Is there any sight that sets your heart aflutter more than the red neon glow of the Krispy
Kreme Hot Light?
We all know, without a doubt, that Krispy Kreme doughnuts are downright delicious.
And here's why they taste so good!
"This is your lucky day."
When Krispy Kreme first started slinging doughnuts in 1937, founder Vernon Rudolph wasn't trying
to sell them directly to customers.
But the smell was so compelling that people stopped and asked if they could buy those
piping hot doughnuts straight from the fryer.
"It's powdered sugar."
"Listen, Rod-"
"It's delicious."
The treats were so popular, Rudolph actually cut a hole in the wall of the building to
sell his Original Glazed to passersby.
Even today, if you're near a Krispy Kreme store, one whiff of that delicious fried dough
is all it takes to seal the deal.
"Let's just stay ahead of the wind."
If you're on the fence as to whether it's Krispy Kreme or Dunkin' that reigns supreme,
when it comes to how they're made, Dunkin' just can't compete.
"It's actually pretty simple.
It's time and temperature."
Krispy Kreme makes and fries their doughnuts-in-house, and that's a big reason why they're so dang
good, especially compared to competitors who bake their pre-made doughnuts in the oven.
One former Dunkin' employee dished in a Reddit AMA,
"Have you ever tried Donut King or Krispy Kreme?
Those places have steaming, fresh, high-quality donuts…The Dunkin' Donuts variety are significantly
less appealing.
Hell, the ones in my store came shipped frozen only to be baked later."
Another Redditor spilled some similar doughnut-making secrets, saying,
"Used to work for [Dunkin' Donuts] a few years back…]Plain and simple, the donuts are shipped
frozen and they are baked instead of fried."
Most shops you go to probably make their donuts once a day, in the early hours of the morning.
So if you're grabbing a doughnut on the way to work, it's likely to be fresh.
But should a craving hit mid-afternoon, chances are, your donut will be old news.
"I also want it fresh.
You know, I don't really, I don't think I want it frozen.
Who wants frozen?"
That's not the case with Krispy Kreme, though.
Reader's Digest spoke to a Krispy Kreme rep who confirmed that Original Glazed are made
twice a day, and that's because they only have a 12 hour shelf life.
This means that any time you pop in, you're going to get a pretty fresh doughnut.
But there's one way to guarantee your donut's definitely at peak freshness.
There is simply nothing better than a Krispy Kreme doughnut fresh from the fryer.
And you know that when the Hot Light is on, that's exactly what you're gonna get.
"At this point, this is when you want to grab them, and enjoy.
It's ready for the Hot Light."
But you don't have to wait around in the parking lot all day, praying for that light to turn
on.
The Hot Light feature on their app will let you know when you can get the freshest, hottest
Original Glazed, no matter where you are.
It can even send you a notification whenever your local store is slinging those piping
hot beauties.
When someone posted the question "What makes Krispy Kreme doughnuts so delicious?" one
Reddit user got right to the point, explaining,
"It's the glaze.
Once I asked the baker for a [Krispy Kreme] right out of the fryer, no glaze.
Bland to the point of tastelessness, and didn't have that wonderful combination of crisp,
soft, and gooey that a [Krispy Kreme] has."
"There is no finer donut than a Krispy Kreme glazed donut."
"Yes, sir!"
"Can't be beat."
That perfect coating of sweet yet not-too-sweet glaze is certainly a game-changer.
It gives that light, fluffy fried dough something to live for.
And why wouldn't it?
Let's be honest, sugar just makes food taste better, and sends pleasure signals to our
brains.
So yeah, of course a sugary glazed Krispy Kreme is more delicious than a plain one.
Don't we always want something more when we can't have it?
Krispy Kreme no doubt knows that, and aside from keeping their trade secrets from competitors,
it's probably one of the reasons that the company keeps their Original Glazed doughnut
recipe under lock and key.
And that's literal lock and key.
The decades-old recipe is kept in a safe at their plant.
What the company will divulge, however, is that, in their opinion, the thing that makes
Krispy Kreme doughnuts so delicious is a combination of their mix and equipment.
A senior VP told the Chicago Tribune that the same dry mix is used by every location,
and it's all produced by one plant in North Carolina.
This proprietary blend is mixed in-house at each store before the dough heads into a proprietary
air-pressurized extruder that pops out those perfect proprietary rings every time.
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