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HaRuMaN:
Post Hell access for whoever wants to forward their pastry on to me!   >:D

I'm kidding, of course!

Nephasth:
Mine arrived today. Had an unwarmed piece already... yum! Full review and pics once the family has tried it out... :applaud:

Le Chuck:
Dervacumen just PM'd me and wanted me to let all the group 2 people know that they'll be having to wait as he has decided to skip directly to group three for the next batch.  I know it sucks, but please understand that this was a very hard decision for him but I think we can all get behind his prerogative.  Thank you and good day.    

Nephasth:
Got home after work this afternoon to find a medium flat rate box sitting on my stoop. I smiled because I knew what was inside waiting for me. But the damned postman set it on the step upsidedown! The box arrived intact and in good shape so I was hopeful. However when I opened the box, I found a lot of almonds and other pieces loose inside. The wax paper wasn't ripped at all like it was with shmokes, but the the pastry was "squared" moving about during transit. I would recommend finding a somewhat stiff cardboard ring to place the pastries inside to prevent the "squaring".





Right out of the box this thing smelled great! After seeing this thread bumped so much today, I had to try a piece out immediately. Typically, if I was given a number of options for flavors of pastries, I would go with apple or bear claw. The wife was the decision maker on the flavor of ours, cherry w/ almond paste, and cherry is usually on the bottom of the list of flavors I would normally pick. But to my surprise, I was quite pleased with this flavor combonation. Most pastries I eat (I maybe have only 10 a year) are unheated. As Mikezilla already stated, the center of the pastry was a little on the raw side, which is not a bad thing, because I like this too. One thing I did like was that the pastry wasn't "sweaty" and sticky like the mass produced ones that are individually wrapped in plastic. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'd rate the unwarmed piece at about a 7.5 for "total pastry experience." The last bite wasn't very enjoyable. It was a dark brown, not quite burnt bottom, and didn't taste very well.

I warmed up 4 pieces after dinner for dessert for the family. The flaky texture of the warmed pastry definitely makes this the best way to consume, much better than unwarmed. The family didn't like the pastry as much as I did, however. The kids had no idea that this thing was coming. The wife had a little bit of anticipation for its arrival. The wife enjoyed the flavors and textures, but the pastry didn't wow her. Our daughter (7) took one bite and said she didn't want to eat anymore. Usually she's crazy about anything sweet, but her taste may not be developed for these types of rich flavors yet. Our son (15) thought the kitchen smelled great while they were warming up. He said the pastry was "pretty good" overall. But he didn't want to finish his sister's piece. I wasn't about to argue with him and happily took her leftovers. I'd rate the warmed pastry an 8.5-8.75 out of 10. The dark brown bottom tasted much better on the warmed pieces than the unwarmed one.

I was really impressed with the appearance of the pastries in the photos of them before they shipped. I really like the layered circle. The "squaring" caused by shipping definitely hurt the appearance. The wife told me that this is probably something she wouldn't buy. I'm not much of a pastry consumer, so I wouldn't be inclined to buy such a large pastry (which surprised me, you said 8" diameter, but this thing ended up being much larger than I expected). I would probably buy a piece or two with a cup of coffee somewhere, but this isn't something I would order to have shipped to me, but I have never ordered any food item off of the internet that needed to be shipped. My work gets kringles shipped to our office every xmas from one of our customers, and I could see ordering one of these easier as a gift for someone than buying one for myself.

I am greatly appreciative that I was given a chance to participate in this testing, thank you! I do, however, wish I would have gone with my initial flavor pick of apple. The cherry is good, but I'm a sucker for apple. Although this wasn't enjoyed by everyone in my house, I will be thoroughly enjoying it until there is nothing left to enjoy!

 :cheers:

Le Chuck:
Derva, would something as simple as a disposable plastic pie pan work to keep the pastry a bit more together in shipping?  If ventilation is a concern I'm sure an office hole punch could make short work of getting some air in there. 

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