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Since the COVID lockdown in February, we've mostly switched over to part-baked bread rolls, individually packaged and baked on demand - 3 minutes to heat the ov

Since the COVID lockdown in February, we've mostly switched over to part-baked bread rolls, individually packaged and baked on demand - 3 minutes to heat the oven, 10 minutes baking, and you've got a fresh warm roll, and most importantly, it has a crisp crust. It's a low labour medium between baking your own bread and buying bread almost every day, which is what I used to do. In fact I used buying bread as an excuse to get me out of the house when I used to work from home.

jrochkind1 6y ago
Interesting, I haven't noticed these sold but I haven't been looking. You buy at an ordinary grocery store? National brands? In the freezer section?
- aden1ne 6y ago
  In large parts of Europe, an entire aisle is reserved for these types of productsin many supermarkets. Typically near the bread spreads section. Not sure whether this is common in the US.
  - wikibob 6y ago
    Americans eat baked wheat product and think that it is “bread”. It is not. It’s made from wheat but that’s where the similarities end.
- dlubarov 6y ago
  I'm not sure what the quality is like, but Target sells some "take and bake" breads (at least in my area): https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=take+and+bake https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=take+and+bake Trader Joe's also used to sell "half baked" breads, but I think those might have been discontinued?
  - saalweachter 6y ago
    You will also see this referred to as "parbaked", which I am assuming is a contraction of "part baked".
- barrkel 6y ago
  No, they are part baked, and sealed in a protective atmosphere (nitrogen, I expect). Here: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/fitzgeralds-2-sourdough-baguettes/845933-673919-673920 https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/fitzgeralds-2-sourdou... https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/bakery/bread-and-rolls/part-baked-bread https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/bakery/bread-and-... They last about a month in a pantry, unrefrigerated. A significant fraction (if not all) supermarket bakery bread is shipped as frozen part-baked. This is roughly the same thing but in nitrogen rather than frozen.
  - jrochkind1 6y ago
    Interesting! I see you are maybe in UK? I'm not sure this product exists in ordinary grocery stores in the USA.

jrochkind1 6y ago

Interesting, I haven't noticed these sold but I haven't been looking. You buy at an ordinary grocery store? National brands? In the freezer section?

aden1ne 6y ago
In large parts of Europe, an entire aisle is reserved for these types of productsin many supermarkets. Typically near the bread spreads section. Not sure whether this is common in the US.
- wikibob 6y ago
  Americans eat baked wheat product and think that it is “bread”. It is not. It’s made from wheat but that’s where the similarities end.
dlubarov 6y ago
I'm not sure what the quality is like, but Target sells some "take and bake" breads (at least in my area): https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=take+and+bake https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=take+and+bake Trader Joe's also used to sell "half baked" breads, but I think those might have been discontinued?
- saalweachter 6y ago
  You will also see this referred to as "parbaked", which I am assuming is a contraction of "part baked".
barrkel 6y ago
No, they are part baked, and sealed in a protective atmosphere (nitrogen, I expect). Here: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/fitzgeralds-2-sourdough-baguettes/845933-673919-673920 https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/fitzgeralds-2-sourdou... https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/bakery/bread-and-rolls/part-baked-bread https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/bakery/bread-and-... They last about a month in a pantry, unrefrigerated. A significant fraction (if not all) supermarket bakery bread is shipped as frozen part-baked. This is roughly the same thing but in nitrogen rather than frozen.
- jrochkind1 6y ago
  Interesting! I see you are maybe in UK? I'm not sure this product exists in ordinary grocery stores in the USA.