Krispy Kremes [Archive]

Gypsy-Rhiannon

08-30-2004, 05:45 PM

Ok... so finally I got to see what all the fuss was about. As far as I know the only Krispy Kremes in the UK is in Harrods. So on my recent trip to the Theatre in London I had to go try some! All I can say is it's a good job I don't live in London! Yum!

Pip

skcin

08-30-2004, 05:48 PM

I don't go out of my way for doughnuts, but I love these. They just melt in your mouth.

Paula

amber

08-30-2004, 05:50 PM

I think these are so overrated. My mom absolutely hates them, and she is a lifelong doughnut expert. they may have used to be good straight from the shop, but in a box, they're just boxed doughnuts. The raised glazed from my corner bakery are 10 times better....
AMber

wondergirl9847

08-30-2004, 06:08 PM

I think Krispy Kreme is overrated. They are entirely too sweet for my taste buds. I don't care for glazed donuts, I prefer chocolate with sprinkles. Hehe. Yep, I'm 5.

That said, do enjoy them, Pip!

77Rumours77

08-30-2004, 06:20 PM

I think Krispy Kreme is overrated. They are entirely too sweet for my taste buds. I don't care for glazed donuts, I prefer chocolate with sprinkles. Hehe. Yep, I'm 5.

That said, do enjoy them, Pip!

O YEA ME TOO :wavey:
I do like KK's tho, I'm glad we only have 2 in Wichita, but there are plans for more :eek: Thank God for will power!

estranged4life

08-30-2004, 06:40 PM

was the sound made when this household decided to try "Krappy-Kremed" doughnuts...

Never again...They're very over-rated!!!

Brian j.

Johnny Stew

08-30-2004, 06:59 PM

I love Krispy Kremes when they're fresh, but after a day or two, they're not as good.

My absolute favorite type of donuts are the jelly-filled. *drools*

ShamHy89

08-30-2004, 06:59 PM

I agree with you guys, I'll take chocolate covered Dunkin Donuts over Krispy Kremes any day. :shrug:

77Rumours77

08-30-2004, 07:22 PM

I agree with you guys, I'll take chocolate covered Dunkin Donuts over Krispy Kremes any day. :shrug:

Dunkin Donuts are so much better that krispy kream!!!!! MMMMMMMM DD Coffee :::::::drools:::::::

Violet

08-30-2004, 07:36 PM

Are you all insane??? Dunkin' Donuts are dry! Have you had the Krispy Kremes when they're hot?? That's when they're best.....

Carol

Nixxxed

08-30-2004, 09:15 PM

Are you all insane??? Dunkin' Donuts are dry! Have you had the Krispy Kremes when they're hot?? That's when they're best.....

Carol

IMHO, when they're hot is the only time they're edible. There's a reason they have that sign out front to let you know when they're coming out of the oven. Even KKs that are only a few hours old and have cooled are horrid.

But when they're hot, and you have a glass of cold milk to wash them down ... heaven. :angel:

DrummerDeanna

08-30-2004, 09:48 PM

sara1998

08-30-2004, 09:53 PM

I used to make doughnuts, in a BIG factory, for close to 5 years. Krispy Kreme tasted better then the one's I used to make, but I don't even like Krispy Kreme. There is a mom and pop shop up the street from me called Longs. These are absolutely the greatest doughnuts I've ever had the pleasure of tasting! I buy them at least once a week to take to work with me. They are absolutely awesome.

My favorite is chocolate glazed bavarian filled...um-um-um! :thumbsup:

Maria

diamondsnake

08-30-2004, 11:28 PM

I am a die hard Dunkin Donut fan... Krispy Kreme is not all it's cracked up to be... DD's french cruellers are the best even though they are lighter then a feather!

diamondsnake

08-30-2004, 11:29 PM

Speaking of KK, has anyone tried their glazed donut drink? Is it any good? It sounds like a rip off of a Starbucks Frappaccino.

WelshWitchPMD

08-31-2004, 06:00 AM

ryan8472

08-31-2004, 07:11 AM

I hate Krispy Kreme! I always end up throwing out the darn donut. :laugh:
Give me Dunkin Donuts any day! You can't go by me because it's in my blood being a New Englander. ;)
Having a large DD coffee right now as a matter of fact.

It seems most adults up here can't survive without coffee from Dunkin Donuts :nod: :laugh: Thing is, I hate coffee. Maybe I'll aquire a taste for it some day.

ANYways, I don't really like Krispy Kreme either. Besides the fact that they taste like round sugar cubes, they promote bad grammar! :laugh:

ShamHy89

08-31-2004, 09:33 AM

It seems most adults up here can't survive without coffee from Dunkin Donuts
Is Dunkin Donuts popular everywhere in the US like it is here? Most towns in my area have at least one, and several have two or three. My father took an oath not to become addicted to the coffee, and now he can't start his work day without it. He tells me they put something in it to make it addictive...but that just means more doughnuts for us. :nod:

Shamus

Patti

08-31-2004, 09:41 AM

I don't eat donuts very often, but when I do, Krispy Kreme is NOT my choice. I, too, think they're overrated, but then glazed donuts are not my favorites. My favorite is a bavarian creme filled bismarck from Dunkin' Donuts. There is also a local chain here, Lamars, which makes the best donuts I have ever eaten! They have the BEST cake donuts, which I prefer.

ryan8472

08-31-2004, 09:44 AM

Most towns in my area have at least one, and several have two or three.

Haha, my town has AT LEAST nine or ten Dunkin Donuts (seriously). :]

skcin

08-31-2004, 09:48 AM

Is Dunkin Donuts popular everywhere in the US like it is here? Most towns in my area have at least one, and several have two or three. My father took an oath not to become addicted to the coffee, and now he can't start his work day without it. He tells me they put something in it to make it addictive...but that just means more doughnuts for us. :nod:

Shamus

NO! There aren't many DD's in Buffalo at all, actually a few just closed. Every time I'm out of town I go to DD, but only cuz there's nothing else, I don't think they're very good. We only have 2 KK's, though. We do, however, have a Tim Horton's on every corner (which has incredible doughnuts & even better coffee!) :blob2:

Paula

chiliD

08-31-2004, 09:56 AM

Is Dunkin Donuts popular everywhere in the US like it is here?

I think they're only popular within a 10 mile radius of Stoneham, Mass. :D

In southern California...they barely exist...I think I've seen TWO in the area. It's Krispy Kreme all the way here (and KK keeps opening more locations)

Oh, and BTW, gimme a dozen Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled please. :blob2:

Merf

08-31-2004, 11:03 AM

Take it from someone who is from North Carolina, the birthplace of Krispy Kreme donuts, they are best when they are hot right off the line.

But my favorite would be the chocolate covered custard filled ones (aka Boston Creme donuts). Those are my fave Dunkin Donuts, too. And their coffee is off the chain! I think I will be well suited when I finally move to Boston. :)

hayley

08-31-2004, 11:05 AM

There is also a local chain here, Lamars, which makes the best donuts I have ever eaten! They have the BEST cake donuts, which I prefer.

Ugh, my and my diet were doing okay ignoring the donut talk until you had to bring up Lamar's! Now my mouth is watering thinking about them.

When I was a kid, my favorite was Winchell's- did you ever go to Winchell's? There was one right down the street from where I grew up and my mom would take my brother & I there for breakfast four or five times a week before school and on the weekends. I think they're all closed now. At least that one is.

I do love Krispy Kremes, though, but like everyone said- they're divine when they're completely fresh, but after- eh.

Patti

08-31-2004, 11:19 AM

Ugh, my and my diet were doing okay ignoring the donut talk until you had to bring up Lamar's! Now my mouth is watering thinking about them.

When I was a kid, my favorite was Winchell's- did you ever go to Winchell's? There was one right down the street from where I grew up and my mom would take my brother & I there for breakfast four or five times a week before school and on the weekends. I think they're all closed now. At least that one is.

I do love Krispy Kremes, though, but like everyone said- they're divine when they're completely fresh, but after- eh.

Sure H, I remember Winchell's and I do think they are all closed. Lamar's is still better, by far. And I'm on a diet too, so I'm feeling the "no donut" pain right there with you. There's even a Lamar's right down the street from me and I haven't been there since I moved back. It's taking some serious discipline!

skcin

08-31-2004, 01:03 PM

When I was a kid, my favorite was Winchell's- did you ever go to Winchell's? There was one right down the street from where I grew up and my mom would take my brother & I there for breakfast four or five times a week before school and on the weekends.

Wow - your mom kicked ass! :nod:

Paula

wondergirl9847

08-31-2004, 01:07 PM

I soooooo agree with you, Winchells ruled!! We had one right down the street from my house and like you, me and my mom would go there before school and get donuts and milk all the time!

Memories.....:)

paleshadow

08-31-2004, 01:23 PM

Ah doughnut talk...something I can really get into ;)

I'm not such a big fan of Krisy Kremes...BUT I also have a strange aversion to businesses that spell things incorrectly haha...

But the first time I tried a KK doughnut..I thought it was great - so I ate two...and got sicker than heck...it was gross....so I tried another a while later and it was okay..nothing to write home about...

I'm a Dunkin' (this is okay- they shortened the word rather than mispelling it) Doughnut loyalist....I like them best...

Only they spell Doughnut "Donut"!!! I like DD's chocolate creme filled, which is pretty sick since the chocolate creme is probably sweetened crisco with cocoa in it. I've only had Krispy Kreme 1 time and they were good. Some DD varieties are good too, but I think they tend to be really heavy. I always feel like I have lead in my stomach after I eat one.

chiliD

08-31-2004, 01:41 PM

Ugh, my and my diet were doing okay ignoring the donut talk until you had to bring up Lamar's! Now my mouth is watering thinking about them.

When I was a kid, my favorite was Winchell's- did you ever go to Winchell's?

Yeah, I remember Winchell's!!! It was a Sunday morning ritual when I was...oh...3-6 years old...Dad & I would go get donuts...(devil's food with chocolate sprinkles was my fave...STILL is my favorite NON-Krispy Kreme type of donut)...then we'd go to Long Beach Airport and sit on the benches of the observation deck just below the control tower and watch the planes come & go. (I had this obsession with airplanes back then)

There are still a FEW Winchell's left around SoCal...but they're VERY few & far between. And, they're independently owned & operated, not like back in the ''50's/60's/'70's when they were all one big chain & were on every-other street corner.

amber

08-31-2004, 02:01 PM

I, in Cali, haven't seen a dunkin donuts. but there may be some in more strip mall suburban lookin towns...Of course, I can't go around the block without hitting a starbucks. But i'm glad to trade dunkin for the, like, 50 yummy mexican food place within walking distance of my house :) Plus, we have fresh donut places, so...and i'm sure Krispy Kremes are good hot off the pan...my mom used to make doughnuts at home sometimes, just in a frying pan like moms in the fifties used to, and they were AWESOME!!!!! :]
Amber

Gypsy-Rhiannon

08-31-2004, 02:31 PM

You guys are spoilt for choice!
I've only had Krispy Kremes once and they were heavenly. British doughnuts pale in comparision I tell ya! I often see people on the train with a big box of Kristy Kremes - they've made a special trip all the way to Harrods just for doughnuts, and I can understand why.
I'm with Pip on this one. :nod:
Yep...it takes a fellow Brit to understand! :)

Pip

amber

08-31-2004, 02:56 PM

Yep...it takes a fellow Brit to understand! :)

Pip
Sounds like you guys have it hard, Doughnuts are so healthy and all, it's a shame you don't have better access... :rolleyes: :laugh: .
You guys should make your own, those are the best anyway, and it's pretty easy...mmmmmmmm, hot fried dough.....*drool*
AMber

Gypsy-Rhiannon

08-31-2004, 03:56 PM

Sounds like you guys have it hard, Doughnuts are so healthy and all, it's a shame you don't have better access... :rolleyes: :laugh: .
You guys should make your own, those are the best anyway, and it's pretty easy...mmmmmmmm, hot fried dough.....*drool*
AMber
:lol: :lol: :thumbsup:

77Rumours77

08-31-2004, 06:14 PM

Warning!!!!!!
If you ever go to Maine you will be bombarded with Dunkin Donuts! There on every corner! Its Insane! :]

dissention

08-31-2004, 06:45 PM

dissention

08-31-2004, 06:47 PM

Warning!!!!!!
If you ever go to Maine you will be bombarded with Dunkin Donuts! There on every corner! Its Insane! :]

I have three on my street. :xoxo:

They have the best bagels and cream cheese in the world.