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[LegalEagleMike]

The only donut I eat is The Donut Scene in Strongsville, Ohio.

Here's my most recent haul:



Protip: if your donut shop thinks a dozen is 12, go to a different one.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Krispy Kreme is to donuts what Coldstone Creamery is to ice cream. Sure, it still tastes good, but just as how Coldstone is not good ice cream and only survived in strip malls, Krispy Kreme is not particularly good donuts and really failed after their explosive expansion a decade ago (Coldstone similarly).

Like, Coldstone is good if you have no other options for ice cream. KK is good if you have no other options for donuts. Both make products that undeniably taste good. But neither are good examples of the food they're making, and they've never lived up to the hype.



As a kid/teen, when I'd go on vacations in the South and would drive past Krispy Kreme, I thought it was such an odd name for a coffee & donut shop. Like... if your cream, presumably going into your coffee, is crispy there is a strong likelihood that your cream is very very spoiled.

Oh man that thought alone is nasty. Crispy cream. Fack. Lol

 

[Walter White Walker]

I've had a Krispy Kreme donut a couple of times at one of their stores. I really don't get the hype - they were ok but hardly a mouthgasm.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Farm fresh cider donuts are my kryptonite.

God damn amazing is what they are. LOL @ me calling them an apple donut. Yea, cider donut to be more exact. Shit was bang bang,

 

[SeanC]

RIP

 

[PixelatedBookake]

I remember getting fired from my first job and eating 5 fresh hot Krispy Kreme doughnuts to ease the pain. It fucking worked at the moment.

 

[The Albatross]

people like Dunkin's donuts? aren't they frozen and arrive on trucks? it's like the Hot Pocket of donuts.

Nah, Dunkin Donuts isn't very good, but no, usually they don't arrive frozen on trucks. There's usually a central bakery in an area that will make them and then ship them out to the various stores that day to be put on the racks. For instance, my city probably has like...... 20-30 dunkin donuts in the immediate area, and there's two central DD bakeries that make the donuts, load them onto trucks at like 4am and get them to all of the individual stores.

If you go to the main DD that makes the donuts, which is usually one with large building in the back, they're pretty good. Better than Krispy Kreme, but not better than your average donut shop that focuses on donuts.

 

[hoserx]

haha, im not sure if this post is making fun of me or agreeing with me or what. who is this?

 

[Schwarzbier]

We're going to need a bigger belt...

 

[Clockwork]

Dunkin Donuts is trash too. They don't even make their donuts within the retail location.

If I want some donuts I go to the local bakery.

 

[TheOfficeMut]

Dunkin Donuts is trash too. They don't even make their donuts within the retail location.

If I want some donuts I go to the local bakery.

There's a big gulf between amazing and trash.

Dunkin Donuts still tastes good and I would never consider it trash. Of course there are better alternatives but that doesn't somehow make the donuts at DD terrible, at least in my opinion. I've had some truly awful foods, donuts included, and DD is nowhere near something that bad.

 

[Kaiser Swayze]

I only eat donuts from locally run boutiques that serve organic farm-to-table bacon and kale krullers with a sriracha espresso glaze. They're amazing, but I wouldn't recommend them to people who like Krispy Kreme donuts. I just don't think they could handle the complexity.

 

[perfectchaos007]

I only eat donuts from locally run boutiques that serve organic farm-to-table bacon and kale krullers with a sriracha espresso glaze. They're amazing, but I wouldn't recommend them to people who like Krispy Kreme donuts. I just don't think they could handle the complexity.

You would love voodoo donuts. They have a vegan selection http://www.voodoodoughnut.com/#1488839198989-ec071faa-6d77

 

[Krakatoa]

The only donut I eat is The Donut Scene in Strongsville, Ohio.

Here's my most recent haul:



Protip: if your donut shop thinks a dozen is 12, go to a different one.

A dozen is 12, A bakers dozen is thirteen.

 

[GustyGardens]

I find their glaze a little too sweet for me. I haven't had one in years, though. I prefer The Donut Man or The Donut Hole here in SoCal.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

I lived in Florida for a bit when I was 19/20 and was getting free Krispy Kreme donuts all the time from the place I worked from the woman who worked for them. If that happened today I'd probably gain another 40 pounds.

 

[hoserx]

A dozen is 12, A bakers dozen is thirteen.

That's the point....... any baker worth their salt will give you 13!

 

[Kaiser Swayze]

You would love voodoo donuts. They have a vegan selection http://www.voodoodoughnut.com/#1488839198989-ec071faa-6d77

They have an RIP Powers Boothe doughnut on their Instagram at the bottom of their homepage. They know what people want.

 

[Cudder]

They taste like shit in any state other than fresh and warm. Try to get them then.

Or just microwave them for 5-10 seconds.

 

[Luschient]

Oh man, I just saw what the "prizes" were for their grand opening.

PRIZES: The first 100 registered Participants through the door who comply with these Rules will win one of the following prizes:
- The FIRST in line (i.e., “Number 1”) will receive one free dozen “Original Glazed” doughnuts every week for a year, a commemorative Grand Opening t-shirt and the honor of turning on the “Hot Doughnuts NOW” sign when the Store opens.
- Numbers 2 through 100 will receive one free dozen “Original Glazed” doughnuts every month for a year and a commemorative Grand Opening t-shirt.

 

[flkraven]

I used to feel this way about Krispy Kreme. Then I had Paula's Donuts. So damn good. Likewise, the bakery near my house is on point.

 

[TheCochese]

Or just microwave them for 5-10 seconds.

Not the same.

 

[HvySky]

Krispy Kreme isn't anything special. They don't have shit on Lamar's.

 

[gwiz210]

Believe me OP, Krispy Kreme is one of those brands that's amazing the first time you have it but it's never quite as special as the first time.

 

[The Wraith]

I had one open by me when I was in high school. The donuts were fucking fantastic but the coffee sucked. They closed down like 3-4 years later because people went to DD for coffee and just bought donuts there.

 

[mrklaw]

I'm hoping UK Krispy Kreme are shit because if they're representative of how they're supposed to taste then I really don't understand the fuss. Way too sweet and sickly. Give me a nice doughy fresh ring donut, or an old fashioned

 

[31GhostsIV]

I'm hoping UK Krispy Kreme are shit because if they're representative of how they're supposed to taste then I really don't understand the fuss. Way too sweet and sickly. Give me a nice doughy fresh ring donut, or an old fashioned

But yeah, you 'muricans are credited with creating the donut, so not sure why you think KK passes as a good example of one?

 

[jeemer]

They need to stop trying to sell Hershey as a thing over here in the UK. Literally every local brand of chocolate is better than that vomit tasting shite.

couldn't agree more man. hersheys? reeses? oreos? no thanks, keep em. i dunno why they keep trying to push it. a lot of cadburys stuff has gone to shit in recent years, we don't need that awful muck too.

I'm hoping UK Krispy Kreme are shit because if they're representative of how they're supposed to taste then I really don't understand the fuss. Way too sweet and sickly. Give me a nice doughy fresh ring donut

nah that's it man. you're basically just down with iced buns. part of the appeal of the kk rings are that they're composed of sugar + air.

 

[Lonestar]

I grew up on Shipley's cherry frosted donuts. I also grew out on them

I know what you mean.

I go to Dunkin waaaay too often. Mostly for the coffee. Only donuts I care for are the old fashioned/cake donuts,and the cruellers. Occasionally they have a version of the "cronut" that is ok.

KK, only thing worth a stop is the hot and ready glazed. Everything else was terrible to me, coffee included.

 

[Stallion Dan]

Went to a KK when in US once.

Is those shitty bready donuts. Couldn't pay me to eat one ever again.

 

[Teren_Kanan]

KK is the best "Large Franchise" Donut Shop for me. Easily shitting on DD.
Like any Pizza Franchise, There will always be a local Mom n Pops shop that puts them to shame.

DD and KK both have some of the shittiest Coffee around though, absolute garbage.

 

[Falchion]

I had one a quarter mile from my house in Kentucky. During the winter, the smell from the hot donuts would carry through the air and it was so good.

 

[inner-G]

The town in the Midwest I lived in had a Krispy Kreme, but this local place I go to now blows it away:

 

[Mortemis]

I'm glad I don't live anywhere close to a Krispy Kreme or all of the great donut shops in seattle. It'd be the death of me.

 

[BattleMonkey]

They blow away DD crappy donuts, but they have to be fresh to really truly understand why they taste good. They just lose so much of the awesome if not hot and fresh.

I would gladly buy donuts locally if there was a decent donut shop, but closest one is like half hour away and kinda pricey.

 

[jwk94]

Why does Krispy Kreme have different donuts than other places? They're my favorite but I've noticed that everyone else has these thick, cake-like donuts.

 

[onken]

I only eat donuts from locally run boutiques that serve organic farm-to-table bacon and kale krullers with a sriracha espresso glaze. They're amazing, but I wouldn't recommend them to people who like Krispy Kreme donuts. I just don't think they could handle the complexity.

This is either a joke post or the most painfully pretentious nonsense I've read in a long time.

 

[Kastrioti]

When Krispy Kreme was first getting popular around 2001-2002 I had a whole box, around 6-8 donuts, and became immediately sick afterwards from all the sugar and dough. I think I've had one since then.

 

[facetheslayer92]

If you haven't had a Krispy Kreme glazed donut before, you're in for a surprise. They're actually really fuckin good. Haven't had one in like 10 years.

 

[MemoryHumanity]

I know it's boring, but...Original Glazed.

*homerdrool*

 

[Into the Light]

I think Krispy cream is the worst donuts I have ever had. and I am not exaggerating.

 

[Boogie9IGN]

Fuck it, guess I'm going to Krispy Kreme after class for some OG and cinnamon apple-filled. Don't really know of any local places that are different than your generic donut shop (except for Psycho Donuts but they kinda suck)

 

[Acrylic7]

Huge fan of their blueberry cakes. Especially when they are fresh.
Fight yo ass in line for some blueberry cakes.

 

[HvySky]

I think Krispy cream is the worst donuts I have ever had. and I am not exaggerating.

They're better than Dunkin, at least.

Your local bakery / donut shop >>>>>>>> Krispy > Dunkin

 

[jroc74]

You Gon Get Fat

Fresh Krispy Kremes literally melt in your mouth. It's incredible.

At soon as I read the thread title, I said a prayer for the OP.

 

[Steel]

While I was in a job in Kansas City there was this one donut place(I forget the name) that was local that I'd put well above Krispy Kreme. Made the 12+ hour workdays 7 days a week slightly more tolerable.

That being said I like Dunkin Donuts as much as Krispy, so....

 

[shintoki]

They're better than Dunkin, at least.

Your local bakery / donut shop >>>>>>>> Krispy > Dunkin

I can actually eat a Dunkin Donut and not feel sick.

 

[Korey]

What year is it?

Krispy Kreme was trendy like 10 years ago. Didn't their company collapse?

 

[TimeEffect]

Went to my first KK too. It's fluffy, but everything else is crap.

Tim Horton's is much better

 

[Into the Light]

They're better than Dunkin, at least.

Your local bakery / donut shop >>>>>>>> Krispy > Dunkin

I just really prefer traditional donuts, not ones that have been glazed 10 times, and I can only have 1 bite before I get sick of the taste.

Local > than all in my opinion.