How Sliced Bread Became the ‘Greatest Thing’

When sliced bread hit the market, American consumers weren’t sure just how great it was. On this day, July 7, in 1928, a ...
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Bread-slicing Machine

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Smithsonian Magazine

Take a Look at the Patents Behind Sliced Bread

Even though the idea of sliced bread took off like a shot, it took the inventor of the bread-slicing machine years to convince bakers to try his invention. Flickr/SliceofChic Some products are so ...
The Providence Journal

Museum will keep sliced bread machine for another three years

The sliced bread machine on loan to the Grand River Historical Society and Museum will remain in Chillicothe for at least another three years, Pam Clingerman, curator of the Grand River Historical ...
Star Tribune

Mackay: Sliced bread may be the best thing, but it took a decade to convince bakers

We’ve all heard the expression “the greatest thing since sliced bread.” But how did sliced bread come to be? The Anecdote International website provides one version of the story. In 1912, the son of a ...

Baker Shares Simple Yet Genius Method for Easily Cutting Round Bread Without Crushing It

Instead, here's an easier way to cut a loaf of boule, according to Fahey: Place your loaf on a cutting board, and slice it once down the middle. Take one half and flip it on its side, with the inside ...
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Bread-slicing Machine

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