Eric's Canned Chili Challenge 

lol that opening killed me "Welcome to Amy learns to cook...I'm Eric"

Eric tests canned chili to see what chili is worthy! Please share and subscribe to Amy Learns to Cook: ru-vid.com

I didn't notice Erik not blinking, he cracks me up, Dude your a hoot, try Stag chili it's awesome. One of my favorites.

I love the campbells more than any other

Chili is a pepper based beef dish. Historically, without beans. According to the International Chili Society...."Cut up as much meat as you think you will need (any kind will do, but beef is probably best) in pieces about the size of a pecan. Put it in a pot, along with some suet (enough so as the meat won't stick to the sides of the pot), and cook it with about the same amount of wild onions, garlic, oregano, and chiles as you have got meat. Put in some salt. Stir it from time to time and cook it until the meat is as tender as you think it's going to get." Up here in Michigan, some of us actually add sweet corn. I know...sounds strange but it's delicious. I appreciate your review and the work you put in. Thanks for a very good post.

Eating Wolf Brand Chili right now, I got bored so I searched it up and presto! I saw this video! Wolf Brand is really nice and they have it at our dollar store luckily.

The man doesnt blink.. At all..

wolf brand chili is my favorite too it's the only canned chili I will eat

Correct!!! Wolf is the best - can’t see how Hormel is number 2 though :)

One of the best can chili I have eaten was Chuck Wagon Chili that I bought at COSTCO.

Good call Eric!. I can see your a qualified food critic. I've been eating Wolf brand chili most of my life and it's the only canned chili I would ever eat. I've even ordered it on line directly from Wolf until I finally found a local grocery store who carried it. This chili truly represents everything a great canned chili should be. And after all it should. It's been around since 1895.

I've added a can of Rotels tomatoe&green chillies to a can of chilli. It's really good!It thins the chilli out and gives it a slight spicey taste to it

In the past I've been a fan of Hormel but lately I've started buying the Campbell's Roadhouse. I think it has a best flavor of any of the canned chilis and I've tried them all.

As a native Texan, I resent anything with beans or tomatoes being judged as chili. "Texas Brand Chili" a refrigerated block chili is the closest thing to original San Antonio style chili. I knew some college professor types from Michigan, who would always buy cases of Wolf Brand Chili to take home every time they would visit. The Wolf Brand Home Style which you tested, may taste good, but is no more chili than McDonald's is a hamburger.

I have the two best in my cabinet, love them!

Good video & information. We had Polish hot dogs for lunch today and I, like you, don't always feel like going thru the whole process of making home made chili to throw on a couple of hot dogs. I'll be be picking up a couple of cans of the Wolf brand chili on my next visit to the grocery store. Thanks.

That must have been a lot of fun for you guys to do this. Cool!

Gonna try wolf fast. Have always used Hormel’s with beans as my base. I will take small pkg o Mac and cheese.. add in garlic, onion more tomatoes etc. love this stuff. We used it in Afghanistan. Had cartons shipped to me.. me being an Army Major.. Hormels found out.. donated free but gosh it helped us so much. Filled us.. most guys even saved their bottles of hot sauce. We loved it crushed with saltines etc.

Thanks guys!!

It's no surprise that Wolf Brand came in first. It's the only canned chili I've ever eaten down here in Texas. It never even occurred to me to try any other canned chili.

Pace actually came out with a new Chile recently that can be either spicy or regular with beans..... I actually like that better than wolf brand and I was surprised you should try it

How you heat them up ???

My bf swears by WOLF BRAND CHILI so i am excited to give it a try later

wolf is the best can chili I've come across so far, glad you agree :)

I bought some random canned chili for hurricane season. Then came across your video. And I'm pleased to say it's Wolf brand chili. So I got lucky. Yay!

STAGG is my favorite, but that Dollar Tree HARTFORD HOUSE CHILI is much better than you give it credit for. HARTFORD HOUSE is a very good one dollar chili and absolutely perfect for either hot dogs or out of the can for lunch or dinner. The buyers at Dollar Tree find some very good brands for the price. Dollar Tree is a very good store to shop at.

I have to look for and try the wolf brand chili. I always add paprika to my Hormel chili beans. Anybody else doll up their Hormel beans? Any simple suggestions???

Among the other varieties here, Stag chili & Dennisons chili are two widely distributed chili's in America..Although I have lived decades in or within 50 miles of San Antonio, Texas; I've NEVER seen or tasted Dennisons..But at annual chili cook-offs all over Texas, beans are are usually not allowed..for CANNED beaned varieties, Wolf brand gets my vote for taste, thickness, & fewest beans..

I appreciate everyone's comments and support in viewing these videos. They are fun to make. For those on the West Coast, I like Denisons and Nallys (with Walla Walla onions). Those are not available out here. Wolf Brand Chili was not available on the west coast when we lived there, but Wal-Mart may carry them. Once again, I'm not a big fan of canned chili because either the canning process (or cheap ingredients) tends to kill the flavor, but they're OK in a pinch. I much prefer fresh chili, with or without beans to impress friends and family.

wolf's going on his hotdog

The Alpo comment was funny as hell

*This guy must eat plenty of ALPO daily! LOL*

The National Chili of Texas >>> Wolf Brand Chili. Although down here we think there's no such a thing as chili with beans. THAT we call bean soup with meat. Only complaint- Wolfs use to be thicker. But then foreigners bought it ( Con-Agra,) and thinned the recipe.

I always wondered about the ingredients in "Wolf" Brand Chili!

I am completely addicted to that Hormal chili. I have never found a can that looks like that, but Stagg chili is still the same company I see. I add cheese to mine, only buy the hot one (otherwise I have to add my own spice) and eat with tostadas. Yum!

I'm glad there's other folks out there that like Wolf.... everyone besides my dad and I are Hormel people but we swear by Wolf. But that might be because when I was a kid and mom was gone or didn't want to cook.... my dad always made chili cheese dogs 😂😂

I like Hartford House Chilli - It has an old school taste.

Agree wolf !;-) Thankyou

This was hilarious at the end of the video XD. That girl in the background sounded so unamused and irritated i loved it lolol. The guy never blinked and was stale as week old bread left out in the sun but yet it was so entertaining. The results part had me rolling :'DDD

I would say the chili has affected his mind, but he hasn't eaten any yet.

Wolf Brand Chili is the only canned chili I will even touch.

My fav is Chunky Roadhouse

I'm eating wolf brand chili as I'm watching this, and it was the winner too !

I agree...my two favorite can chili as well...😋😋😋

That’s my favorite brand but pickup a can of Amy’s to try. Hopes it’s decent.

Blind taste tests are the only ones that makes sense. I for one would be totally prejudiced against a dollar store brand whether it was good or not.

I've taken cheap chili and totally improved it by adding either BBQ sauce or Ranch dressing.

I just got done eating some Hormel chili with beans xD

Dennisons chili is my fav!

Never had Wolf brand, but I knew Hormel would be up there

What difference does it make if it’s red

Good chili taste off....never had wolf chili but now I'm going to try it....we usually use Hormel chili no beans for hotdogs....kool vid 👍🏼 I saw like 6 cans of the Southgate chili in the cupboard that's why I watched the video hate it didn't make the cut....maybe I can add some more flavor to it and some more beans and hamburger to make it edible lol 😋

Try MRE chili . That'll put some lead in your pencil

I love all those dry jokes you have infused in your video ..........."Amy's drive by" was a hoot! References to ALPO! lol I did my own test and agree with your results. I also did a Wolf Brand Chili WITH beans vs Wolf Brand Chili WITHOUT beans and was amazed how much better the WITH BEANS were. I think they changed the meat mixture in the all meat and used a lot of textured vegetable protein.

Hey neighbor how long has it been since you had a heapin helpin of Wolf Brand Chili? Heh heh, well that's too long. We used to have family ship it to us in Germany.

Down here in Texas where it come from no beans unless you're broke

Campbells chunky is soup, years ago before "Chunky" style soups, Campbells had in the little red and white can "Chili bean" soup you added a can of water too and was chili soup

you can make chili dog sauce in 15 minutes....ground beef, small can of tomato sauce, 1 tbs chili powder, onion powder, garlic powder. If you want greek style just add a pinch of cinnamon and allspice , a tiny amount of ground cloves and salt to taste. Of course you could always just buy a can of Castleman's Chili Dog sauce and add some freshly browned ground beef to it because it's soupy...but it's good for hot dogs. The problem with canned meats of any kind are they use the worst quality meat you can find. Better off buying some 85/15 ground beef or higher and getting quality.

PSA: NEVER give your dog chili for its birthday.

He must eat a lot of Alpo. Kept bringing it up

Mmmm Wolf chili, it's made in Texas! try there chili without beans for your chili dogs. heat it up, put a small squeeze of ketchup in it and you'll be living good.

"It's not bad like Alpo"....... so you've had Alpo before?

Trader Joe's Chili with Beans is my favorite (other than real homemade with beef chunks instead of ground). It has none of that orange fat found in Hormel or Wolfe. Just ground meat, beans, and chiliu spice. At 2 bucks a can it's not too expensive.

Neighbor - how long has it been since you've had a big thick steaming bowl of chili? Heh hee, well, that's too long. National Chili of Texas - so good that we had my mother in law ship it to us (along with liguid smoke) when we were stationed in Germany - Wolf Brand Chili

Canned chili is why plumbers are so expensive.

What difference does it make what it smells like?

great review eric

Thank you 👍.

A fairly accurate challenge. I only disagreed about the runner up and the winner. I believe Hormel to be the best because its more natural than the rest. Actually its really a matter of personal preference. Around here Hormel is king and way more accessible than Wolf. Wolf has a season that is more overbearing to me, might be cumin. I tried dollar store brands, tends to be greasy and nope. Amys is not bad but does not have that bite. Cambells chili is to industrial tasting. The one you missed is armour, a favorite among hobos. Thanks for the challenge video, it was fun. I will say I can eat any of these when in starvation mode.

how often do you eat ALPO.

Wolf is my wife's favorite. Best chili which i often augment with more hamburger or chili meat... is Texas Chili made right here in Ft. Worth. There bldg. is not much larger than a 7-11 store, but the product is stellar. Oh yeah... "Beans Don't Surf" here in Texas! Enjoyed the testing guys. -gilpin 122016

I bought a can I thought I had just got a bad batch of Wolf Brand Chili near a decade ago. Once you heat it the stuff gets watery & the meat is not as chunky as it use to be. The original recipe used to be thick when heated & the meat was chunkier, one could put it on a hot dog & not loose a drop, now it just runs off. ConAgra Foods, Inc bought the brand back in May 1995 & has introduced the new Reconstituted Wolf brand chili, the new Reconstituted Wolf brand chili is no longer what it once was, it is obvious that ConAgra changed the recipe to save money.

Can you get Wolf outside of Texas?

I know it would be Wolf chilli because it's the closest you can get to from homemade chilli. I had all the rest of them canned chilli but only Annie's chilli I haven't had before and I don't like them but Wolf chilli.

are you cleaning your palate before each tasting enquiring minds want to know

good info here though thanks for the video

YEAH! You sure got it right.

Nothing beats homemade. Even quick N dirty 15 min chili. Wolf came highly regarded, but can chili is like can beer...taste like it came from a can

Wolf brand chili is the best. After 30 years in Texas, it is like mother's milk to me. YUM.

I bet your looking forward to the hot dog test. Lol

skyline chili from the freezer isle is the best but now i can only find skyline in a can and it sucks. :(

This is very, very subjective, and I'm fascinated by the difference of opinion. I'm currently conducting my own canned chili test/review, and I've only tried (recently) Armour, Hormel and Southgate, all of them with beans. The only one I didn't continue to eat after the second bite was Southgate. Some people really like it, but for me the taste and quality are not there. It had very little chili flavor and was starchy/gluey. The meat tasted like TVP (soy), not beef. The Hormel on the other hand was pretty good, although I needed to add a small teaspoon of chili powder to give it a boost. It's easy to see why it's a big seller. The meat and beans were way better than Southgate. That said, IMO Armour had the best traditional chili taste of the three. It's thicker than Hormel, and has more chili powder in it. I didn't feel the need to add anything. People should read the ingredient labels, there's a big difference between the big brands and the dollar store brands. Good chili should read something like, "Water, Beef, Beans, Concentrated Crushed Tomatoes" and then less than 2% of other stuff like spices, starch, and flavorings. If the list is a lot longer, you may want to change brands. I need to try Wolf, Stagg and any other I can get my hands on. I'm off to buy more chili. Good video.

I thought they all were Alpo entries.

I like that you you did this challenge, cool to see different opinions, however, I gotta disagree on some of your choices. I use the "it smells like canned dog food a lot" when dealing with canned chili, and have become so sensitive to that smell after opening the can (not yet cooking it), I can't eat it! I have only tried Southgate, Hormel, and Wolf of the ones you taste tested. Hormel, in my opinion gets first place for the Alpo award. I agree with the Wolf chili being pretty good, but while in the can, is knocking on the dog food door. (Used to like Campbell's chunky brand stuff, but last 10-15 years, it's become watered down and disgusting, so I don't bother), lastly - Southgate Chili - opened can - NO DOG FOOD SMELL - cooked in microwave - tastes like actual chili with some flavor and heat. By far number one. It is far better than Wolf brand, which is runner up, but in my opinion, Southgate is the only canned chili that is actually good. Just my opinion. Have a great day.

have you tried Stagg Chilli?

I use to make homemade chili all the time but the problem I always ran into was I ended up making a gallon of chili and be sick of it after two or three bowls so I switched to canned. you lose on taste but I don't like waste and it's cheaper to just by the canned versions

i really agree with wolfbrand.

Is Hormel Chili the same brand who makes Stagg Chili? I love me some Stagg Dynamite hot. Delicious

Interesting video, comical too. All that being said, have you looked at the ingredients listed on the back of the Wolf Brand Chili? Check it out! It's not exactly the ingredients I use in my homemade chili. I'm not sure if or when the ingredients changed, but as a young girl 50 or more years ago there was quite a bit of beef included in the can. Now rolled oats is an ingredient. Food just isn't what it used to be and we're paying more for it and getting more sick from it with all the added preservatives and additives. Sorry I digressed. Bon appetit.

Amy's chili is so good.

So we agree the Southgate Chili was just plain bad. I just had Southgate's beef stew. It wasn't bad at all. Very tasty, had some veggies, a few pieces of real beef and I guess the pieces that looked like sausage were the soy beef. I never heard of vegan soy meat substitutes being referred to as "Textured vegetable protein product". But once I realized what it was I was fine with that. It's cheaper than meat, tastes like meat(when soaked in broth) and is much healthier. I usually get Dinty Moore from Costco, but even that is a little chinsey with the meat and veggies. I usually fortify it with a can of mixed veggies, so it can get a little pricey for a canned meal. You guys should do a taste-off on canned stews or maybe generic vs. branded soups.

know you did this a while back.. suggest a way to do a revision.. do a comparison of no bean chilies.

Southgate chili is delicious. I get mine at the dollar store. Some get theirs at Walmart.

eating pace chilie with added cheese and added some crushed up bbq chips.

I just found ground up roadkill in my South gate chili with beans

Y’all should have a contest between Wolf Chili and Hormel Hot chili. See if Hormel can unseat Wolf as the champion. I think Hormel Hot chili gives just enough kick to make it more competitive with Wolf.

Wolf is best, it keeps you regular as well.

In the west coast Stagg uses to be the best quality went down it's like soup now, looking for a new winner. We do not get Rays Chili out here or Stake n shake chili. Right now I like Hormel Homestyle only, Wolf Homestyle and Campbells Road House Chili! From our normally stocked Staters bros, Vons and dollar general. you can find some brands not in your area on Amazon but 2to 4x the regular price.

YOU DON'T USE CHILI WITH BEANS FOR CHILI DOGS !!!!!!!

Hormal works for me. Wolfbrand gives me an upset stomach. Some cheap brands are edible but not really chilly. Just beans with flavoring but healthy enough.