Best dunking biscuits

[Geordie Stu]

I over heard a conversation over duncking biscuits & which was the best biscuits for duncking in your Tea/Coffee.

Biscuits that got mentioned, Hob Knobs, Custard creams, Bourbons, Digestives. ;)

[Conehead]

Mmmmm, custard creams. My favourite but I have not dunked them before.

Dunking is for digestives.

[Jacde]

http://www.wiltshirebikers.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1316104820/0#0

This was the poll that decided Gingernuts were the best dunking biscuit! 8-)

[Snowy]

Digestive's closely followed by Shortbread :)

[redken1]

http://www.wiltshirebikers.co.uk/cgi-bin/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1316104820/0#0

This was the poll that decided Gingernuts were the best dunking biscuit! 8-)

Surprised at you Jackie – I thought it was Stu who took the p*ss out of Scotsman. :o :D ;) ;D

Oh biscuits! ;) :D ;D

[Jon_W]

Rich Tea..... :)

[Swanny]

Mmmmm, custard creams. My favourite but I have not dunked them before.

Dunking is for digestives.
All biscuits must be dunked 8-)

[Conehead]

Mmmmm, custard creams. My favourite but I have not dunked them before.

Dunking is for digestives.
All biscuits must be dunked 8-)

Not a big coffee or tea drinker but will defo remember. In fact we just bought some Creams and Bourbons. Mmmmm, feast tonight. :P :P :P

[Loops]

Rich Tea..... :)

I'm with Jon on this one, rich teas are best!

[Lou]

Rich tea all the way for me... :) :) :)

[Toph]

Why make a luvverly crunchy , crumbly biscuit slimy and soggy by dunking it??? :o :o :-?

Never ruin a biscuit by dunking!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Bonnielass]

Well I challenge you all! The best is Penguins! Try this, bite a tiny bit off 2 diagonal corners, put 1 end in tea or coffee and suck, as soon as you feel the heat of the drink, take it out, turn over and bite. Heaven!! :D :D

[Senna(Dan)]

Hobnobs are best!
They are the marines of the dunking world, rich teas are weak and only last 2 seconds.

[Last Train]

Have a read of this dunkers (http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/)

[Dabz]

Digestives are the best :)

[Ghost]

Well I challenge you all! The best is Penguins! Try this, bite a tiny bit off 2 diagonal corners, put 1 end in tea or coffee and suck, as soon as you feel the heat of the drink, take it out, turn over and bite. Heaven!! :D :D

Rosie, I can imagine your post being read by Dervla Kirwan (M.& S. Ad) Please forgive my base instincts but this quite got me going. Lol :P ;D

[Hunar]

Well I challenge you all! The best is Penguins! Try this, bite a tiny bit off 2 diagonal corners, put 1 end in tea or coffee and suck, as soon as you feel the heat of the drink, take it out, turn over and bite. Heaven!! :D :D

you can do the same with a twix, just bite both ends off and use as straw

[redken1]

Why make a luvverly crunchy , crumbly biscuit slimy and soggy by dunking it??? :o :o :-?

Never ruin a biscuit by dunking!!!!! ;D ;D ;D ;D


Chris has a point.

Bakers have spent hundreds of years experimenting with recipes perfecting them to bring the consumer the crispiest, crumbliest, crunchiest biscuits and you lot are submerging them in tea, coffee or whatever, turning them in to slimy soggy lumps of stodgy yucky goo, prior to eating them. Of course it is you prerogative to do as you so wish with you fav bicky, but don’t you think it kinda defeats the object. :-? ;) ;D

Would you walk into your local chipper and ask for soggy batter on your fish? :-? :o


Carry on 'as you were' :D ;D :-*

[majodude]

Dude! It is a well known fact that custard creams are the dunk of choice, I think the practice originated in ancient Egypt, there are many papyrus scrolls that give detailed rituals. To be followed, ignore them at your peril!!!!!!!!!!

[Geordie Stu]

Hobnobs are best!
They are the marines of the dunking world, rich teas are weak and only last 2 seconds.

You've been watching Peter Kay....! ;D ;D

[Swanny]

Sainsburys own brand hobnobs are my fav at the mo. I think they are called Oaties :)

[Jon_W]

Sainsburys own brand hobnobs are my fav at the mo. I think they are called Oaties :)

Sainsbury's own brand biscuits are the best!!!! 8-)

[Rabb]

I have a 'dirty secret' ................

I dunk "Crunchies"
- Try it you won't regret it (I graduated from biscuits a few years ago) :-) :-) ;-?

[Swanny]

Sainsburys own brand hobnobs are my fav at the mo. I think they are called Oaties :)
Plus they are half the price 8-)

[redken1]

I’m putting a real dampener on proceedings on this fun thread. ::)

Did you know that it is very common practice for famous brand named and supermarket’s own brand biscuits to be baked in the same factory/bakehouse in the UK? :-X

In fairness to the suppliers they do change the packaging/labels. :P :-X :)

[Geordie Stu]

I’m putting a real dampener on proceedings on this fun thread. ::)

Did you know that it is very common practice for famous brand named and supermarket’s own brand biscuits to be baked in the same factory/bakehouse in the UK? :-X

In fairness to the suppliers they do change the packaging/labels. :P :-X :)


Yes Kenneth.....! ::) Good job you don't do stand up comedy.... :D ;)

[Kevinb]

Two chocolate hob nobs together (chocolate side in so you don't get messy-Mans logic) & a big mug of Yorkshire tea (heaven)

[redken1]

I’m putting a real dampener on proceedings on this fun thread. ::)

Did you know that it is very common practice for famous brand named and supermarket’s own brand biscuits to be baked in the same factory/bakehouse in the UK? :-X

In fairness to the suppliers they do change the packaging/labels. :P :-X :)


Yes Kenneth.....! ::) Good job you don't do stand up comedy.... :D ;)

Sometimes reality and humour clash unfortunately ;) ;D

[Jon_W]

I’m putting a real dampener on proceedings on this fun thread. ::)

Did you know that it is very common practice for famous brand named and supermarket’s own brand biscuits to be baked in the same factory/bakehouse in the UK? :-X

In fairness to the suppliers they do change the packaging/labels. :P :-X :)


Common. It's normal. Even multiple supermarkets are made in the same place. I don't know of any supermarket that owns it's own food factory...

The differences are not just the packet, but the ingredients, mixture, and sublties in the process (temperature, mix times, etc). Basically the only thing often shared is machinery and roof under which these things are made.

[Snowy]

I’m putting a real dampener on proceedings on this fun thread. ::)

Did you know that it is very common practice for famous brand named and supermarket’s own brand biscuits to be baked in the same factory/bakehouse in the UK? :-X

In fairness to the suppliers they do change the packaging/labels. :P :-X :)


Common. It's normal. Even multiple supermarkets are made in the same place. I don't know of any supermarket that owns it's own food factory...

The differences are not just the packet, but the ingredients, mixture, and sublties in the process (temperature, mix times, etc). Basically the only thing often shared is machinery and roof under which these things are made.

When I was in college (yeah I know.. long long time ago) I worked holidays in a creamery. We put the cream into cartons for all the high street supermarkets; M&S, Waitrose, Sainsbury's etc etc. It was all the same cream, produced exactly the same way - we just changed the pots and the labels on the machines when doing a different run. M&S was the most expensive because they sent an inspector down every week - none of the others did. On those inspection days we had to wear hairnets.... guess what happened on the other days?

I paid my rent in cream - I brought home some of those that couldn't be sold for whatever reason in my topbox.

[redken1]

I’m putting a real dampener on proceedings on this fun thread. ::)

Did you know that it is very common practice for famous brand named and supermarket’s own brand biscuits to be baked in the same factory/bakehouse in the UK? :-X

In fairness to the suppliers they do change the packaging/labels. :P :-X :)


Common. It's normal. Even multiple supermarkets are made in the same place. I don't know of any supermarket that owns it's own food factory...

The differences are not just the packet, but the ingredients, mixture, and sublties in the process (temperature, mix times, etc). Basically the only thing often shared is machinery and roof under which these things are made.

When I was in college (yeah I know.. long long time ago) I worked holidays in a creamery. We put the cream into cartons for all the high street supermarkets; M&S, Waitrose, Sainsbury's etc etc. It was all the same cream, produced exactly the same way - we just changed the pots and the labels on the machines when doing a different run. M&S was the most expensive because they sent an inspector down every week - none of the others did. On those inspection days we had to wear hairnets.... guess what happened on the other days?

I paid my rent in cream - I brought home some of those that couldn't be sold for whatever reason in my topbox.

Are you sure about that Jon?

I have heard different, straight ‘from the horse’s mouth’. And not just from one horse, but from enough horses to make a Findus Lasagne and a family pack of Tesco burgers. :D ;) ;D

And although a different product, I don’t recall the processing factory I worked in for a short while, canning different peas, etc for different retailers. We just changed the labels and carried on regardless.

[Nico_babe]

I over heard a conversation over duncking biscuits & which was the best biscuits for duncking in your Tea/Coffee.

Biscuits that got mentioned, Hob Knobs, Custard creams, Bourbons, Digestives. ;)


Im worried about you Stu :-? :-? :-? :-?

[Jon_W]

I’m putting a real dampener on proceedings on this fun thread. ::)

Did you know that it is very common practice for famous brand named and supermarket’s own brand biscuits to be baked in the same factory/bakehouse in the UK? :-X

In fairness to the suppliers they do change the packaging/labels. :P :-X :)


Common. It's normal. Even multiple supermarkets are made in the same place. I don't know of any supermarket that owns it's own food factory...

The differences are not just the packet, but the ingredients, mixture, and sublties in the process (temperature, mix times, etc). Basically the only thing often shared is machinery and roof under which these things are made.

When I was in college (yeah I know.. long long time ago) I worked holidays in a creamery. We put the cream into cartons for all the high street supermarkets; M&S, Waitrose, Sainsbury's etc etc. It was all the same cream, produced exactly the same way - we just changed the pots and the labels on the machines when doing a different run. M&S was the most expensive because they sent an inspector down every week - none of the others did. On those inspection days we had to wear hairnets.... guess what happened on the other days?

I paid my rent in cream - I brought home some of those that couldn't be sold for whatever reason in my topbox.

Are you sure about that Jon?

I have heard different, straight ‘from the horse’s mouth’. And not just from one horse, but from enough horses to make a Findus Lasagne and a family pack of Tesco burgers. :D ;) ;D

And although a different product, I don’t recall the processing factory I worked in for a short while, canning different peas, etc for different retailers. We just changed the labels and carried on regardless.


I can only tell what I saw. It sounds like the creamery mentioned were breaking a few laws... Also fresh produce (cream, peas etc) are often the same variety and from farms certified by the major supermarkets.

Processed foods can often seem the same and use the same ingredients, but use a slightly different recipie. Also they can use the same recipie and different ingerdients and any variety in between.

We used to get involved in developing the products.... boring wasn't the half....

[redken1]

Jon,

I think you have a lot more faith in the food industry and FSA than I do. When I lived in Scotland I recall that the supermarkets sold Orkney Cheddar and guess where it was produced? Yep, you guessed it – a creamery in Inverness. And Ayrshire-style bacon came from where? Yep, right again – Holland - deliberately misleading at the very least. >:(

Call me a cynic if you like - I reckon the recent scandal surrounding the food chain is just the tip of the horse’s tail. ::) :P

What are ‘Freddo Frog’ chocolate bars like for dunking? :D :o ;) ;D

[Snowy]

It sounds like the creamery mentioned were breaking a few laws...

Whatever you may think about the ethics of this, what actual laws do you think are being broken? The product is exactly what it says on the tin (or pot) and the retailers can decide whatever price they want to sell it for. There are loads of ways they can justify the pricing difference i.e M&S rents for their high st shops are higher than Sainsburys might be one of them. Although the reality is like with all retail operations - its a case of how much their market will stand.

[DaytonaDog]

I would have to place my vote for hob nobs, closely followed by Maryland cookies.

[knighter]

got to be jamie doggers ;D