Comments on: No Matter How You Cut It… https://unbreaded.com/2009/11/30/no-matter-how-you-cut-it/ Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:38:00 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Allebach Communications https://unbreaded.com/2009/11/30/no-matter-how-you-cut-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1673 Allebach Communications Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:56:25 +0000 https://unbreaded.com/?p=3511#comment-1673 Very entertaining article. Cut diagonally, bite in the middle. Love that research actually went into figuring out this dilemma. Very entertaining article. Cut diagonally, bite in the middle. Love that research actually went into figuring out this dilemma.

]]> By: yoko https://unbreaded.com/2009/11/30/no-matter-how-you-cut-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1668 yoko Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:08:04 +0000 https://unbreaded.com/?p=3511#comment-1668 Hmm... I suppose it's technically not possible to diagonal-cut a round roll. Hmm… I suppose it's technically not possible to diagonal-cut a round roll.

]]> By: yoko https://unbreaded.com/2009/11/30/no-matter-how-you-cut-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1667 yoko Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:50:39 +0000 https://unbreaded.com/?p=3511#comment-1667 If I were making a sandwich with square slices of bread, I would cut it diagonally. If I were using more oval slices (rye or pumpernickel) or round (kaiser roll), I would cross-cut it. If I were making a sandwich with square slices of bread, I would cut it diagonally. If I were using more oval slices (rye or pumpernickel) or round (kaiser roll), I would cross-cut it.

]]> By: facebook-667838456 https://unbreaded.com/2009/11/30/no-matter-how-you-cut-it/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 facebook-667838456 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:49:19 +0000 https://unbreaded.com/?p=3511#comment-1666 NPR leaves out one crucial, crucial element of this debate -- the ability of the sandwich to hold up to actual eating. <br><br>I don't think you will find anyone to disagree that the diagonal sandwich looks a bit nicer -- and if you are eating PB&J or grilled cheese, that is fine. But when you are eating a serious sandwich -- for example the Thanksgiving leftover sandwich, for example, which should have at least 4 or 5 ingredients, those sharp triangle corners simply do not adequately hold in the sandwich filling. And what is a sandwich if not filling held between two pieces of bread? It is certainly not two corners of bread with filling on your plate.<br><br>So, at the end of the day, while the triangle might be prettier, the square cut is for more versatile and useful, and thus gets my vote. NPR leaves out one crucial, crucial element of this debate — the ability of the sandwich to hold up to actual eating.

I don't think you will find anyone to disagree that the diagonal sandwich looks a bit nicer — and if you are eating PB&J or grilled cheese, that is fine. But when you are eating a serious sandwich — for example the Thanksgiving leftover sandwich, for example, which should have at least 4 or 5 ingredients, those sharp triangle corners simply do not adequately hold in the sandwich filling. And what is a sandwich if not filling held between two pieces of bread? It is certainly not two corners of bread with filling on your plate.

So, at the end of the day, while the triangle might be prettier, the square cut is for more versatile and useful, and thus gets my vote.

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