When you buy a new loaf of bread, do you throw away the heel?

we don't throw it away at the start but we do just leave it in until all the bread is gone and THEN throw it away... it's so dumb.

I don't know what that is. Somebody help me out over here.

All bread is edible bread

/rule

@OfficeGamer said:

All bread is edible bread

/rule

What about inedible bread?

Of course not. Don't be wasteful.

@Chop said:

I don't know what that is. Somebody help me out over here.

the ends

Yes, get that shit out of here. It's ruining our way of life.

@Animasta said:

@Chop said:

I don't know what that is. Somebody help me out over here.

the ends

You're all mad then! That's like my favorite part!

In College you'll learn the error of your ways #brokecollegelife

I keep it to help maintain the freshness of the inner pieces, then throw it out at the end.

@Video_Game_King said:

@OfficeGamer said:

All bread is edible bread

/rule

What about inedible bread?

Example?

And if you give me any sort of Youtube link I will not click it.

No heel allowed here.

I don't throw it away because I'm not wasteful. It's just as good as the other slices. I don't really get people that throw it away or don't want it.

@OfficeGamer:

Bread that has significantly molded over?

Heels are good for dipping in soup.

@Animasta said:

we don't throw it away at the start but we do just leave it in until all the bread is gone and THEN throw it away... it's so dumb.

Same. Although sometimes Mother will use the heel for something (e.g. soup) if there's no good bread left, but I can't be doing with it. 99% of the time it gets thrown away when the bag does.

@Atlas said:

@Animasta said:

we don't throw it away at the start but we do just leave it in until all the bread is gone and THEN throw it away... it's so dumb.

Same. Although sometimes Mother will use the heel for something (e.g. soup) if there's no good bread left, but I can't be doing with it. 99% of the time it gets thrown away when the bag does.

This is what I do as well. I think I've tricked myself into thinking the heel keeps the bread from going stale as quickly due to air exposure. That's almost definitely nonsense science, though.

Wait - people throw away the ends?

WHAT!?

There's absolutely nothing wrong with it - it's just bread! I find this seriously disturbing.

save that shit for last! The heel is just as good as the rest of the loaf

Personally I like bread crust. Only thing that irks me is when they make it WAY thinner then the rest of the bread.

I'm rich, so I can afford to throw that shit away.

It makes good toast.

The ends of bread are disgusting.

But they're useful for keeping the rest of the bread fresh. I use them as buffers then throw them out with the otherwise empty bag.

@Cretaceous_Bob said:

The ends of bread are disgusting...

Do you cut the crust off all your slices, 'cos you know its just the same stuff, right?

Fuck no. That shit is awesome. Then again, I love any and all bread.

no, I know my dad likes to eat them while the rest of the family doesn't

Crust is my favorite part of bread.

So no.

@Animasta said:

we don't throw it away at the start but we do just leave it in until all the bread is gone and THEN throw it away... it's so dumb.

Yup, this is what I do.

I keep it to help maintain the freshness of the inner pieces, then throw it out at the end.

No i don't throw it away but i rarely eat it myself unless im desperate for toast. Not sure if you guys would be familiar with a Nutty Krust, i cant explain it any other way since we know the type of bread collectively as Nutty Krust even though its a brand name similar to Xerox machines in that regard, its a plain loaf and the first thing i do when i get it is eat the both crusts since thats the best part.

Googled it, its called a Batch Bread, though apparently the nutty Krust differs in some ingredients.

I keep it to help maintain the freshness of the inner pieces, then throw it out at the end.

use that shit for toast

I eat the fuck out of those heels. Never heard it called a heel before.

Well, bread is my dawg.. : /

That's the best part.

@PollySMPS said:

I don't throw it away because I'm not wasteful. It's just as good as the other slices. I don't really get people that throw it away or don't want it.

Oh, come on. You can buy a loaf of white bread for, like, a buck in most grocery stores. Throwing away the two end pieces is not particularly wasteful.

I was going to ask if you lot who throw away this piece of perfectly fine (and in the case of a oven-fresh bread, the best piece) also throw away the first slice of a block of cheese, but then I realised that cheese slicers are not that common in certain parts of the world. If there is something more infuriating than watching people throw away good bread, it is watching people throw away some damn fine cheese.

Nope,fuck em. They make sandwiches all lopsided and shitty.

It tastes literally the exact same as the rest of it.

Toast that shit up and make a tuna sandwich.

What kind of sick twisted mind would do that? Not only is it disrespectful to throw away perfectly edible bread, that's also the best part of a load of bread.

I've never even heard of something so careless. Also, the elbow (as we call it) is my wife's favorite part of the bread.

Everyone I know has always called it "ends". But no, why the fuck would I do that. It's still bread.

If you do, you're a goddamn moron. PM me; I'll send you my address so you can send it to me rather than dispose of that precious piece of heaven.

Absolutely.

No cause I only eat baguettes, and the heel is the best part!

I can understand throwing out the end of an American pullman loaf, which I guess most of the people in this thread associate with the word bread, because the crust on those is at best completely unremarkable. French bread on the other hand...those chewy heels caused many a fight between my siblings and me.

Nope, I save that for the end when there's no good bread left.

Heel... lol

Also no, don't be so damn wasteful.