I know it's early days yet on our Arnott's vs. Griffin's gingernut poll, but the result is nonetheless very interesting. I thought it might be good to make a quick comment and possibly do a comparison test between the two brands at some point this week.
Firstly though, thanks to everyone for the amazing response to this blog - it really gives the team and I great motivation to keep it going. We have a great schedule of reviews lined up for the next month, and as it is the silly season, I'm positive there will be a Christmas special in there somewhere as well.
Many people have grown up with Griffin's Gingernut biscuits. Many of us would probably remember the jingle as well, and this is one of the main reasons why they are our number one choice for gingernut biscuits. So why have we selected Arnott's biscuits at NBR? Is it anti-patriotic? A betrayal to this country's dunking rituals? We don't think so. My last personal experience with Griffins biscuits wasn't a particularly good one...I found the Griffins biscuit to be too tough, even after dunking. I guess that was the main problem. Griffins biscuits are definitely spicier, which I like, and are also decent value for money.
I have, however, seen Griffins biscuits go for almost $4.50 at The Barrow in Auckland's downtown. This means at some specialist outlets, they are getting away with charging almost twice the amount for the same biscuit that you can buy for around $2.50-3 at a supermarket. Be wary of this - even though your local convenience store offers the ease of not having to go to a supermarket for your dunking fix, I believe the biscuits inside convenience stores stay on the shelf for much longer, meaning your biscuits aren't going to be as fresh. Perhaps this is why I went for the Arnott's packet, because the last time I had Griffins gingernuts, I had a bad experience?
As an experiment, I've made a small mark on a packet of biscuits at the convenience store near my work. We'll see if it's still there next week. Photos to come.
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