaze. Et voilà: a five-minute lunch that tasted much fancier than it was. Next time I’m at the store, I’ll be keeping an eye out for any of the picks in our brand-new guide to canned tunas — especially this firm and flaky albacore tuna in olive oil. Yum.
Labor Day falls late this year, which is maybe why we’re already seeing plenty of early, actually good deals pop up on some Wirecutter favorites. Ahead of next weekend’s major sales, we’ve got our eyes on mattresses, of course, but also little luxuries to help usher you into the new season, like a very chic alarm clock, a juicy eye cream, and a backpack we’ve loved for a decade. The deals we’re most excited about so far→
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