SARAH RAINEY searches for the ultimate crumpet
Butterly delightful or decidedly disappointing? It’s a taste test for the perfect teatime snack as SARAH RAINEY searches for the ultimate crumpet
Never in their butter-soaked history has this teatime snack caused such controversy.
So how do crumpets from Warburtons fare against the competition?
We put them to the taste test.
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SARAH RAINEY searches for the ultimate crumpet – in a taste test for the perfect teatime snack
Warburtons
85p for six (14p each)
APPEARANCE: Stodgy, pallid and rubbery, these crumpets are far from appetising.
The base is more beige than golden and there are so many holes in the top I can see through them.
FLAVOUR: Once toasted, the crumpet is more appealing – but only slightly. It’s got a bit of bite but, as I feared, most of the butter seeps through, leaving a soggy bottom.
Flavour is doughy and artificially sweet.
RATING: 1/5
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Sarah tested crumpets from Warburtons, Tesco, Hovis and Sainsbury’s to find the best crumpet
Tesco finest sourdough
£1.15 for six (19p each)
APPEARANCE: Made with ‘slowly-fermented sourdough culture’, they almost look homemade, with chargrilled patches on top, but the dough feels heavy.
FLAVOUR: Better than expected. They puff up in the toaster, giving them a melt-in-the-mouth texture.
The flavour is decent – slightly-salty, not too sweet – but overall quite bland.
RATING: 3/5
Hovis
£1.15 for six (19p each)
APPEARANCE: These crumpets have replaced Warburtons’ at Waitrose.
They don’t claim fancy flourishes: they’re simple and modest, with plenty of holes and a golden base.
FLAVOUR: Deliciously crunchy underneath, pillowy on top. They come in a clever resealable packet and they’ve got a dip in the middle, meaning you can add lashings of butter and it’ll stay on.
RATING: 5/5
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Hovis was rated the best with full marks, while Sainsbury’s only dropped one point to be rated 4/5
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference Sourdough
£1.25 for six (21p each)
APPEARANCE: The crème-de-la-crème, made with wheat and rye sourdoughs.
They feel squishy and when I open the packet there’s an earthy tang.
FLAVOUR: Hot and slathered in butter, these taste like they’re straight off a griddle plate.
The dough is soft, salty and almost bubbly inside. A bit too holey on top: the butter disappears.
RATING: 4/5