The Best Donut?

[Truename]

Fellow Portlander telling my peeps: if you haven’t been to Pip’s on Fremont, you owe it to yourself to go. Fresh made to order, small, crispy, tasty toppings. They give you a dozen free on your birthday!

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Krispy Kreme for flavor, if they're fresh.

But I have a special place in my heart for Timmy's -- best donuts in Kandahar! (That's Tim Horton's for those living south of Lake Erie / Lake Ontario). Unless I'm specifically looking for a classic Krispy Kreme, if I need fat pills I'm going to Timmy's.

Edit: just learned from this thread of Timmy's recent controversies. Guess I won't be stopping there any time soon -- though to be honest it's been probably three years since was last in one, so it's not exactly a sacrifice. SMH why do all the good things get ruined?

 

[GreyLord]

Dunkin Donuts used to have too much Baking Soda (I think that's what it was). More than two and it would give some an upset stomach.

The whole package makes Dunkin Donuts or Tim Hortons the best though (coffee, etc).

If just based on Donuts I'd probably go with Krispy Kreme as they simply don't result in an upset stomach.

The Best donut places, though, usually seem to be the ones that are local donut shops.

 

[GreyLord]

Bagels have a different type of flour and are boiled before baked. Donuts use a sweetened dough and are fried. It’s really like comparing a small loaf of bread to a fried pastry.

Donuts use a different type of dough than Bagels, but Donuts don't have to be fried. This is one major difference between Krispy Kreme type donuts and Dunkin type donuts. Krispy Kreme bakes them rather than fries them. Makes for a healthier (if one can even say such a thing exists) type of donut. It's also a difference between the type of South Eastern donut Krispy Kreme is descended from, and the NorthEastern/Midwest US type of Donut Dunkin makes.

 

[VashVet]

Donuts use a different type of dough than Bagels, but Donuts don't have to be fried. This is one major difference between Krispy Kreme type donuts and Dunkin type donuts. Krispy Kreme bakes them rather than fries them. Makes for a healthier (if one can even say such a thing exists) type of donut. It's also a difference between the type of South Eastern donut Krispy Kreme is descended from, and the NorthEastern/Midwest US type of Donut Dunkin makes.

I know that cake donuts can be baked but every Krispy Kreme I’ve been in has them fried.

 

[Vael]

Half the fun of the local Krispy Kreme is watching the conveyer belt fry the donuts before your very eyes.

 

[agrayday]

I have a preference for Mochinut.
There is also Chef Tians in Richmond BC giant Youtiao:

 

[GreyLord]

I know that cake donuts can be baked but every Krispy Kreme I’ve been in has them fried.

Ah, my bad then. I thought that when they were on the conveyor belt they were being baked (no oil is on them that I can see) rather than fried.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Ah, my bad then. I thought that when they were on the conveyor belt they were being baked (no oil is on them that I can see) rather than fried.

The conveyer belt is when they drop out of the fryer and then through the glaze waterfall.

 

[gnarlygninja]

Donuts use a different type of dough than Bagels, but Donuts don't have to be fried. This is one major difference between Krispy Kreme type donuts and Dunkin type donuts. Krispy Kreme bakes them rather than fries them. Makes for a healthier (if one can even say such a thing exists) type of donut. It's also a difference between the type of South Eastern donut Krispy Kreme is descended from, and the NorthEastern/Midwest US type of Donut Dunkin makes.

Cake donuts are usually going to end up having more sugar and fat than a raised donut will, at KK in particular the cake donuts are worse in just about every measure.