Oreo Ultimate Dunking Set

Oreos are known (at least to the fine people at Oreo) as "Milk's Favorite Cookie." And it may be true that a good number of us grew up knowing that Oreos were good dunked in milk. However, have you ever noticed all of the problems you can have when you try to dunk Oreos in milk?

No?

If I had a budget and more time and technical know-how, I'd put together an infomercial-type film reel showing different people absolutely failing at dunking their Oreos with their (imaginary) problems. Milk splashing everywhere, losing your cookie into the cup of milk, crumbs getting in someone's eye, milk spilling all over the table, all with people growing increasingly performatively frustrated. How can this problem possibly be solved?

Enter the Oreo Ultimate Dunking Set.

The Oreo Ultimate Dunking Set promises "Days of Dunking Fun!" and includes a mug, a cookie cage, cookie tongs, an Oreo napkin, and a 6-pack of regular Oreo cookies. I first saw this in winter of 2018 (which was around the same time as the Oreo Record Player which I was sadly never able to find). I bought that 2018 dunking set but put it in storage. Another one was released in winter 2019, so I bought one to try it out.

The contents in the box are as shown. There is one single paper napkin, so that could be why the box says "Days of Dunking Fun!" instead of promising anything longer-term. The mug seems pretty nice; it's made of glass and has a picture of an Oreo on one side.

The cookie cage is plastic and has a raised Oreo logo on the side. The name "cookie cage" is a bit much for me, as if you thought your cookies might make a run for it. (I would have used the phrase "cookie holder.") The tongs are plastic and have the stylized "Oreo" name on them. The Oreos themselves are, well... Oreos. Regular classic single Stuf Oreos.

I like the concept of this dunking set, and it seems pretty well made for what it is. I like having a shorter mug to use to dunk Oreos, as I have a lot of taller glasses that seem like a waste of milk when all I want to do is dunk some Oreos. Even if I don't hold on to the cookie cage or tongs, I could see using the mug by itself for a long time.

But I do like the tongs and the cookie cage as well. The tongs have ridges at the end which help when trying to pick up Oreos. They hold on to the cookie solidly without crushing it.

The cookie cage is just the right size to hold Oreos. It holds 6 (a combination of regular size and Double Stuf), which is a large serving size, but just because it holds that many doesn't mean you have to fill it with that many. (I can't judge a serving size of 6 Oreos or more, but I can't recommend it as a daily habit, either.

Using the set as a whole is a novel experience. The tongs can pick up cookies all the way down to the last one in the cookie cage, which is good. The tongs hold on to the cookie pretty well, so you don't drop the cookie into the milk. Even if you drop the cookie, the tongs can fish it out as long as you get it before it becomes too mushy.

You could dunk the cookie as a whole without getting your fingers wet, but I still think it's better to dunk just parts of the cookie at a time. A whole milk-absorbed Oreo might be a bit much at once. And it's up to you if you would like to get the tongs wet or keep that last piece of Oreo dry.

One possible negative is that you may not want to drink any of the milk before you've eaten your cookies, as the cookie cage comes along for the ride as you lift the mug. Though I usually only drink the milk after I'm done with the cookies. Cleaning it shouldn't be difficult; I don't see anything indicating if it's dishwasher safe, but I imagine the mug is. The cookie cage is easily detachable from the mug, and should be easy enough to wash by hand along with the tongs. You'll also need shelf space for the mug and cookie cage, though the tongs can be stored inside the mug.

Overall, I enjoy having it. It may not be something I'll use all the time, but if I ever start to experience infomercial-type frustration at my Oreo problems, I know I have one solution at hand.