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noise747
03-09-2014
I am changing to mainly wholemeal bread, but toasting it seems to be hit or miss. It can get very crunchy and hard after a short time in the toaster. I tried hovis thick and Kingsmill thick so far, not much success with them. i am wondering if it is best to use the grill instead of toaster, but that takes longer.


What wholemeal bread to people who use that toasts ok?
Paulie Walnuts
03-09-2014
Toast is always one of those foods I've struggled to make, do you have a recipe?
evil c
03-09-2014
I switched to brown bread from Warburtons Crusty last year and working my way through the various brands and varieties found that they were all really slow toasting under the grill apart from the horrible taste.

I was getting desperate when one day I came across Warburtons Premium Brown (which is made from 50% brown flour and 50% wholemeal and has 4.3g of fibre per 100g). It's only by chance I saw it in the corner shop and I haven't seen it anywhere else locally. I guess it might be in Asda but I hardly ever shop there now since the demise of most of the manned tills.

It's got the best taste out of all the others I've tried and it grills nearly as quickly as Crusty. The only problem is it sells out very quickly so I can't always get it. I've never had a toaster so can't help you there.
China Girl
03-09-2014
Could you perhaps ask your corner shop to keep you one of these loaves aside. Maybe on certain days?
evil c
03-09-2014
Originally Posted by China Girl:
“Could you perhaps ask your corner shop to keep you one of these loaves aside. Maybe on certain days?”

Thanks for your suggestion. However my consumption of loaves isn't uniform otherwise that's exactly what I would have done. Just to satisfy my curiosity does your username mean you are a David Bowie fan?
Nickelback
04-09-2014
I use Tesco's wholemeal thick Farmhouse and greggs expensive small loaf cut thick..
China Girl
04-09-2014
Originally Posted by evil c:
“Thanks for your suggestion. However my consumption of loaves isn't uniform otherwise that's exactly what I would have done. Just to satisfy my curiosity does your username mean you are a David Bowie fan?”

I certainly am a Bowie fan, he is a true music legend.
I also loved the video to the song, so had to have the name
walterwhite
04-09-2014
Wholemeal bread toasted is plain nasty. I eat wholemeal for everything except toast and bacon sarnies when it's back to white.
LostFool
04-09-2014
Originally Posted by walterwhite:
“Wholemeal bread toasted is plain nasty. I eat wholemeal for everything except toast and bacon sarnies when it's back to white.”

Absolutely right. Wholemeal is better for sandwiches but for bacon butties and toast it has to be white. And fried bread too - but I'm not supposed to be eating that.
molliepops
04-09-2014
I only eat wholemeal these days and really that has stopped me eating toast.
TheTruth1983
04-09-2014
I love Hovis Wholemeal toasted. Pity my local supermarket stopped selling it, the bastards.
walterwhite
04-09-2014
Originally Posted by LostFool:
“Absolutely right. Wholemeal is better for sandwiches but for bacon butties and toast it has to be white. And fried bread too - but I'm not supposed to be eating that.”

Glad it's not just me. Had breakfast at a hotel the other week and they cocked up and brought me wholemeal toast. Couldn't eat it.
degsyhufc
04-09-2014
Originally Posted by noise747:
“I am changing to mainly wholemeal bread, but toasting it seems to be hit or miss. It can get very crunchy and hard after a short time in the toaster. I tried hovis thick and Kingsmill thick so far, not much success with them. i am wondering if it is best to use the grill instead of toaster, but that takes longer.


What wholemeal bread to people who use that toasts ok?”

Have you tried it on every setting on your toaster?
jazzyjazzy
05-09-2014
Originally Posted by evil c:
“Thanks for your suggestion. However my consumption of loaves isn't uniform otherwise that's exactly what I would have done. Just to satisfy my curiosity does your username mean you are a David Bowie fan?”


Buy the loaf and freeze it - take it out as you need it.
noise747
06-09-2014
Originally Posted by degsyhufc:
“Have you tried it on every setting on your toaster?”

Yep, well more or less, I tried it from 3 to 6, any less than free and it don't cook, any more than 6 and it burns.

Going to use the grill next time I have toast, I have not had any for a few days.
kate36
06-09-2014
Originally Posted by walterwhite:
“Wholemeal bread toasted is plain nasty. I eat wholemeal for everything except toast and bacon sarnies when it's back to white.”

Same here!!! I do love wholemeal bread!!. However for bacon sarnies it HAS to be white!!! Isn't that odd?
wildpumpkin
06-09-2014
Originally Posted by noise747:
“I am changing to mainly wholemeal bread, but toasting it seems to be hit or miss. It can get very crunchy and hard after a short time in the toaster. I tried hovis thick and Kingsmill thick so far, not much success with them. i am wondering if it is best to use the grill instead of toaster, but that takes longer.


What wholemeal bread to people who use that toasts ok?”

The grill is the only way to do proper wholemeal toast in my book, and the best wholemeal bread for toasting is Rankin's Soda bread. Stocked my major supermarkets. http://www.irwinsbakery.com/our-breads/product/42/
Orangemaid
06-09-2014
i buy Kingsmill 50 50..medium or thick..it makes nice toast
evil c
07-09-2014
Originally Posted by jazzyjazzy:
“Buy the loaf and freeze it - take it out as you need it.”

I don't have a freezer, but thanks for your suggestion.
walterwhite
07-09-2014
Originally Posted by evil c:
“I don't have a freezer, but thanks for your suggestion.”

You don't have a freezer? Wow.
noise747
07-09-2014
Originally Posted by wildpumpkin:
“The grill is the only way to do proper wholemeal toast in my book, and the best wholemeal bread for toasting is Rankin's Soda bread. Stocked my major supermarkets. http://www.irwinsbakery.com/our-breads/product/42/”

I am not made of money, I seen the price or Rankin bread. But thanks anyway.
noise747
07-09-2014
Originally Posted by walterwhite:
“You don't have a freezer? Wow.”

Why do that surprise you? i know people who lives in flats that don't have freezers as they don't have the room, they may have a icebox in their fridge but that is it.
LostFool
07-09-2014
Originally Posted by kate36:
“Same here!!! I do love wholemeal bread!!. However for bacon sarnies it HAS to be white!!! Isn't that odd?”

It isn't odd. It's perfectly sensible.
walterwhite
07-09-2014
Originally Posted by noise747:
“Why do that surprise you? i know people who lives in flats that don't have freezers as they don't have the room, they may have a icebox in their fridge but that is it.”

I just think it's unusual in this day and age not to have a freezer.
molliepops
07-09-2014
Originally Posted by walterwhite:
“I just think it's unusual in this day and age not to have a freezer.”

A couple of years back no one in the studio flats here had freezers, lady next door to us used to put her Christmas food in ours. There just wasn't enough room in their flats for a freezer or a washing machine. I believe the 3 bed ones some of them don't have freezers either again the kitchens are too small. We (2 bed) only have one because we put it at the end of our hall and squeeze past to get in and out of the flat.
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