The pickles also needed to both smell and look amazing -- no dull gray or muted green colors here. In the end, a familiar favorite was named victorious: Claussen Kosher Dill Pickle Spears.

Claussen is my new favorite pickle brand. Claussen's kosher dill pickles cost $7 for a 32-ounce jar at my local supermarket. These pickles were the only of the five brands I tried that came from ...

We devour them, and I get requests to make more. I recommend using Claussen or Grillo's Pickles for top-notch ranch pickles. Believe it or not, ranch dressing found its origins in rural Alaska.

We didn't like the Vlasic pickles and thought they had an unpleasant aftertaste. Claussen's kosher dill pickles were the best option by far. Everyone in my family of four enjoys pickles ...