Comments | navygreen: Stupid bread.

navygreen

Stupid bread.

Apr 09, 2010 18:41

I hate pop-open! types of breads and rolls. They always scare the poop out of me!

Also, my stromboli tonight is going to be seriously ugly, as the french bread would NOT come out of the tube easily. :-/

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daphyn April 10 2010, 00:12:42 UTC

I hate those too. I always make Thomas open them.

navygreen April 10 2010, 00:16:33 UTC

I make the boys do them if Philip's not around, but he's at work, and they're outside being boys. ;-)

daphyn April 10 2010, 00:19:19 UTC

One thing that helps me is to peel back just the first little bit and then push on the seam with a spoon. It's less freaky that way. Then just twist once it's popped :)

navygreen April 10 2010, 01:42:27 UTC

I usually just bang 'em on the counter to make it less scary. :-)

crafty_muse April 10 2010, 00:39:01 UTC

I totally agree with you. I always have Eric open them while I leave the room. ;)

navygreen April 10 2010, 01:41:50 UTC

I must admit I got a very guilty sense of pleasure the first time I handed an unsuspecting A.J. a tube of crescent rolls. Hey, it's a rite of passage! ;-)

a1 April 10 2010, 00:46:48 UTC

glad I'm not the only one who hates them too!
I usually purposely not open them well and then take a knife to it.

navygreen April 10 2010, 01:41:06 UTC

LOL, I've been known to go that route. Shhhhh! ;-)

goodjoan April 10 2010, 01:21:37 UTC

I'm also among the 'terrified of the exploding bread tube' folks! You are not alone!

navygreen April 10 2010, 01:40:39 UTC

I love that so many of them seem to be "duds" nowadays. It's not nearly so scary when I have to beat them on the seam to make it pop, and I'm a fan. ;-)

redwink April 10 2010, 01:37:44 UTC

I tend to peel the label off*, then whack the tube on the edge of the counter. I aim to have the seam be the point of impact. This always makes a loud noise, so I don't jump when it pops open. Be sure to have a firm grip on the tube and picture something you're angry about - might as well use constructive violence to make yourself feel better!

* = I also tend to automatically thow the label in the garbage. This is despite the fact that I *know* that I need it for the directions on the label.

navygreen April 10 2010, 01:39:32 UTC

That's pretty much what I do. Lately, I've had more "duds" that didn't open the first round, and that's fine with me - I prefer whacking them. ;-)

But LOL! I always forget and toss the label, too! Now I've finally got it memorized for crescent rolls - 375° for 9-11 minutes!