Over the course of several days, I baked, tasted, and then re-tasted 12 grocery store banana bread mixes, and here's how they stack up. Read more: 16 Little-Known Facts About Salt At just $1.32, I was ...

Banana bread is a staple in my house ... I immediately noticed that the odor of this box mix was synthetic and not brimming with those fresh banana notes that I was craving.

Short-cut alert! We asked professional cooks for their favorite storebought mix and the pan they love to bake it in.

and purchased a box of the humble four-dollar mix. After trying it myself, I admit that I totally get the hype. But I wanted to live on the edge and take my pumpkin bread to the next level.