# What's the best canned chili for a chili size? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 19, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883 "2011-02-19T03:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/41 "2011-02-23T17:00:31Z")
I don’t usually bother with canned chili (except to make chili dogs sometimes), but I like Dennisons. They make a hot and spicy chili that goes well with chili dogs IMHO. -XT ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/42 "2011-02-23T17:19:15Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > I don’t usually bother with canned chili (except to make chili dogs sometimes)… Same concept. 😉 I wouldn’t want to spend hours making The World’s Best Chili, only to make a chili size with it. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/43 "2011-02-23T17:33:13Z")
Sometimes you just NEED a good hot and spicy chili dog with heaps of cheddar cheese and some chili fries on the side. I generally pay for it later, but when you need it you need it. 😉 (Now I’m hungry) -XT ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/44 "2011-02-23T17:55:17Z")
> [@Mr\_Downtown](#): > > OK, I’m a little confused. If there’s no meat in it, how is it chili and not just intense soup? It isn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/45 "2011-02-25T02:21:41Z")
> [@The\_Second\_Stone](#): > > For canned chili, go with Amy’s organic vegetarian and add your own meat. Dennison’s is second best. Anything else is crap. If I’m going to go through the trouble of browning ground beef, then I might as well just make chili. > [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > FWIW, Hormel without beans was good on the chili sizes the other night. I recently bought a couple cans of Hormel chili (sans beans) but I haven’t made any hotdogs yet, so I can’t comment on it. However, the Hormel white chili with chicken and white beans (they were all on sale) was surprisingly edible. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/46 "2011-02-25T08:16:07Z")
> [@Rucksinator](#): > > But I don’t understand what you mean by “‘size’ beans” and “chili size”. Nor me. I read the linked thread several times. The words are English, but I could not penetrate their meaning. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/47 "2011-02-25T11:25:03Z")
> [@Mr\_Downtown](#): > > For those in non-Texas locales, Wolf Brand chili is _occasionally_ spotted migrating through Big Lots stores. I said it once already but I will say it again - **Wolf Brand Chili is now available at Jewel and Dominick’s stores in Chicago.** I also checked the Aldi nearby and they have it as well. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/48 "2011-02-27T03:00:25Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > I said it once already but I will say it again - **Wolf Brand Chili is now available at Jewel and Dominick’s stores in Chicago.** I also checked the Aldi nearby and they have it as well. I was just at my local (South Carolina) Ingles and was Worl Brand Chili on sale (3 for $5) so I bought a can. In the name of science I went ahead and bought some hotdogs and buns. Will report my findings later. I’m not sure yet if I want to open both the Hormel and the Wolf Brand at the same time to do a direct comparison. Maybe if someone sends me a dollar or two to offset my costs. ---
**Author:** ![Rucksinator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/898d66/32.png) [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2011, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/49 "2011-02-27T23:52:13Z")
I found the Hormel to be tollerable and the Wolf Brand to be good. I wouldn’t want to eat either one of them plain, but the Wolf Brand is good on a chili dog. (These are both without beans). ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883/50 "2011-02-28T00:10:42Z")
Whatever you do, don’t bother with Worf Brand chili. Klingons may be the greatest warriors in the universe, but they can’t make chili for shit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883.md?page=2)