Mmmm... doughnuts

Here are some pictures of our local Krispy Kreme doughnut shop, taken by my missus.


This picture was taken just after the "proofing" stage, during which the doughnuts rise to the required size. The pictures prior to this stage suffered a little with glare from the window...


Once they land in the very hot "shortening" (icky-looking oil stuff), they cook on the underside before going through this contraption, which flips them over to do the other side.


Then the doughnuts make their merry way along the conveyor belt to the glazing section. The energy-saving types among you might be interesting to know that the glazing just keeps on being pumped through regardless of whether or not any doughnuts are coming through. Why? Who knows... But it's okay: All the "wasted" glaze is recycled and pumped back through again. Yummy!


And now look: hot glazed doughnuts good enough to eat. Well, when I say eat, I mean not eat. And when I say not eat, I mean really do not eat. It actually makes you feel quite queasy watching the whole disgusting process. And it's so damn slow, too!