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Do You Have a Favorite Mustard?

20090930-mustardtastetest-qb.jpgWe are preparing for our next taste test installment: store-bought mustards. Do you have a favorite brand? Style? We're not ruling any out—bring on the bright yellow, brown, whole-grain, Dijon-style, or whatever else you fancy.

55 Comments:

Gulden's Spicy Brown.

Beaver's Deli mustard! Unbelievable stuff. The huge seeds give it a lot of texture, and it's just perfectly balanced. I went through a whole bottle, and maybe made 3 or 4 sandwiches with it - I'd just squeeze out a little bit on my finger and eat it raw.

Maille Dijon Originale - Creamy and spicy with just the right amount of tang.

I'll eat pretty much any mustard raw. People think I'm weird, but I love it!

Silver Springs: Beer N' Brat mustard....my favorite!

I'm really partial to Inglehoffer, especially their stone ground mustard.

Plochman's natural stone ground.

Beaver's Sweet Hot and plain ole Grey Poupon for sandwiches

Pommery Cognac mustard [it was a gift!] for BLTs .

French's yellow mustard for dogs, burgers and fry sauce.

Beaver's Stone Ground for sausages.

Truth be told, I have no less than 9 different types of mustard in my fridge at the moment - it's my favorite condiment - I have a friend who collects strange local mustards for me when she travels [most recently, a sweet Maui Onion] - mmm mmm.

Maille Dijon is super, too - good for adding a bitey kick to soups, and for rubbing on roast chicken [pre-roast].

Sweet Hot Mister Mustard is the best mustard in the world and Esquire agrees with me:

http://www.esquire.com/features/the-endorsement/ESQ1206mistermustard

I practically grew up on French's Honey mustard, and later became partial to Deli Mustards - Grey Poupon's always been good to me
Inglehoffer's another brand that I've tried and liked

I completely agree with Beaver, Deli Mustard. It is hands down the favorite in this house!

All of the Beaver products are amazing especially the thick Deli Mustard and horseradish.

Damn, we just ran out of both.

Have never seen Beaver mustard, anyone in the northeast know where it's available?

On sandwiches and hot dogs (and OMG, soft pretzels!!!) I like good ol' Gulden's mustard. You can't beat it! It's the perfect combination of spicy brown and yellow. I also like the whole grain/stone ground dijon mustards for things like potatoes or other cooking dishes.

Maille old style! Good on sandwiches, or with honey and baked on chicken. Also so good to eat straight out of the jar. Mm.

Beaver Sweet Hot for sandwiches

Coleman's for bangers

French's for franks and brats

I'll give another nod to Maille Dijon. My standard "nuthin fancy" mustard is Gulden's. Inglehoffer's Extra Hot is for when I'm in the mood for horseradish (and that means I want extreme nasal burning).

I find that the Trader Joe's Dijon mustard has a nice, sharp bite to it that I love- Maille and Grey Poupon seem tame and buttery in comparison.

Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?

French's Yellow mustard, followed closely by Guldens Spicy Brown

Nance's Sharp and Creamy mustard. Like a creamy Dijon. I like it with a slice of ham, apple, and cheddar on toast. Yum!

I picked up a tub of mustard at Sur La Table and fell in love with it. It's imported from France so you know it's tasty! The name of it is "Moutarde de Meaux Pommery." It's a grainy mustard; strong but thin consistency save the grains of mustard. I highly recommend this mustard. Also comes in cool packaging.

Fox Hollow Farms mustard! da beeeeeeeeeeeest

Plochman's stone ground is my standby

Try Stadium Mustard - it's the best!!!

www.stadiummustard.com (altho it looks like you can only order by the case...)

Nathan's Deli mustard. OM NOM NOM. Sweet, sour and tangy. Great on pretzels.

Inglehoffe's Sweet Hot... soooo good.

The chain Cosi uses the most amazing spicy honey mustard. If you can find out what it is, where I can get it, or how I could make it at home, I would be deliriously grateful. That honey mustard is the only reason I eat there anymore.

DH's choice would be Koop's Arizona Heat.

Seriously, though, doesn't it make sense to break the mustards down into traditional (yellow/brown), dijon and variants, and fancy?

@sunbyrne - Yes on the Nance's!

Ba-Tam-Te Deli Mustard. The only brand I use at home (well, Maille dijon for recipes, but never on a sandwich).

Maille cassis mustard! Delicious. (Particularly on French fries; forgive me.)

Nobodys mentioned Boetjes ? Midwest standard German ,dark . Made in Rock Island ,Ill

Honeycup mustard. Vermont Maple Horseradish Mustard, which appears not to be available separately on their web site. French's classic yellow on hot dogs, since the hot dog wouldn't taste like a hot dog to me otherwise.

Grey Poupon is my go-to mustard, though lately I've been really enjoying the Sweet Garlic Mustard from Peju Province Winery in Napa Valley.

Raye's Sweet & Spicy mustard is my new go to sandwich slatherer, I found it at World Market here in Florida and will stock up incase they pull it. My back up mustard is Ben's Sweet Hot. Both are outstanding full-flavored condiments I use for sandwiches and as additions to my feeble attempts at making sauces.

Please give us a honey mustard category. Spicy mustards are quite delicious but there are times when only a sweet mustard will do. Nance's has always been a favorite.

Pommery Green Peppercorn Mustard, or, being all chichi - Moutarde au Poivre Vert. This stuff is so good I'll just eat a spoonful of it they way one does with peanut butter. It's not cheap, but man, I go through it like like wildfire.

Ditto Coleman's, but for everyday I like the Natural Value yellow mustard that's cheap at my co-op

Roland Extra-Strong Dijon

Yellow mustard doesn't taste like mustard to me. It tastes like Vinegar.
Maille's my brand for sure.
@Expatslat - oh man it's a deadly blend!! soo good
I'm a fan of most President's Choice condiments as well.

Honeycup Mustard. There's nothing else out there like it. Such a strong flavor, I love it. In fact, I'm eating a sandwich with it right now!

Kosciusko Spicy Brown Mustard

definitely stadium mustard. might only be available in Cleveland though. now I'm going to have to check Boston supermarkets for it....

Maille Dijon, like many others have said. Though I also have developed a fondness for Grey Poupon coarse ground mustard, which I often use in my cooking as well.

Woebel's Sweet and Spicy Mustard - well balanced, not too sweet at all. Then again, I find a lot of honey mustards way too sweet.

Gulden's Mustard for a spicy, yet mild and found everywhere here in the Northeast.

Bertman's Ballpark Mustard - absolutely the best! (I live in CT but order it from OH)

Stonewall Kitchen's Blue Cheese & Herb Mustard, amazing flavors abound.

maille whole grain and regular dijon
billy bee honey mustard
bella cucina balsamic mustard
edmond fallot tarragon mustard

Maille regular and whole grain Dijon
Gulden's Spicy Brown Mustard
French's Yellow

I agree with all those praising Nance's Sharp & Creamy mustard. I swear I could eat it with a spoon. Once a devoted ketchup user with french fries, I now dip them in Nance's....if that's not love, I don't know what is.

Raye’s “Down East Schooner” Mustard. It was also the gold medal winner in the 'Classic American Yellow Mustard' category at the 2009 Mustard Competition.

i buy trader joe's dijon because it's so much cheaper than maille, which was my standard for years. would love to see how your panel compares the two.

My work's home base is in Switzerland. There, I discovered Thomy’s Senf. I thought at first, it was toothpaste, as it's sold in a tube (very portable). Thomy is a Swiss brand that produces food products such as mayonnaise, mustard, salad dressings, and the best [again in a tube] tomato paste. If you can get a tube of this Swiss equivalent to the U.S. 'every home has some' of French's Yellow, you'll love it. It's creamy and thick, has a nice sharpness and is packed with amazing flavor.

Hengstenberg Medium Hot German Mustard, great flavor without the vinegar taste of most yellow mustards.

I like a lot of different kinds, all mentioned above, but wanted to put in a vote of confidence for the Garlic Dijon Aioli at Trader Joe's. It's goood.

-Ben

Zatarain's Creole Mustard

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