Adams No-Stir Peanut Butter (Crunchy)

Price range: About $6.75

Context: Cold Storage, Parkway Parade

Before: The quest for the ‘perfect’ peanut butter has taken on almost grail-like importance for me over the years, so I’m always happy to see a new one on the shelves - and this one promised lower sugars than the Planters and Skippies of this world, so I was keen to give it a try.

First impression: I've bought two jars of this peanut butter. The first one had a rather disconcerting layer of oil on the top of it when I first opened it, so despite being a “No Stir” PB, the first thing I had to do was stir it! However, the second one was perfect, and had a fantastic consistency.

During: Adams has a pleasant texture with relatively uniform ‘chunks’ and spreads well – important if you don't want to destroy your bread (which kind of ruins the whole sandwich-making experience). It also has a lovely, nutty flavour – and certainly isn't too sweet. A quick taste of your ‘old’ Skippy in comparison to this will tell you just how much sugar there is in some of those other Peanut Butters.

After: While not as tasty when added to shakes (there is a benefit to sweeter PBs sometimes), Adams No-Stir is well worth a try. I'll certainly be buying it again.

Total Score: 7.5/10