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To not like crumpets?

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Wowz · 23/04/2023 20:58

I seem to be the only one.

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jc12689 · 25/04/2023 21:00

Mmmmmm. Hot crumpets with butter and marmite.

CurlewKate · 25/04/2023 14:04

Crumpets do make amazing croutons, though.....

Justontherightsideofnormal · 24/04/2023 20:01

Crumpets and real butter.... food of champions

newfence · 24/04/2023 13:10

They make my teeth feel horrible - all squeaky.

mrsblueskyeye · 24/04/2023 13:01

VickyEadieofThigh · 23/04/2023 21:03

Crumpets must be very well toasted - they need to be crunchy and very hot.

If not, they are disgusting.

This! Almost black on the bottom.

And only EVER warburtons

wherediditgo80 · 24/04/2023 12:15

Badbudgeter · 24/04/2023 12:05

You have to really toast them. I hate a pale doughy crumpet. Got to be crispy with lashings of butter. Served with hot chocolate after excursions on a chilly day.

Yes my children are being raised in a famous five novel. Hopefully with less racism and criminal behaviour. Possibly a tad more supervision.

'Lashings of butter' is probably my favourite sentence of all time.

wherediditgo80 · 24/04/2023 12:14

I went 33 years without touching them because the holes make me feel sick.

I can eat them if DH prepares them and sticks cheese over the holes!

Badbudgeter · 24/04/2023 12:05

You have to really toast them. I hate a pale doughy crumpet. Got to be crispy with lashings of butter. Served with hot chocolate after excursions on a chilly day.

Yes my children are being raised in a famous five novel. Hopefully with less racism and criminal behaviour. Possibly a tad more supervision.

Nordicrain · 24/04/2023 11:59

NannyR · 23/04/2023 21:05

Love them, but they've got to be cooked properly as in toasted until they are almost burnt and smothered in salted butter. If you don't toast them long enough they are a bit doughy and tasteless.

I think this is key. Also cheap ones tend to be doughier.

TooOldForThisNonsense · 24/04/2023 11:58

anxiousatnight · 23/04/2023 21:45

Came on to say this. I always choose the supermarket brands, except when it comes to crumpets. Also agree with the properly toasted thing.

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Yes supermarket own ones are generally grim, Morrisons sourdough ones are OK though.

TooOldForThisNonsense · 24/04/2023 11:55

YANBU not to like them but I love them!

peachespeachespeaches · 24/04/2023 11:54

YABU. Extremely.

JudgeJ · 24/04/2023 11:54

notprincehamlet · 23/04/2023 21:48

If my toaster knob goes from 6 o'clock to 6 o'clock and I set it to 1o'clock for toast etc what number setting should I use for crumpets?
The correct setting for crumpets is when hell freezes over

200 in the air fryer, maybe flip half way through

JudgeJ · 24/04/2023 11:51

VickyEadieofThigh · 23/04/2023 21:03

Crumpets must be very well toasted - they need to be crunchy and very hot.

If not, they are disgusting.

They do very well in the air fryer as I found recently, more evenly toasted than the toaster too!

Plumbear2 · 24/04/2023 11:41

Horrible rubbery urg. Taste even worse with butter on.

Zhougzhoug · 24/04/2023 11:41

Pikelets are far superior. Less stodgy.

LadyOfTheCanyon · 24/04/2023 11:37

Bloody love crumpets. Agreed Warburtons are the best ( but not the freakishly sized MegaCrumpet which won't go in the toaster)

What with this thread and the Cream tea one yesterday MN is playing havoc with my waistline.

ImTheOnlyUpsyOne · 24/04/2023 11:28

Can't stand them, can't even look at them

19lottie82 · 24/04/2023 11:27

Crumpets must be very well toasted
they need to be crunchy and very hot.

the truth. I always double dunk mine in the toaster

ThatFraggle · 24/04/2023 11:16

Kindofcrunchy · 23/04/2023 22:14

I cannot fund Warburtons (evil company) but agree the supermarket ones can be a bit thin. My 3yo will only eat them raw for some ungodly reason.

What's wrong with them?

Tanith · 24/04/2023 09:15

A good brand, or home-made, is essential.
Well-cooked is also essential, as is butter.

A toasting fork and an open fire, as my Dad used to do them, is the ultimate crumpet experience.

notquitesoyoung · 24/04/2023 09:10

I'm totally with you @Wowz. The DC however bloody love them.

CurlewKate · 24/04/2023 09:06

You have to toast them to the second before they are burnt. They are nice then. But probably not worth the stress.

anon2022anon · 24/04/2023 08:45

Put them down twice in the toaster.
Awesome with butter
Also awesome with a slice of cheese on the top, and then a poached egg
But it needs to be crispy on the outside, and they're yum

KimberleyClark · 24/04/2023 08:41

I think the secret of crumpets is to toast them under the grill, not in the toaster.