# Do you eat the ends of bread loafs? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 11, 2017, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899 "2017-01-11T21:36:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/21 "2017-01-11T23:33:01Z")
I do, because I abhor waste. Generally I save them for putting in soup though. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/22 "2017-01-11T23:34:12Z")
Sure! Just as good as any other piece of bread. Also,you can clearly see which side has been buttered! ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/23 "2017-01-11T23:42:59Z")
Husband doesn’t like the heels. I’ll eat them, but they do tend to be tougher than the rest of the loaf if they aren’t toasted (which makes them as good or better than the rest of the loaf). I’m very thrifty in the kitchen and would not dream of throwing them away. Usually they go into the freezer, into a big bag of heels, bread we couldn’t finish before it got stale, or loaves that came out a bit too dense. All those bread bits are turned into bread crumbs or bread cubes that get used in stuffings, meatloaves, etc. My husband insists that the heel should be left on the bread until the end, so we will bypass that slice and leave it in the bag with the unfinished loaf. According to him, it keeps the rest of the loaf fresher. (I make all our bread, so there are no preservatives in it.) Personally I don’t think it makes any difference, but I humor him and go along with it. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/24 "2017-01-11T23:46:45Z")
Of course! Honestly, they are sturdy enough to handle improvised meat sandwiches almost as well a roll, but without all the excess bread. They aren’t ‘dainty’ so you use them for sandwiches which are not ‘dainty’. (taylor ham egg & cheese, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2017, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/25 "2017-01-11T23:48:11Z")
Generally not. Taste and texture are different, and for my typical sandwiches, it’s different in a lesser way. So I don’t use them, nor does the Mrs. Unless we’re out of bread, in which case, hunger triumphs. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/26 "2017-01-12T00:25:13Z")
I no longer eat bread. But when I did, the heel was my favorite part. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/27 "2017-01-12T00:34:33Z")
I’ll eat the heels if that’s all that’s left. But I generally avoid them. The wifey likes them though. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/28 "2017-01-12T00:46:51Z")
My husband eats the heels, so I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/29 "2017-01-12T00:49:58Z")
The more crust, the better. Bring on the heels!! ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/30 "2017-01-12T00:54:29Z")
Heels are for toasting and drenched in either butter or peanut butter. 3rd usage is as a backup hot dog bun. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/31 "2017-01-12T01:01:15Z")
Wait a minute. No, I don’t eat the ends of loafs. That’s disgusting! People just sitting around all day getting all soft and unappetizing. Nothing but a bunch of heels, I tells ya!! Now, if you’re talking about the ends of loaves, that’s quite another thing. ---
**Author:** ![DrForrester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8edcca/32.png) [@DrForrester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrForrester)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/32 "2017-01-12T01:07:54Z")
In as much as I’m sure you are all fans of useless information, the interior of a loaf of bread is called the “crumb”. And, yes, I eat the complete loaf… usually toasted. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/33 "2017-01-12T01:10:53Z")
I don’t like them as well as regular slices. But I’ll eat them rather than waste them by throwing them out. I usually use the two opposite ends together for a sandwich; I find they match each other better than either one matches a regular slice. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/34 "2017-01-12T01:16:12Z")
I eat them no issues. But everyone else in the house does not. I am sensing a pattern here for Dopers - does eating bread heels lead to higher intelligence? I am going to add this question to my list of “There are two kinds of people in this world…” ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/35 "2017-01-12T01:27:07Z")
Crusts are good for vegemite toast. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/36 "2017-01-12T01:27:16Z")
The heels are the best part! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/37 "2017-01-12T01:37:11Z")
> [@AHunter3](#): > > Eat 'em preferentially. I’d buy a whole loaf of them if they put them out that way. That should have been a _Seinfeld_ episode. ---
**Author:** ![Aestivalis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Aestivalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aestivalis)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/38 "2017-01-12T01:55:56Z")
I flip the cut parts to the outside and make a grilled cheese with the crusts facing inside. You’d barely know the difference, except that they’re shorter. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/39 "2017-01-12T01:56:10Z")
I live alone. I haven’t gotten to the end of loaf of bread in a years. Which brings up a tangential thought: why don’t they make half-a-loafs. That would be better than nothing. No? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899/40 "2017-01-12T02:17:49Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I live alone. I haven’t gotten to the end of loaf of bread in a years. > > Which brings up a tangential thought: why don’t they make half-a-loafs. That would be better than nothing. No? I live with people who are too lazy to make sandwiches, so ditto. A small part of a moldy or stale loaf is usually thrown away. But I do like the ends for buttered toast. There are plenty of places in NYC that bake half-size baguettes. I love a baguette heel. Also, there was an article in the Times today about a Brooklyn baker that does ten-pound loaves of Jewish rye, and customers buy them by the inch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-eat-the-ends-of-bread-loafs/776899.md?page=3)