Sugar nostalgia vs. the adult rebuy test
Cereal rankings are childhood memories audited by adult taste buds. Cinnamon Toast Crunch survives the audit — the swirl holds up. Others coast on mascot equity until you actually rebuy a box. The milk-endgame is a legitimate criterion: Cocoa Puffs and Fruity Pebbles earn tier bumps for flavored milk alone, while Frosted Mini-Wheats win the soggy-resistance bracket. And there is always one adult-cereal partisan defending Raisin Bran's B-tier honor against a wall of marshmallow lobbyists.