# What's the best way to preserve these fried donuts?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 10, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-preserve-these-fried-donuts/372117 "2006-09-10T01:17:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-preserve-these-fried-donuts/372117/1 "2006-09-10T01:17:01Z")

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They had a village fair in town today, and were making fresh fried cake donuts. Not those whispy krispy kreme style. They were so good that I got a little carried away and bought a dozen, and now I have way too many donuts. I’d like to either preserve them until tomorrow, when I can share them with some friends, or freeze them to keep them for longer.

What’s the best way to keep them? Airtight container? Refrigerator? Will the freezer even work?

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**Author:** ![dinahmoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dinahmoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinahmoe)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-preserve-these-fried-donuts/372117/2 "2006-09-10T02:14:17Z")

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Airtight container, and then pop them in the toaster oven for a bit before serving. I used to work at an orchard that made apple cider donuts, and I took scads and scads of them home every weekend. Toasting them slightly brings the freshness right back, if done within a day or so.

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-preserve-these-fried-donuts/372117/3 "2006-09-10T03:07:44Z")

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Being lazy, single and without proper storage containers…I like to store stuff in the microwave sometimes, or the oven. For when you want it “fresh” but not cold.

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**Author:** ![SmackFu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-preserve-these-fried-donuts/372117/4 "2006-09-10T03:30:23Z")

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Thanks… I hadn’t thought of using the toaster, but that’s a great idea.