Fuzz Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Can somebody tell me what is the fascination with dunking biscuits in your coffee? I was in a meeting earlier today with a customer and the guy must've dunked 5 Arnott's Milk Arrowroot biscuits in his coffee. I just tried it myself when I got back to the warehouse, but I can't see the fuss. just makes the biscuit mushy. What gives, people?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Maybe done by folks with bad teeth to make it easier to chew?? Not a fan myself 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overproof Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 try it with a tim tam. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrubber Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Only with tea. Never coffee. Tim tams only with hot chocolate. But you can't just dunk them. Need to bite off a tip on either end and slurp up the hot chocolate like the tim tam is a straw. The. Best. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Dunking with a Tim Tam at least doesn't leave you with a soggy mess! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scsi Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I thought biscuits were for kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Forget about biscuits! Who dunks their cigars? - and in what??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Prior to the widespread use of humidification, dipping your cigar in cognac was done to moisten a dry cigar. Apparently Winston Churchill was known to dunk his cigar in cognac or port wine. Me...no way! But infused cigars are another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planetary Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I'm only a dipper of madeleines into cappuccino. Not quite like Proust (he preferred tea, IIRC), but close enough for an American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzz Posted November 27, 2015 Author Share Posted November 27, 2015 I am familiar with the Tim Tam Slam. It's nice, but I prefer just eating the Tim Tam as is. What is the attraction to dunking biscuits? What do you like about dunking? Seems so unusual to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olga Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I'll dunk when I'm 90 to help me chew. 'til then no! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randolph Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Wasn't Bill Clinton a dunker? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alien13 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I'm a dunker. Not all the time, and its drink dependant. Only do it with coffee. I prefer my teas clean (dunking can make a mess in the bottom of your cup). Milk Arrowroot are great for dunking. To be honest, I've never really thought about "Why?". Haven't done it in a while, but at a guess, I'd say it's a combo of the biscuit being warm from the coffee, taking on a slight coffee taste, and the texture (which is what most people dislike). The texture, to me, makes the flavours a lot more pronounced, you get a lot more tongue coverage, and on the plus side it doesn't dry out your mouth. - as written by a 24 year old male Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 For all of our American friends , a biscuit is not what you think. I remember my first time in the US and seeing a sign outside a diner advertising biscuits and gravy. I turned to my then girlfriend now wife and asked why the hell you would want to smear your Monty Carlo cream biscuits in gravy and felt like puking at the thought. I was quite relieved to find that it was something closer to a scone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave O))) Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Forget about biscuits! Who dunks their cigars? - and in what??? Laudanum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 One should never dunk !!! end of storey its gross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmurase Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Definitely no dunking here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rushman Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I like most biscuits (what we call cookies and other things) dunked in milk. What we call biscuits on the other hand I would never dunk, but I would smother in gravy as mentioned above. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Smallclub Posted November 27, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted November 27, 2015 One should never dunk !!! end of storey its gross Gross? You've never tried a croissant dunked in expresso in a french bistrot… (to be followed with a ERDM demi tasse)… 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westg Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Gross? You've never tried a croissant dunked in expresso in a french bistrot… (to be followed with a ERDM demi tasse)… I have been to France and a bistro or two ...very beautiful ..no dunking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGC Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 I like my biscuits with sausage gravy, butter and honey, or butter and jelly. My wife likes to dip cookies in water... gross. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
... Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Yep, banana bread or cookies I dip in tea or coffee sometimes. Depends on my mood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cletus Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainQuintero Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Hobnobs into tea is brilliant! Just makes them a bit juicy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwAYglwe3HU#action=share 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordAnubis Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 All about how you do it. I like dipping crunchy biscuits like Butternut Snaps in to soften them up a bit and make em juicy. Maries i very rarely would dip as they are pretty soft and flakey anyway. Scotch finger you just want to do a quick dip as they are nice a little bit soft, but not mushy. Just like a tim tam slam. There's a right way, then there's overdoing it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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