How were there 4 cats in that household and we got exactly zero pictures of any of them?
Sour Cream doughnuts are probably my favorite. I especially love a blueberry sour cream if it omits gross artificial blueberry flavor. For those trying to imagine a sour cream doughnuts, imagine a sour cream Bundt cake/ coffee cake in doughnut form.
Donut holes are terrible though. It’s the difference between a great pizza and a pizza bagel.
The judge is right. You are not being generous by cutting a donut, you are leaving your garbage for someone else to deal with. Own the donut. Eat it all or don’t and throw the rest in a mulch pile. The thieving east Madisoners will appreciate it.
I work in an office of medical professionals and folks who are otherwise concerned with their food intake. I don't know the last time I saw someone take a whole pastry. Usually the cutting (not tearing with hands, that's revolting) takes place in full view of everyone. so that's not a concern. Interesting to see how divisive this one is, pun unavoidable.
They'll just leave them on the desk behind mine and I'll end up eating most of them
an office of medical professionals and folks who are otherwise concerned with their food intake
Uh… everyone in the industrialized world should be concerned with their food intake. The obesity epidemic is no joke, and donuts themselves are not exactly innocent in the big picture. A donut typically contains 200-300 calories worth of ultra-processed metabolic poison. Turning that into 100-150 calories is a beautiful thing.
I know JJHO is a comedy podcast, and it’s not all that funny to talk about food’s capacity to send the eater to an early grave, but I couldn’t stop thinking about the “portion control” aspect of this one.
Apologetically sincerely,
Guy whose Ben & Jerry’s pints contain 8 servings
I don’t know where they work, but there are no doughnuts going in the trash where I work! I routinely cut halves, or even quarters!
speaking as a professional donut model, i get the grievance with a box full of the same kind of donut and several halves.
however, in an office setting where the saint whom brought in donuts could not have possibly brought enough for everyone (office larger than 13 people) - halving a donut is a common courtesy. it ensures everyone gets a shot at min 0.5 donut - and those who would like another style or are not finger-cooties-adverse can circle back later and save some other halves from the garbage.
i also don't think having to chuck a donut half or two in the trash is near the amount of labour it was made out to be. (especially when "the trash" = my mouth)
That’s my office too! It might take awhile but all the snacks disappear. No matter how many pieces they’re cut into.
Eat it or don’t - DO NOT CUT IT
I know the judge doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth, but one of the best known doughnut shops in Brooklyn, Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop, is famous for its sour cream doughnuts. I’ve always meant to try one.
peter pan is A++
I used to spend an hour on the G train on Saturday mornings just to get some of those.
I take the G train to get Fan-Fan Doughnuts. (For anyone outside Brooklyn or Queens, just know that taking the G train is a sacrifice.)
In an office setting, there’s almost always enough people pro-halfsies to cover the cutters. 1. People would like to partake but are watching their caloric intake. 2. There really aren’t enough of something to go around (leftovers from another meeting or event)
Yeah, that was an egregious lack of cat photos.
Also, I object to the coconut donut slander. I barely even like donuts much but there was a toasted coconut donut at a now closed shop where I live that was absolutely the best. I understand that coconut is not for everyone, but if people can like what they like, they can like coconut.
There is no such thing as a baked donut! There are cake donuts and yeast donuts, but they are all definitely fried
Yeah, you can make a baked donut at home if you're afraid of frying, but cake donuts are still fried!
This is an episode where they really should have brought in a guest expert.
Still listening to the episode, but personally, my doughnut strategy changed about ten years ago, when speciality doughnuts were all the rage.
If there are 12 speciality doughnuts in a box, every one a unique, novel culinary experience - every doughnut gets cut into QUARTERS. And then I have a tiny morsel of a whole array of delightful connection to sample. And I'm not stuck with one lame one and neither is anyone else.
Three doughnuts is not too many doughnuts probably.
When you say specialty, do you mean a bear claw or a rosette? Or do you mean something like a s'mores or fruity pebble donut? If it's the latter I don't get the appeal. I don't think I've ever had one of those that's better than a chocolate long John.
I'd also like a secondary ruling that cake donuts are banned.
I could describe to you, but probably best exemplified by the Doughnut Plant, based in New York. So yes, it's had the fruity pebbles options and such, but somehow both more and less novel?
Those sound pretty good, so many of these fancy donut (and cookie, Bundt cake, whatever) places seem to just take a regular donut, drop a bunch of junk food on top and charge $5 for it. Donuts shouldn't cost over $2.
By coincidence I brought a box of doughnuts in to the office today and left a knife out.
I'm normally in favor of people cutting doughnuts but it's troubling to see a jelly doughnut cut in half sitting out.
Someone ended up taking it!
Phew
Request: Can we get the name and subtitle on people sporadically during the video? I'm thinking something like:
Owen
The Butcher of Breakfast.
Or.
Jess
New Mom
I also watched “Everybody’s in L.A.”.
I have yet to listen, but I just want to say I always get my bench scraper out when I bring doughnuts home. It is a far superior doughnut splitting tool. Especially when you're getting fancy (expensive) doughnuts, it's the best way to get to try multiple kinds.
Can I just say how refreshing it was to hear Judge John Hodgman admit to also being a lazy slob when it comes to cleaning up boxes of files
Im anti-split for two reasons not mentioned: - cutting (usually with the flimsy plastic knife) usually results in smushing which can ruin many pastries that are meant to be fluffy or crispy. - when everybody starts taking fractional servings, you feel guilty about taking a full serving. Don’t make people feel bad for eating what’s supposed to be a normal serving
watching this this flip between 0 and 1 upvotes means i've either really struck a nerve in the JJHO community or there's one person who can't make up their mind
I'm very pleased and relieved about the verdict; I feel so passionately about this one! The viral post about the person who cut little bites out of several of their coworkers pre-ordered specialty flavored donuts sent me into a rage I've never known before
I've worked in places that are very health conscious and full of almond moms who think if you eat half of something it doesn't count. And those ppl always ALWAYS got a buddy to share which is courteous and the only acceptible move IMO.
Cut donuts look unappetizing, they're sus (I have no idea if someone I trust cut it or someone I really don't), and it just has a vibe of "this is garbage, this is leftover stuff no one wanted", plus now you've left a bunch of stuff for someone else to clean up. I don't really care if they're multiple cool or fun flavors and you wanna have a little taste of everything... try one you think you'll like the best and try something else next time? It's a party or an office treat, not a donut tasting room
You feel so passionately about yucking other people's yum
How does my opinion, that just echoes the verdict, yuck anyone’s yum? Someone’s “yum” is really leaving half a donut “for someone else” that other people view as garbage or tainted in some way, or for someone else clean up?
I was sure the cultural reference would be this somg.
Late to the donut and snack table here, but having just listened to the episode, my rage at the decision cannot be contained. (The outrage can only be mitigated by placing an anonymous online comment in a discussion thread that few will see and maybe none will agree with, upvote, or even respond to.) Am I to believe that no one in the sharing pool would also enjoy a smaller serving of a dessert treat? As long as I would willingly take a half serving if it was available, instead of creating a second half serving, I think it is a generous decision to share food in such a way. Instead the judge would have me throw half a donut or cookie or pain au chocolat away simply because I only wanted to sample a tasty treat.
For the love of god or whatever, get these litigants and their social and professional circles some donut holes!
Especially glazed sour cream, because they’re great.