Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
> On Sun 12 Jul 2009 08:35:25a, Jean B. told us...
>
> > Opinicus wrote:
> >> 2009.07.07
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page On this day...
> >>
> >> <quote>
> >> 1928 €“ The Chillicothe Baking Company in Chillicothe, Missouri, USA,
> >> first produced sliced bread, advertised as "the greatest forward step
> >> in the baking industry since bread was wrapped", which then led to the
> >> popular phrase "the greatest thing since sliced bread".
> >> </quote>
> >>
> >> See also:
> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sliced_bread
> >>
> >>
> > Maybe a great thing for the food industry, but not such a great
> > thing overall.
> >
>
> Not so much the slicing of it, but the quality of the bread itself.
>
> I've often wished for a bread slicing machine for homemade loaves, but with
> much wider slices.
>


Our Krups slicer has adjustable thickness for slices. We use it all the
time for my homemade bread. The Maternal Unit likes it very thin, while
my preference is for much thicker slices. Obviously it wasn't cheap but
it's been in use for about 15 years if not more.