Best donuts?

[Bill Douglas]

The reason I ask is, I was wearing a Krispy Kreme t-shirt the other day (here in New Zealand) and this American guy just went nuts. He wanted to know where to buy them and was jumping up and down on the spot with excitement, when I told him it was a gift from a friend in the US and, no, we don't have them here, he set about telling me everything there was to know about Krispy Kreme donuts. I said "Arn't Dunkin Donuts the best", just to wind him up, and I got another 5 minutes on the virtues of Krispy Kreme donuts, LOL.

[vash]

KK is the best, for store bought.....

[nostatic]

my wife claims that the best donuts are from a small shop in Webster MA, run by a Greek family. I walked in, couldn't get past the cigarette smoke smell, and lost my appetite for donuts.

KK is mostly hype. And air. And sugar...lots of sugar. Not that that's bad or anything...

[jrdavid68]

Come on guys, KK is so last year!

[vash]

Originally posted by jrdavid68
Come on guys, KK is so last year!

that is funny. i am actually a cookie guy.

[jrdavid68]

KK - too much sugar, too many bad carbs.

Bring on the Pork Rinds and avocodo dip!

[ZAMIRZ]

i agree with nostatic, kk is mostly hype. The best donut I've ever had was from the Schatz Bakery in Bishop, CA.

[widebody911]

KK is complete hype. The best dounuts come from the little podunk mom-and-pop shops.

[RANDY P]

and it's wondered why the American tourist gets such a bad rap....

[surflvr911sc]

Originally posted by jrdavid68
Bring on the Pork Rinds and avocodo dip!

Ah, the foundation of the Atkins diet.

[vash]

not a big fan of the pork rind. my saliva glands are not up to the task of moisture control. but with beer.....and hot sauce.

[URY914]

When I has in high school we'd go into KK about 1:00am and each of us would order a dozen. They'd go in the back and get 'em right off the line, still warm. We finish off a dozen in about 8 minutes. It was great to be young.

Paul

[motion]

No $hit, Randy.

[Bill Douglas]

Randy, the guy was a good laugh, and it's so nice to see people passionate about something even if it is donuts, LOL (and we love Americans coming out here!).

I'm dying to try them now, especially if they are loaded with sugar!

Around here the best ones are from Mom and Pop type bakeries, and the worst ones are from the supermarkets, yuck.

[john70t]

There was a huge hype a year or so ago in the Bay Area about the first and only Krispy Kreme opening in the Palo Alto(?) area.

A few weeks after hearing about it daily on the local news the line of cars into the parking lot was still all the way around the block.
After spending hours to get nasty, oil-soaked little pieces of turd, I was a little disappointed. So were a lot of people because a few months later the place was deserted(!) on a sunday morning.
The best places are the mom-and-pops.

[vash]

bill douglas, do you think they would make it through the mail? they would probably be small round bricks by the time they got there.

[rammstein]

Best donuts are donuts that are still warm from the fryer. oooooohh.... mmmmmm.

[power]

In Canada you can always tell a great doughnut shop by how many RCMP cruisers are parked outside.......Tim Hortons ranks pretty high....but I keep driving by a KK sign that has the number of days till opening on it...26 was the last I saw.....Free trade is great.

[v9ff]

Malasadas from O'ahu!

[Moses]

Donut? Give me a Beignet at Cafe du Monde. Hot, sugary goodness.