I worked at Auntie Annes for several years. The butter isn't fake. It's real clarified butter. I'm surprised I didn't come across any other comment that said that. And Josh's pretzels don't even have the third hole. And if the store was doing things correctly, a pretzel only has a shelf life of 30 minutes. Not eating it right away takes away so much of what it has going for it. Josh's cinnamon sugar mix is more complex than just standard cinnamon and sugar, but everything else he did is basically the same as the store. There might be slight differences in the dry ingredients, since those come premixed, but process is the same. Also the store using baking soda rather than lye. Oh, the ovens are hotter and are used with thinner pans, so they cook faster, too.

I think he comes off as too critical and full of himself in the but better series sometimes. No one is expecting a gourmet meal from fast food places, like we know you can make something extraordinarily more tasty, but it takes more time, effort, and money.

Idc what anyone says, Auntie Anne’s always slaps for me and I love them.

So if you're competing with Auntie Anne's, does that make you Papa's Pretzels? Lol

I think you're not giving it a fair chance. You trashed it too much man.

It seems auntie Anne's doesn't use lye but you did, kind of defeats the purpose. They use baking soda to make them the softness people like.

you literally went inside the mall to buy the pretzels and had the audacity to wait till u got home to eat them?!

Aight now you've gone too far. Auntie Annes is my childhood smh.

Sorry josh, gotta give it to Auntie Anne on this one. The pretzels are amazing. I hav to admit the one in this video didn’t look too good.

He exaggerates to ducking much. Auntie Anne’s is quite enjoyable

I’m living in Germany right now and the pretzels Josh made look like the type from the bakeries which are never as good as the ones from the pretzel stands themselves. Some people prefer a crunchier pretzel but honestly, being in pretzel capital of the world right now, i always gravitate towards the softer pretzels that have a texture similar to auntie Anne’s.

Josh is taking a beating in the comments on this one!! I agree, there’s nothing about those pretzels that warrants spitting it out. Good theatre, disingenuous reaction.

Kendrick is my spirit animal. Shield myself from papa’s slander while simultaneously betraying auntie

Auntie Annes is one of those rare places where they actually make the pretzels from scratch.

This is where I draw the line. When I was in first grade growing up in eastern PA Anne Beiler, THE auntie Anne’s, came into my classroom and handed out free pretzels. She was so sweet and friendly. I’m sorry josh. You lost this one.

As a German I think I haver never heard of a cinnamon sugar prezel😂 some common topping we use here are course salt (of course), sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds and some type of cheese like gouda. Once I had one with butter and pepper. You can cut it in half and eat it with cream cheese and chives. You can also make it into a short baguette or bread bun type of form and make it into a sandwich

As a former Auntie Anne’s employee, I’m judging the twist on your pretzel Josh 🤧

FYI, unless it’s changed in the last 20 years, Auntie Anne’s uses REAL butter. At least they did when I worked there.

Here’s a suggestion. You make your version, bring it to the store. Have the retail people blind test yours and their freshly made ones. Let’s see how that goes.

Okay... I officially made this to-night. The recipe is 100% legit, "But Better" included. I did 10 minutes and it was soft and fluffy. They had good color but wanted more of a crust so I'm gonna' let it go in the oven a little longer next time. My apartment smells amazing. Keep doing what you're doing here, man.