Ranch can be anything from bland gross stuff to very sublime and flavorful. If it's in a package or came from a package, chances are, it sucks. It's not one of my favorite dressings but will do if my choices are "Thousand Island, Ranch, Italian, and Bleu Cheese". I find bad Blue Cheese dressing FAR FAR more offensive than bad ranch. Peppercorn ranch is a nice twist and can be very very tasty. My favorite though, is Caesar dressing. Gotta second the Ken's vote. I ALWAYS have a bottle in the fridge. Makes plain 'ol Iceberg taste awesome.