- Which doughnut is the Krispy Kreme of the crop?
- Let's talk about that.
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- No, hot and ready is not our thing.
Hot and ready is Krispy Kreme's thing
because that was the point I was gonna make,
is that just like we deliver an episode to you,
Krispy Kreme delivers you hot fresh doughnuts,
hot and ready every day.
Have you ever been there when they're just coming
right off the line and gotten a fresh one?
- You know I have.
I mean, back in the day going over to Peace College
and waiting at that Krispy Kreme for the light to come on.
- I remember that.
- And for those delicate doughnuts
to fall off of that conveyor belt.
I mean, being North Cackalacky boys,
Krispy Kreme, it started back in our home state.
- It sure did.
- So, the roots run deep with this one.
- Okay, so what we're gonna do today,
is we're gonna taste all of the Krispy Kreme doughnuts,
because somebody's gotta do it.
And we're going to figure out which one
is the hands down, bellies up,
best Krispy Kreme doughnut flavor.
Not a sponsor but, you're welcome Krispy Kreme.
It's time for Gut Check, Krispy Kreme doughnuts edition.
- So, we went all the way back to the source.
We got Chase to have a correspondence
with the Krispy Kreme headquarters.
And what he found out was that
there is a core list of flavors
that every Krispy Kreme doughnut shop sells.
And then on top of that, each locality has the option
of adding in a few on top of that, from their larger list.
- So, here's what we're going to do.
We are going to be tasting
every doughnut from that core list,
that all of the Krispy Kreme locations sell.
But we're also tasting the most popular varieties,
or varietals, I like that,
that are local to certain parts of the country.
And we got our local Burbank Krispy Kreme
to make those special for us.
And that amounts to 23 doughnuts.
- Yeah, I actually thought it would've been more,
but you know what, we're not gonna eat fritters.
Actually we are gonna eat fritters
because they do consider that a doughnut.
We are gonna eat bars, but we aren't gonna eat eclairs,
because according to them,
those aren't technically doughnuts.
- And we're also not going to eat any special,
limited time doughnuts.
Again, 23 doughnuts, the core plus
the most popular special ones.
- We're gonna be hand fed each one,
we gotta rate them, just using our gut instincts,
and our actual guts, on a scale of one to one hundred.
- And then that will be combined for a final score
for each doughnut, and then the top four doughnuts
make it to the very end, we'll have a slower,
you know, closer inspection of those four doughnuts,
to determine the winning doughnut,
which we will be declaring the Holy doughnut.
- Okay Stevie, we're ready.
- [Stevie] Gentleman, you'll be tasting
a lot of doughnuts today, so if you need
to cleanse your palate at any time,
you have official shots of milk wash available to you.
You may rinse with these.
- Oh that's not, it doesn't have back wash in it.
- Can I swallow it?
- It's just milk, right?
- [Stevie] No, I mean, I cannot disclose the recipe.
- Of milk wash.
- [Stevie] The first category
is the Glazed and/or Iced doughnut category.
This includes traditional style doughnuts
and cake doughnuts, all of which
have been iced, glazed, or both.
If you're ready, we will begin.
- Lot of pressure here, lot of pressure.
- [Stevie] Starting with Original Glazed.
- Oh yeah
- Oh yeah, hot and ready.
- Mm, oh man.
- That's soft.
- I mean, everything about it is great,
that's like a pillow that you can take a bite out of
with some sweet flavors.
- Classic, eight, oh I'm going-
(Rhett and Link laugh)
It goes to 100.
- How about 80?
- 91.
- Okay, I'm gonna say 85.
Because it, I mean, you could add more to it.
- That's good.
- [Stevie] Maple Iced Glazed.
(Rhett and link exclaim)
- Mm, look at that, I'm in Canada all of a sudden.
- I like it, but the maple actually takes it down
a little bit for me.
- 64.
- I'm gonna say 71.
- [Stevie] Chocolate Iced Glazed.
- Oh man. Okay, this is good.-
- This is almost as classic as classic.
- That chocolate is nice, 86.
- 89.
- [Stevie] Chocolate Iced Glazed with sprinkles.
- Ope, sprinkles.
- Oh, what's that?
Sprinkles are like the food of glitter.
- They add a little bit of crunch,
but they make me feel like a child and I'm a man, 72.
- Mm hmm, Mm hmm, I don't like them at all.
I'm gonna give them 43.
- Oh, wow, sprinkles did that much for it?
- Yeah.
- [Stevie] Strawberry Iced.
- Oh yeah?
Whoa.
- I'm not a huge fan of strawberry icing flavor
on a doughnut.
- It's like I'm eating strawberry shortcake-
- 54.
- dessert. 20.
I just don't like it.
- Oh, wow.
- [Stevie] Strawberry Iced with sprinkles.
- Oh well, this is only gonna get worse.
- Oh, the sprinkles are helping this time.
No they're not.
- 31.
- 19.
- [Stevie] Glazed Sour Cream.
- Oh yeah!
- What?
- That's a cake doughnut.
- You got some density.
- Oh baby.
- That's an interesting, it mixes it up,
that takes me into,
- 84.
- like a 69.
- Oh, come on man, that was better than that.
- [Stevie] Glazed Chocolate Cake.
- Oh yes.
- This is my go-to doughnut.
- I remember back when I was in Panama City
that one spring break, I was on a big kick with these.
- 94.
- Whoa!
- I love that doughnut!
- It's really good, but I mean, I'll give it an 83.
- Oh, what? You, okay.
- [Stevie] Apple Fritter.
- Oh, look at this, look at that pile
of icing in the middle, let me get to that.
- I always thought this was an old mans doughnut,
but I'm getting older every day.
- Ooo that's good.
- I like it.
- No actual apple pieces.
- 73.
- 73, I agree.
- [Stevie] Okay boys, if you need a palate cleanser break,
now is the time.
- I think I need it.
- [Stevie] Because we're moving on
to the Filled doughnut category.
Most of these doughnuts have no holes,
but plenty of filling.
- Okay.
- [Stevie] We begin with Original Filled Chocolate Kreme.
- Oh, Chocolate Kreme?
- Go deep enough to get the cream.
Whoa. It's getting the rim, it's still got a hole.
- Yeah, it's still got, I was like, what happened?
Hold on, that-
- I'm so surprised by that.
- It just tastes like a bunch of cake icing inside
of that thing.
- It's not the best. The ratio is off.-
- 58.
- I'm saying 69.
- [Stevie] New York Cheesecake.
- Oh yeah.
- Oh yeah? That looks cool.
- Oh, I like that.
- That is good, but a bit gimmicky.
- 76, I mean, I would get one of those.
- I'm already losing interest.
There's a little lemon in there. 49.
- [Stevie] Glazed with Kreme Filling.
- Okay.
I really like that because you got the-
- Fluffy inside.
- original doughnut, but then some glaze
that's not too overpowering, that is a 82 for me.
- There is an emptiness that I'm feeling inside,
just like in the doughnut.
- It's filled with cream.
- But it's mostly air.
- Okay.
- 57.
- [Stevie] Chocolate Iced with Kreme Filling.
- Oh yeah.
- Oh.
Again, more of that cream filling,
but you add in the chocolate
that at least gives 10 points additional.
Which would be a 69.
Which is too special of a number for this. 68.
- I'm gonna say 79 for that.
- You likey?
- Yeah, I like it.
- [Stevie] Chocolate Iced Custard Filling.
- Oh, custard, here we go!
- Now I call this a Boston Cream.
Don't at me.
- Custard, better than cream.
A lot to like about this.
Whoa, yeah, still happening, 87.
- Lots to discover, 91.
- Oh, okay.
- [Stevie] Original Filled Original Kreme.
- Oh, too much original.
- Oh wow.
- It's kind of a remix of something I've already had.
- The cream-
- I like the ratio, I like the cream, I really do.
- The cream is too sugary, you know,
I want that custard experience.
- 80.
- 47.
- [Stevie] Glazed Raspberry Filled.
- This is,
this one feels a little,
- Oh yeah, I like a fruit filling.
- A little fruit healthiness.
This one's good for you.
- It's not healthy.
- It's real good for you.
- Again, this is one that,
if I don't get the Chocolate Glazed,
I start looking for this one.
And today, I didn't have to look.
I just found it in my mouth.
- 68. 68 I said.
- No, no, this is a 83.
- Oh wow, Rhett.
- I love it, man.
I'm eating doughnuts, I'm having a great time.
- [Stevie] Glazed Lemon Filled.
- Okay.
I shouldn't even score this one
because he's gonna hate it so much.
- Not as bad as I thought, which was really bad. 34.
- Not my favorite. 57.
- Woo, my stomach. Are you having a sugary sensation?
- Yeah, and it's all good.
- Like the pre crash?
- No, not yet.
- [Stevie] Powdered Strawberry Filled.
- Oh, powdered. Not glazed.
You gotta be careful not to breath in
when you bite into this thing.
- I really liked that raspberry filling.
- I'm not a big fan of powder,
because it doesn't have much of a taste.
And again, you can choke on it.
- You can choke on it?
It can kill you?
That's exciting.
- 63.
- I like this better than the glaze, with the raspberry.
- [Stevie] This is Strawberry.
- 70..., oh it's Strawberry?
- [Stevie] Yes.
- Did that change anything for you?
- Nothing, 76.
- [Stevie] Cake Batter Filled.
- Uh oh!
Oh and it's pretty on top.
- This is getting clownish.
- Too much sweet.
Too much, too pretty, I'm not a child.
I wouldn't even give that to a child.
- 49. 40. -
- Four zero.
- [Stevie] Chocolate Bar.
- Oh, a bar.
- This is what I would order as an eclair,
but we've learned that's not what it is.
- That's real solid, but
- I had to calibrate how much of it I wanted.
- Did you go in and come back?
- [Stevie] That's exactly what it looked like.
- I just had to calibrate.
- I don't like the bar formation
as much as the ring formation.
I like the taste though, 73.
- I actually didn't get any of the cream.
Was there cream in that one?
- There is no cream.
It's just the bar.
- Well, how disappointing.
(Rhett laughs)
Nine.
- [Stevie] Maple Bar.
- And I'm spitting it out.
- Again, there's no cream.
This is just a doughnut bar with maple syrup on it.
- I actually like the bar because you know where
you're supposed to bite first.
- I don't like it, I don't like the consistency as much.
- The more I think about it,
you don't have to think and start rotating it.
- 68, it's good.
- 14.
- [Stevie] Okay, let's milk it up.
It's time for a little break before our next category.
- Your scale alarms me sometimes.
- If it's really good, that's when it matters.
- The inconsistency between what you ranked
a maple doughnut that was shaped like a ring,
and a maple bar, which you said you preferred-
- Didn't add up.
- Not only didn't it add up, it wasn't even math.
- I can't remember.
- The person who came up with that idea
- Fine, you know what
- is watching this and they are offended by the 14.
They may be fired from Krispy Kreme because of you.
- I don't want anybody to get fired.
I'll change my score to the same as the round version,
minus, nope plus one cause it's a bar.
(Rhett laughs)
Whatever that was, add one to it.
- [Stevie] It was in the filled category,
so I guess I'll apologize for the way
that you ate the chocolate bar.
- Well, you don't wanna expect filling when you get none.
- [Stevie] This final category is
the Cinnamon and/or Sugar category,
starting with Sugar.
- Sugar.
I already know that I'm eating something
that's really sugary, I don't need to be reminded
by putting extra sugar on top of it.
- And that's not as good as the glaze.
By any day of the week, it's not happening.
- 46.
- I was just thinking a dead 50.
- Dead 50?
- [Stevie] Cinnamon Sugar.
- Okay, now we're adding something.
Now this is starting to become more magical.
- It is better with cinnamon.
- 73.
- It's not that good. 66.
- [Stevie] And that concludes
the cinnamon and sugar category.
- Wow cinnamon and sugar was just cinnamon and sugar.
- [Stevie] You've now tasted
all of the Krispy Kreme doughnuts,
your scores will now be tabulated,
so you may more closely judge your top four doughnuts.
- Okay, we're down to the top four flavors.
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- All right Stevie, what did we get here.
- [Stevie] According to you, the top four flavors
of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, in no particular order,
are Original Glazed,
Glazed Chocolate Cake,
Chocolate Iced Custard Filled,
and Chocolate Iced Glazed.
- We're heavy on the chocolate, chocolate swayed us,
but we picked no peanut butter doughnuts,
so you can't tell us about that.
- See, see, we're not biased to peanut butter
this time around.
I think this is clearly better with the custard
than with the hole.
- It doesn't have the glaze,
but it's got the chocolate and it's got the custard.
I agree, it's really hard to not say
that this is the perfect doughnut.
- I know this may be strange to you,
but we seem to agree.
We both really love this thing.
- Always have.
- Again, Panama City Beach.
I don't know what you were doing there,
but this is what I was doing.
- Now, a cake doughnut cannot compare to a regular doughnut,
especially if you get a doughnut hot and fresh.
- The great thing is the dippability of this doughnut.
- It's a super dippable doughnut.
- And it's great in milk,
if I could somehow get it in there.
- When it comes to the chocolate ones,
I like both of these better, I will, okay,
at this point I'm ready to move
the Chocolate Glazed Chocolate Covered off.
- Get out of here.
Now I'm just thinking that we've gotta decide between-
- These three, that's right.
You're right.
You know what, you're,
- This is tough man.
- You know what, just to let you know,
we are comparing them, and we are trying to narrow it down.
(Link laughs)
- I can't do this anymore, it's too much pressure!
- There is something so beautiful about
the way that comes together.
- Simple, pillowy, floating on a cloud.
- Hey, I'm typically not just a normal doughnut guy,
like, a normal thing guy.
I like the weird stuff they sell in the window
that gets you to come in.
But, this is heavenly.
- I think these-
- These two are better than this.
- Yes, yes.
- So, we're putting that at number three.
- So, third place is the Chocolate Cake Glazed doughnut.
- So now we're trying to figure out this custard situation,
versus the just classic hot and ready.
It's like going back,
time travel to the origins of doughnut.
And there's a reason why you just keep going back to it.
And you buy a dozen of these, but not a dozen of these.
- They did it perfect the first time.
They haven't improved on it,
they just made other stuff.
- You know where this is going, ladies and gentleman,
we are pleased to crown-
- The Holy doughnut is just
a regular old Krispy Kreme Glazed doughnut.
I'm not apologizing for that, go taste one,
especially a hot one.
And if it's not hot, just like it says on the box,
put it in the microwave for eight seconds, you dumbo.
(Link laughs)
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