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Gombo’s Shows Doughnut Secrets

Exclusive Video: Levi Gombo of Gombo's famous bakery in Crown Heights shares with COLlive how they prepare thousands of doughnuts on Chanukah for Crown Heights locals and the many parties and mivtzoim routes. Video

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to #6
December 9, 2010 3:03 pm

for ur information those doughnuts most probably taste better then the ones u make

Best Bakery Ever!
December 7, 2010 9:06 pm

From all bakeries in the USA, Gombos Heimish Bakery is the BEST!!!! The doughnuts are YUM and Delicious!

to 6
December 7, 2010 8:11 pm

Imagine if you were trying to sell a house. Of course you know of all the houses in your neighborhood that are for sale and you should never be judgmental and say “hey they couldve bough this house” cause obviously they knew about it and it just wasnt right. Same goes with this. SInce they are in the bakery business im sure they know of every machine possible in the bakery industry, Including the jelly squeezer. SO please dont judge them cause obviously you know better-and for the poor guy who does it by hand, guess what? He chose to… Read more »

to #16
December 6, 2010 8:16 pm

I don’t know if you’re being sarcastic-but the same way Latkes are fried in OIL, so are whatever you want to call them: doughnuts, sufgoniyot or even PUNCHEKES!!!!They are fried in OIL as well- & we try to make food prepared w/ oil to REMEMBER the miracle of the OIL that lasted for 8 days & nights!

Happy Chanukah! & go to Gombo’s(whoever that is :)-I’m not from CH & enjoy a DOUGHNUT fried in OIL!!!

love'm
December 6, 2010 5:39 pm

YYYYYYYYUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYYYY
gombos is the best heavenly bakery
never had such a scrumptious donut in my life (58yrs!!!!!)
doland on chanukah keep me alive!!

yum
December 6, 2010 4:40 pm

i am crazy over it !!!!!!!!!

dont look as good
December 6, 2010 1:33 pm

as grodinskies in london

Sugar
December 6, 2010 10:53 am

Can some one make a cinn sugar doughtnut?!?!

Very nice but fervuss?
December 6, 2010 2:12 am

What shaichus do doughnuts have to Chanukah. Yidden eat latkes, or has another bad Israeli custom spilled over to CH? What’s the mekor for this?

hello from barnaul sufganiyot to New York Sufganiyot
December 5, 2010 11:45 pm
Secrets?
December 5, 2010 11:38 pm

Didn’t give a recipe, didn’t show any part of the production. So what if they make 800 or 8,000 donuts?!? They are a bakery!! I thought they will give us some secret tip on how to make donuts!!!

filling
December 5, 2010 9:42 pm

bought 2 custard and caramel
the filling was the size of a nickle

I haven't had any decent donuts the whole Chanukah
December 5, 2010 9:27 pm

every one was heavy, sickly, & disgusting. I maybe shoulda bought from Gumbo’s!

answer
December 5, 2010 9:23 pm

theyre a dollar each doughnut

yoshon question
December 5, 2010 8:44 pm

are the donuts yoshon?

how much$?
December 5, 2010 8:11 pm

how much are they?

NUMBER
December 5, 2010 7:27 pm

Anyone have their number! I want some!

sufganiyot
December 5, 2010 7:20 pm

yuM! send some to Cincinnati!!

those are not secrets
December 5, 2010 7:02 pm

just how to make doughnuts

and do they know there is a machine that squeezes jam or custard into doughnuts, spare the poor guy- who does it by hand.

i come from flatbush to eat ur donuts!!!!!
December 5, 2010 6:15 pm

they are absolutely the best!!!!!!!

yummmmmmmmmm
December 5, 2010 5:54 pm

looks delicious

to 1
December 5, 2010 5:08 pm

lol

5647
December 5, 2010 4:59 pm

we love doghnuts from gombo your store window looks so yumiiiii

Nutrition Facts:
December 5, 2010 4:58 pm

These donuts contain 0 calories of fat.

No sugar, gluten or other artificial ingredients added.

A healthy, delicious snack for the entire family! (If the whole family walks from NY to California and back — twice.)

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