# Kit Kats are the best candy bar. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 9, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738 "2019-05-09T18:19:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/101 "2019-05-12T01:51:15Z")
> [@BlueInfinity](#): > > Limiting myself to traditional candy bars to get away from the Reeses cup debate… > > Of the major “traditional” varieties, Snickers all the way with Twix in second place. > > As for the more obscure and regional varieties, are there any Salted Nut Roll fans in the thread? Yep, I like those also, toffee candy for holiday and decadence, nut roll for afternoon pick me up ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/102 "2019-05-12T02:15:59Z")
The lil’wrekker recently brought home a Hersheys cookies and cream. She assured me it would change my life. One tiny bite, I assured her it, indeed, did not change my life. Nasty. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/103 "2019-05-12T03:03:12Z")
Well, Lil’wrekker wasn’t wrong. Your life changed in that you now know that Hersheys cookies n creme is not good candy.🙂 When it comes to chocolate bars, which I don’t eat a lot of, it is Dove chocolate or nothing. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/104 "2019-05-12T03:22:33Z")
Not sure if Kit Kats are “the best” but they are certainly near the top. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/105 "2019-05-12T09:23:17Z")
the hershey gold ones are almost better than the original bars tho , ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/106 "2019-05-12T11:42:20Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > There is no such thing as a bad candy bar, but Cadbury Dairy Milk Fruit and Nut bar is really yummy. > > I can easily eat the whole thing in one sitting. Is this a particularly large candy bar? Up until you reach 1 lb sizes, I’ve always considered the serving size of candy to be ‘one package’ (to cover the case of things like Reese’s/M&Ms/Skittles that have several pieces). I do remember a Youtube clip of some British game show (likely _8 Out of 10 Cats Do Countdown_) where people were shocked that one of the female panelists had eaten an entire (to my eye not particularly large) candy bar. Maybe it is my American gluttony? ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/107 "2019-05-12T12:05:03Z")
> [@BlueInfinity](#): > > Limiting myself to traditional candy bars to get away from the Reeses cup debate… > > Of the major “traditional” varieties, Snickers all the way with Twix in second place. > > As for the more obscure and regional varieties, are there any Salted Nut Roll fans in the thread? I used to love those - my favorite niche candy is a Nut Goodie bar. Both are [Pearson’s products](http://pearsonscandy.com/). Probably my Minnesota roots. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/108 "2019-05-12T13:38:41Z")
I’m really confused by this thread. What is it about KitKat that makes it so popular? I don’t hate it, it’s a perfectly good candy bar. But I would have placed it squarely in “boring, mediocre” as candy bars go. So, those of you who love KitKat, what about it do you love? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/109 "2019-05-12T15:16:04Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I’m really confused by this thread. What is it about KitKat that makes it so popular? I don’t hate it, it’s a perfectly good candy bar. But I would have placed it squarely in “boring, mediocre” as candy bars go. > > So, those of you who love KitKat, what about it do you love? “Love” is a strong word, but Kit Kat is one of the few candy bars I enjoy. It has a nice balance of sweet, salt, and texture. I hate Milky Way, Three Musketeers, etc., because all they are is a treacly mess of sugar and little else. Snickers are okay, though, as they add a textural component plus the salt and contrasting flavor from the peanuts. Note that I mention upthread I love Whatchamacallits, and it’s largely for the same reason: it’s a mix of flavors and textures without the over-the-top cloying sweetness of other candy bars. (Or at least they don’t seem as sweet to me. They certainly still are sweet, but the “crispy” layer mitigates it for me.) Of course, I grew up on [chocolate/vanilla/hazelnut](https://www.thetasteofgermany.com/manner-chocolate-wafers-2-54-oz/) wafer-type desserts, so adding a thin layer of chocolate to encase it just makes it all the better to me! ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/110 "2019-05-13T19:44:05Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > 1. Snickers > 2. N/A > 3. N/A > 4. Twix > 5. Kit Kat > 6. everything else The invention of the Snickers Bar was Nobel Prize worthy. For number two, I’d suggest the Snickers Almond Bar which used to be called the Mars Bar. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/111 "2019-05-13T19:49:02Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. How is this even a discussion? Seconded. But I think there is some debate whether or not they are a candy ‘bar’. ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/112 "2019-05-13T19:53:14Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > Skor is Hershey, Heath is somebody else, right? I would choose the one that lacks Hershey chocolate, which sucks. Heath was made (and almost ruined) by Leaf for a few years until Hershey acquired the brand. They, eventually, restored them to their former glory. Strange that Hershey still makes Skor as well. ---
**Author:** ![TimfromNapa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d26b3c/32.png) [@TimfromNapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TimfromNapa)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/113 "2019-05-13T19:58:50Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > No love for _ **Zero** _ bars? I have always loved Zero Bars. Originally made by the long-defunct Hollywood Candy Company, they are still being made by Hershey but they are hard to come by. My last source was, of all places, Orchard Supply Hardware which is now gone. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/114 "2019-05-13T20:03:07Z")
i knew someone who would only eat Godiva chocolate bought from an actual Godiva store … and anything lesser than that or store bought was for the peasants … last time I bought one for a charity thing in Macys years ago it was 5.00 a bar was it heavenly? yes, worth 5 bucks a pop? maybe once or twice a year … my somewhat hard to find is 100 grand bars which is a huge improvement on the crunch bar dollar tree used ot have the fun size bags by the crate load …now there hard to find ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/115 "2019-05-13T20:05:02Z")
> [@TimfromNapa](#): > > I have always loved Zero Bars. Originally made by the long-defunct Hollywood Candy Company, they are still being made by Hershey but they are hard to come by. My last source was, of all places, Orchard Supply Hardware which is now gone. I find them in Walmart usually … but only the king size bars… I’ve only seen a non-king size bar once … oh I have seen a bag or two of fun size ones around the last Halloween … . ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/116 "2019-05-13T20:15:13Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > No love for _ **Zero** _ bars? > [@Czarcasm](#): > > That’s funny-I just asked my workmate what the best candy bar in the world is, and she replied “A Zero bar, of course!” > [@Acsenray](#): > > Kit Kat is way, way, way, way down on my list of favorite candy bars. It’s bland. Not chocolatey enough. Kind of chemical/plastic aftertaste. The chocolate coating has a weird, waxy texture > > My top candy bars – > > Milky Way Midnight, Skor, Heath, Zero, Mounds, Whatchamacallit, Three Musketeers > [@TimfromNapa](#): > > I have always loved Zero Bars. Originally made by the long-defunct Hollywood Candy Company, they are still being made by Hershey but they are hard to come by. My last source was, of all places, Orchard Supply Hardware which is now gone. > [@nightshadea](#): > > I find them in Walmart usually … but only the king size bars… I’ve only seen a non-king size bar once … oh I have seen a bag or two of fun size ones around the last Halloween … . I occasionally find them at independently owned convenience stores and gas stations. ---
**Author:** ![MarvinKitFox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ba0ec/32.png) [@MarvinKitFox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarvinKitFox)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/117 "2019-05-14T05:56:11Z")
Bar-one. It’s a derivative of the MArs Bar, but as often happens, the ripoff is better than the original. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/118 "2019-05-14T14:47:10Z")
I’ve posted in this thread, read it with interest, felt opinions…and then I realized I haven’t actually eaten a candy bar in years. :smack: This is just candy porn to me. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/119 "2019-05-14T18:05:34Z")
> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#): > > When I was in Japan I was able to get wasabi white chocolate Kit Kats… Just thinking about these makes me fell funny like I did as a teenager riding public transportation. > [@DorkVader](#): > > Glad to know I’m not the only Heath(en) around. Count me in! ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kit-kats-are-the-best-candy-bar/833738/120 "2019-05-15T05:48:30Z")
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