On Saturday, April 8, 2017 at 10:43:21 AM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/8/2017 9:51 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> >
> > Half a dozen years ago, here in the Phoenix area, Dunkin Donuts closed
> > and revamped/rebuilt and added even more new stores. Prior to that
> > their products were fresh and quite tasty, although few of their stores
> > even sold bagels. Since the redo their donuts never seem to be either
> > fresh or tasty, and while all their stores now carry bagels, they are
> > bagels in name only. They neither look nor taste good, and God only
> > know what they spread on them. I've only bought a couple, and have
> > opted for cream cheese both times. There are several rather good bagel
> > chains in the Phoenix area, however, and I don't hesitate to go to any
> > of them. If I order a toasted bagel with butter, that's what I
> > get...no substitute.
> >
>
> Years ago, every DD store was a bakery. The donuts were made on site a
> couple of times a day. Now, there are many smaller stores and the
> donuts are made at a central bakery.
>
> Every morning though, the line for the drive up window is out on the
> street at every location. You can make your own coffee in about the
> time you'd wait in line.

As a former professional donut maker, I can understand why too! Donuts are NOT a "fast food"! Long process to make the dough, properly "handle" it, then yeast raised donuts need time to "proof" or rise, then frying them, cooling and decorating as necessary.

People would come into the shop I worked at and ask "So when are you gonna have more ..."? when we'd be out of something they wanted and we'd have to tell them "tomorrow"!

John Kuthe...