Trust
How we rate products
SpainEats Rating is our editorial score for kitchen gear and pantry goods — not an Amazon star rating, and never a stale typed price.
What SpainEats Rating means
The badge on product pages is our editorial judgment for Spanish cooking use-cases (paella pans, olive oil, etc.). It is labeled “SpainEats Rating” and links here. It is not Amazon’s aggregate score and must not be read as one.
Evaluation basis
- Criteria research — decision factors that matter in Spanish kitchens (material, induction fit, harvest date, emulsion quality, maintenance). Used when we have not completed hands-on testing yet. Pages say so.
- Hands-on — reserved for products we have actually used in the kitchen. We do not invent “I tested this” language.
Amazon compliance (Option A)
Amazon requires prices, ratings, and images to stay up to date. Typed prices and ratings that go stale are a termination risk. Until we have Creators API credentials (after qualifying Associates sales), we:
- Never show Amazon price or Amazon star rating on Spain Eats pages
- Use a “Check current price on Amazon” CTA
- Do not hotlink/store Amazon product images for live feeds
- Prefer our own media library heroes on product pages
What we refuse
- Invented “#1 product” rankings without criteria
- Copied Amazon customer review text
- Fake hands-on claims
- Stale on-page prices presented as current
See also our affiliate disclosure, editorial policy, and Places honesty rules (we do not invent restaurant stars either).