Do you like the butt

lol I dont like either butts! lol the front of the back of the loaf!! that is.. lol. My husband will eat them. And my friend and i have had this discussion before. I say the ends are for helping to keep the slices in between fresh! my friends husband agrees with me. but my friend and my husband like eating the ends. .. just think.. if the factory or where ever the bread is made drops the bread.. that's the part of the bread to have the most floor to bread spread of dirt and germs! EWWW!

I'm the only one in my house that will eat it and I love it

No. In my family, however wasteful this is, we usually just don't eat the end parts. Or save them for my dad, who would eat almost anything. I don't really know why, because it's not like they were gross or anything. But then again, kids are pretty picky about what they eat.

am not looking for that butt end of the bread but if it is the first one there if i get to make a sandwich it's no problem. i haven't noticed it tastes different than the other pieces. maybe because i have the habit of putting a lot of sandwich spread .

Yes, I like the butt. lol... It's the crunchier part of the bread...lol

You're so lucky that your son loves the worst part of the bread. :P I try to encourage my brothers to eat it because I hate using it to make sandwiches with it. It seems so dry and tastes horribly. I don't know that I'll ever end up in enjoying it. Maybe we're one in the same? :) Oh, and my mom has the exact same feeling towards it as you. She doesn't really care for them but she'll eat them if they're there.

Hi! When I read the title of your discussion, I got startled because the meaning of butt says - To hit or push against with the head or horns. However, when I read the entire discussion I could get the exact meaning. Like you too, when we were children we did not like butt of bread. However, now we ourselves have become parents and know the cost of bread, because we go and buy it. We prefer not to waste our bread and we use its first and the last piece, to the extent possible. If you bake these pieces pefectly, it gives you some good taste.

I share the same sentiment as your son. I also prefer to take the butt, especially if the butt is toasted. I do not know why but somehow I feel that is the best part if it is toasted crisp.

ha ha ha ha ha... I love the titles you give to your discussions! do you like the butt indeed! Oh yeah... I LOVE the BUTT... of the loaf of bread. They are usually the best. Though not everyone shares the same sentiments as me when it comes to bread. The ends are the best, especially if it is from a fresh loaf of french baguette! Smear it with a nice coat of butter, dip it in your favorite hot beverage... it is UM-MMM! And if you have hot soup? Even BETTER!

I know what you mean, LOL. I love the ends of a bread; especially French breads like the ones I could get in Delifrance. Awesomely delicious. When I was young, I would dip those ends (cut them out in the first place), dip in egg/butter and went on to fry. The crunchiness was so delicious and I love it more than breadcrumbs. It's close to that kind of taste yeah, and I'm sure you know it....awesome! LOL....

hi sacmom nope I really do not eat the butt ends of bread 'and seldom eat the crusts. I hate white bread and love' good whole grain darker bread, it is so much better for you and does taste better too. Ihate white bread as its gooey and tasteless and it has few nutrients in it that are good for you.

Ah, don't call it a butt otherwise I would not eat it my friend. I always like this at its best. My mom use to leave the bottom of bread for me. I don't know the reason but I think it is the most baked one in the whole bread, sin't ti?

We call them the crusts and no I don't really like them. I usually just feed them to the birds or make them into breadcrumbs for cooking.

[b]Hello my friend How are you? I actually like it, I think its unfair to throw the ends away, I also give it to my grandson, he use to say grandma I don't want that not anymore lol, he eats it and so do I, there is a difference in the taste but its o.k still worth eating to me. Thank you my friend.[/b]

Personally this has never been my favorite part of the bread, and if I had my way I will throw it out every time. Now my husband sometimes will eat it if he has too but a lot of the time throws it out as well. I sometimes think they need to find a way to make it softer like regular bread so more people would want to eat it for sure.

In our family, the common question was "Church or Chapel, Crust or Crumb". In the days before sliced bread (no, I'm not that old but we always bought bread from the local baker and it was unsliced), the loaf had a rounded top and, being quite large, each slice was usually cut in half horizontally so that some pieces had a rounded outline ('Chapel') and others were square ('Church'). The slices off the ends of the loaf were 'crust' and the middle slices 'crumb'. I very often preferred the crust, especially if it was a new loaf, and so did my brothers and sister. My mother also used to tell us that eating the crust would make our hair curl (there is no truth in that, of course, but as curly hair was a 'good thing', it was, presumably, a ploy to make the crust more desirable!) I know that I preferred the crust because it didn't fall to pieces, if the butter was somewhat hard, or flop about, spilling the jam or marmalade. I also liked the taste and chewyness of the crust (and still do).

Not really for sandwiches or the like but I have found that if you are grilling (panini, grilled cheese, etc...) it works very well and of course waste not want not so make sure that if you don't use them to use them for bread crumbs! Thanks Zelo

I've always called it the heel, but no, don't and never have cared for the end pieces of bread. I know a lot of people that like it, my son likes it the best, too and says that it makes great toast....I'm glad he likes it, it won't go to waste anymore!

I think it's a hate it or love it type of thing. I love the ends of the bread loaf for breakfast whereas my husband hates it. lol At least none of it goes to waste! I only like it toasted really good and then some butter that melts into the bread. Yummy! You're making me hungry!! LOL

For me i like the both end of the bread, it's the best part especially if it's golden or brown baked.