Second Place: Barilla
$1 for 1 pound
Comments: Barilla spaghetti, made in Ames, Iowa, is the top-selling branded pasta in American grocery stores and for good reason, say our testers. They universally agreed that it wasn’t too starchy (a pitfall of many of
the tested brands). It was “nice
and firm” and “would hold up to even the heartiest sauce without turning to mush.”