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While Krispy Kreme is one of the most well known doughnut shops, Seattle has many local handmade doughnut shops that will make your mouth water. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Seattle's best doughnuts

BY Jillian Raftery  on October 19, 2012 @ 2:22 pm (Updated: 8:47 am - 10/22/12 )

#3 Mighty-O Donut

Mighty-O Donut in Wallingford sells 100% vegan products and one of their most popular pastries are their mini glazed doughnuts.

"The Mighty O looks like they're not really glazed, but they look more like a cake doughnut," says Seattle Kitchen Show host Tom Douglas.

Tom also noticed grease rings on his doughnuts, which he says shows that the cooking oil wasn't hot enough and that more oil could have soaked into the doughnut.

Although co-host Thierry Rautureau is vegan and loves Mighty-O, he thinks that the doughnuts have too much sugar and don't have that special trashy doughnut feeling that really makes your heart stop.

"I like the aftertaste of not too much sugar," says Thierry. "I just tried one here that was really heavily glazed, that was too much sugar for me because all you taste at the end is sugar. And the sugar on the glaze is not really the taste of cooked sugar, more like a raw sugar taste."

#2 Top Pot Doughnuts

Top Pot's "hand forged" Raised Glazed Rings are some of the most popular local contenders, and one of Thierry's favorites.

"What I want is what I obtain from Top Pot," says Thierry, "which is something that has a nice little, almost a little crispiness on the outside and stays moist on the inside."

Top Pot doughnuts tend to be heavier and more sugary than Krispy Kreme doughnuts.

"From a more chef-y standpoint, I like the gravity of the Top Pot glazed doughnut," says Tom.

#1 Krispy Kreme

Krispy Kreme's glazed doughnuts aren't locally based, but Tom loves how light and sugary they are despite having the heaviest sugar glaze.

Tom says that a doughnut shouldn't have a big grease ring, which indicates that the grease is too cold when frying doughnuts and soaks into the dough, rather than just crisping the outside. Krispy Kreme strikes an excellent balance between crisp, dry sugar glazing and soft, warm dough.

"They just feel the most trashy," says Tom. "They just feel like you could eat a dozen and be really sick."

Jillian Raftery, Social Media Captain
Jillian Raftery is a social media captain for the Dori Monson Show. She loves the neighborly vibe of the Pacific Northwest and spends as much time as possible outdoors.
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  • Country_Dog wrote...
    Hey Fat Boys
    October 21, 2012 6:42 am
    try getting out of the rat-infested city once in a while and see what us country folks can do. We can outcook you any day on any meal at any time.
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  • ten4goodbuddy wrote...
    Country_Dog
    November 7, 2012 7:54 am
    You sure do have a purty mouth..
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  • skillda1 wrote...
    Not in Seattle Proper
    October 21, 2012 12:42 pm
    House of Donuts Lakewood Washington. No comparison to any on your trendy list above.
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  • Rick W7PSK wrote...
    Henry's hands down
    October 22, 2012 11:04 am
    beats Krispy to death. They are the best donuts Ive had.
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  • JohnMC wrote...
    Countryside
    October 23, 2012 8:05 am
    Countryside donuts in Mountlake Terrace are THE BEST
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  • clevesside wrote...
    Such a limited choice....
    October 23, 2012 5:25 pm
    ...when all the chain groceries have their own "bakeries" for comparison. You guys need to widen the search, pardon the pun. For generations here, ALBERTSONS had the best of all before the doughnnut business grew and popped belts everywhere. And, hell yeah, a "trash scale" should be established for terms of gluttony-induced glazed illness and deep-fried taste buds. Lets get the party started!
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