Why Reese's Cups Have Ridges 🤔 (it's complicated)

[mrtrev]

it has ridges because of the wrapper. it does add stability yes but it's made that way because it allows a flat circle wrapper to be pressed into that cup shape. it makes it easy to mass produce those cupcake wrappers out of flat sheets of material

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[bobcat]

Meanwhile at Reese’s headquarters: “it’s the cheapest mold we could find”

[theskilledsnake]

The ridges are added for the same reason cupcake wrappers have ridges. You can shape a circular piece of paper into a cup with ridges, but not one without ridges. You'd have slack that would need trimmed. The chocolate is then poured into the cup with ridges as is the peanut butter

[Zdc]

Actually, the reason of the ridges is a long running tradition. When they first made them they were make in coffee filters, and a side affect were the ridges on the side, once they started selling them, it was decided it made the reese’s unique and they shouldn’t remove them.


Source: There is no source, I pulled this out my ass

[jorggrossmann]

My theory is that its poured into the wrapper and the wrapper has ridges so its more stable standing up. This is also why metal sheets have ridges (edit) I'm sorta wrong

[sillyesh]

if you ever feel like you're useless, just remember this dude's concern

[CalmPerson]

I swear this guy makes everything seem like a horror movie or crime scene from 30 years ago that just got solved horrifically which is what I love about him

[kaywire]

The ridges prevent criminals from filing down the sides to make more chocolate

[musicbruh]

It's like a cupcake or muffin. They are slanted so you can remove the mold and they have ridges because the wrapper is actually perfectly round so the ridges alow it to make that cupcake shape

[Lcgdp]

Have you ever wondered why Reece's have ridges?
Me: No, Never

[BanditFoxx]

The same reason cupcake wrapped have ridges: It's a flat circle being pressed into the shape of a cup, that extra paper has to go somewhere.

[djimenez]

"Some things you're not meant to know" lol

[themoon]

imagine if reese's responds to the dm with "bc they cool lmao" 💀

[Boris_Gigglefort]

I swear, reddit is gonna be the place where we discover the meaning of life

Edit:Damn I'm famous

[BEAAANnnZz]

bro really left me on a cliff hanger💀💀💀

[Cythsjsbored]

It probably makes it taste better and makes people love the texture

[starfighter]

The creator of Reeses formed them in cupcake wrappers and they kept it, watched a documentary

[taliah.stardust]

Therapist: Smooth Reeses aren't real, they cant hurt you
Smooth Reeses:

[harisvegito]

Reese's cups have ridges because they were designed to resemble the shape of a traditional paper cup that holds individual portions of candies or cupcakes. The ridges were originally added to give the candy a more authentic look, as if it was served in a paper cup.

The ridges also serve a functional purpose by providing a structural support to the cup, allowing it to maintain its shape and hold its filling. This is especially important since Reese's cups have a creamy peanut butter filling, which can be quite soft and runny at room temperature.

Overall, the ridges on Reese's cups are both aesthetically pleasing and functionally important to the candy's design.

[GamerOfZelda]

For people who want to know, it’s a style choice