Yep, this is going to start World War 3
We’re all rational people that trust the laws of science but as Joey Tribbiani once said: “whoa, whoa, that was just a theory. There’s a lot of theories that didn’t pan out. Lone Gunman. Communism. Geometry.”
A scholar and a prophet.
Anyways, to celebrate National Tea Day this week (April 21st so get those brews in), Wren Kitchens have actually conducted some scientific research to see what biscuit has the best durability after dunking it into your tea.
Basically, they’ve devised a tea-riffic test (sorry, we had to work in one pun) to discover how long each biscuit can last before crumbling under the soggy pressure. The methodology is as follows. Each biscuit was dunked halfway into a freshly made cup of tea and held in place until it broke. A stopwatch was used to record the breakage time.
After extensive research that will surely win them the Nobel Prize, they’ve discovered that the number one biscuit for dunking is the Bourbon.
Yep, this writer is confident in saying that nobody buys them or really likes them, but we’ll still eat them solely because they’re there.
Anyways, here’s what the official chart looks like and it doesn’t make good reading for people that love dunking Hob Nobs, Ginger Nuts or Fig Rolls into their tea.
The official ranking of each biscuit by its breaking point, from lowest to highest – and also including an RDT (Recommended Dunking Time) – is as follows:
‘Classic’ Biscuit type |
Breaking point |
RDT |
Hob Nob |
15 seconds |
5 seconds |
Malted Milk |
20 seconds |
6 seconds |
Ginger Nut |
32 seconds |
3 seconds |
Fig Roll |
38 seconds |
4 seconds |
Chocolate Digestive |
41 seconds |
4 seconds |
Digestive |
48 seconds |
5 seconds |
Chocolate Hob Nob |
51 seconds |
9 seconds |
Rich Tea |
58 seconds |
4 seconds |
Custard Cream |
1 minute 6 seconds |
8 seconds |
Jammie Dodger |
1 minute 8 seconds |
8 seconds |
Shortbread |
1 minute 20 seconds |
11 seconds |
Bourbon |
2 minutes 39 seconds |
7 seconds |
Do you agree with this list?
If you question the science involved, there’s only one way to find out.