Your favorite sandwich bread

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (Michael Hoffman)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:30:32 GMT

Foodbme

Michael Hoffman

To my mind the absolute best bread for sandwiches is -- oh, wait. That would depend on the type of sandwich, wouldn't it?

For a submarine sandwich I consider the submarine shaped loaf of Italian bread that gave the sandwich its name is best. That's a loaf found mainly in Connecticut.

For a toasted cheese sandwich (which many people refer to as a grilled cheese sandwich) it has to be a Wonder Bread type bread for me.

For pastrami and corned beef it must be corn rye. For liverwurst it has to be pumpernickel. For fried bologna I want a hamburger bun and for a hot dog a split-top New England-style bun or nothing.

I could go on, but I try to ration my brilliance.

You can't be too Brilliant! Articulate, YES! - Brilliant????

Anyone who eats Wonder Bread can't possibly be even close to Brilliant!
That Stuff is made with a little bit of flour, a whole lot of finely ground, re-cycled, plastic bread bags AND copious quantities of preservative chemicals.
Wonder Bread Executives claim that if loaves of their breads were placed in the Pyramid Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs, The bread would still be edible today!!!

No, brilliant is minute-of-angle accurate. Articulate just goes along with it.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (1bbqboy)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 07:50:35 GMT

FBM, I disagree. Wonder bread is bread of choice for KC BBQ.
Don't want any pesky bread flavor intruding on the glorious combination of
meat, smoke, and sauce. And it holds the pickles in.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (Foodbme)

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:28:33 GMT

Michael Hoffman

To my mind the absolute best bread for sandwiches is -- oh, wait. That would depend on the type of sandwich, wouldn't it?

For a submarine sandwich I consider the submarine shaped loaf of Italian bread that gave the sandwich its name is best. That's a loaf found mainly in Connecticut.

For a toasted cheese sandwich (which many people refer to as a grilled cheese sandwich) it has to be a Wonder Bread type bread for me.

For pastrami and corned beef it must be corn rye. For liverwurst it has to be pumpernickel. For fried bologna I want a hamburger bun and for a hot dog a split-top New England-style bun or nothing.

I could go on, but I try to ration my brilliance.

You can't be too Brilliant! Articulate, YES! - Brilliant????

Anyone who eats Wonder Bread can't possibly be even close to Brilliant!
That Stuff is made with a little bit of flour, a whole lot of finely ground, re-cycled, plastic bread bags AND copious quantities of preservative chemicals.
Wonder Bread Executives claim that if loaves of their breads were placed in the Pyramid Tombs of the Egyptian Pharaohs, The bread would still be edible today!!!

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (NYPIzzaNut)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:46:32 GMT

kschalk

For grilled cheese or a chicken club, Cincinnati, Ohio's Shadeau Bakery's sandwich white. Tightly grained, not too sweet it turns a beautiful gold with just the right crunch whether coming from the toaster or a lovely butter bath from the griddle. Their sandwich rye is darn good too.

I think I had an unorthodox bahn mi on a tiger loaf instead of a squishy baguette last time I was in SF. Just wish I could remember where....

I think any of their breads are fantastic - I particularly adore their baguettes...I wish they made NY style hard rolls..

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (cecif)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:00:24 GMT

kschalk

For grilled cheese or a chicken club, Cincinnati, Ohio's Shadeau Bakery's sandwich white. Tightly grained, not too sweet it turns a beautiful gold with just the right crunch whether coming from the toaster or a lovely butter bath from the griddle. Their sandwich rye is darn good too.

I think I had an unorthodox bahn mi on a tiger loaf instead of a squishy baguette last time I was in SF. Just wish I could remember where....

I know this is your 2nd post (not 1st) but WELCOME to Roadfood, kschalk!!!!

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (EatingTheRoad)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:00:18 GMT

cecif

NYPIzzaNut

Is the wiki piece correct about it being baked and sold around SF mainly?

Interestingly I grew up in the Sf Bay Area and we ate at lots of delis and visited lots of bakeries and I had not heard of either Dutch Crunch or Tiger Bread...

BUT... in Boston (Arlington actually), we had Dutch Crunch at the local deli.

Here in the UK we have Tiger Bread! (Three different kinds, mainly varying by the sizes...) Photo coming up.

I've spent a lot of time in the Bay Area too...so much so that I didn't even realize it was regional. I believe Safeway even carries it at all their local delis.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (kschalk)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:48:36 GMT

For grilled cheese or a chicken club, Cincinnati, Ohio's Shadeau Bakery's sandwich white. Tightly grained, not too sweet it turns a beautiful gold with just the right crunch whether coming from the toaster or a lovely butter bath from the griddle. Their sandwich rye is darn good too.

I think I had an unorthodox bahn mi on a tiger loaf instead of a squishy baguette last time I was in SF. Just wish I could remember where....

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (cecif)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:26:03 GMT

My current (yes expired!) Tiger bread, the mini loaf.

p.s. Note how cheap bread is over here... very lucky that way!

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (cecif)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:16:24 GMT

NYPIzzaNut

Is the wiki piece correct about it being baked and sold around SF mainly?

Interestingly I grew up in the Sf Bay Area and we ate at lots of delis and visited lots of bakeries and I had not heard of either Dutch Crunch or Tiger Bread...

BUT... in Boston (Arlington actually), we had Dutch Crunch at the local deli.

Here in the UK we have Tiger Bread! (Three different kinds, mainly varying by the sizes...) Photo coming up.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (Michael Hoffman)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:26:41 GMT

To my mind the absolute best bread for sandwiches is -- oh, wait. That would depend on the type of sandwich, wouldn't it?

For a submarine sandwich I consider the submarine shaped loaf of Italian bread that gave the sandwich its name is best. That's a loaf found mainly in Connecticut.

For a toasted cheese sandwich (which many people refer to as a grilled cheese sandwich) it has to be a Wonder Bread type bread for me.

For pastrami and corned beef it must be corn rye. For liverwurst it has to be pumpernickel. For fried bologna I want a hamburger bun and for a hot dog a split-top New England-style bun or nothing.

I could go on, but I try to ration my brilliance.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (u12rd04)

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 09:41:17 GMT

Pepperidge Farm, Whole Grain Bread
100% Whole Wheat
Hearty Texture
(4grams of fibre per slice)

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (EatingTheRoad)

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:42:30 GMT

That's what's perfect about Dutch Crunch....the outer crust is only slightly tough and it's got the cracks already in it so it breaks much easier. It doesn't cut the roof of your mouth at all...and it's deliciously soft in the middle.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (Foodbme)

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:18:26 GMT

I prefer "{Soft") Bread for sandwiches NOT Crusty bread. Crusty bread is too hard to handle & eat in a sandwich. It Cuts or digs into the roof of your mouth and chunks wedge in between your teeth. They're too hard to chew as well. I like my Crusty bread with room temp butter and a spreading knife---thgat's it!

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (MikeS.)

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:27:58 GMT

In 42 years in Fresno I'd never heard of Dutch crunch either. Fresno is what, about 150 miles S of SF?

I too really enjoy potato bread.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (phatphil)

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 19:42:41 GMT

too jays deli rye bread
a good bagel
jamaiican hardough bread by yummy
martins potato rolls

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (EatingTheRoad)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 17:47:25 GMT

Apparently so....I had no idea. I thought it a normal choice of bread. I swear I've seen it elsewhere. I'll keep my eyes open now that I know.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (NYPIzzaNut)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:37:42 GMT

Is the wiki piece correct about it being baked and sold around SF mainly?

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (EatingTheRoad)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:14:52 GMT

I really had no idea....you are all missing out...I feel so bad

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (NYPIzzaNut)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:55:36 GMT

Never heard of it - I love a good French baguette or Mennonite White and Wheat bread for sandwiches usually.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (EatingTheRoad)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:37:53 GMT

Wah!!!!!???? I totally thought people knew about Dutch Crunch. Seriously one of the best sandwich breads, it's amazing! Apparently it's also known as Tiger Bread:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_bread

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (1bbqboy)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:28:22 GMT

I'm on the west coast and I've never heard of it.
Interesting. :)

edit:
here we go
California Eatin': Dutch Crunch in the Bay Area | Serious Eats

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (ChrisOC)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:25:17 GMT

OIC it is a West Coast thing.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (ChrisOC)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:22:31 GMT

I'm glad to see that I am not the only one who doesn't know about dutch crunch.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (stricken_detective)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:21:21 GMT

Me too!

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (1bbqboy)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:10:07 GMT

What is dutch crunch? I'm out of the loop.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (EatingTheRoad)

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:48:59 GMT

Apparently there is a reason most people like their sandwiches cut diagonally:
http://www.npr.org/templa....php?storyId=120914097

It All Comes Down To Math
Consider the numbers, advises Paul Calter, emeritus professor of mathematics at Vermont Technical College. The amount of crust on a sandwich, he says, does not change, no matter how you cut it. But the amount of surface area without crust can change, depending on how many times you cut it and in which direction.

If your bread is square, and if each side is 4 inches long, you have 16 inches of crust. Cut that bread down the middle, and you get 8 inches of crust-free surface. Cut that same bread diagonally, Calter calculates, and you end up with almost 11 inches of crustless surface. That's a substantial increase.

...also, another favorite bread of mine for sandwiches is Dutch Crunch...with some sharp Cheddar...mmmmm.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (boyardee65)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:34:46 GMT

The classic French Baguette is a personal favorite of mine. I use this for almost all of my sandwich needs. Sometimes I like a P.B.&J. on plain ole' white bread though.

David O.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (Foodosaurus)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:25:10 GMT

doggydaddy

I have been bemoaning the fact that I cannot find Austin bakeries represented at my local markets. It is either the commercial brands or the store bakery. It is definitely the fresh baked crunch that I am searching for. Real, fresh bread toasts better and all my sandwiches are toasted.
For me this is unusual, coming from previous cities I was able to purchase reasonably priced and crusty bread that was produced by the local bakeries. They would share the same shelf space as the other breads. This obviously is true in SF and NOLA , but I was able to get better fresh bread in WATERBURY, CT!!! than here in Austin.
However the tortillas are incredibly fresh, as the store has a tortilla machine pumping out soft, pillowy tortillas. It is at the bread shelves that the local tortilla bakeries are overly represented.

mark

When referring to good bread in "WATERBURY, CT!!" I assume you are talking about Milite Bakery. Milite's bread is fantastic. There are a couple deli's in the area that make their Italian Grinders on this. There are three different sized loaves, and some of the deli's will make a full or half on any of them.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (bwave)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:54:18 GMT

The absolute most vile bread in the world is Martin's potato rolls, makes me gag just thinking about it! Nasty flavor, bread should taste like bread!

For a chicken sandwich or burger a nice poppy seed or onion roll.
For regular sandwiches a good "italian" sliced bread.
For subs, should have a slight crunch on the outside, soft inside, preferably toasted a bit on the meat side.

Re:Your favorite sandwich bread (doggydaddy)

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:51:21 GMT

I have been bemoaning the fact that I cannot find Austin bakeries represented at my local markets. It is either the commercial brands or the store bakery. It is definitely the fresh baked crunch that I am searching for. Real, fresh bread toasts better and all my sandwiches are toasted.
For me this is unusual, coming from previous cities I was able to purchase reasonably priced and crusty bread that was produced by the local bakeries. They would share the same shelf space as the other breads. This obviously is true in SF and NOLA , but I was able to get better fresh bread in WATERBURY, CT!!! than here in Austin.
However the tortillas are incredibly fresh, as the store has a tortilla machine pumping out soft, pillowy tortillas. It is at the bread shelves that the local tortilla bakeries are overly represented.

mark