When freshly toasted bread is placed onto a flat surface like a plate, the steam created between the toast and the surface goes right up into the bread. The result is a soggy piece of toast. Placing toast upright in a toast rack with air circulating around each piece of bread completely eradicates steam from the picture, ensuring crunchy pieces of toast whenever you're ready to eat it. The drawback is that the toast often turns cold before butter can be spread on it.
It turns out, the British don't mind this one bit. Anthropologist Kate Fox writes in her book "Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour," "The English would rather have their toast cool and dry than warm and damp ... American toast lacks reserve and dignity: it is too sweaty and indiscrete and emotional" (per My Recipes). Ouch.
Emotional or not, Americans like lots of creamy butter on their toast, and they like it melted and seeping into their bread. Sogginess can typically be avoided if the toast is eaten quickly, which many people do. But if crunchiness is desired and a lower temperature is acceptable for you, a toast rack might be just the solution for a better breakfast. In addition, the pressure would be off to serve warm toast at the same time that every other breakfast item is ready. Finally, they certainly look regal, so even if it isn't for every day, a toast rack would make a nice addition to a holiday or brunch table.
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April 04, 2023 at 04:12AM
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