what's the point of the big ass hole in the middle
>>21092105
>>21092105Try making one with and one without and you'll immediately understand.Contrary to autistic belief, an perfectly packed and maximally dense cube is not the ideal way to make food.
>>21092105Bagels are jewish invention, it saves money on flour
>>21092105that's what everyone says whenever they see you in a group op
>>21092111came here to post this
>>21092105So you can stick a finger through to balance it on its end while you cut it in half. Duh.
Goy humiliation ritual
>>21092105it reduces cooking time which was a big deal if fuel was scarce. it's the same reason a lot of chinese food involves a lot of food being cut into small pieces then quickly cooked.
>>21092105It's so only the first bite involves the corners of your mouth. Afterwards you can pick a direction and take smaller chunks with just your front teeth until the bagel is gone.
more surface araea, dummy
>>21092111You have this pic in the holster at all times,just in case.Baste
>>21092105So the middle can cook ya retard
>>21092333That don't work. They're always made the perfect size for one bite.
Presumably the same reason ancient Chinese coins had a hole in the middle.
>>21092216kek gotem
>>21092479Jews all the way back then too, huh?
>>21092208lelTTD
>>21092105It helps it cook evenly, which is necessary to maintain the chewy texture bagels are known for. Without the hole, the outside would develop a hard crust by the time the inside was cooked, and it would basically just be a dense bread roll.
Aren't they stored on pegs which create the whole in the first place?
>>21094340Your post is retarded in like three distinct ways
>>21094347What three distinct ways?Well what, "like", three distinct ways? Two?
>>21094340The hole idea of the peg is that its stored on a whole in the first place?
>>21092105Jewelry.