{{Shir}} Yes, there is a lot to be said for stability.

Good luck, Shir!!

I like Krispy Kreme but only if it's hot!

Timelies all!

Happy Birthday Volans!

Krispy Kreme donuts were the only ones I ever ate growing up, so they're my template for what the taste and texture of donuts are supposed to be. I eventually adjusted to the heavier, denser mouthfeel of a traditional donut and now like both kinds equally, but the first time I had one (in college!) I literally thought it was defective somehow, or at least a poor quality donut, and I couldn't understand why everyone else at the coffee hour seemed so pleased with the refreshments.

See also Freshman!Susan's shock at going to something listed on the freshman orientation calendar as a barbecue and being fed hamburgers and hotdogs.

See also Freshman!Susan's shock at going to something listed on the freshman orientation calendar as a barbecue and being fed hamburgers and hotdogs.

You were raised in Alabama, right? Yikes, that would be a shocker (and rather large disappointment, I imagine).

Guess I'm the outlier. I didn't taste Krispy Kreme until I was an adult and I thought it was the best glazed donut I'd ever had (I mean, still just a glazed donut, not the world-shattering thing some people acted like we were getting when they first came to San Diego [see also Chick-Fil-A, though I do think Sonic was partially worth the hype]). We just got our first Dunkin and I was seriously disappointed by their wares.

Thanks for the bday wishes! I am wearing stuff from Chico's rather than Hot Topic, which means I am an old.

The Krispy Kreme factory (I mean I guess bakery? But large) is not far from me. I don't know if this is still true, but you used to be able to stop in after midnight and get a fresh doughnut and those were the best thing ever! Once they've cooled, I'm very meh on them.

All national chain donuts kinda suck most of the time, but Krispy Kreme plain, served hot, are as close as you can get to good. Nothing Dunkin makes is as good, nor Tim Hortons. And that's pretty much it for full national chains, right? If Tim Hortons even counts.

Not that I'll turn down a donut from anywhere - shove all the fat and sugar in my mouth I don't care - but I like the Krispies. I'll even buy them from a grocery store, and as long as you microwave them for 8 seconds before eating, still quite yum.

[link] Shipley Do-Nuts is my favorite chain donut overall, but they are both regional (Southeast) and smaller.

Oh, and Donuts in Brazil are a nightmare. They barely exist and what does exist is much closer to a big dry cake than a donut. This country fries everything but for some reason can't figure out how to fry dough.

I gotta make some beignets soon.

Now I am remembering my mother making donuts. Ah, I had totally forgotten that we used to do that. As I recall it was pretty easy to do. And hot and fresh.

Shipley's are great, but I have moved too far north to get them. But conveniently, there's a great mom-and-pop place within a couple of blocks that makes great doughnuts.