I'm in Texas, so almost anything goes if you're outside of county limits. As for a favorite, yhat's a tough call. I am a fan of the longer lasting nishiki/willow breaks, and for that, the CodyBPyrotechnics branded (Dominator) cake does a good job. The others that are nice are Smoking Guns, Make It Rain (artillery shells), and Pyro Freak (smaller nishiki, but long lasting). The lace effect cakes are good for slower songs (Lace Combustion, Desert Rose). For zippers, I always get a 192 Proof (Dominator), even though it's gotten more expensive over the years. If you can get the 1.4 Pro stuff, it's hard to go wrong with those, but the 25 shot Instant Crackle (Dominator) wins hands down. It's all crackle at once, and it really adds a exclamation point. You can see three of them at once at the very end of our 2023 finale. Slice cakes also wow the crowd.