Top critical review
3.0 out of 5 starsNONE of the 3 TYPES of Planters cashews reviewed below is as good as Costco's cashews.
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020
PLEASE NOTE that I seldom buy Planters cashews, but I do once in a while whenever I need to meet Amazon's $25 free-shipping requirement.
-- Planters cashews are not as crunchy as I like, but they're still somewhat tasty.
Below I review the 3 different TYPES of Planters cashews which I've tried plus the Costco's (40 oz jar) and Aldi's (30 oz jar) cashews which I usually buy MOST of the time (on average, one jar each week).
-- I give each of the 5 products its own rating based on 5 stars (=100%; highly recommended).
PLEASE NOTE that, based on my lifetime experience eating cashews, NONE of the 5 products reviewed is as good as the BEST cashews (5 stars; 100%) which I have ever eaten.
-- Costco's cashews are consistently 4.5 stars out of 5 stars max.
-- Aldi's cashews are consistently 4 stars out of 5 stars max.
1. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ADX5WZ2 (MY RATING 4 stars out of 5 stars max)
>50% whole nuts
Crunchy, tasty mellow nutty flavor, not too salty, NO bitter aftertaste
$17.04 for 33oz jar (51.6₵/oz)
2. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FFJ2GRG (MY RATING 3.5 stars out of 5 stars max)
>50% whole nuts
Crunchy, tasty mellow nutty flavor, not too salty, NO bitter aftertaste
$8.58 for 18.25oz jar (47₵/oz)
3. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ULIPL8 (MY RATING 2.5 stars out of 5 stars max)
Bits and pieces
Too salty, bitter aftertaste
$11.62 for 27oz <18 x 1.5oz packets> (43₵/oz)
4. 2 types of Aldi's cashews (MY RATING 4 stars out of 5 stars max)
southern-grove-deluxe-whole-cashews-with-sea-salt-30-oz (salted)
specially-selected-unsalted-whole-cashews-30-oz (unsalted)
>80% whole nuts
Crunchy, tasty mellow nutty flavor, not too salty (salted one), NO bitter aftertaste
$11.99 for 30oz jar (40₵/oz)
5. 2 types of Costco's cashews (MY RATING 4.5 stars out of 5 stars max)
Kirkland Signature Cashews, 40 ounce (salted)
Kirkland Signature Unsalted Cashews, 40 ounce (unsalted)
>80% whole nuts
Crunchy, tasty mellow nutty flavor, not too salty (salted one), NO bitter aftertaste
$16.99 for 40oz jar (42.5₵/oz)
