On 12/28/13 8:34 AM, Gus wrote:
> Why are they almost always "fork-split" and not sliced, like bread?

So that they'll have more surface area to toast nice and crunchy.

All the English muffins I've ever had (including Thomas's) have needed
manual splitting with a fork at home. I wouldn't buy any that were
split completely -- they'd go stale much faster, if they weren't already.

-- Larry