Peanut Butter & Co. Smooth Operator

This ultra­creamy peanut butter got its start at a peanut butter-centric shop ($5 for 16 oz; ilovepeanutbutter.com).

Skippy Natural Creamy

Skippy’s first natural peanut butter is unusually thick, and the oil barely separates ($2.35 for 16.3 oz; peanutbutter.com).

Santa Cruz Organic Dark Roasted Creamy

Introduced last year, this deeply flavored spread is made with Spanish nuts ($5 for 16 oz; scojuice.com).

Published February 2007