# Oh, don't be such a heel! (Bread business) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [July 25, 2024, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770 "2024-07-25T07:19:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/21 "2024-07-25T18:03:05Z")
Well, that right there is funny. Made me laugh.šŸ˜Š Iā€™m going with ā€œJohnā€ and ā€œYokoā€! ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/22 "2024-07-25T18:03:35Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I donā€™t understand. The front ā€œheelā€ looks different to me. The top is rounded and fat. The back end is flat no shape. Itā€™s possible that that particular baker/manufacturer uses a process that produces different-looking ends, but itā€™s not something that Iā€™ve ever noticed being true about bread in general. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/23 "2024-07-25T18:06:17Z")
Same. A loaf of bread lasts about a day and a half here. Sometimes the bag opening is just flipped under, not even twist tied, between grazing periods. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/24 "2024-07-25T22:01:44Z")
Time pruned all heels. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/25 "2024-07-26T03:03:38Z")
Two heels? Identify them in this picture: [![](https://www.injennieskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Sourdough-Boule-In-Jennies-Kitchen-FINAL-04.jpg) ](https://www.injennieskitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Sourdough-Boule-In-Jennies-Kitchen-FINAL-04.jpg) It just occurred to me that the sourdough boule has either zero or an infinite number of heels. Maybe it the definitive mathematical proof that zero=infinity? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/26 "2024-07-26T03:58:01Z")
Iā€™d like the first small slice of that. And the last But Iā€™m particularly talking about long loaves. Many breads like french breads or other free form, differing from the pan shapes, the ends are similar if not exact. But purchased loaf breads (Wonder, Natureā€™s own, store brand) often have two different looking ends. To my eye. Maybe itā€™s for shipping so the back end sits flat against the bread trays. I donā€™t know. Itā€™s noticably different. Say youā€™re nearly at the end of your loaf and the heel is in there. You take it out. Open your new loaf. Compare and let me know. No hurry Iā€™ve been saying this for years around here. They all think Iā€™m nuts. šŸ˜³šŸž ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/27 "2024-07-26T05:39:38Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Well, that right there is funny. Made me laugh.šŸ˜Š > > Iā€™m going with ā€œJohnā€ and ā€œYokoā€! Well then, I would definitely throw the latter of those away! ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/28 "2024-07-26T12:58:35Z")
Once that loaf is sliced, it will have heels. At least two, and it could be sliced in such a way as to have more. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/29 "2024-07-26T13:04:22Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > But purchased loaf breads (Wonder, Natureā€™s own, store brand) often have two different looking ends. To my eye. Interesting. I have never noticed that. Like others, I just consider that two heels. Hereā€™s a picture of two heels that I assume are from the same loaf of bread, and I donā€™t see any meaningful difference: [![](https://cdn.foreverymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bread-ends.jpg) ](https://cdn.foreverymom.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/bread-ends.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/30 "2024-07-29T17:24:04Z")
Weā€™ll occasionally get a loaf with three heels - or two heels and a sliver-cut. The SC can be as small as two inches by two inches, although itā€™s usually a bit wider than it is tall. Itā€™s very narrow. It canā€™t be used to make a sandwich. We usually throw it out. If you leave it in the loaf wrapper, it folds over and gets smushed. Iā€™ve never seen a loaf with four heels. Thereā€™s usually only one SC. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/31 "2024-07-29T18:53:16Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I hope itā€™s not ā€œtoeā€. Please say itā€™s not that. > Itā€™s my favorite piece of bread. Itā€™s not that. My son works at a bakery. They call it the ā€œbuttā€. Youā€™re welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770/32 "2024-07-29T19:21:32Z")
Aaaaacccckkk. I knew youā€™d be helpful like that.šŸ˜³ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dont-be-such-a-heel-bread-business/1004770.md?page=1)