Bagels: One side or two?

[Tenbatsuzen]

A controversy has popped up on Twitter, and now I'm taking it to the masses.

Happy Typing Girl indicated that bagels with "toppings" (her phrase) on one side of the bagel only is "weird" and "cheap". Her conclusion is that bagels should have toppings on both sides of the bagel.

The majority of bagels I've eaten in my lifetime have always had so-called "toppings" (poppy seeds, sesame seeds, salt, etc.) on one side of the bagel - the bottom. (So maybe they are bottomings? People from the sticks in North Jersey are weird.)

Newstyle and FMJeff already agree with me - one side only.

So what's the normal bagel? Stuff on one side of the bagel, or both sides?

[Foster]

real bagels only have the "toppings" on one side

[Snoogans]

DONT YOU FUCKIN PUT THE SIDES TOGETHER?

No matter what, you push it all into pne fuckin thing anyway, who gives a fuck?

[drjoek]

A controversy has popped up on Twitter, ..........

Stopped reading

[Tenbatsuzen]

Stopped reading

Yet you cared enough to post your opinion.

[Snoogans]

can someone explain to me what this even means? Seriously

[drjoek]

Yet you cared enough to post your opinion.

my opinion of a "twitter controvesy", yes I did
I had already opened the thread

[Foster]

if anyone says they don't like it when the bagels are boiled, they are completely un-american

[Snoogans]

if anyone says they don't like it when the bagels are boiled, they are completely un-american

What? You mean before they bake them or something? Bagels go in an oven

[Foster]

What? You mean before they bake them or something? Bagels go in an oven

in order for it to be a bagel it must first be boiled, before going into the oven.

if not, its just roll with a hole

[Snoogans]

in order for it to be a bagel it must first be boiled, before going into the oven.

if not, its just roll with a hole

ok yea thats fine. I was tryin to figure out how one completely cooks a bagel by boilin it

[FezsAssistant]

I'll go with whatever the jews say on this one.

[Fallon]

I'll cut my bagel in half and always end with the "topping side". Best part for last.

Maybe someone should open up Top of the Bagel, To You!

[King Hippos Bandaid]

when prepping a bagel myself, i cut the bagel and butter/cream cheese both sides


I am weird, I like the have butter on one side and cream cheese on the other, when there are bagel and both spreads available at work


as for ordering, id rather it be buttered/cream cheesed on each side, but care too little to cause a fuss

[SatCam]

I'm not saying if it's the "right" way to make a bagel, but I prefer to eat my bagels one half at a time and therefore I would want toppings on both sides

[Lady Resin]

when prepping a bagel myself, i cut the bagel and butter/cream cheese both sides


I am weird, I like the have butter on one side and cream cheese on the other

I do the same. The place I get my bagels at have toppings on both sides.

[Shane Peterson]

I think there's some confusion here about what "topping" is referring to. Some people are talking about "toppings" like poppy seeds, sesame seeds, etc., and some are talking about toppings like butter, cream cheese, and various jellies. The former only goes on one side, whereas the latter should be on both sides.

But that's just my opinion.

[SatCam]

I think there's some confusion here about what "topping" is referring to. Some people are talking about "toppings" like poppy seeds, sesame seeds, etc., and some are talking about toppings like butter, cream cheese, and various jellies. The former only goes on one side, whereas the latter should be on both sides.

But that's just my opinion.

rereading my post it seems like it could be interpreted to mean I was talking about the butter/cream cheese, but I like both the cream cheese and the seeds to be on both sides

[Tenbatsuzen]

I think there's some confusion here about what "topping" is referring to. Some people are talking about "toppings" like poppy seeds, sesame seeds, etc., and some are talking about toppings like butter, cream cheese, and various jellies. The former only goes on one side, whereas the latter should be on both sides.

But that's just my opinion.

This is correct. I think that's what snoogans was talking about.

We are talking about the items that are baked as part of the bagel, i.e. sesame seeds, poppy seeds, onion bits, etc... NOT spreads that are added to the bagel AFTER the fact, like butter, cream cheese, jelly, lox, etc.

[EddieMoscone]

It would be pretty impossible to bake a bagel with topping on the bottom. Any of those topping happen to make it to the bottom they are just from the bottom of the tray or bin.

[Foster's Blackberry]

It would be pretty impossible to bake a bagel with topping on the bottom. Any of those topping happen to make it to the bottom they are just from the bottom of the tray or bin.

Exactly, anytime you see seeds on both sides of a bagel its because the bagel is of a lower quality and they're trying to make up for it by adding more seeds or salt or what have you

[PD]

in order for it to be a bagel it must first be boiled, before going into the oven.

if not, its just roll with a hole

absolutely.

although I disagree about the "only one one side" thing. I've always gotten Brooklyn Bagels with "toppings" (onion, sesame seed, poppy, garlic, etc) on both sides.

[TooLowBrow]

what about cinnamon raisin?

why do they even add the raisins?

[Foster's Blackberry]

what about cinnamon raisin?

why do they even add the raisins?
Cinnamon raisin bagels taste so good I don't even mind the raisins

[SatCam]

what about cinnamon raisin?

why do they even add the raisins?

because otherwise it wouldnt be a cinnamon raisin bagel

[sailor]

much like gay sex, there's a top and a bottom. obviously toppings would only go on the top. der.

[TooLowBrow]

because otherwise it wouldnt be a cinnamon raisin bagel

raisins look and taste like rabbit shit

[boosterp]

Bagles? Oh, I thought we were talking about those stupid English Muffins.

Oh well.

[TooLowBrow]

Bagles? Oh, I thought we were talking about those stupid English Muffins.

Oh well.

nooks and crannies are the perfect spots for melted butter

[Foster]

nooks and crannies are the perfect spots for melted butter

stay on topic

[Gvac]

I'm a Gentile.

[SatCam]

raisins look and taste like rabbit shit















how do you know what rabbit shit tastes like????

[Marc with a c]

bagels are surrounded with things. a one sided bagel sounds like something an asshole would eat.

[TooLowBrow]

how do you know what rabbit shit tastes like????

cause it looks just like a raisin:down:

[jennysmurf]

One side, cause I eat it like a sammich. If there are toppings on the bottom, they'll just fall all over my chest...down my shirt...and into my bra....












tee hee.....:innocent:

[RoseBlood]

When I go to a decent bagel place, they have toppings on both sides. When you go to the supermarket and pick them outta the bins, they have them on one side.

Answer: BOTH sides.

[TooLowBrow]

One side, cause I eat it like a sammich. If there are toppings on the bottom, they'll just fall all over my chest...down my shirt...and into my bra....











tee hee.....:innocent:

im so turned on

[Snoogans]

wait wait. So people actually eat half a bagel at a time? THEY ARE FUCKIN SUPPOSED TO BE SANDWICHES. SO IT DOESNT MATTER IF ITS ONE SIDE OR TWO, JUST CLOSE THE THING AND THEN ITS IN EVERY BITE EQUALLY

[RoseBlood]

wait wait. So people actually eat half a bagel at a time? THEY ARE FUCKIN SUPPOSED TO BE SANDWICHES. SO IT DOESNT MATTER IF ITS ONE SIDE OR TWO, JUST CLOSE THE THING AND THEN ITS IN EVERY BITE EQUALLY

I eat half a bagel at a time.

[beachbum]

If you're going to act like animals why not put chocolate frosting on both sides of the doughnut?

[Foster]

wait wait. So people actually eat half a bagel at a time? THEY ARE FUCKIN SUPPOSED TO BE SANDWICHES. SO IT DOESNT MATTER IF ITS ONE SIDE OR TWO, JUST CLOSE THE THING AND THEN ITS IN EVERY BITE EQUALLY

fancy bagel places cut the bagel twice, so you have four pieces

[RoseBlood]

fancy bagel places cut the bagel twice, so you have four pieces
i have no respect for any guy who eats his bagels in quarters for he is not a man. he probably stands to have his mommy wipe his butt for him too.

[jab]

bagels are fucking gross. they are leathery donuts with a window of 3 minutes are being made to enjoy them in some sort of warmy softy fashion. fucking get some bread or wrap everything in pasta like i do.

[Foster]

i have no respect for any guy who eats his bagels in quarters for he is not a man. he probably stands to have his mommy wipe his butt for him too.

they cut them that way not me, what am supposed to do?

and for your information, my mom hasn't done that for a couple of years now!

[Foster]

bagels are fucking gross. they are leathery donuts with a window of 3 minutes are being made to enjoy them in some sort of warmy softy fashion. fucking get some bread or wrap everything in pasta like i do.

fix your facebook link

[Kris10]

wait wait. So people actually eat half a bagel at a time? THEY ARE FUCKIN SUPPOSED TO BE SANDWICHES. SO IT DOESNT MATTER IF ITS ONE SIDE OR TWO, JUST CLOSE THE THING AND THEN ITS IN EVERY BITE EQUALLY

I don't understand eating them separately thing either.

[Foster]

wait wait. So people actually eat half a bagel at a time? THEY ARE FUCKIN SUPPOSED TO BE SANDWICHES. SO IT DOESNT MATTER IF ITS ONE SIDE OR TWO, JUST CLOSE THE THING AND THEN ITS IN EVERY BITE EQUALLY

I don't understand eating them separately thing either.

people from new jersey don't understand bagels

[Kris10]

people from new jersey don't understand bagels

snoogs sold me to delaware

[Foster]

snoogs sold me to delaware

even worse,

how did the move go?

[Kris10]

even worse,

how did the move go?

shoot me

[Foster]

shoot me

I was kidding, Delaware isn't that bad

[Snoogans]

You think you got it bad? I only got like 17 dollars for that sale. Fuckin South Jersey has no market value. I got offered almost double by Canada to sell them Buffalo

[RoseBlood]

I just realized they do usually cut them in quarters for me as well, but then I eat them them like a sandwhich. This thread is stupid, why did I post in here.

[Foster]

I just realized they do usually cut them in quarters for me as well, but then I eat them them like a sandwhich. This thread is stupid, why did I post in here.

I except your apology

[Kris10]

You think you got it bad? I only got like 17 dollars for that sale. Fuckin South Jersey has no market value. I got offered almost double by Canada to sell them Buffalo

I'd rather go to Canada

[Snoogans]

I just realized they do usually cut them in quarters for me as well, but then I eat them them like a sandwhich. This thread is stupid, why did I post in here.

exactly. Once its closed, you are eating a sandwich, its still just halves. The topping, which is also gay to call it, CAUSE ITS NOT A FUCKIN DESSERT, is actually in the middle, and makes the bagel one again.



Tenbatz sucks. No wonder I stopped using twitter, this is the fuckin nonsense that goes on there

[jstalin]

NO body here wants Buffalo!

[Snoogans]

NO body here wants Buffalo!

25 bucks, its all yours. Sabres included

[jstalin]

20 with the sabers and throw in the bills and you got yourself a deal!

[Snoogans]

20 with the sabers and throw in the bills and you got yourself a deal!

aight ill give you buffalo, the sabres, bills and the stadiums for 20 bucks and throw in a canadian citizen ID card for myself. health care isnt cheap here in the states

[jstalin]

Deal! I m gonna take the sabres to CANADA , give the bills to L.A And sell the land to the Chinese

[Snoogans]

Deal! I m gonna take the sabres to CANADA , give the bills to L.A And sell the land to the Chinese

damn TC. You are Chinese now

[A.J.]

wait wait. So people actually eat half a bagel at a time? THEY ARE FUCKIN SUPPOSED TO BE SANDWICHES. SO IT DOESNT MATTER IF ITS ONE SIDE OR TWO, JUST CLOSE THE THING AND THEN ITS IN EVERY BITE EQUALLY

Agreed.

[DJNewStyle]

Certain bagels have the flavor dispensed throughout the dough. For example: Cinnamon raison, french toast, multigrain, Pumpernickel, sundried tomato, etc.

We're not talking about these. We're talking about the bagels that get their name from their toppings: Everything, sesame, poppy, salt, garlic, cheddar cheese, cinnamon crunch, etc.

http://3.media.tumblr.com/uIM43RvnOob9rhrvAM1a2mzxo1_500.png

Sometimes a bagel is too big for a person so they’ll cut it in half, leaving the rest for someone else to enjoy. I see the mentality behind it, but I have something very important to say to you half bagel eaters: If you employ the sandwich roll style of slicing when cutting a bagel in half, please don’t take the top half. Instead, make a cross cut so that you’re leaving both the upper and lower sides of the bagel.

Taking the top half is wrong! You’re stealing that bagel’s identity. What is an everything without the everything? It’s a fucking worthless nothing bagel, otherwise known as plain. Don’t get me wrong, lots of people love plain bagels and to them I say, cut them any way you want. Slice plain bagels in half all day long, flip a coin and pick a half because it doesn’t matter, but to do so to a delicious cheddar cheese bagel, which only exists as a cheddar cheese bagel because the cheese is melted on the top, makes you an inconsiderate fuck - the type of fuck that wouldn’t even give enough of a shit to follow the simple guidelines I’ve just explained.

So even if it’s a wasted effort, I believe there are more than a few with me, and if you’re not, I’d like to say thanks for leaving all of those half-plain bagels around in breakrooms and kitchens across the globe. I hope you choke on your more desirable half-bagels as the rest of us fuck around with thin bready discs that have the slightest amount of topping residue at the edges. Those fifteen poppyseeds remind us of our decency.

If you're one of those people that would leave the bottom half, fuck you.

[TripleSkeet]

I dont even get the question honestly. See the picture in the post above me? The entire bagel is covered in poppy seeds. Thats how every bagel with a "topping" that I have seen in my entire life has looked.

Are you saying there are places that just coat half of the bagel with seeds and leave the rest blank? Thats the most retarded thing Ive ever heard.

[SatCam]

I think it's safe to say newstyle's been fucked over by more than a few bottoms in his life

[Snoogans]

wait wait. So by "toppings" you didnt mean like creme cheese? You fuckin meant like poppy seeds?

thats the dumbest shit ever. HOW DO YOU BAKE A BAGEL IN AN OVEN IF THE BOTTOM IS COVERED IN SEEDS???????
Still doesnt matter cause you still put it back together like a sandwich and STILL GET "TOPPINGS" IN EVERY BITE

[TooLowBrow]

HOW DO YOU BAKE A BAGEL IN AN OVEN IF THE BOTTOM IS COVERED IN SEEDS???????


you spray the top of the bagel with water and thiis makes the topping stick

begin baking

halfway through take out the bagels, flip them

spray the bottoms with water and add topping

bake the rest of the way

[WampusCrandle]

you spray the top of the bagel with water and thiis makes the topping stick

begin baking

halfway through take out the bagels, flip them

spray the bottoms with water and add topping

bake the rest of the way

that sounds like a really gross fucking bagel. a wet soggy bagel.

[Snoogans]

you spray the top of the bagel with water and thiis makes the topping stick

begin baking

halfway through take out the bagels, flip them

spray the bottoms with water and add topping

bake the rest of the way

whoa. what are we savages? You dont flip them. you cover the bottom with corn meal or whatever the fuck that is so they dont stick and they get cooked in a pizza oven basically. The top is supposed to fluff up. Who wants a fuckin bagel pancake

[Snoogans]

and you dont spray the thing with water to get the shit to stick. It just sticks to and then cooks into the dough. What is wrong with you people?

[TooLowBrow]

and you dont spray the thing with water to get the shit to stick. It just sticks to and then cooks into the dough. What is wrong with you people?

Drop bagels one at a time into the boiling water. Boil about 4 at a time or only so many that they float freely and so not crowd; they will expand further in the hot water. The bagel may sink to the bottom for a few seconds, and then float to the surface. Simmer for 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side, turning with a slotted spatula. Remove and put on a lightly greased rack or a lightly floured tea towel for a few minutes to drain.
HINT: Put the top side of the bagel down into water first, and then turn over.
When you remove them, the bagels will be top side up and slide off your spatula for draining and adding toppings.
When cool enough to handle, proceed to Step 5: Glaze and Apply Topping, or if you omit this step, proceed to Step 6: Bake.
Step 5: Optional Glaze and Toppings

GLAZES: Brush tops with glaze either before placing them in the oven or about 5 minutes into the baking and then again about 5 minutes before the end of baking. I've tried all the glazes listed below on the same bagels in one batch, using white flour bagels and whole grain flour bagels. Despite claims in some cookbooks that different glazes yield different shades and crustiness, I found no appreciable difference in either color or texture of the crusts when applied to bagels. You may have a different result.

Water Glaze: A spray or brushing with room-temperature tap water will yield a subtle glaze similar to using the steam baking method (described elsewhere in directions). Try brushing some bagels at the beginning of the baking, some 5 minutes after and some near the end, and compare the differences.

Nonstick Vegetable Spray Glaze: an easy, quick, effective, low calorie glaze is a spray of nonstick vegetable spray. It goes on more evenly than using a brush, yet yields an even glaze. Spray before placing in the oven and again about 5 minutes before baking time is completed.

Melted Butter or Margarine Glaze: This glaze produces the same effect as vegetable oil. Watch the bagels carefully so they don't burn.

Egg Glaze #1: Mix together 1 egg white, 1 egg yolk or 1 whole egg with 1 tbs. water, milk, or cream.
Egg Glaze #2: Lightly beat 1 egg white. You can brush it on the bagels either before they are put into the oven or 5 minutes after baking time has begun, and 5 minutes before the baking is finished.

Cornstarch Glaze: Dissolve 2 tbs. cornstarch in 1/4 cup cold water. Bring 1 cup water to a boil and whisk the dissolved solution into the boiling water until it thickens. This cornstarch mixture can be kept in the refrigerator for several days. Brush it on the bagel tops at the beginning of the baking and again as soon as you remove the bagels from the oven for a very high shine.

TOPPINGS: A variety of toppings can be added to the bagel before baking, either directly to the dough after settling, or after the bagel is glazed. Poppy seeds, sesame seeds, caraway seeds and coarse salt are easiest to use because they can be placed in a dish directly from the jar, and the bagel can be dipped into the dish; the seeds adhere to the moist dough. Or they can be sprinkled on top of the bagels just before baking, and pressed down lightly to adhere. I've seen bagels with sparse toppings and those that are covered from top to bottom. There's no right or wrong way.
Add 1/2 cup finely chopped, sauteed onions to the tops of the bagels.
Add 1/2 cup finely chopped raw onions to the tops of the bagels; they will cook right along with the bagels.
Use dehydrated onion flakes or packaged onion soup that you have reconstituted with water, olive oil, or vegetable oil. Use 1 tbs. dry product to 1/2 tbs. water or oil, and soak for 2 to 3 minutes.
Mix together 1/2 cup chopped yellow onions, 1 green onion (white part only), 2 tsp. olive oil, 2 tsp. poppy seeds.
Sprinkle with garlic salt, finely chopped fresh garlic or garlic flakes.
For the "Everything Bagel", combine 1/2 cup finely chopped onions, 1 clove garlic, finely chopped, and 1/4 cup sesame seeds. Sprinkle mixture on bagel tops before baking.

Use ground caraway or whole caraway seeds. These are particularly good on rye bagels. They can be combined with the topping for the "everything bagel".
Sprinkle with red pepper flakes, adjusting the "heat" to your liking.
Top with mixed fresh herbs, including parsley, chives and dill.
Dip into or distribute about 1/4 cup coarse salt or kosher salt on top of 1 batch of bagels just before baking.
Poppy, caraway, sesame and celery seeds can be used directly from the jar. Just dip the bagels into a dish of seeds or sprinkle seeds on top.
Toasting nuts before using them on (and in) bagels enhances their flavor. Walnuts, almonds, pecans or hazelnuts can be used on bagels as toppings and also added to the dough at the beginning or before they are shaped and rise the second time.
Sprinkle with rolled oats or multigrain cereal, which will brown while baking.

they do use water!

[WampusCrandle]

frankly, it sounds disgusting. if the same process were done to muffins, there would never be a tasty top to rip apart. one sided bagel - PERIOD.

[Snoogans]

they do use water!

nonsense. Bagel places by me basically just take the dough and pop it into the seeds or whatever and they stick to the uncooked dough

[Devo37]

the seeds go on the top. anything that gets stuck on the bottom is incidental.

/not a bagel fan; they're way too dense. it's like eating a whole loaf of bread compressed into a donut shape. give me a toasted hard roll any day (with the 'toppings' one one side).

[Snoogans]

bagel "toppings" also suck. Sesame and poppy seeds are fine cause they really dont taste like anything.
But the rest of them suck. Stuff cooked into a bagel is ok sometimes, like cinnamon raisin. But everything, onion, all that. GARBAGE


Plain bagel with creme cheese, thanks

[TooLowBrow]

bagel "toppings" also suck. Sesame and poppy seeds are fine cause they really dont taste like anything.
But the rest of them suck. Stuff cooked into a bagel is ok sometimes, like cinnamon raisin. But everything, onion, all that. GARBAGE


Plain bagel with creme cheese, thanks

lox?

[Snoogans]

lox?

my last name is McClarty, not whatever Hippo's last name is, thanks

[jab]

bagel "toppings" also suck. Sesame and poppy seeds are fine cause they really dont taste like anything.
But the rest of them suck. Stuff cooked into a bagel is ok sometimes, like cinnamon raisin. But everything, onion, all that. GARBAGE


Plain bagel with creme cheese, thanks

i am going to interrupt my normal anti bagel platform to remind myself and all of you that bagels with sun dried tomato bits in them are king shit of fuck mountain. especially if you add some mother fucking eggies and cheese to that shit and rock a deliciously over large coffee in your face. god fucking damnit breakfast is the breakfast of champions.

[Snoogans]

I cant lie, a plain bagel with creme cheese and tomato is pretty fuckin awesome too. BUT ITS STILL A PLAIN BAGEL

[SatCam]

nonsense. Bagel places by me basically just take the dough and pop it into the seeds or whatever and they stick to the uncooked dough

may I remind you that a bagel is boiled before it is topped and baked? So we are not actually talking about uncooked dough here it is atleast partially cooked at this point. If they just put the seeds on top of an uncooked bagel dont you think they would be baked into the bagel? Think about how easy it is to scrape the toppings off the top of a bagel, they are not baked in, they are baked on top and adhered by water. I am sorry you are not the bagel man you thought you may have been

[TooLowBrow]

may I remind you that a bagel is boiled before it is topped and baked? So we are not actually talking about uncooked dough here it is atleast partially cooked at this point. If they just put the seeds on top of an uncooked bagel dont you think they would be baked into the bagel? Think about how easy it is to scrape the toppings off the top of a bagel, they are not baked in, they are baked on top and adhered by water. I am sorry you are not the bagel man you thought you may have been

fucking A

[Death Metal Moe]

OP was talking about the stuff baked on the outside of the bagel, and in my experience those ingredients have only been on the top, 1 side.

The top has the seeds, salt, onion, whatever and the bottom is brown from baking.

Maybe bagels SHOULD have 2 sides coated, but they don't.

[TooLowBrow]

OP was talking about the stuff baked on the outside of the bagel, and in my experience those ingredients have only been on the top, 1 side.

The top has the seeds, salt, onion, whatever and the bottom is brown from baking.

Maybe bagels SHOULD have 2 sides coated, but they don't.

some of them do

[Death Metal Moe]

some of them do

None that I've ever eaten, ever. Anywhere across the country.

[Tenbatsuzen]

I've seen doubled sided seeds at places like Shop-Rite and 7-11, places where you get shitty bagels.

Every where I go for good bagels... it's one-sided.

[Death Metal Moe]

I've seen doubled sided seeds at places like Shop-Rite and 7-11, places where you get shitty bagels.

Every where I go for good bagels... it's one-sided.

Yea, every REAL place where they make REAL bagels, not rolls with a hole in the middle, there is one side of topping only.

[jab]

who the hell wants shit at the bottom of a bagel anyway? your fingers will knock it all off and then you have to eat it with a knife and fork and look like an asshole. just turn the one sided bagel upside down every other bite.

also, bagels are curved so they are really just one sided by nature (not cause i hatecha) arent they?

[OGC]

Duh. I think by definition the toppings can only go on the top of the bagel, otherwise they would be bottomings.

[sailor]

...obviously toppings would only go on the top. der.

Duh. I think by definition the toppings can only go on the top of the bagel, otherwise they would be bottomings.

hmm

[cougarjake13]

both sides

[jab]

but since bagel only have one side its technically ALL topping.

[biggirl]

I don't really care how I eat bagels. However, I ordered a bagel with cream cheese and lox in NYC.....it was $17 f***ing dollars. I am still paying for that damn bagel on my credit card.

[happytypinggirl]

OP was talking about the stuff baked on the outside of the bagel, and in my experience those ingredients have only been on the top, 1 side.

The top has the seeds, salt, onion, whatever and the bottom is brown from baking.

Maybe bagels SHOULD have 2 sides coated, but they don't.

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[hammersavage]

That's a shitload of sesame's.

[Death Metal Moe]

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Well that's the 1st and only time I've ever seen it. What kind of place do you get bagels like that? I've bought bagels all over the country and never seen one completely coated on both sides, ever.

[hammersavage]

Well that's the 1st and only time I've ever seen it. What kind of place do you get bagels like that? I've bought bagels all over the country and never seen one completely coated on both sides, ever.

G and A's bagels has 'toppings' on both sides. At least for everything and salt bagels they do.

[Death Metal Moe]

G and A's bagels has 'toppings' on both sides. At least for everything and salt bagels they do.

I've eaten there quite a few times and don't ever remember toppings on both sides. I haven't walked in there in like 5 years but they never did it when I ate there.

[hammersavage]

I've eaten there quite a few times and don't ever remember toppings on both sides. I haven't walked in there in like 5 years but they never did it when I ate there.

God, my brain is having a hard time remembering for sure. But I'm almost positive. Best place in the world at 3am on a Saturday when you are drunk.

[happytypinggirl]

Well that's the 1st and only time I've ever seen it. What kind of place do you get bagels like that? I've bought bagels all over the country and never seen one completely coated on both sides, ever.

lots of ny/nj places. i think they can only pull that off if they boil both sides. it also keeps the bottom from being too 'flat'. mostly i eat plain and sometimes if plains are all gone im stuck with a flavored bagel. whichever half i eat, i always find myself scraping crap that i dont like off.

[Tenbatsuzen]

lots of ny/nj places. i think they can only pull that off if they boil both sides. it also keeps the bottom from being too 'flat'. mostly i eat plain and sometimes if plains are all gone im stuck with a flavored bagel. whichever half i eat, i always find myself scraping crap that i dont like off.

You know, now that you are here, I have a great idea for tomorrow, if you want to hear it.

[Death Metal Moe]

God, my brain is having a hard time remembering for sure. But I'm almost positive. Best place in the world at 3am on a Saturday when you are drunk.

Oh I agree, my buddy's old house was right through the woods behind G&A's so we'd stumble in there stoned and drunk at 2 am, get breakfast sandwiches, take them home, eat them and throw them up.

But I am fairly sure they only do 1 side.

[Death Metal Moe]

lots of ny/nj places. i think they can only pull that off if they boil both sides. it also keeps the bottom from being too 'flat'. mostly i eat plain and sometimes if plains are all gone im stuck with a flavored bagel. whichever half i eat, i always find myself scraping crap that i dont like off.

I'll have to take your word for it, I just haven't run into a bagel place that tops both sides around the NY/NJ area. I kinda like having a plain side, it lets me know which one is the bottom all the time.

[hammersavage]

Oh I agree, my buddy's old house was right through the woods behind G&A's so we'd stumble in there stoned and drunk at 2 am, get breakfast sandwiches, take them home, eat them and throw them up.

But I am fairly sure they only do 1 side.

Boy, that takes me back. To last week...

I will check tomorrow and settle this.

[Death Metal Moe]

Boy, that takes me back. To last week...

I will check tomorrow and settle this.

Take your time, I could technically be wrong now, like I said, it's been AGES since I went in there. That place has always been the hang out of drunk, loud asshole teenagers and young 20 somethings. That's when I was there but now I find those kinds of people aggravating to be around.

[hammersavage]

Take your time, I could technically be wrong now

(i just want a bagel)

[Death Metal Moe]

(i just want a bagel)

http://www.caymanshoppers.com/media/BB%203%20Cheese%209.jpg

[TripleSkeet]

OP was talking about the stuff baked on the outside of the bagel, and in my experience those ingredients have only been on the top, 1 side.

The top has the seeds, salt, onion, whatever and the bottom is brown from baking.

Maybe bagels SHOULD have 2 sides coated, but they don't.

Ive NEVER seen one that doesnt. Is this some New York thing? Because THAT I would understand.

It wouldnt surprise me at all to find out they do something half assed like that up there and then tell the rest of the country THEY are the weirdos.

[A.J.]

Plain bagel with creme cheese, thanks

Agreed.

[DJNewStyle]

wait wait. So by "toppings" you didnt mean like creme cheese? You fuckin meant like poppy seeds?

thats the dumbest shit ever. HOW DO YOU BAKE A BAGEL IN AN OVEN IF THE BOTTOM IS COVERED IN SEEDS???????
Still doesnt matter cause you still put it back together like a sandwich and STILL GET "TOPPINGS" IN EVERY BITE

You're exactly right. You put it together like a sandwich and get "toppings" with every bite. However, there are people that only eat half a bagel. If they take the top half, the toppings are gone and you're left with the bottom.

This is the main issue.

People masking their greed with some supposed good deed that does nothing for anyone. They think "I only want half so I'll leave some for someone else" but they take all the flavor for themselves. It's like donating icing at a food drive for the homeless. What the fuck are they going to do with it? It's useless.

[TripleSkeet]

Know what I call baked dough with a hole in it that only is only half covered in a topping? A fucking donut.

[PD]

Well that's the 1st and only time I've ever seen it. What kind of place do you get bagels like that? I've bought bagels all over the country and never seen one completely coated on both sides, ever.

you are crazy.
Brooklyn and LI have bagels with stuff on both sides by default.

[Death Metal Moe]

you are crazy.
Brooklyn and LI have bagels with stuff on both sides by default.

Well, then I never went to those shops, bought plenty of bagels all over this area.

[Snoogans]

may I remind you that a bagel is boiled before it is topped and baked? So we are not actually talking about uncooked dough here it is atleast partially cooked at this point. If they just put the seeds on top of an uncooked bagel dont you think they would be baked into the bagel? Think about how easy it is to scrape the toppings off the top of a bagel, they are not baked in, they are baked on top and adhered by water. I am sorry you are not the bagel man you thought you may have been

actually no. They boil the bagel, but its still pretty soft cause its not all cooked. Then they take the bagel, flip it, slam the top into a thing full of seeds, etc. Those seeds stick to the boiled soft dough. Some places usued an egg glave around here, but most, it just sticks to the softened boiled bagel. And because the boiling seels the outside, the seeds stay outside, they dont get cooked over by the dough.

[Furtherman]

The majority of bagels I've eaten in my lifetime have always had so-called "toppings" (poppy seeds, sesame seeds, salt, etc.) on one side of the bagel - the bottom.

I think you've been eating bagels upside down your entire life.





For the record, I've always seen the "toppings" cover both sides of the bagel.

[hammersavage]

Manhattan Bagel in Wayne, NJ can be confirmed as a duel topping facility. Their salt and everything bagels, upon inspection, were fully coated.

[Denise Dean]

The butter should be on the bottom half of the bagel. The bagel should be closed, and eated as a sandwich.

No need for butter on both sides, and the bagel should not be eated as two halves.

[Freitag]

Manhattan Bagel in Wayne, NJ can be confirmed as a duel topping facility. Their salt and everything bagels, upon inspection, were fully coated.

And Manhattan Bagels SUCK. I've had them, always awful.

You know you're dealing with a lousy bagel place when they have sandwich named after really, really non-current events.

[Furtherman]

Manhattan Bagel in Wayne, NJ can be confirmed as a duel topping facility. Their salt and everything bagels, upon inspection, were fully coated.

I can see you walking through there with a clipboard and hardhat inspecting the bagels.

[hammersavage]

And Manhattan Bagels SUCK. I've had them, always awful.

You know you're dealing with a lousy bagel place when they have sandwich named after really, really non-current events.

I agree but it was a last minute option. GnA's on route 23 are the best I've ever had and I will be inspecting them later or tomorrow.

[Snoogans]

I agree but it was a last minute option. GnA's on route 23 are the best I've ever had and I will be inspecting them later or tomorrow.

HAHAHAHAHAHA. So sad

I went into GnA's to order a sandwich once. The guy dropped the bread on the floor and then picked it up and tried to use it to make my sandwich. I will never go near that fuckin place again, FUCK THEM.


That being sad, someone else needs to get crackin on a 24 hour sandwich shop

[hammersavage]

Yea, that sounds like GnA's.


They used to have a 2nd location further down on 23. Also 24 hours, also packed at 3am on a Saturday. Why they ever closed that one and why their aren't more is a tragedy.

[TripleSkeet]

HAHAHAHAHAHA. So sad

I went into GnA's to order a sandwich once. The guy dropped the bread on the floor and then picked it up and tried to use it to make my sandwich. I will never go near that fuckin place again, FUCK THEM.



Hahahahaha

Every restuarant youve EVER eaten at has done that.

[Snoogans]

Yea, that sounds like GnA's.


They used to have a 2nd location further down on 23. Also 24 hours, also packed at 3am on a Saturday. Why they ever closed that one and why their aren't more is a tragedy.

Maybe cause they drop bread on the floor and then try to use it

[Snoogans]

Hahahahaha

Every restuarant youve EVER eaten at has done that.

this place did it in front of me. I just walked out and went to another place. BUT I STILL HAVE NO WHERE TO GO AT 3 AM FOR SANDWICHES NOW

[hammersavage]

If they ever dropped it in front of me and tried to use it, I'd wait til they were done, open it and throw it behind the counter and walk out.

[topless_mike]

this place did it in front of me. I just walked out and went to another place. BUT I STILL HAVE NO WHERE TO GO AT 3 AM FOR SANDWICHES NOW

home would be a great option.

[Snoogans]

home would be a great option.

Find me a home where you have the ability to choose between 25 different types of sandwich at 3 AM, and then someone makes it for you

[hammersavage]

The White House

[Snoogans]

The White House

hmmm, you think Obama will hook a brotha up?

[hammersavage]

He'll drop your white ass's sandwich on the floor first.

[Snoogans]

He'll drop your white ass's sandwich on the floor first.

SON OF A BITCH

no wonder the economy sucks, CANT EVEN GET A NON FLOOR ROLLED SANDWICH ANYMORE

[hammersavage]

GNA's on 23 is CONFIRMED a two sided topping establishment

[lleeder]

This is the first time I've seen this thread but all the bagel places around me are completely covered in toppings as it was put. Only donuts have one side. Your just eating a shit cheap ass jersey everything donut.

[hammersavage]

Whoever originally said 'toppings' should be banned

[IamFogHat]

Let's say the topping is cream cheese, then don't all bagels look like this
http://www.mtnhomesd.org/mhhs/images/2007/brealfast.jpg
with the topping on both sides? I'm so confused.

[lleeder]

Whoever originally said 'toppings' should be banned

i know right? like its a fuckin sundae

[hammersavage]

Let's say the topping is cream cheese, then don't all bagels look like this

If the toppings is cream cheese, I only put it on one side of the bagel but I make sure its enough. It closes anyway. My jackass friend puts cream cheese on both sides and eats them individually. I hate him secretly

[Fallon]

My jackass friend puts cream cheese on both sides and eats them individually. I hate him secretly

That's what I do.

:bye:

[happytypinggirl]

always eat the bagel as two halves. its much to much to eat sammidge style. too hard to bite through both halves at once. you people have sharp teeth.

[hammersavage]

look, its cool if chicks do it. Fallon, you lost me tonight...

[happytypinggirl]

i had no idea that this was a guy/girl thing. but now that you mention it, i never see guys eating halves.
hmmmmmm

by the way....i have continued to find bagel places with double sided flavors, including ess a bagel recently. in fact, last week i watched some guys make bagels at this place, and watched them dip the bagel in the 'everything mix' then dip the other side, then put them on a tray to be cooked.

[lleeder]

always eat the bagel as two halves. its much to much to eat sammidge style. too hard to bite through both halves at once. you people have sharp teeth.
Not only do I eat it in two halves, I'll tear it up and eat it piece by piece. Who wants a big wad of bagel choking down their gullet? I want to savor each bite.

[hammersavage]

i had no idea that this was a guy/girl thing. but now that you mention it, i never see guys eating halves. hmmmmmm

That's what I do.


Ouch.


Not only do I eat it in two halves, I'll tear it up and eat it piece by piece. Who wants a big wad of bagel choking down their gullet? I want to savor each bite.

Thanks Earl Douglass

[Foster]

I can't go through this argument again.

[hammersavage]

I can't go through this argument again.

state your case for the record

[Foster]

i had no idea that this was a guy/girl thing. but now that you mention it, i never see guys eating halves.
hmmmmmm

by the way....i have continued to find bagel places with double sided flavors, including ess a bagel recently. in fact, last week i watched some guys make bagels at this place, and watched them dip the bagel in the 'everything mix' then dip the other side, then put them on a tray to be cooked.

sounds very unproductive

[happytypinggirl]

frankly i think its nuts to eat it as a sammidge. good for you fallon.

[Foster]

state your case for the record

toppings belong on one side, hence the name toppings

[hammersavage]

frankly i think its nuts to eat it as a sammidge. good for you fallon.

90% of the bagel eating world eats it like a sammich. And we're the nuts ones?

[lleeder]

i had no idea that this was a guy/girl thing. but now that you mention it, i never see guys eating halves.
hmmmmmm

by the way....i have continued to find bagel places with double sided flavors, including ess a bagel recently. in fact, last week i watched some guys make bagels at this place, and watched them dip the bagel in the 'everything mix' then dip the other side, then put them on a tray to be cooked.

Ive never been to a one sided bagel place. When I get a dozen the last couple are covered in various everything bits because of the over covering of the bagels.

[sailor]

90% of the bagel eating world eats it like a sammich. And we're the nuts ones?

what journal did you get your stats from?

[happytypinggirl]

toppings belong on one side, hence the name toppings

but they're not really called toppings. someone just made that up for this thread. they're flavors. you wont find a bagel menu with the word: toppings on it.

90% of the bagel eating world eats it like a sammich. And we're the nuts ones?

90%? i dunno if i agree with that. have you ever been to a jewish break the fast? or a bris? or just a jew sunday?

[hammersavage]

what journal did you get your stats from?

Sailor Sucks Quarterly

[sailor]

but they're not really called toppings. someone just made that up for this thread. they're flavors. you wont find a bagel menu with the word: toppings on it.



90%? i dunno if i agree with that. have you ever been to a jewish break the fast? or a bris? or just a jew sunday?

are jews 10% of the world? he may be on to something, personal attacks aside.

and from the first post it sounds like matty's saying you used the term toppings on the air. he's not around anymore to defend this.

[Foster]

but they're not really called toppings. someone just made that up for this thread. they're flavors. you wont find a bagel menu with the word: toppings on it.



what are they called then?

[hammersavage]

90%? i dunno if i agree with that. have you ever been to a jewish break the fast? or a bris? or just a jew sunday?

I haven't. teach me.


Every person I've ever seen eat a bagel, I'd say 90% eat it like a normal human. I don't roll with many rabbi's however.

[happytypinggirl]

are jews 10% of the world? he may be on to something, personal attacks aside.

they may be, but they are definitely account for much more than 10% of the bagel eating world.

edit: one source says about 25% fyi but that seems high to me.

[lleeder]

I haven't. teach me.


Every person I've ever seen eat a bagel, I'd say 90% eat it like a normal human. I don't roll with many rabbi's however.

you should they have great side projects going

[hammersavage]

they may be, but they are definitely account for much more than 10% of the bagel eating world.

I was in a group of 20 this past weekend, and 1 out of the group ate it your style. None of which were Jews. So that would be 95%

[IMSlacker]

I always eat the two halves separately. But I live in Texas, so what the fuck do I know?

[happytypinggirl]

what are they called then?

im stumped. i dont think there is an official word. i hate the word toppings though. it doesnt fit. i guess i like flavor better, but not much better. Some flavors are inside the bagel, like raspberry or cinnamon raisin, and some are outside like poppy or sesame.

you're guess is as good as mine for what to call them all.

[lleeder]

im stumped. i dont think there is an official word. i hate the word toppings though. it doesnt fit. i guess i like flavor better, but not much better. Some flavors are inside the bagel, like raspberry or cinnamon raisin, and some are outside like poppy or sesame.

you're guess is as good as mine for what to call them all.

how bout types? my favorite type is...

[IMSlacker]

im stumped. i dont think there is an official word. i hate the word toppings though. it doesnt fit. i guess i like flavor better, but not much better. Some flavors are inside the bagel, like raspberry or cinnamon raisin, and some are outside like poppy or sesame.

you're guess is as good as mine for what to call them all.

I think "kind" is the proper word.

For example: "What kind of bagel do you want?" or "Cinnamon raisin is my favorite kind of bagel"

[chefdoug68]

Bagles? Oh, I thought we were talking about those stupid English Muffins.

Oh well.
nts
Is there an English Muffin thread?

[happytypinggirl]

I think "kind" is the proper word.

For example: "What kind of bagel do you want?" or "Cinnamon raisin is my favorite kind of bagel"

i like it. "kinds"

[lleeder]

I think "kind" is the proper word.

For example: "What kind of bagel do you want?" or "Cinnamon raisin is my favorite kind of bagel"

I usually just say get me a super egg everything or I'll take a sesame. Never like I want the everything kind or can I get the salt topped?

[happytypinggirl]

I usually just say get me a super egg everything or I'll take a sesame. Never like I want the everything kind or can I get the salt topped?

so....do bagels have "kinds" on one side or two? hehehhehehehhehehe

[IamFogHat]

always eat the bagel as two halves. its much to much to eat sammidge style. too hard to bite through both halves at once. you people have sharp teeth.

Is that what this thread is asking? It sounds like one side has toppings and the other is plain, which is insanity. Shouldn't this thread be do you eat your bagel as a whole or in two pieces? Or am I wrong and more confused than ever?

[happytypinggirl]

Is that what this thread is asking? It sounds like one side has toppings and the other is plain, which is insanity. Shouldn't this thread be do you eat your bagel as a whole or in two pieces? Or am I wrong and more confused than ever?

the thread took a fork in the road. so the answer to your question(s) is yes.

[sailor]

varieties.

[hammersavage]

any bagel worth a damn has kinds on both sides.

[jauble]

how bout types? my favorite type is...

I like the concept of bagel trim. Most of the bagels I have ever had have been one sided, but then again I am from a red state so what do I know.

[~Katja~]

I have not read all pages here... it was started when I was in Germany and I am too lazy to read it all tonight.
A topping on a bagel goes on both sides and is something like butter, cream cheese or whatever else you like with your bagel... I won't eat a bagel put together like a sandwich (who the hell has a mouth big enough for it?).
There are different kinds of bagels and obviously only seeds & salt are an outside seasoning while chocolate chip, cinnamon raisin, blueberry (you get the picture) are infused flavors within the bagel. A seasoned bagel usually only has the top seasoned but often has parts of the bottom seasoned too. The place HTG mentioned where they season every half to your liking sounds awesome.
My two favorites are poppy seed & blueberry. Yum

[hammersavage]

A topping on a bagel goes on both sides and is something like butter, cream cheese or whatever else you like with your bagel... I won't eat a bagel put together like a sandwich (who the hell has a mouth big enough for it?).
There are different kinds of bagels and obviously only seeds & salt are an outside seasoning while chocolate chip, cinnamon raisin, blueberry (you get the picture) are infused flavors within the bagel. A seasoned bagel usually only has the top seasoned but often has parts of the bottom seasoned too. The place HTG mentioned where they season every half to your liking sounds awesome.

You're just so wrong

[~Katja~]

You're just so wrong
why? I did not match my preference to your response? ( I am sorry I never read it)
If you disagree, I think this is where our relationship would horribly fail... this would be reason enough for me cheating on you with a guy with a smaller mouth who prefers smaller bites ;)

[hammersavage]

why? I did not match my preference to your response? ( I am sorry I never read it)
If you disagree, I think this is where our relationship would horribly fail... this would be reason enough for me cheating on you with a guy with a smaller mouth who prefers smaller bites ;)

you want a guy with a smaller mouth?



there was just so many wrong points, I can't even start.

[~Katja~]

you want a guy with a smaller mouth?



there was just so many wrong points, I can't even start.

I don't know, yours must be stretched from all that mikeyboy cock :) Faith is a lucky woman ;)

[hammersavage]

I have not read all pages here... it was started when I was in Germany and I am too lazy to read it all tonight.

That was a month ago. Surely, you must have had the time.

A topping on a bagel goes on both sides and is something like butter, cream cheese or whatever else you like with your bagel... I won't eat a bagel put together like a sandwich (who the hell has a mouth big enough for it?).

That was not how we defined topping originally. That would be the 'spread'. And again, 90% of the English speaking world eats it like a sandwich. Just know that you are the crazy people, not us.

only seeds & salt are an outside seasoning[/B] while chocolate chip, cinnamon raisin, blueberry (you get the picture) are infused flavors within the bagel. A seasoned bagel usually only has the top seasoned but often has parts of the bottom seasoned too. The place HTG mentioned where they season every half to your liking sounds awesome.

a) I'm gonna tell my buddy ONION the bad news. b) I live in the bagel capital of the world. And let me tell you, every respectable place has seasonings on top and bottom. I don't know what kind of horse shit they pulled on you in the old country or out in the sticks, but you aren't getting a proper bagel.

My two favorites are poppy seed & blueberry. Yum

Yum or yuck?


Now go, you've had your spanking

[~Katja~]

quoting is hard....



this is the first night I see this thread and damn it I am telling you I am too lazy to read it all.

Eating a bagel split in two halves is way more filling, takes ya longer to eat and you get full quicker than when you wolf down a bagel sandwich with layers and layers of "spread"

(there; I said spread, happy now???)

[hammersavage]

Eating a bagel split in two halves is way more filling, takes ya longer to eat and you get full quicker than when you wolf down a bagel sandwich with layers and layers of "spread"

(there; I said spread, happy now???)

who gives a shit about filling? I want it to taste good.

And its the exact same amount of food.

[hammersavage]

and i fixed the quote.



the spanking is now complete

[~Katja~]

who gives a shit about filling? I want it to taste good.

And its the exact same amount of food.

silly boy, it's a proven fact that eating slower, chewing better and smaller portions at a time are better for your digestion....(and fill you up faster)
and I only like a little butter on my toasted bagel anyway... I know it's a crime to toast it

[~Katja~]

and i fixed the quote.



the spanking is now complete

not if you acknowledge your failure... duh

[jauble]

quoting is hard....



this is the first night I see this thread and damn it I am telling you I am too lazy to read it all.

Eating a bagel split in two halves is way more filling, takes ya longer to eat and you get full quicker than when you wolf down a bagel sandwich with layers and layers of "spread"

(there; I said spread, happy now???)

To my knowledge this is about the trim on the bagel (You're god damned right if this is all about the term "bagel trim").

[hammersavage]

silly boy, it's a proven fact that eating slower, chewing better and smaller portions at a time are better for your digestion....(and fill you up faster)
and I only like a little butter on my toasted bagel anyway... I know it's a crime to toast it

Who cares about filling up? You eat one bagel no matter what. I want delicious cream cheese in the MIDDLE and salt on the top and bottom. But what do I know, I'm a silly 90%er.


A little butter on a toasted bagel? Away with you, red ass

[~Katja~]

Who cares about filling up? You eat one bagel no matter what. I want delicious cream cheese in the MIDDLE and salt on the top and bottom. But what do I know, I'm a silly 90%er.


A little butter on a toasted bagel? Away with you, red ass
nope, cause I might be done 3/4th into it...

the thing is if I get a bagel, regardless of whether it's flavored or seasoned, I want to taste it's flavors all the way. Any spread other than a little butter (which is a bit salty and enhances flavors from sweet to spice) is just covering up the goodness of a bagel.

[hammersavage]

nope, cause I might be done 3/4th into it...

the thing is if I get a bagel, regardless of whether it's flavored or seasoned, I want to taste it's flavors all the way. Any spread other than a little butter (which is a bit salty and enhances flavors from sweet to spice) is just covering up the goodness of a bagel.

You're taking a shot at cream cheese now? This will not stand

[~Katja~]

You're taking a shot at cream cheese now? This will not stand
isn't cream cheese just curdled milk? Whoa you are a gourmet :P

[biggirl]

You're taking a shot at cream cheese now? This will not stand

Do you like cream cheese Hammersavage? Cause if so...I am gonna start liking you now too.

[hammersavage]

Do you like cream cheese Hammersavage? Cause if so...I am gonna start liking you now too.

What AMERICAN doesn't?

[biggirl]

What AMERICAN doesn't?

do you like the original flavor or other flavors or both?

[hammersavage]

OG. and none of this low fat malarky

[biggirl]

OG. and none of this low fat malarky

I get it...I would love to go out for bagels with you sometime.

[happytypinggirl]

dammit im hungry and breakfast is HOURS away.

this last page has been exhausting to read.

TRIM??? EW. wouldnt bagel trim be the scraps of leftover dough?

[hammersavage]

dammit im hungry and breakfast is HOURS away.

this last page has been exhausting to read.

TRIM??? EW. wouldnt bagel trim be the scraps of leftover dough?

No one jumped on the 'trim' bandwagon. 'Kinds' is perfectly acceptable.


And GNA's in Butler is 24/7. Take the ride and taste the greatness.

[biggirl]

dammit im hungry and breakfast is HOURS away.

this last page has been exhausting to read.

TRIM??? EW. wouldnt bagel trim be the scraps of leftover dough?


I can't keep up on this thread...but where is your favorite place to have a bagel...I mean who has the best bagels...you may have said...but I don't want to read through all of this.

[RhinoinMN]

No one jumped on the 'trim' bandwagon. 'Kinds' is perfectly acceptable.


And GNA's in Butler is 24/7. Take the ride and taste the greatness.

Take the ride and ride the tasteness. I like that better.


You are like spills in Wal Mart.

[happytypinggirl]

I can't keep up on this thread...but where is your favorite place to have a bagel...I mean who has the best bagels...you may have said...but I don't want to read through all of this.

in nj im perfectly content with bagels 4 u but there is a great little place in west caldwell, cant remember the name right now, and there is a decent place in livingston too. jersey bagels (the chain with the pink stupid sign) are the worst ive ever had in the metropolitan area. in ny, ess a bagel is pretty good, im always happy with h&h, and even a few of the chains do aight. theres a bunch of small neighborhood places all over the city that are really good too. you can pretty much tell by looking or even smelling if you're in a worthwhile place. my very favorite place in the world to go out for bagel breakfast is to go to barney greengrass and order a lox eggs and onion (or anything else on the menu) and they give you a basket of bagels for the table. spensive but worth it. great coffee and juice too.

[biggirl]

in nj im perfectly content with bagels 4 u but there is a great little place in west caldwell, cant remember the name right now, and there is a decent place in livingston too. jersey bagels (the chain with the pink stupid sign) are the worst ive ever had in the metropolitan area. in ny, ess a bagel is pretty good, im always happy with h&h, and even a few of the chains do aight. theres a bunch of small neighborhood places all over the city that are really good too. you can pretty much tell by looking or even smelling if you're in a worthwhile place. my very favorite place in the world to go out for bagel breakfast is to go to barney greengrass and order a lox eggs and onion (or anything else on the menu) and they give you a basket of bagels for the table. spensive but worth it. great coffee and juice too.

Do you know of a good place in Minnesota?

[Foster]

dammit im hungry and breakfast is HOURS away.

this last page has been exhausting to read.

TRIM??? EW. wouldnt bagel trim be the scraps of leftover dough?

the proper term for this is "bagel chips"

I think part of the 2 billion Obama is putting toward the schools needs
to used to educate the rest of the country on bagel fundamentals

[IMSlacker]

The kind of bagel I'm having for breakfast this morning is blueberry.

[Hottub]

How are the bagels at the Trellis diner?

[sailor]

if you're having a salt bagel, just get a goddamn pretzel. fuckin' animals, ruinin' a possibly good bagel.

[happytypinggirl]

Do you know of a good place in Minnesota?

fraid a trip to ny is in order

[biggirl]

fraid a trip to ny is in order

we are working on it.

[aceofspades7]

they are usually only on one side but i like them more on both sides...

[happytypinggirl]

they are usually only on one side but i like them more on both sides...

outside ny i agree...cause they make bagels differently everywhere else, but in the greater NYC area, in places that make them the og way, its both. shit, howd i end up back on page 1 again?

[Fallon]

frankly i think its nuts to eat it as a sammidge. good for you fallon.
I don't want cream cheese pouring out of the sides every time I take a bite and that's what happened when I tried it as a sandwich.

Two halves is the way to go. Less messy, more tasty.

[aceofspades7]

outside ny i agree...cause they make bagels differently everywhere else, but in the greater NYC area, in places that make them the og way, its both. shit, howd i end up back on page 1 again?

i know us rubes...

we actually get h&h bagels here in dc - i think they are par boiled and then baked at the store (calvert woodley on ct ave if anyone local is interested). they are fantastic

[Serpico1103]

Every bagel I have eaten in Brooklyn, Manhattan and LI has had toppings on both sides, if it had toppings at all.
Yes, sometimes the toppings were more on one side than the other, put I think that might be due to the bagel sitting, or how they put the toppings on.

With "one sided" bagels, if I cut it in half and put cream cheese on it, I am getting one everything bagel with cream cheese and one plain bagel with cream cheese? Nonsense.