Comments on: Upscale Oreos: Can You Improve on a Good Thing?

By: thank you gift baskets

thank you gift baskets — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:16:23 +0000

oh how i love oreos. do we still twist lick and dunk these oreos?

By: Weekly Roundup: Parental Control Edition « ModernDomestic

Weekly Roundup: Parental Control Edition « ModernDomestic — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:40:38 +0000

[...] Tim Carman slams upscale Dean and Deluca “Oreos” on Young and Hungry. I contend that comparing artisan sandwich cookies to scientifically engineered Oreos is like comparing cats and dogs – they’re so different it’s a pointless enterprise. [...]

By: The Morning Metropolitan «

The Morning Metropolitan « — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:01:56 +0000

[...] Dean and Deluca is selling gourmet non-Oreo Oreos for $26 per pound. [...]

By: Carrie the Red

Carrie the Red — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:43:02 +0000

It is only over the past few years that my dad has ceased to treat Oreos as the central item in his daily breakfast. When we were growing up, it was a standard handful of three he'd grab on his way out the door to work.

The only downside to this, I think, is the potential to arrive at morning meetings and smile at everyone with hideously blackened teeth.

By: Dean Gold

Dean Gold — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:39:26 +0000

You toss off the proper eating of an Oreo (or Newman's-O etc) as "breaking apart." This is not a simple hook up followed by tossing out the remains. It is a gentle seduction.

First, you caress the chocolate orbs, admiring their feel (which should be slightly greasy). Then, gently, oh so gently at first, you twist them in opposite directions, feeling the friction of your pressure melting the white creme to a point where it gives up its resistance and becomes liquid in its response to your pressure. Next up: a gentle licking. With the exciting building, a final bite for the peak of excitement.

Breaking apart? Nay Tim. One makes love to ones O's! Even us farm to table crunchy granola types have our hidden secrets!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:16:58 +0000

I think they look really good. I mean, comparing artisan sandwich cookies to mass-produced Oreos is comparing apples to oranges - so in some ways comparing the two isn't a useful exercise. Food scientists have engineered Oreos to be addictive, have the perfect "mouthfeel," ect. - a homemade version will never satisfy your senses the way the real thing will.

I know that she invites comparison by calling these "Oreos," but still -

On a side note, I made my own mint chocolate sandwich cookies for Christmas, and they were amazing. I liked them as much as a regular mint Oreo, just in a different way. The Smitten Kitchen recipe looks pretty good too.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:05:24 +0000

ok you might groan at this, but even better than all this crap is making your own oreos. this recipe is AMAZING and so easy. i made a huge batch for my labor day party and they were gone in about 10 seconds. i had leftover frosting so i made another batch to take to work, also disappeared before my eyes. SO. GOOD. none of that processed stuff. it's an oreo, but approximately 50x better. that's a scientific calculation.

http://smittenkitchen.com/2007/05/my-kingdom-for-a-glass-of-milk/

By: Michael Birchenall

Michael Birchenall — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:48:57 +0000

it reminds me of a friend in the 70s who made fun of people who customized the original VW Beetle with Lincoln grilles or racing gear ... whatever ... leave the Oreo alone ... create your own food treasure to live on rather than bastardize a classic ...

By: Lara

Lara — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:42:21 +0000

Newman's Own's Organic Newman-O's are the best substitute for the real thing, in fact I like the ginger-o's better than chocolate.

By: D.C. Cooking Instructor Teaches Paula Deen How to Make Fried Plantains - Young & Hungry - Washington City Paper

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:37:09 +0000

[...] my post earlier today on Oreo cookies (not to mention my recent Y&H column on Tex-Mex), I name-drop Mexican chef Patricia Jinich. If [...]