The Donut Experiment
January
13, 2016, Greenville, SC
Filed
by Femme au Foyer
I.
Problem
A new
boutique-style shop is in town
II.
Hypothesis
IF we visit the
Donut Experiment THEN we shall have a delicious experience
III.
Materials
a. Directions to The Donut Experiment,
located at 2123 Augusta St. C
b. Topping and icing checklist,
available upon entering the store
c. Pencil/pen, wallet
d. An appetite
IV.
Safety
Information
a. Various donut/icing/topping
combinations may be TOO delicious to survive the trip home – please plan
accordingly
b. Deciding on flavor combinations
while small children are tugging on your pants can be frustrating – sit them
down at the small table with the offered donut-themed coloring pages and crayons instead!
c. Eating while driving can result
in not only crumbs, but distracted driving. Femme au Foyer always recommends
pulling over in a safe location to eat your donuts
V.
Procedure
a. Arrive at the Donut Experiment
and enter the establishment
b. Find the 'donut form' and take a look at the menu for daily specials
c. Select a quantity of donuts,
then choose toppings and icings for each
d. Hand your selection to the
employee who will proceed to fill your order right in front of you, dipping
each donut into the icing of your choice before covering it in chosen topping
e. Pay for your purchase,
hopefully keeping the box closed until you have reached your chosen destination
f. Enjoy your personal donut
collection!
VI.
Results/Data
With combinations
including caramel icing/sea salt, maple icing/bacon, chocolate icing/peanut
butter drizzle, vanilla icing/raspberry drizzle and glaze/M&Ms, everyone
got to choose a couple of combinations
Because of the
endless combinations available, we ended cutting most of the donuts into
quarters so that we could try multiple combos – encouraging extended snacking
Think bacon doesn’t
belong on a donut? The maple/bacon combination was a favorite served with
coffee (which is also available on location)
The kids preferred
the candy toppings: M&Ms, Reese’s, Oreo
Specialty donuts
are available, including key lime, sriracha and a daily special
With a dozen donuts
priced at $13, a dozen designer donuts are only a few dollars more than the typical
DD or KK experience – worth it for the experience? You decide…
VII.
Conclusion
The Donut Experiment is a great
place to go for a special treat. A nice spot to meet a client for a meeting,
meet a few moms for a morning coffee, or to pick up donuts to take to that
staff meeting full of co-workers trying to maintain New Year’s Resolutions – we
give an enthusiastic thumbs up to TDE. Who knew science could be so satiating!
Add to conclusion: fun and delicious!
ReplyDeleteThis place makes science fun!
ReplyDeleteIt's what you make of it - what would you make of a dozen donuts? :)
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