Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 7)
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Chicken_Satay said:
PH User said:
Chicken_Satay said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Sliced bread in general.
It's pretty much impossible to get an unsliced loaf from a supermarket around here, and the bakeries are shut by the time I leave work. It's always sliced way too thin.
My local Tesco Extra slices all of the unsliced bakery bread towards the end of the day. This has been going on for years and I still don't know why.It's pretty much impossible to get an unsliced loaf from a supermarket around here, and the bakeries are shut by the time I leave work. It's always sliced way too thin.
I asked a member of staff why they did it and the staff member didn't know either
A sliced hovis isn't the same as the own baked stuff.
We do our own bread at home, it's a lot nicer than the factory crap.
PH User said:
Chicken_Satay said:
PH User said:
Chicken_Satay said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Sliced bread in general.
It's pretty much impossible to get an unsliced loaf from a supermarket around here, and the bakeries are shut by the time I leave work. It's always sliced way too thin.
My local Tesco Extra slices all of the unsliced bakery bread towards the end of the day. This has been going on for years and I still don't know why.It's pretty much impossible to get an unsliced loaf from a supermarket around here, and the bakeries are shut by the time I leave work. It's always sliced way too thin.
I asked a member of staff why they did it and the staff member didn't know either
A sliced hovis isn't the same as the own baked stuff.
We do our own bread at home, it's a lot nicer than the factory crap.
Chicken_Satay said:
RizzoTheRat said:
Sliced bread in general.
It's pretty much impossible to get an unsliced loaf from a supermarket around here, and the bakeries are shut by the time I leave work. It's always sliced way too thin.
My local Tesco Extra slices all of the unsliced bakery bread towards the end of the day. This has been going on for years and I still don't know why.It's pretty much impossible to get an unsliced loaf from a supermarket around here, and the bakeries are shut by the time I leave work. It's always sliced way too thin.
I asked a member of staff why they did it and the staff member didn't know either
Cliffe60 said:
PH User said:
Cliffe60 said:
I asked the manager of Aldi why they were still selling their super seeded loaf , abd he didn’t know either!
That's because it's not down to a store manager to decide what they do or don't stock. Cliffe60 said:
PH User said:
Cliffe60 said:
I asked the manager of Aldi why they were still selling their super seeded loaf , abd he didn’t know either!
That's because it's not down to a store manager to decide what they do or don't stock. coppernorks said:
What are the plusses [?] of the luddite action of slicing a loaf yourself ?
You can have it exactly the thickness you want (assuming you are able to wield a knife accurately). And the bulk of the loaf tends to stay a little bit fresher.Edited by Lily the Pink on Tuesday 29th June 20:31
coppernorks said:
What are the plusses [?] of the luddite action of slicing a loaf yourself ?
If I'm making a BLT for dinner I want it on thick slices from a tin loaf. It tastes and feels much better that way - good bread to filling ratio.It also stays fresher if it's not all cut up in advance too.
coppernorks said:
What are the plusses [?] of the luddite action of slicing a loaf yourself ?
Well for a start you can't cut a loaf into gert big chunks to dip in a bowl of soup if some bloody fool has already cut it into thin slices. Furthermore, if I buy a decent loaf of bread, usually at the weekend, then I might want several thick slices for toast that very morning, but need several thin slices for a sandwich the following day, or perhaps I'll want to cut "soldiers" as thick as they are wide to dip in a nice poached or boiled egg. Given that I have no trouble wielding a knife to achieve all of those things with little undue effort, why the juddering f
k would I hand bread slicing duties over to some entirely inflexible mechanical device?I feel I’ve started a revolution on the bread front, so I’m throwing my hat into the ring for Prime Minister and bread format will be my primary on my first political campaign. My manifesto is thus;
1) bread - in all retail establishments- shall be available in equal quantities, sliced and unsliced.
2) bread which falls under the latter category shall be in slices no less than one half of 1 inch (rounded to 13mm) thick and labelled as “sandwich” bread. 1/3rd of an inch (rounded to 8mm) will be acceptable, but must be labelled for use as “toast only”.
3) anyone expressing a preference for gluten, wheat or any other variation of “free from” something shall only be sold in specialist outlets in order to avoid possible mixing of normal and allergy prone people.
(I added the last for personal preference)
In other news, beer has been had tonight. Lots of it. Probably all of it. Night night everyone
1) bread - in all retail establishments- shall be available in equal quantities, sliced and unsliced.
2) bread which falls under the latter category shall be in slices no less than one half of 1 inch (rounded to 13mm) thick and labelled as “sandwich” bread. 1/3rd of an inch (rounded to 8mm) will be acceptable, but must be labelled for use as “toast only”.
3) anyone expressing a preference for gluten, wheat or any other variation of “free from” something shall only be sold in specialist outlets in order to avoid possible mixing of normal and allergy prone people.
(I added the last for personal preference)
In other news, beer has been had tonight. Lots of it. Probably all of it. Night night everyone
I'm going to suggest that most people can't slice bread without at the very least butchering the loaf, squishing it out of shape and eaving a jagged uneven edge that'll be anything but vertical. My wife and son certainly can't. I can slice bread, even Soreen, wafer thin without deformation, they both think I'm some sort of freak.
The phrase "Best thing since sliced bread" exists for a reason. The inept are everywhere.
The phrase "Best thing since sliced bread" exists for a reason. The inept are everywhere.
21st Century Man said:
I'm going to suggest that most people can't slice bread without at the very least butchering the loaf, squishing it out of shape and eaving a jagged uneven edge that'll be anything but vertical. My wife and son certainly can't.
My wife's complete inability to even consider attempting to slice bread properly definitely counts as something that annoys me beyond reason. It's not fking difficult is it, hold the knife straight, saw don't squash!RizzoTheRat said:
My wife's complete inability to even consider attempting to slice bread properly definitely counts as something that annoys me beyond reason. It's not fking difficult is it, hold the knife straight, saw don't squash!
Like my old woodwork teacher used to say, “let the tool do the work, son.”king difficult is it, hold the knife straight, saw don't squash!Chicken_Satay said:
My local Tesco Extra slices all of the unsliced bakery bread towards the end of the day. This has been going on for years and I still don't know why.
I asked a member of staff why they did it and the staff member didn't know either
Usually because during the day they'll slice an unsliced loaf on-demand but in the evening all the bakery staff go home so they just sliec what's left so that people don't complain of being unable to slice loaves at home themselves.I asked a member of staff why they did it and the staff member didn't know either
Roofless Toothless said:
RizzoTheRat said:
My wife's complete inability to even consider attempting to slice bread properly definitely counts as something that annoys me beyond reason. It's not fking difficult is it, hold the knife straight, saw don't squash!
Like my old woodwork teacher used to say, “let the tool do the work, son.”king difficult is it, hold the knife straight, saw don't squash!
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