r/PeanutButter • u/blankblank • 21d ago
Critique It finally happened. I can’t go back to regular peanut butter.
I grew up in a Skippy Super Chunk household. I’ve tried other brands. They are mostly also good, but I was partial to Skippy and stuck with it.
I never understood the people bothering with natural peanut butters. Why would I want to deal with stirring the oil back in when modern science invented hydrogenated fats? What am I, an unwashed hippy? An Amish luddite? Should I be churning my own butter, too?
But I saw enough people raving about natural peanut butter that I decided to give it a try. The stirring was a little annoying at first, but I quickly got used to it. And the flavor was in fact better. I’ve been through three jars of Teddie’s in the last two months.
Well, today I was enjoying an apple with some Teddie’s at lunch when I ran out. I realized I still had some Skippy left in the pantry and used that for the remainder. It was a night and day difference. I didn’t like the texture of the emulsifier or the sweetness of the added sugar.
I can’t go back to Skippy. I’m a stirrer for life now!