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While other kids requested crustless sandwiches, I would insist that they stay on -- not only that, but I'd prefer my sandwiches be made with the crusty ends, or with baguettes that would give me a whole sandwich of brown crunch. Perhaps this is because my family had a thing for bread beyond that preservative-laden soft stuff. Perhaps it's due my father's love of all things crisp and crunchy. Whatever the case, to this day, I'll grab the end piece off every loaf of bread I buy, to enjoy it at its freshest. It's that good.
And it's not just breads. No matter how many times I see it, I can't believe it when people indulge in pizzas and leave the crust. The thought of one of those center pieces of crustless, square pizza ... it's such a waste and just not the same. But what say you? Weigh in below!
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12-10-2008 @12:33PM Michael said... I'm all for crusts. And having bread with every meal. Delicious, crusty sourdough and a hearty tomato soup. Freshly baked bread with a crust tastes absolutely wonderful. I often eat a slice right after I leave the small Friesian bakery here. Delicious.
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12-10-2008 @1:15PM RobynT said... I think there are breads that have yummy crusts and breads where the crust is just dry. I had a roommate from Cameroon in college and she told me that when she was growing up, everybody fought over the crust and she couldn't understand why Americans don't like it. But kids have weird tastes anyway... and usually outgrow them.
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12-10-2008 @1:16PM Dr. Electro said... I love the local artisan bakeries around Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Their breads are always flavorful and crusty. Sandwich bread? Whole grain for me, often toasted first.
As for pizza, I make an exception. I want the pizza and the crust makes a convenient handle that I normally don't eat. My wife is the pizza crust lover in our domicile so it works out nicely.
It's those times I bake at home when crust contention holds forth. We both want the ends! We usually compromise but there are times I will let her have both ends just because I love her.
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12-10-2008 @1:16PM jason said... I AGREE I AGREE I AGREE I AGREE! No one has ever given me an acceptable validation of their crustless lifestyle, but the widespead acceptance of anti-crust sentiment just leaves more for me!
sincerely,
jason
ps. i am an expert at skinning challas
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12-10-2008 @2:22PM Carmen said... I have always been a crust lover. As a little girl I would go down to the corner deli on Sunday mornings for a gallon of milk, the newspaper, a loaf of french bread and a pack of cigarettes (!) for my dad. (Goes to show you how long ago that was, letting a 7 year old kid buy cigarettes)
On the walk home I would always bite off the crusty heel of the loaf and turn it around in its paper wrapper. My dad, a fellow crust lover, was never fooled.
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12-10-2008 @5:44PM Rob O. said... Not only is the crust tasty, but it is often by far the most healthful part of the bread!
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12-10-2008 @5:47PM Rob O. said... Ooops, I accidentally posted that comment before I was finished...
A couple of years ago, German researchers identified an antioxidant called pronyl-lysine that's 8 times more abundant in the bread's crust.
http://www.2dolphins.com/2006/10/best-thing-since-sliced-bread.html
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12-15-2008 @3:24PM Gobo said... It drives me bonkers when people leave the crusts. Agreed!
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