How I Test Dairy-Free Products

Each test pits multiple grocery-store dairy-free products against each other in the same recipe, baked or cooked side by side under the same conditions. The result is a one-line verdict per product plus what it's best for, and no brand pays for a placement or sees a verdict before it publishes.

I'm Andrew, a home cook in Portland, Oregon who's been working around dairy for 15 years. A lot of the dairy-free aisle was sad when I started, and a lot of it is genuinely good now, which is exactly why I want to see how it behaves in a real pan and a real oven. This page is the rulebook every test links back to.