The Store-Bought Canned Biscuit Brand With A Metallic Taste You Want To Avoid

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A fluffy buttermilk biscuit is a thing of beauty, especially since it's a notoriously finicky recipe to perfect. That's where store-bought canned biscuits come in. The pre-made and pre-cut dough can be popped into the oven at a moments' notice, yielding consistently delicious results. Not all canned biscuit brands are created equally, however, and we found one in particular that you'll want to avoid. In our ranking of 11 canned biscuit brands, we found Great Value's Regular Biscuits to be by far the worst. 

We judged each brand in our taste test based on criteria like cost and availability, as well as the biscuits' taste and texture without any added embellishments. Great Value is Walmart's store brand and is one of the cheapest options, not just compared to name brands, but also other private labels. However, a low price and easy accessibility isn't enough to compensate for the off-putting taste and texture of these particular biscuits. Despite its cardboard packaging, Great Value's biscuits somehow had a metallic taste that overwhelmed any other yeasty or buttery flavors that biscuits are usually known for. This unpleasantly bitter and tinny taste, coupled with a dense and doughy interior, landed these bland biscuits in last place. 

Additionally, finicky cooking instructions and inconsistent outcomes further fueled our disappointment. Even though we cooked the rounds as suggested, the tops of the biscuits risk going from tall and fluffy to becoming hard and scorched.

We took to Walmart's website to see how our experience with Great Value's Regular Biscuits compares with that of other shoppers. The overwhelming number of negative reviews were even more disappointing and scathing than our own. One customer commented that the biscuits were "all misshapen and turned out flat, dry, and tasteless," whereas several others compared their texture to hockey pucks. Over half the reviews attributed the bland flavor, dried-out textures, and unusual form to the packaging, which many stated the tubes "exploded" or "burst open" in the fridge or on the car ride home. Some also felt that too much dough is cramped into too small of a tube, a defect that undermines how to properly store canned biscuits.

To make Great Value's biscuits palatable, one customer said, "If you're really desperate for biscuits, these might suffice (with plenty of butter and jelly or honey) ... I crumbled them and will use them for Thanksgiving dressing." Others instead agreed that attempts at repurposing leftover canned biscuits won't fix their rock-like texture. One even shared that they're "definitely not fit biscuits and gravy."  

For better biscuits, Walmart has other private label options that are slightly more expensive such as Great Value Jumbo Buttermilk Biscuits. But, if you want high-quality biscuits, we'd recommend spending money on name brands like Annie's Flaky Biscuits or Pillsbury Grands! With Flaky Layers.