Well Fired? More like well ******!

dickydonkin

Just been into the local Sainsbury's as we had ran out of bread, and on searching the 'in store' baked goods, I came across a round uncut type of bread that was as black as the hole of Calcutta.

When I say black - I mean black! I don't mean a 'well done crust' I mean black - literally burnt to a cinder.

On examining the product, I had thought that the baker had either been on the sozzle or the timer on the oven had malfunctioned.

The label indicated that it was a 'well fired' loaf. I indicated to Mrs P that it was well ******! and it should be the Baker who is 'well fired'!

Now I like a bit of crunch to my crust, but you would require the teeth of a Badger to even scratch the surface. Furthermore, I attempted with little success to squeeze the 'well fired' piece of dough - again, I was defeated and the question occured to me as to who buys these things and why?

One would need a Stihl Saw or angle grinder just to slice it - and as for eating it:eek:!
I have never seen Jamie Oliver extoling the virtues of one of these 'little babies' nor do I expect to, but I wonder what is the point?

Now, when MrsP 'overcooks' something, it is now not 'burnt' but 'well fired'! That Sainsbury Baker has a lot to answer for!

Does anyone actually eat these cremated offerings?

ems2

when I was living in Edinburgh burnt rolls were a speciality, my scottish housemate loved them - maybe a lot of Scot's near you?

dickydonkin

ems2 wrote: »

when I was living in Edinburgh burnt rolls were a speciality, my scottish housemate loved them - maybe a lot of Scot's near you?

We are not far from Scotland, but that was the first time I have seen these things.

I am sure they taste fine - but how do you bite into the damn things to find out?

Dizzyduck

Well fired is def a Scottish thing - my OH is always on about them, my family like them too - me, it's just burnt (we are all Scottish!)

tabskitten

Cool- so whenever I burn dinner I just tell OH that its 'Well Fired' from now on?!

molerat

Most of the bakers here do [STRIKE]burnt[/STRIKE] well fired morning rolls, don't see many people actually buying them though.:think:

chocdonuty

Maybe it's a sainsburys thing, In our local one theres always the big round loaves that are varying degrees of black, If they were less burnt I'd be tempted to buy one!
Ps I'm sure i heard years ago that eating a lot of burnt food was bad for you, is that still the case?

eklynne

I LOVE well fired rolls
And I mean black, where the top layer is like charcoal.
Canny beat it with a square sausage and a tattie scone.
My dad says that it's the best hangover cure as the charcoal soaks up the alcohol in your bloodstream. This is most probably a myth us Scots have concocted right enough!

HannahIOW

chocdonuty wrote: »

I'm sure i heard years ago that eating a lot of burnt food was bad for you, is that still the case?

I heard that too, something to do with the carcinogens (sp?) in burnt food being cancer causing I think. So I try not to eat burnt food but then I don't like the taste anyway lol.

geordie_joe

chocdonuty wrote: »

Ps I'm sure i heard years ago that eating a lot of burnt food was bad for you, is that still the case?

Yes, the Dutch asked 120,000 people if they ate burnt food, or crisps and the result was

The Dutch study followed the 120,000 volunteers - 62,000 of whom were women - for 11 years after their initial questionnaire, during which time 327 of them developed endometrial (womb) cancer, and 300 developed ovarian cancer.

Obviously cast iron proof that burnt food causes cancer. But not in men apparently!

CharlieBilly

WE buy that bread its really nice inside despite it looking very burnt its lovely