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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Miss Demeanour on December 10, 2008, 04:03:06 PM
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Is there a simple device that allows you to cut a slice of bread evenly ...apart from industrial type machines ?
What is it about a fresh loaf of bread that means that when you put a knife in it you either get a wedgey slab or a crumbling wafer thin slice.
I know I am deficient in the bread slicing gene but surely there is a technique to make this easier cry:
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Here you are my dear... (http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=bread+slicer&x=0&y=0)
;)
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http://www.lakeland.co.uk/evenslice/F/keyword/bread/product/1951
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http://www.lakeland.co.uk/evenslice/F/keyword/bread/product/1951
Seventeen Pounds! noooo:
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Few wimmin of my acquaintance have ever been able to slice bread ~ except my Grandmother who had trained as a kitchen maid back in the early 1900s and could cut a standard loaf, even freshly made, so thinly you could see through it.
For most others I would suggest
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thefoodhall.es%2Fimages%2FWARBURTONS_TOASTIE.JPG&hash=155fd9fd3c0fb0d69ddd0840e9d84e9dcf004d7b)
I can slice bread evenly ~ it requires a sharp knife, a keen eye and a steady hand. Let the knife do the work ~ any pressure and you will distort the soft middle of the loaf sending you off into wedge territory. Perhaps that helps.
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Craft-Expanding-Acrylic-Keeper/dp/B000YJDIOM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1228925366&sr=8-3
That one looks better at £10.95
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I prefer the more tradiotnal cutting utensils (hence the axe) . Some of those devices look like they will take my fingers off eeek:
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kitchen-Craft-Expanding-Acrylic-Keeper/dp/B000YJDIOM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1228925366&sr=8-3
That one looks better at £10.95
Yes... it looks as good as the one in my first post! doh:
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~ it requires a sharp knife, a keen eye and a steady hand.
That rules me out then. . . noooo:
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~ it requires a sharp knife, a keen eye and a steady hand.
That rules me out then. . . noooo:
And me... sad24:
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~ it requires a sharp knife, a keen eye and a steady hand.
That rules me out then. . . noooo:
And me... sad24:
DT's are a bastard arent they? noooo:
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~ it requires a sharp knife, a keen eye and a steady hand.
That rules me out then. . . noooo:
And me... sad24:
DT's are a bastard arent they? noooo:
point:
Oh, not BM? redface:
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~ it requires a sharp knife, a keen eye and a steady hand.
That rules me out then. . . noooo:
And me... sad24:
DT's are a bastard arent they? noooo:
point:
Oh, not BM? redface:
evil:
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It's called a knife noooo:
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~ it requires a sharp knife, a keen eye and a steady hand.
That rules me out then. . . noooo:
And me... sad24:
DT's are a bastard arent they? noooo:
point:
Oh, not BM? redface:
BM doesnt have DT's Darwin, his hands shake because of all those times he's landed on his head after falling off a roof. whistle:
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~ it requires a sharp knife, a keen eye and a steady hand.
That rules me out then. . . noooo:
And me... sad24:
DT's are a bastard arent they? noooo:
point:
Oh, not BM? redface:
BM doesnt have DT's Darwin, his hands shake because of all those times he's landed on his head after falling off a roof. whistle:
lol:
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evil:
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Why not just buy sliced bread?
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Why not just buy sliced bread?
Or invent a bread maker that makes sliced bread...? rubschin:
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Why not just buy sliced bread?
Brilliant Idea! ~ See reply #4 on previous page ::)
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shrugs:
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Why not just buy sliced bread?
Because it doesn't taste the same of course noooo: lol:
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"Let them eat cake"
Cue:Growler
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"Let them eat cake"
Cue:Growler
Or Queue in Morrisons
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"Let them eat cake"
Cue:Growler
Or Queue in Morrisons
Or "Q" in Bond books.
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"Let them eat cake"
Cue:Growler
Or Queue in Morrisons
Or "Q" in Bond books.
Did he eat cake then...? rubschin:
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I can slice cake wedges without any problem (though my portion is generally larger lol:) - just can't cut bread evil:
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I can slice cake wedges without any problem (though my portion is generally larger lol:) - just can't cut bread evil:
I have a large portion!
redface: I know... I just couldn't stop myself... redface:
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I can slice cake wedges without any problem (though my portion is generally larger lol:) - just can't cut bread evil:
I have a large portion!
redface: I know... I just couldn't stop myself... redface:
Even I avoided that one. ::) noooo:
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I can slice cake wedges without any problem (though my portion is generally larger lol:) - just can't cut bread evil:
I have a large portion!
redface: I know... I just couldn't stop myself... redface:
Even I avoided that one. ::) noooo:
Shame on me... it is the paint fumes prolly... noooo:
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Anyhooo...
I bought one of these (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kenwood-SL250-Food-Slicer-100W/dp/B0000ZH0DA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1233511709&sr=8-3) at Xmas. It is bloody marvellous... cloud9:
Just sliced my latest honey/olive oil/basil loaf straight from the machine - no problemo... whistle:
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eeek:
You use that for slicing bread?
This item must be used responsibly and appropriately.
Give me a knife anyday. In fact, just give me a knife whistle:
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Yeah Right ::)
You cut just baked bread on that? eeek: Use a knife like a real man.
BTW can it carve a chicken, turkey, duck or goose? Can it cut rib of beef, rack of lamb, or ham on the bone? noooo:
Thought not ~ just another electric powered toy then ~ dunno why you don't just buy a Hornby train set and have done with it.
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Yeah Right ::)
You cut just baked bread on that? eeek: Use a knife like a real man.
BTW can it carve a chicken, turkey, duck or goose? Can it cut rib of beef, rack of lamb, or ham on the bone? noooo:
Thought not ~ just another electric powered toy then ~ dunno why you don't just buy a Hornby train set and have done with it.
Oooohh! Listen to you!
Yes, it cuts fresh baked bread brilliantly... without crushing it like! cloud9:
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I know a shop where you could get a train set and a sliced loaf
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I know a shop where you could get a train set and a sliced loaf
Of course Nick... char048
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Yeah Right ::)
You cut just baked bread on that? eeek: Use a knife like a real man.
BTW can it carve a chicken, turkey, duck or goose? Can it cut rib of beef, rack of lamb, or ham on the bone? noooo:
Thought not ~ just another electric powered toy then ~ dunno why you don't just buy a Hornby train set and have done with it.
Oooohh! Listen to you!
Yes, it cuts fresh baked bread brilliantly... without crushing it like! cloud9:
A sharp bread knife, properly used doesn't crush bread either. The crushing is caused by the twat handling the knife.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterimprovement.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F03%2Fbread-knife.jpg&hash=5507d7f8bfb6fa6eb8f9beee84b65464f16434a8)
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Yeah Right ::)
You cut just baked bread on that? eeek: Use a knife like a real man.
BTW can it carve a chicken, turkey, duck or goose? Can it cut rib of beef, rack of lamb, or ham on the bone? noooo:
Thought not ~ just another electric powered toy then ~ dunno why you don't just buy a Hornby train set and have done with it.
Oooohh! Listen to you!
Yes, it cuts fresh baked bread brilliantly... without crushing it like! cloud9:
A sharp bread knife, properly used doesn't crush bread either. The crushing is caused by the twat handling the knife.
(https://www.virtual-pub.com/SMF/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.betterimprovement.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F03%2Fbread-knife.jpg&hash=5507d7f8bfb6fa6eb8f9beee84b65464f16434a8)
Perhaps so... but my new machine solves that problem... cloud9:
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Sort of cuts out the middle twat?
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Sort of cuts out the middle twat?
Precisely... cloud9:
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Its almost bound to do that I should think. Be worse than his shins if he isn't very careful. In his place I think I'd get LL to use it and lock it away afterward.
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I think she confiscates a lot of his toys
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Do you blame her? ::)
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I think she confiscates a lot of his toys
Not my PaintPod... noooo:
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Cos she hopes you might use it to finish the decorating before Miss D gets there with her mop and lucky white heather
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Cos she hopes you might use it to finish the decorating before Miss D gets there with her mop and lucky white heather
I finished another bit today... cloud9:
Kitchen next...
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Don't cut yourself point:
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Don't cut yourself point:
happy001
::)
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Cos she hopes you might use it to finish the decorating before Miss D gets there with her mop and lucky white heather
I'll be on holiday - no room in suitcase for any of that nonsense lol:
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A sharp bread knife, properly used doesn't crush bread either. The crushing is caused by the twat handling the knife.
More or less the words I let loose to my ex; it resulted in a glass of red all over me. ::) She's well gone ;)
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Cos she hopes you might use it to finish the decorating before Miss D gets there with her mop and lucky white heather
I'll be on holiday - no room in suitcase for any of that nonsense lol:
We have mops here anyway... whistle:
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A sharp bread knife, properly used doesn't crush bread either. The crushing is caused by the twat handling the knife.
More or less the words I let loose to my ex; it resulted in a glass of red all over me. ::) She's well gone ;)
You should put some white wine on the stain! happy088
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A sharp bread knife, properly used doesn't crush bread either. The crushing is caused by the twat handling the knife.
More or less the words I let loose to my ex; it resulted in a glass of red all over me. ::) She's well gone ;)
You should put some white wine on the stain! happy088
Bollox to that... I drunk it IIRC ;) One of those domestic spats that resulted in an eventual parting of the ways Shrugs:
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Anyhow.. bread cutting.. please take notes because I shall not be repeating this..
Take loaf of bread and place it in freezer
when bread is frozen slice it thinly with aforementioned knife
butter the slice
put slice on radiator
when warmed up, consume, bloody easy innit
How come civilians are so thick?
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You should apply for that TV Master Chef prog GOS ;)
I presume your presentation is up to a few Michelin stars? whistle:
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You can do a lot with a tin of spam cloud9:
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Anyhow.. bread cutting.. please take notes because I shall not be repeating this..
Take loaf of bread and place it in freezer
when bread is frozen slice it thinly with aforementioned knife
butter the slice
put slice on radiator
when warmed up, consume, bloody easy innit
How come civilians are so thick?
a) Does the radiator have to be switched on?
b) What of the butter is frozen too...?