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to dunk or not to dunk

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sue1169 Sun 04-Dec-16 17:02:37

Yesterday my best friend came for a cuppa and I dunked a biscuit in my cup of tea....my friend was shocked and stated that she thinks its bad manners and quite common haha!! We did laugh about it and I shall still dunk and she never ever will...what do gransnetters think??

sweetcakes Mon 05-Dec-16 14:03:53

Has anyone heard of Tim Tams they look like penguins but not quite so dense, you nibble one corner off then the opposite corner at the other end then stuck the tea or coffee up through the biscuit just the once then pop it in your mouth before it disintegrates, so nice I can only manage one grin

Jalima Mon 05-Dec-16 14:37:02

Yes, I love TimTams
They are crunchier than Penguins and the chocolate is nicer

I have never tried that method of eating though!

Peaseblossom Mon 05-Dec-16 17:55:39

We've always dunked as a family! Best dunkers are rich tea or digestive. I don't dunk chocolate biscuits though as I don't want to have melted chocolate in my tea. UGH! shock Same applies to cream sandwich biscuits. Do not want an oil slick. That would be revolting. Can't understand why someone said you shouldn't dunk in coffee. It's nice, and as others have said if you have biscotti they need to be dunked as they're so hard.

FarNorth Mon 05-Dec-16 18:44:55

I never fancied dunking at all until one day recently I was visiting a friend. We were having tea and chocolate chip biscuits and my friend told me the biscuits tasted much better dunked, and so they did!

Marianne1953 Mon 05-Dec-16 19:18:38

I've heard this argument lots of time and I've heard that Prince William even dunks.

amber22 Tue 06-Dec-16 08:05:03

dunking looks disgusting to other people, I hope you all only do it in private (if you feel that you must do it at all). If a visitor started dunking buscuits in my house, I'd probably remove the biscuit tin so they couldn't do it again.

TwiceAsNice Tue 06-Dec-16 08:50:49

Definitely a dunker although always mad when it sometimes gets too soggy and disappears without a trace! Then you've lost half your biscuit! One daughter dunks like me other daughter never does. Grand children are fascinated but want to use MY tea fo,r the dunking not their own drink

1974cookie Tue 06-Dec-16 17:31:49

To Dunk, or not to Dunk. That is the question ?
Dunk away Sue all you like, that is why the likes of Digestives and Hob-Nobs were invented I am sure.
I have just one exception. Chocolate coated bikkies.
The thought of finding a chocolate sludge at the bottom of my mug of tea is a complete No-No. But hey ho, each to their own and whatever makes you happy then just go for it.

Jane10 Tue 06-Dec-16 17:36:11

Nonononononono!! Dunking is just wrong. Nasty messy horrible thing to do!

Jalima Wed 07-Dec-16 09:51:51

My mother would have agreed with you Jane10!

sue1169 Wed 07-Dec-16 11:45:50

Oooh its comforting &tasty...but..each to their own?. Still more dunkers than non dunkers?

rosesarered Wed 07-Dec-16 14:46:03

Dunkers ( like Blondes) have more fun.tchsmile