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Australian supermarket mince pie taste test: the best has a ‘big boozy aroma’, the worst tastes ‘congealed’

From tarts with ‘rich and buttery pastry’ to others that smell ‘like an old linen cupboard’, Nicholas Jordan samples 11 mince pies and finds none that will ruin Christmas

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Australian supermarket icy pole taste test: ‘I found one to spend the rest of my life with’

All 11 icy poles our testers crunched through could make do on a hot summer’s day, but one contender stunned Nicholas Jordan and his fellow judges

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Australian supermarket anchovy taste test: the cheapest brand is also the best for cooking

In his taste test of 11 tinned and jarred anchovies, Nicholas Jordan would happily eat any of the fish fillets again – with the exception of one ‘brutal’ brand

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Australian supermarket ginger beer taste test: ‘It’s the Sunrise breakfast TV of the soft drink aisle’

From aggressively spicy brews to one that tastes like ‘dental goo’, Nicholas Jordan tries 17 ginger beers – and gets fizzy-cal

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Australian supermarket choc-chip biscuit taste test: the best is ‘odd’, the worst ‘smells like play-dough’

In tasting 13 shelf-stable chocolate-chip biscuits, Nicholas Jordan learns that sometimes mediocrity can – and must – suffice

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Australian supermarket baked beans taste test: ‘Hold the paprika, I feel attacked’

From a ‘salt-less wasteland’ to a boulevard of broken beans, Nicholas Jordan puts nine tins of baked beans to the test

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Australian supermarket peanut butter taste test: it’s better when it’s cheaper

From a surprisingly ‘fluffy’ product to another with ‘no dignity’, Nicholas Jordan and friends sample a range of crunchy spreads and get a lesson in value

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Australian supermarket ravioli taste test: from the ‘sexy’ to the ‘aggressively al dente’

In a blind test of 11 ravioli, tortellini and agnolotti, Nicholas Jordan finds some pastas are silky and generously filled – while others have been stuffed up

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Australian supermarket liquid chicken stock taste test: ‘A product literally made from chicken does not taste so’

While sipping a dozen chicken and ‘chicken-style’ liquid stocks and bone broths, Nicholas Jordan discovers few products taste good – and the stock standard is bad

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Australian supermarket orange juice taste test: the worst ‘tastes likes it’s been left in a car’

From the reconstituted to the freshly squeezed, Nicholas Jordan downs more than 11 types of orange juice – and feels the pulp friction

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Australian supermarket sliced cheese taste test: ‘Like eating a reconstituted swamp of plastic and milk’

Some are cheddar, some are tasty and some are terrible. Nicholas Jordan samples more than a dozen types of sliced cheese to find an inoffensive, easy-to-use square for busy schedules – and future sandwiches.

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Australian supermarket chocolate hazelnut spread taste test: the worst resembles ‘wet cement’

In his search for a ‘unicorn’ product, Nicholas Jordan tries 11 spreads, from nostalgic favourite Nutella to one with a ‘playdough flavour’

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Australian supermarket instant coffee taste test: the worst is ‘what we’ll drink during the apocalypse’

In a high-wire act, Nicholas Jordan sips his way through 11 instant coffees – from the ‘weak yet palatable’ to the ‘unanimously average’

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Australian supermarket yoghurt taste test: ‘Greek is almost always superior to plain’

From the ‘refined and unradical’ to ‘mild, emotionless’ mouthfuls, Nicholas Jordan samples 17 unsweetened, unflavoured yoghurts – and experiences culture shock.

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University Of Colorado Springs Dorm Room Murders: Suspect Identified

Nicholas Jordan faces murder charges for allegedly killing two individuals at the University of Colorado Springs. The motive remains unknown, and authoriti...

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Australian supermarket potato chips taste test: the winner is ‘good enough to replace human company’

After sampling 35 packets of crisps, Nicholas Jordan has been through the thick and the thinly sliced

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Supermarket ice-cream stick taste test: the winner is a classic, the worst is the most expensive

From golden oldies to ‘weirdly oily’ alternatives, Nicholas Jordan searches for his new favourite portable ice-cream. Little did he know the journey might break him

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Morning Mail: Australia win thriller to reach World Cup final, Labor dissent over visa law, Optus outage outrage

Pat Cummins and Mitch Starc keep their heads to secure tight win over South Africa; party veteran joins chorus of attacks on controversial bill

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Australian supermarket vanilla ice-cream taste test: the best tub is from Aldi (so is the worst)

From velvety specimens to ‘watery’ experiences, Nicholas Jordan has the inside scoop on ice-cream tubs – the good, the bad, and the simply vanilla

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Australian supermarket hash brown taste test: the clear winner isn’t technically a hash brown

From crunchy wonders to literal flops, Nicholas Jordan reveals which frozen shredded-potato products make the cut

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The moment I knew: It was so awkward, I didn’t know what to do. So I said: ‘Shall we kiss now?’

The fear of losing not one but two best friends meant Nicholas Jordan denied his feelings for Alice. But a return trip from the beach changed his mind

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