20th Apr 2018 - 10:38
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It’s no secret that us Brits love a good cup of tea – even more so when served with our favourite biccy! Coinciding with National Tea Day this weekend (21 April), a new experiment has revealed the best (and worst) biscuits for dunking – with the classis Hob Nob coming out on top.
Carried out by retailer Wren Kitchens, 12 of the Nation’s favourite ‘classic’ biscuits were put to the test, including chocolate digestives, custard cream and shortbread. Each was then dunked half way into a freshly brewed cuppa and held in place until it broke.
Watch the results unfold in the video below:
Results, including ‘recommended dunking time’ (RDT)
Biscuit type - breaking point - RDT
- Bourbon - 2 minutes 39 seconds - 7 seconds
- Shortbread - 1 minute 20 seconds - 11 seconds
- Jammie Dodger - 1 minute 8 seconds - 8 seconds
- Custard Cream - 1 minute 6 seconds - 8 seconds
- Rich Tea - 58 seconds - 4 seconds
- Chocolate Hob Nob - 51 seconds - 9 seconds
- Digestive - 48 seconds - 5 seconds
- Chocolate Digestive - 41 seconds - 4 seconds
- Fig Roll - 38 seconds - 4 seconds
- Ginger Nut - 32 seconds -3 seconds
- Malted Milk - 20 seconds - 6 seconds
- Hob Nob - 15 seconds - 5 seconds
The company also decided to test a “few extra biscuits to see how they fared against the ‘classics:’”
- Chocolate Digestive Thins - 1 minute 5 seconds - 7 seconds
- Maryland Cookie - 21 seconds - 6 seconds
- Garibaldi - 15 seconds - 5 seconds
- Party Rings - 58 seconds - 5 seconds
- Fruit Shortcake - 15 seconds - 4 seconds
- Nice - 18 seconds - 4 seconds
- Oreo - 27 seconds - 3 seconds