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What sliced bread makes decent toast?

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Bazza Wed 06-Aug-25 08:58:45

I always buy worthy bread, seeded and whole meal, but I suddenly had a whim for the toast of my childhood, white of course, and always crunchy. I’ve bought a Jackson’s white sliced bread and the resulting toast was very disappointing, I then bought a Jason white sourdough loaf which I’ve just had with a dippy egg and didn’t like that either. It was just too, well, sour. I don’t really want to have to slice bread for breakfast. Any recommendations appreciated

Greyduster Tue 12-Aug-25 15:35:32

Morrisons do a really nice pumpkin and sunflower seed loaf. It’s tasty and keeps really well. I have toasted it but still prefer tiger bread for toast.

gransruleok Tue 12-Aug-25 15:39:23

Mine!

GoldenAge Tue 12-Aug-25 16:23:51

Supermarket bread just isn't bread. It can't be because of the government requirement to add so many 'fortifying vitamins' to the flour milled by any company that produces enough flour to bake bread commercially. Some of it resembles candy floss, while other such 'bread' is more like cardboard. Small bakers can buy their flour from millers that don't have to include the additives, so give them your custom, or alternatively bake your own bread and if time's precious, batch bake and then cut your loaves in half and freeze. You'll get lovely toast - as it used to be when we were all children.

Sanmrbro Tue 12-Aug-25 16:26:07

Bread machine?

moleswife Tue 12-Aug-25 16:33:12

Nothing tastes like it did when we were kids. I still have my Nan's toasting fork that I'd use to make toast - but only from slightly stale bread never fresh!! smile

Trisha99 Tue 12-Aug-25 18:10:31

LovesBach

Our neighbour, a fanatical 'foodie' who makes everything from scratch and grows his own vegetables, asked if we were aware that most bread is made by the 'Chorleywood' method. He actually sneered as he uttered the word. Evidently this is a fast method involving steaming; no wonder bread doesn't taste as it did years ago.

The Chorleywood bread making method was developed in 1960/61 so I’m afraid depending on one’s age it’s quite possible it’s the bread we ate as children.
If you google it you’ll find it was developed to make bread faster with lower quality wheat. About 80% of the bread made in the UK uses this process.

Mmc123uk Tue 12-Aug-25 18:18:19

Lidl's cheap own sliced bread in the orange wrapper..my friend used to run a b&b & this won hands down with the guests every time! Its perfect for white bread toast!

Momac55 Tue 12-Aug-25 18:24:50

Warburtons white sliced toastie loaf with lots of butter

Mojack26 Tue 12-Aug-25 20:40:26

'Worthy' bread?

DrWatson Wed 13-Aug-25 03:01:06

Lots of sliced loaves make OK toast, usually best if it's THICK sliced?

I hate bread with 'bits' in it, so granary is a no-no, toasted or not. And though I try brown toast sometimes, if we're at an hotel, I prefer white.

And we don't bother with Sourdough, it doesn't keep very well, seems to go mouldy and/or stale far too quickly?

SheepyIzzy Wed 13-Aug-25 07:34:04

Tastes change over the years, I used to love hot buttered thick white toast, but now, yuck! Probably the bread.

However, I do like the SMALL version of Hovis multigrain toasted. The large version, for me, isn't nice, but the small loaf is great.

I agree about tiger bread, but I prefer thin sliced.

Shirls52000 Wed 13-Aug-25 09:15:53

I normally have Hovis Wholemeal Granary which I love but as a treat every now and then a sliced white Tiger loaf makes cracking toast

Silverlady333 Wed 13-Aug-25 10:04:31

I simply use Hovis white thick cut (the green and blue packet). It makes lovely toast

Lizziethelab Sat 16-Aug-25 16:26:04

I worked for the NHS for many years and the best toast has always been from a cheap white sliced loaf that the NHS use.

Aveline Sat 16-Aug-25 17:45:37

Lizziethelab NHS toast with bright yellow 'butter'!

ViceVersa Sat 16-Aug-25 18:56:46

Oh now, that's reminded me of the tea and toast I was given after the births of both of my children - after two emergency c-sections, believe me, it was the best tea and toast ever!

Aveline Sun 17-Aug-25 09:32:54

I well remember that too. Unfortunately, DH grabbed it all and used all the milk for his tea. He felt he'd earned it!!!!

Blogsy Sun 17-Aug-25 13:42:12

Warburton's danish is very nice for toast x

Baggs Sun 17-Aug-25 14:09:24

Recently I tried Co-op sliced sourdough bread toasted and I love it. It's also nice as a side, unbuttered, to mop up gravy or to eat alongside omelette. It reminds me of bread I ate in Italy.

For my lunches when at work I make rye and wheaten rolls using dough that's been left to rise overnight. They are lovely and soft but well balanced fibre-wise.

Boadicea Wed 27-Aug-25 14:17:20

Either Tesco Seeded Batch (which I have only just realised is actually white bread and not wholemeal!) or Warburton's similar.

I Like my toast light and crunchy so toast it lightly, let it cool then toast it again, turning it over each time.
The habit happened when we had a toaster that didn't toast properly on one side, but now it's just the way we do it!

RosieandherMaw Wed 27-Aug-25 14:23:58

I have a bit of a theory that the better the bread, the worse the toast.
Sourdough ends up brick hard, rye likewise and any of the fancier health food shop breads are disappointing, anyway why would you want to toast them?
Yesterday’s baguette is rendered edible but for proper toast I’m in agreement with the NHS - Mothers Pride!