Contestants: Arsicult, Juniper, Jina Bakes, Jane the Bakery, Neighbor Bakehouse, and… Safeway (yes, we need Costco and Butter&Crumble in here next time!)
Top 3 Croissants After 3 Rounds:
No.1 Juniper – 35 pts
No.2 Arsicult – 33 pts
No.3 Jina Bakes – 26 pts
Round 1: Reheated at 356°F for 6 mins
(Gave the overnight croissant a fair-ish shot!)
- Arsicult (15 pts)
- Jina Bakes (10 pts)
- Juniper (9 pts) – tied with Jina!
- Jane (6 pts)
- Neighbor Bakehouse (3 pts)
- Safeway (0 pts)
Round 2: Room Temp
- Juniper (19 pts) – the absolute winner!
- Jina Bakes (11 pts) – always second?
- Arsicult (9 pts)
- Jane (3 pts)
- Neighbor Bakehouse (0 pts) – “no taste”
- Safeway (0 pts) – “tastes… different”
Round 3: Appearance & Cross-Section
- Arsicult (9 pts)
- Jane, Safeway (!), Neighbor Bakehouse, Juniper (7 pts each)
- Jina Bakes (5 pts) – girl what happened?
I’ve consistently ranked Juniper the highest—did not see that coming
Unblinded, I thought Jane was on par with Juniper, maybe not huh…
Jina Bakes beating Jane is another total surprise ngl
