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Bagels

DrPizza

DrPizza

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Why are bagels cut only about 95% of the way? Why aren't they cut completely through? I tried looking online, but couldn't find any satisfactory answers, just stupid things like "so they don't go all over in the bag," "so you always have a perfect match," "they don't dry out as quickly." Well, my bagels came in the same type of wrapper as a bread wrapper. My bread is sliced all the way through, my bread doesn't dry out too quickly, and any two consecutive slices tend to yield a perfect match.
 
"Fork-split" english muffins piss me off as well, Doc.

Just cut the motherfucking things all the way through....

I've never cared for bagels. Flavors can be good...don't like the texture.

(who the fuck came up with "boiled bread" anyway?) 😛
 
Because the bagels have gotten larger but they never upgraded the machine that cuts them.
 
It's so the bagel cutter blades do not wear down. A different blade is used, coming from either side of the bagel, compared to bread and other baked goods; when the blades come down to cut the bagel, they go through from either side and they found it was causing too much wear on the blades when pushing them all the way through, since they would of course make contact.

The solution to this was to stop the blades at the midway point, which still allows the consumer to easily finish off the cut themselves, while at the same time conserving the blades for a longer period. Some companies do a better job than others, but generally I do not find it to be too difficult to pry the two halves apart and if it keeps the cost of bagels down, I'm all for it.

KT
 
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It's a lot easier to slice a loaf of bread and keep it all in one piece for packaging than it is to slice a dozen bagels and keep them all 'in one piece' for packaging.
 
DrPizza said:
Why are bagels cut only about 95% of the way? Why aren't they cut completely through? I tried looking online, but couldn't find any satisfactory answers, just stupid things like "so they don't go all over in the bag," "so you always have a perfect match," "they don't dry out as quickly." Well, my bagels came in the same type of wrapper as a bread wrapper. My bread is sliced all the way through, my bread doesn't dry out too quickly, and any two consecutive slices tend to yield a perfect match.
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let's get a bagel insider on this
 
sliced bagels do not stay together like sliced bread does, for a number of reasons. This explanation probably makes the most sense to me.
 
Maybe we're supposed to put the cream cheese / whatever filling in it while it's half-cut like that (lifting it up as you spread), so that if you eat it like a sandwich, none of the filling falls through the hole? 🙂

I certainly don't eat them this way, leaning towards the packaging answer. But the above thought was interesting 🙂
 
BoomerD said:
"Fork-split" english muffins piss me off as well, Doc.

Just cut the motherfucking things all the way through....

I've never cared for bagels. Flavors can be good...don't like the texture.

(who the fuck came up with "boiled bread" anyway?) 😛
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I rarely eat bagels. But, I got some of those tyson buffalo chicken strips. I split three strips between two bagels and made a pair of sandwiches. For some reason, they're 100 times better on bagels than on any regular type of sandwich bread.
 
KeithTalent said:
It's so the bagel cutter blades do not wear down. A different blade is used, coming from either side of the bagel, compared to bread and other baked goods; when the blades come down to cut the bagel, they go through from either side and they found it was causing too much wear on the blades when pushing them all the way through, since they would of course make contact.

The solution to this was to stop the blades at the midway point, which still allows the consumer to easily finish off the cut themselves, while at the same time conserving the blades for a longer period. Some companies do a better job than others, but generally I do not find it to be too difficult to pry the two halves apart and if it keeps the cost of bagels down, I'm all for it.

KT
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You spent way to much time on this reply 🙂
 
KRAMER: Yeah, H&H Bagels. That's where I worked.
JERRY: You?
ELAINE: Worked?
JERRY: Bagels?
KRAMER: Yeah. Look, see. I still have my business card. (Pulls it out, hands it to Elaine) Yeah, we've been on strike for 12 years.
ELAINE: Oh, I remember seeing those guys picketing out there, but I haven't seen them in a long time.
KRAMER: Yeah, well, H&H wouldn't let us use their bath room while we were picketing. It put a cramp on our solidarity.
ELAINE: What were your.. demands?
KRAMER: Yeah, 5.35 an hour. And that's what they're paying now.
ELAINE: I believe that's the new minimum wage.
KRAMER: Now you know who to thank for that!.. Alright, I've got to go. (Heads for the door)
JERRY: Why didn't you ever mention this?
KRAMER: Jerry, I didn't want you to know I was out of work. It's embarrassing! (Leaves) (Scene ends)
 
Because I prefer it that way! Keeps the bagels from sliding off each other when you bite into it. (assuming it has cream cheese in between)
 
KeithTalent said:
It's so the bagel cutter blades do not wear down. A different blade is used, coming from either side of the bagel, compared to bread and other baked goods; when the blades come down to cut the bagel, they go through from either side and they found it was causing too much wear on the blades when pushing them all the way through, since they would of course make contact.

The solution to this was to stop the blades at the midway point, which still allows the consumer to easily finish off the cut themselves, while at the same time conserving the blades for a longer period. Some companies do a better job than others, but generally I do not find it to be too difficult to pry the two halves apart and if it keeps the cost of bagels down, I'm all for it.

KT
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That answer, I suppose, makes the most sense. I'm surprised that American ingenuity hasn't come up with a better way that results in completely cut through bagels. Well... maybe someone has, but is holding out for too much money with the patent. Now society just has to wait for that patent to expire.
 
DrPizza said:
That answer, I suppose, makes the most sense. I'm surprised that American ingenuity hasn't come up with a better way that results in completely cut through bagels. Well... maybe someone has, but is holding out for too much money with the patent. Now society just has to wait for that patent to expire.
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My question to you is, why does it bother you? Big deal, you rip it apart.
 
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