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Default Happy Sliced Bread Day!



Wayne Boatwright wrote:
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> On Wed 15 Jul 2009 05:21:15p, Arri London told us...
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> > Wayne Boatwright wrote:


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> > 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.

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> I don't own a slicer, but that's a great idea. It never occurred to me to
> use a regular circular slicer for bread. Duh!


LOL. Works fine for both bread and meat.

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> There was a now defunct bakery in Cleveland that produced excellent bread
> for sale both in their bakery shops and as packaged breads in better
> supermarkets. They used to produce a firm loaf of white bread sliced
> somewhere betwen 1/8 and 3/16 inch thick, which made it ideal for making
> homemade melba toast. I used to make it frequently, using various flavored
> butters, sometimes sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds, etc. I miss
> having that source. I could see the value of a slicer at home.
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All my relatives have one. Would be strange for us not to have one.

Used to live in Cleveland. Lot of good food there in the past. No idea
what it's like these days.

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