1 | Patricia Beninato

July 21st, 2009 at 8:35 pm

How many margaritas did you have before filming this? Seriously, monkey bread is awesome and I'm glad there's an easy version of it.

As far as favorite things with a hole … in keeping with the pastry theme a fresh Krispy Kreme glazed donut, hot out of the grease. Nothing better.

2 | loserfairy

July 21st, 2009 at 9:26 pm

I LOVE MONKEY BREAD. It's always been a pain to make because it gets so messy. I… now have to find this.

3 | peanutchew

July 21st, 2009 at 9:32 pm

Commenting before I watch the whole episode, but I have memories of monkey bread circa 1990. Now, granted, I grew up in Mississippi; but we've been making monkey bread for years. It's pretty easy to make with a bundt pan and some canned cinnamon roll dough!

4 | ZachSB

July 21st, 2009 at 9:49 pm

Uh, keeping this G rated, my favorite thing with a hole in it is my acoustic guitar . My favorite food with a hole in it is hot dogs when you cook them that they split down the middle .

5 | Dan Blomquist

July 22nd, 2009 at 2:03 am

I've eaten home-made monkey bread before, and I can tell you, it was the most delicious thing on God's green earth. Fo realz.

6 | celticheart

July 22nd, 2009 at 3:01 am

Greg I think you out did yourself on this review! Great job! I give this review a 5 star

I have never had monkey bread. Although I have heard of it and seen many recipes for it. Maybe I'll have to actually try one!

I guess my favorite thing that has a hole would be my tennis shoes. I love to go for walks (helps clear the mind and get away from my troubles).

7 | BearSilber

July 22nd, 2009 at 5:21 am

Yesssss monkey bread!!!! It's technically a Hungarian coffee cake…..or also know as golden crown, pinch-me cake or bubbleloaf. It's certain where the name comes from but there are two possibilities:

1)the bread resembles the monkey puzzle tree
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monkey_puzzle_tree

2)the act of several people pulling at the bread is reminiscent of monkey behavior

By the way that was the best intro and outro ever…you tried not to laugh, me too

Echo710 got to it first but the quotes were Indian Jones and MBFGW.

So how much did you end up eating of it? I can't imagine 8 people fighting over that thing!

Favorite thing with a hole in it…..the one Ring that rules them all!!!!! Also waterslides…..and Cheerios!!!!

8 | BearSilber

July 22nd, 2009 at 9:47 am

There's also this explanation:

Its source comes from a 1968 Dallas Morning News column by chili guru Frank X. Tolbert. On the advice of a culinary friend, he interviewed one Ann King in Albany, Texas, whom he described as “monkey bread's inventor.”

Here's what she told Mr. Tolbert: “Why did we call it that? Well, when we finally found just the right recipe, we were bedeviled by some young children. So we named it for those little monkeys.”

9 | Josermj

July 22nd, 2009 at 11:20 am

My favorite thing with a hole in it is Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

10 | Eddie

July 22nd, 2009 at 12:00 pm

Greg I'm sorry if this question has been answered before but:

What kind of camera do you use to shoot Freezerburns?

Love the show!

11 | freezerburns

July 22nd, 2009 at 12:15 pm

Hi Eddie, I use a Canon HG10 Camcorder. You can read more about my equipment here:
http://www.freezerburns.com/wordpress/about/

12 | MikeBridgford

July 22nd, 2009 at 12:35 pm

My favorite thing with a hole would have to be Bridgford Monkey Bread! Doesn't get much better, right?

Glad you liked it. FYI, the technical term we use for our special Monkey Bread sauce is “Goop”. Take care!

13 | freezerburns

July 22nd, 2009 at 12:58 pm

Thanks Mike! From now on, I will refer to it as “goop” instead of sauce. So good.

14 | decibelweekend

July 22nd, 2009 at 1:23 pm

My favourite thing with a hole has definitely got to be donuts! Glazed ones especially. Yum.

15 | rob

July 22nd, 2009 at 1:38 pm

I'm going to give the gorilla bread a try, it looks fantastic.

16 | jmyers911

July 22nd, 2009 at 4:03 pm

do bagel bites count??

17 | metricula

July 22nd, 2009 at 5:51 pm

I'm kinda into those trepanned skulls in museums. Is that morbid?

18 | 163xxx

July 22nd, 2009 at 7:49 pm

Aha! A movie reference I actually know! My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Love that movie.
I hate bundt cakes though.

19 | Nombre_Importante

July 23rd, 2009 at 1:11 am

Hi Greg,

Just found your site and podcast tonight. You are freakin' awesome!!! I need to catch up on your work here, and I just emailed my bf about it. I'm trying to diet right now and lose those last 10 lbs or so. Tonight, instead of heading to the kitchen I was seeking food porn ..and did you EVER deliver!!! Thank god there aren't any Monkey breads in my kitchen!! However – that looked SO good and I felt like I was having some as I watched your episode. I think I'll be buying some to share real soon now. Keep up the good work and thanks much for helping me stick to my diet. I especially LOVE that you go over the nutrition facts for the items you are reviewing. Kudos to you!! Take Care!

20 | Nombre_Importante

July 23rd, 2009 at 1:24 am

Also my fave thing with a hole: I'm actually a vegetarian and I eat the fakin' bacon so maybe I don't qualify for this. LOL! Every day when I drive to work there's this guy in a plushy pig suit on the corner of a local breakfast place. He dances some hot pig happy jig number on the corner and places a sign (every day!) nearly on my window that just says “bacon” and has an arrow pointing to the breakfast place on the corner. Every day it makes me laugh and I wave, and he waves, and then he moves to the next car to accost them with his bacon-ness.

As a kid, I liked the cookies that had a hole in them, and were shaped like flowers, that you could put on your fingers and eat. I used to put one on every finger while watching cartoons.

21 | cphadley

July 23rd, 2009 at 7:14 am

My favorite – Lifesavers Gummi Savers. Thanks Pixar for the memorable 1994 animated commercial haha! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apWdX_SEzmA&feat...

But really… doughnuts.

22 | wfjjjjfwwfjj

July 23rd, 2009 at 8:43 am

my favorite thing with a hole is a woman.

23 | freezerburns

July 23rd, 2009 at 9:03 am

Now didnt I say to not go there? LOL

24 | Tom

July 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 am

I call it “monkey balls”… but then again, who would want to buy that!

My favorite thing with a hole is my grandma.

She always has a wHOLE lot of love for me!

Awwww

25 | gsorvig

July 23rd, 2009 at 12:13 pm

My favorite thing with a hole is huge, dark and resides in Kentucky. Sound dirty? Well, sort of. The lower you go the more wet it gets. I'm talking about Mammoth Cave National Park, of course! One hole leads to 365+ miles of natural, cool awesomeness (upper 50 degress at all times inside). Keep up the good work, Greg!

26 | Tyler Brown

July 23rd, 2009 at 12:37 pm

My favorite thing with a hole is to drill a hole lengthwise through a slice of pizza. Then I like to put a wooden stick through the hole. Pizza on a stick is difficult to master, but eating it is more satisfying than most people ever feel in their whole life.

27 | BearSilber

July 23rd, 2009 at 2:52 pm

Hahahahaha, freakin' awesome!!

28 | WBridgford

July 23rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm

Greg-
Thanks for the great review of our Monkey Bread! Believe it or not, it stays soft for at least an hour after you heat it, even after it cools. Most people agree that it's much better microwaved than heated in a conventional oven, and a lot easier. I like to heat it upside down, so you don't have to flip it, you just lift the tray off.
My favorite (clean) thing with a hole is a golf green!

29 | DHL

July 23rd, 2009 at 5:21 pm

There is a savory version of this Bridgford Monkey Bread, Garlic Parmesan! That would be great when having a big italian family dinner with a big bowl of spaghetti and meatball, kids would love it.

This recipe from the Bridgford website looks easy and delicious. I wonder if it would be even tastier deep fried. Hmmm..

http://bridgford.com/consumer/recipes/RecipeSho...

30 | oldcrone51

July 23rd, 2009 at 6:06 pm

the hole in the green olive where the pimento lived before I sucked it out.

31 | chaffner

July 24th, 2009 at 12:41 pm

My husband would say the hole on the green at the golf course!

32 | Maxine Ione McCue

July 25th, 2009 at 10:43 am

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodbreads.html#mon... <- Definition and history of Monkey Bread for ya.

Hmm. My favorite thing that has a hole..

I'd have to say off the top of my head, donuts. Like. FRESH out of the oven, vanilla glazed donuts. Mmmmmmm.~♥

33 | PoweredByTofu

July 25th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

My favorite thing with a hole? Definitely a bagel. There is nothing like a toasty bagel with PB & J smudged on top!

34 | derikwgilpin

July 29th, 2009 at 10:21 am

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35 | AS

August 1st, 2009 at 7:17 pm

just wanted to say, looking through your option to view the 5-Star items only, episode 53 does not show up.

36 | megz123

August 4th, 2009 at 7:59 pm

I always wanted to try monkey bread i will have to try it sometime

37 | mike31677

August 11th, 2009 at 7:57 am

this sucks i live in canada and i cant find this bread anywhere!! it not only looks good and if the frozen food master gives it 5 stars it makes me wanna try it so bad

38 | BearSilber

August 11th, 2009 at 8:17 am

Well….first problem is living in Canada ….except you've got TimHo's!

39 | mike31677

August 11th, 2009 at 2:57 pm

this sucks i live in canada and i cant find this bread anywhere!! it not only looks good and if the frozen food master gives it 5 stars it makes me wanna try it so bad

40 | BearSilber

August 11th, 2009 at 3:17 pm

Well….first problem is living in Canada ….except you've got TimHo's!

41 | Cory

October 14th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

I tried this stuff shortly after watching the review and I must say I am bananas for Monkey Bread!

OK that was a joke…I would never say anything that gay in my entire life….but the stuff is seriously amazing.

Enjoyed with an ice cold cup of milk or a scoop of Haagen-Dazs, it can’t be beat.

Lets just say it has a permanent place in my heart and my cart…right next to the box of White Castle.

Any chance of a Garlic Parmesan Monkey Bread review in the near future? I am sure a lot of people would love to see it.

42 | cara

October 18th, 2009 at 6:07 pm

favorite thing with a hole in it…my face because I love to eat. Is this contest over? if so I’d like to change my answer to my brain because college midterms are distracting me from more important things… like tv dinner reviews

43 | Theresa

February 9th, 2010 at 8:23 pm

If you ever get the chance, try it…it is soooo good!!! no lie!!! We heat up a little cream cheese icing and pour over! OMG!!! soo good!!! I just found out yesterday that Walmart here where I live, no longer carries it anymore! Now I have to find out where to buy… the closest Walmart is about 30 something miles! OMG! I have got to have it! We usually fix ever other Sunday morning But now I am out and gotta find some more! Good luck finding!

44 | TLane

February 23rd, 2010 at 7:53 pm

This bread is awesome. Just had the pleasure of having it and now im always buying it

45 | happystickman

May 9th, 2010 at 3:59 pm

It was originally called Monkey Brains but was changed to not creep people out. Its basically biscuits, cinnamon, butter and sugar.

46 | Frustrated

May 20th, 2010 at 1:43 am

You should talk a whole lot less–shutup and eat it! A lot of my time just to see what the hell it tastes like…And you kept saying the same crap over and over again. We get it-it's cinnamon…it's pull apart…

47 | Ashley

June 6th, 2010 at 11:21 am

i know this is an old video but nobody told you that monkey bread is new orleans bread its regional to there, and versions of the bread are part of three kings day where they put a little toy in it and if you find it its good luck also mardigras celebration.. you can make it with prepackaged biscuits and cinnamon.. sandra lee made it…

48 | Lupiuxlove

June 23rd, 2010 at 2:59 am

lol my big fat Greek wedding…

49 | Fgjdg

July 30th, 2010 at 2:22 am

Thanks for the review! I always see it in the frozen section.