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Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by ascar »

CaptArmchair wrote: post #76
ascar wrote: post #61

As a German the cultural differences around bread are really interesting. Already the cartoon picture of the half loaf of bread is so fundamentally different to what I am expecting it to look like. Also people in the comments saying they rarely not finish a loaf of bread. This [1] is how it looks like here and when bought at a bakery it's usually so big that we buy it in quarters and even that lasts a couple of days.…

That's a sourdough bread, right? Now, there's a rabbit hole to dive into. It uses a different type of levain / yeast culture compared to bread based on dried yeast. Long story short, sourdough was / is how bread was made throughout history. Fermentation takes a very long time due to the nature of the levain. At some point, bakers noticed how the leftovers from brewers yeasts drastically shorten fermentation. That and…

> That's a sourdough bread, right?

Yes, the one I linked is made out of sourdough, which is a sign of quality here. Though, we do also have the same style of bread without sourdough.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by fho »

theobeers wrote: post #75
ascar wrote: post #61

As a German the cultural differences around bread are really interesting. Already the cartoon picture of the half loaf of bread is so fundamentally different to what I am expecting it to look like. Also people in the comments saying they rarely not finish a loaf of bread. This [1] is how it looks like here and when bought at a bakery it's usually so big that we buy it in quarters and even that lasts a couple of days.…

Keep in mind, this service appears to be focused on India, where the kind of loaf bread pictured is also not the most traditional. (When I lived in Afghanistan and would occasionally buy loaves of sandwich bread at groceries catering to expats, my Indian colleagues referred to it as "double roti"—a term I found delightful. I wonder how common that usage is in India these days.)

Indian cuisine also has a pretty wide selection of different "breads" (dough patties? DeepL does not even know a word for "Teigfladen" (de)). Naan and Roti are probably the most known, but there are several others including very fatty ones.

(somebody from India please chime in, I don't know the names :-) )

(Not from India but had an Indian roommate once and attended his wedding in India thereafter (obviously :-))

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by freedomben »

Markoff wrote: post #32
curiousfab wrote: post #4

Realizing that you can put bread in the freezer changed my life - well, at least my bread buying habits ;-)

Pff, wait til you discover you can freeze also sausages and butter without losing any quality, which sadly can't be said about bread, defrosted bread tastes pretty bad, which is why I don't freeze it. I mean if I would be that desperate or lazy that I wouldn't want to go to small convenience store right under my building to buy half loaf, I have always at home enough flour and it would make more sense to keep dry yea…

I would have agreed with you completely until I got married and discovered that it's not the freezing that does it, but the thawing. It's all in how you thaw.

Now I pull the loaf out a few hours before it's needed and let it thaw at room temperature in the pantry. Definitely leave it sealed.

I laugh now thinking about how as kids we put the bread in the microwave on defrost. That makes some damn nasty bread :-D

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by jihadjihad »

curiousfab wrote: post #4

Realizing that you can put bread in the freezer changed my life - well, at least my bread buying habits ;-)

I do the same with bagels / english muffins / etc., it's crazy to waste perfectly good bread if you just didn't get around to eating it before it spoiled. If it's a baguette or country loaf that's about to go bad I usually just make croutons / breadcrumbs out of it.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by [deleted] »

gniv wrote: post #43
ce4 wrote: post #31

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Yep, i also don't quite understand what needs to be solved here. I just ask the cashier in the bakery for a half or quarter loaf. Or grab a pre-cut half/quarter one in the supermarket. There are plenty of options (types of bread, sourdough or not, based on different grains, etc) over here in germany.

Here in New Jersey my local Whole Foods doesn't sell half-loaves anymore. I like some of their breads but I'm not willing to spend $6 for a loaf that I won't be able to finish.

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Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by bombcar »

hnlmorg wrote: post #54
notwhereyouare wrote: post #40

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Some stores allow for buy one get one as buy one for 1/2 off. Some stores don’t. They make you buy both to get the deal

I remember that after I moved house I needed to buy 5 new energy saving light bulbs. The store near me had an offer: > £1 each or 4 for £5 I checked with the floor manager if that was accurate and how could I buy 5. Turns out I had to do it in two different transactions. Moral of this story is: store promotions often don't make much sense.

In most of the US that’d be illegal (unless the four pack was itself a separate product instead of four individual ones). And “two for $5” and “buy one at $5 get one free” are considered different - the first almost always has to work out to $2.50 each unless they get very explicit with a “save $1 when you buy two” wording. Most stores don’t bother.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by maxerickson »

jason_zig wrote: post #66
hnlmorg wrote: post #62

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Freezing bread alters it. I can't recall off hand what it does but I don't much like the taste. I'm not particularly a fan of bread at the best of times though, so I might be more susceptible to the change taste of frozen bread than most. In fact it's pretty much only freshly baked bread that I enjoy.

Have you tried toasting it when you take it out of the freezer?

Toast isn't fresh bread.

(I like both, they aren't the same thing)

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by rglullis »

jaywalk wrote: post #65
lostcolony wrote: post #52

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Don't sell the food; sell an NFT of the food. That'll -really- up your profits. Plus, NFTs never spoil!...until you add that feature. Once you have spoiling half cans of tomato sauce in the metaverse you'll be rich!

NFTs with expiration dates! Thanks for making me a billionaire.

You joke, but that's exactly what domain names are.

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by alias_neo »

eatonphil wrote: post #19
alias_neo wrote: post #7

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My wife does this. The only complaint I have is that when there isn't space, she forces it in anyway and then you end up with mangled, frozen slices that don't fit in the toaster.

Maybe keep a toaster facing out in the freezer she can put the bread into? Will never be out of shape.

Genius idea. We'd need more toasters though or we'll only be able to hold 2-4 slices!

Re: Show HN: I made a website to search for half loaves of bread

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Post by RajT88 »

ascar wrote: post #61

As a German the cultural differences around bread are really interesting. Already the cartoon picture of the half loaf of bread is so fundamentally different to what I am expecting it to look like. Also people in the comments saying they rarely not finish a loaf of bread. This [1] is how it looks like here and when bought at a bakery it's usually so big that we buy it in quarters and even that lasts a couple of days.…

Differences in expectations around baked goods found its way into the episode of the 90's show, "The Tick" in "The Tick vs. Europe"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0723382/

I've seen it as a throwaway gag in a few movies too - also usually with French speaking characters for some reason - observing how terrible baked goods (or sometimes bread specifically) are in the US.

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