Oh darn it, I remember seeing that episode but for the life of me I can't remember the winner. I don't do the online subscriptions, sorry. Hope someone has the answer.

I just get the magazine...no online subscription. I did a quick check and found this brand from The Spice House being connected to Cook's Illustrated.

Thank you! So that one is their highest rated?

I couldn't see due to how they blur out the info for non-subscribers. I just noticed the photo of it in this link...

https://www.cooksillustrated.com/taste_tests/446-sweet-paprika

Also, I subscribe to Fine Cooking and found this link from them. Note the mention of the same brand (The Spice House) in the second to the last paragraph.

https://www.finecooking.com/article/ingredient-profile-paprika

One more thing, FWIW...I found a recipe for Goulash from Cook's Illustrated on Food.com. A note following the recipe included the quote below. I don't always agree with CI, but finding the recommendation from Fine Cooking makes me think The Spice House is likely good.

“From Cook's Illustrated, Dec 2008. Use a chuck eye roast. Do not use hot, half-sharp or Spanish paprika; if you can, mail-order your sweet paprika and use a fresh container. Cook's Illustrated prefers The Spice House. The stew can be prepared up to 2 days ahead; do not add the optional sour cream until after reheating. Remove the hardened fat and add water to thin it. (I like to add about 1/2 lb of button mushrooms, quartered, with the carrots and beef, but that wasn't in the original CI recipe.)”

I don't think you can go wrong with Spice House. If you search our forum, I think you can find discussions which recommend a certain brand of Hungarian paprika. I don't remember what it was, however. I use Penzey's and it's fine for my normal purposes, but I only remember using Hungarian paprika (I don't remember the brand) for paprikash.

Our public library has magazines available online (not sure about CI). I check Consumer reports there. I can look to see if they have CI if your library doesn't have it available.

I looked and it is available at the library but didn't know what issue...I googled it and the article I found was from 2007. Do you know if there is a more current comparison? You also can sign up for a free trial to read the article online. Then just cancel it.

https://www.cooksillustrated.com/taste_tests/446-sweet-paprika

Thank you everyone! I was hoping to find some reviews that were more recent but I'm going to look for the spice house brand.

Sorry this is a bit late...I just looked and the most recent review is from 2008 and the winner was The Spice House Hungarian Sweet Paprika. Second place went to Penzy's Hungarian Sweet Kulonleges Paprika. I believe neither of these would be in grocery stores so ordering online is the way to go. All other brands reviewed were recommended with reservations but you could probably find them in the stores.

I bought a small can of

Pride Of Szeged Hungarian Sweet Paprika at a local grocery store last night so I'll see how that goes.

I order from Penzeys a couple times a year so I'll add paprika next time. Thanks!