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Is "Pillsbury donut mix" good ? Can I use it to my donuts shop ?

raindiaraindia Registered User regular
edited July 2015 in Help / Advice Forum
I don't need it taste good like Krispy Kreme or Dunkin , just acceptable (70-80% their delicious) but I have some glaze tasty. I just want to know Pillsbury donut mix can make as I expected or not? I don't live in US so it very difficult to use test .

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  • BasilBasil Registered User regular
    What are your feelings on savory lobster donuts?

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  • raindiaraindia Registered User regular
    edited July 2015
    Basil wrote: »
    What are your feelings on savory lobster donuts?
    I don't understand your question

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    No, it is not good enough to use for a donuts shop. If you sell people donuts, they will expect them to taste fried, and Pillsbury donut mix is not fried.

  • raindiaraindia Registered User regular
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    No, it is not good enough to use for a donuts shop. If you sell people donuts, they will expect them to taste fried, and Pillsbury donut mix is not fried.
    why ? They said Pillsbury Rasied Donut Mix just add water and yeast then fried . why it can not fried ?

  • DevoutlyApatheticDevoutlyApathetic Registered User regular
    If the only thing you're bringing to a new business is prepackaged food mix and a deep fryer you need to seriously consider if that's the business for you. Donut recipes aren't that complicated and if you're going to start up a donut shop but are unwilling to spend a day or two googling, reading and trying small batches of the basic dough to find the best and maybe tweak it to local tastes I would seriously reconsider going into that business.

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2015
    raindia wrote: »
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    No, it is not good enough to use for a donuts shop. If you sell people donuts, they will expect them to taste fried, and Pillsbury donut mix is not fried.
    why ? They said Pillsbury Rasied Donut Mix just add water and yeast then fried . why it can not fried ?
    I thought you were talking about the other kind of donut mix. That kind of donut mix is probably fine - people will eat basically anything. You're not going to impress anyone, though, and food business are really risky endeavors. I would think long and hard about your plans if the idea is just "buy mix, fry it, make money." It's often not that simple.

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  • raindiaraindia Registered User regular
    edited July 2015
    DevoutlyApathetic wrote: »
    If the only thing you're bringing to a new business is prepackaged food mix and a deep fryer you need to seriously consider if that's the business for you. Donut recipes aren't that complicated and if you're going to start up a donut shop but are unwilling to spend a day or two googling, reading and trying small batches of the basic dough to find the best and maybe tweak it to local tastes I would seriously reconsider going into that business.
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    raindia wrote: »
    TychoCelchuuu wrote: »
    No, it is not good enough to use for a donuts shop. If you sell people donuts, they will expect them to taste fried, and Pillsbury donut mix is not fried.
    why ? They said Pillsbury Rasied Donut Mix just add water and yeast then fried . why it can not fried ?
    I thought you were talking about the other kind of donut mix. That kind of donut mix is probably fine - people will eat basically anything. You're not going to impress anyone, though, and food business are really risky endeavors. I would think long and hard about your plans if the idea is just "buy mix, fry it, make money." It's often not that simple.
    I don't need it taste good like Krispy Kreme or Dunkin , just acceptable (70-80% their delicious) but I have some glaze tasty. I just want to know Pillsbury donut mix can make as I expected or not? I don't live in US so it very difficult to use test .

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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    edited July 2015
    It is difficult to know if you can make it as "expected" without knowing what you mean by "expected." If you're asking whether you can make it by adding water and yeast and then frying it, if that's what the mix says, then I see no reason to distrust the mix.

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  • GaslightGaslight Registered User regular
    You want to open a food business but don't care whether your food tastes good?

  • DevoutlyApatheticDevoutlyApathetic Registered User regular
    Are donuts not common where you're doing this?

    Nod. Get treat. PSN: Quippish
  • raindiaraindia Registered User regular
    DevoutlyApathetic wrote: »
    Are donuts not common where you're doing this?
    China

  • raindiaraindia Registered User regular
    anyone used it ?

  • EclecticGrooveEclecticGroove Registered User regular
    As mentioned, they will be ok.
    But not great. But donuts are not all that complicated.

    The base ingredients are far from difficult to deal with, and if you're opening a shop it means you're going to be frying quite a few.

    Buying the prepackaged mix is almost certainly going to cost you a lot more than buying the base ingredients in bulk and just making your own.

    You also will have very little control or understanding of the process if you use pre packaged.

    My advice. Look up some recipes, try a few. Even better, go around where you expect to be located and have some taste tests. See what people like/dislike, and why. (too sweet, not sweet enough, etc).

    There are literally hundreds of variations on the basic donut, just grabbing a pre made mix and putting a glaze on it isn't going to do well if you are planning on these being a highlight or focus of the business.

  • QuidQuid Definitely not a banana Registered User regular
    edited July 2015
    raindia wrote: »
    DevoutlyApathetic wrote: »
    Are donuts not common where you're doing this?
    China

    Unless you've got something else to make your donuts stand out no one is going to eat your donuts more than once before going back to youtiao.

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