I thought those 'dollar store spice' videos were a total scam

My roommate bought a jar of garlic powder from the dollar spot for a dollar twenty five and I was sure it would taste like sawdust. We did a blind taste test against the name brand stuff I paid six bucks for, and I could not tell the difference at all. We tried it in meatloaf and a simple pasta sauce over the weekend. The jar is half gone already and it works just fine. Has anyone else found a specific spice or pantry item where the cheap version is actually just as good?

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the_olivia1h ago

Yeah, the blind taste test is the real proof... I did the same thing with basic black pepper. The expensive stuff in the fancy grinder and the cheap pre-ground tin. In cooked food, it's impossible to tell. I only notice a difference if I'm eating it on something plain, like eggs. For anything that gets heated up with other ingredients, the cheap stuff does the exact same job.