Outstanding Peanut Butter Brands

In terms of popularity and overall sales, there are the Big Three-- Jif, Skippy, Peter Pan:
Jif^®- creamy and sweet. Ever-popular for school lunches.
Peter Pan^®- Ants on a Log is peanut butter on celery, sprinkled with raisins.
Skippy^®- perpetual lunchtime fave. Skippy jars are great for holding fireflies.

Other brands have followings that approach cult status: the magnificent Creamnut, smooth Trader Joe's, Naturally More MaraNatha, delectable Crazy Richard's, tasty Reese's, and hundreds more.

Smucker's^®- to many, the gold standard of national peanut butter brands.
Stonewall Kitchen^®- full-bodied rich taste. Heavy on Spanish peanuts.
Brad's^®- BRAD'S is from Canada. It maintains a lovely peanut flavor and smooth consistency.

Reduced-fat peanut butter can be a little bland. One exception is PB2 Powdered Peanut Butter, according to Consumer Search. What's your experience with reduced-fat PB?

Let's hear it for the fresh-ground peanut butter. Sure, you have to wait while the peanuts are ground up, but the taste is exceptional and the smell is intoxicating. And here's to the supermarket brands. Some are quite good.

According to Peanutbutter.eu, the most expensive peanut butter on the market is a $545 limited item which can be email-ordered from the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Food manufacturers use it for quality control. What's your fave?