do you eat the crusts of bread?

[ModernLit]

i don't like crusts. neither does another INTJ i met today. is it an INTJ thing, or just random?
my mom always cut off my crusts as a kid on my jelly sandwiches (no peanut butter, i didn't like them together, just jelly, every single day of school for lunch), so that's mainly the reason, i guess. also the middle of the bread is soft and wonderful. *doesnt like the crust*

[incamy]

Crusts and I do not get along.

[Vega]

I don't think crusts have anything to do with INTJs, although I don't like having them.

[psykhe]

I don't eat crust either. Not so sure about it's connection with INTJ or any other personality type for that matter.

[SelfMadeBum]

This is not a cognitive functions thing, just personal preference.

As for me, I eat the crusts because they are more filling. My system (if I have more than one sandwich) is to eat the crusts of each one first, and save the middles for afterwards.

Delayed gratification FTW.

[Dover]

Not eating the crusts was never an option. lmao

I eat the crusts.

[RedHead8808]

Not eating the crusts was never an option.

Same here.
I'm a proud crust eater!

[papkan]

absolutely facinating topic, but i'll play along. i actually like the crusts

[CortexBomb]

I love crust, I used to eat the crust off each slice of toast first when I was a kid like SelfMadeBum. My Dad and I also would usually be in competition for the heel, though he is not an INTJ. There is something wonderful about a bacon heel-wich (cast iron pan cooked bacon on double-heel bread...the grease doesn't get through the sandwich because of the unique density of the heels!)

Conclusion: crust-eating does not seem to be related to type.

[Philanthropist]

Lol you must be bored. Well I can take them or leave them I suppose.

[wikiwoo]

I eat the crust. I was brought up to finish everything on my plate, I think that's why I do it.

This is my first post btw.

[RedHead8808]

This is my first post btw.

CONGRATS!!!

[Eye on Earth]

Confirmed crust eater here. Never gave it much thought. I do think it is a waste of food to not eat the crust. After all, kids in Africa are starving.

[RedHead8808]

After all, kids in Africa are starving.

maybe they wouldn't be so hungry if everyone sent them their crusts??


I do believe I just solved world hunger. :)

[SelfMadeBum]

Wow. Can't believe that parental tactic actually worked on someone. :stunned:

[Fryman58]

I eat the crust, but I hate corners! When I eat (square) sandwiches I am left face to face with 4 corners that are taunting me. That is why I like subs. NO CORNERS!!!

[Vogue]

I don't eat the crusts. They're too dry. Yuck!

[SelfMadeBum]

Question to crust non-eaters: what about toast?

[Marcus Septim]

i just gobble things down my throat,ask questions later

[dontmesswithme]

Do you eat the crusts of bread?

I eat my crusts. They just need a bit of extra margarine, and they're fine.

[Starry]

I eat the crusts, I think it's a waste to throw perfectly good food out. But I'm also very strict with my budget.

[llBradll]

As for me, I eat the crusts because they are more filling. My system (if I have more than one sandwich) is to eat the crusts of each one first, and save the middles for afterwards.

This. I also used to eat the crust on my pizza first, but strangely haven't in a while.

[Booko]

The crusts of industrial store bought bread are boring. Then again, so is the bread.

I make my own bread. The crusts are the best part.

I will say, however, the cucumber or tomato sandwiches made for teatime should not have crusts.

[ModernLit]

maybe they wouldn't be so hungry if everyone sent them their crusts??


I do believe I just solved world hunger. :)

here here! cheers to solving crisis. logic works, i agree. excellent.

i wasn't so much bored as hanging out with people and then noticing that another INTJ wasn't into crusts, while one other was, and then someone suggesting i post it to the board for discussion. and then i followed through and made good on my promise. i'm actually collecting important personality type data on this thread.

[Booko]

I don't eat crust either. Not so sure about it's connection with INTJ or any other personality type for that matter.

I'd be wondering if there's any correlation with age.

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i wasn't so much bored as hanging out with people and then noticing that another INTJ wasn't into crusts, while one other was, and then someone suggesting i post it to the board for discussion. and then i followed through and made good on my promise. i'm actually collecting important personality type data on this thread.

Here's additional data:

One daughter -- I fight her for crusts.
One son -- he won't eat them. We steal them off his plate.

Both kids are INTJ and around 20-ish.

[ModernLit]

I don't eat the crusts. They're too dry. Yuck!

agree here. also don't like corners--corners are part of the crust.

homemade bread, however, is a different story. if it's made from scratch, and so delicious, especially if made by an italian... then i eat the whole bit of bread or pizza crust. i'm talking about store bought wheat bread and toast and the bread you get in restaurants... :)

[mCinney]

Actually, I only eat the crusts. (Unless if I happen to be eating a sandwich.) The rest of the bread is usually placed next to my medicine cabinet and found after ten minutes of looking for it. For some reason I never remember where I put things...

[ModernLit]

I'd be wondering if there's any correlation with age.

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Here's additional data:

One daughter -- I fight her for crusts.
One son -- he won't eat them. We steal them off his plate.

Both kids are INTJ and around 20-ish.

it works when your parents eat your crusts for you. or your boyfriend really likes crusts, so when you go out to eat you're not wasting food since he prefers crust to the middle of the bread. sometimes he likes the middle, though. sometimes my dad likes the middle. then there's a problem because then i just fight them to be the fastest middle of the bread eater. sometimes i can be really immature, mostly when it comes to food. and i'm nearly 30. not sure i'll grow out of not liking crusts. maybe if i continue to be unemployed and living off ramen for several more years i'll change my tune, but it's not likely. i'm pretty stubborn about liking what i like :)

[Mogura]

I only eat the crusts.

Crusty bastards, unite!!!

[Booko]

it works when your parents eat your crusts for you. or your boyfriend really likes crusts, so when you go out to eat you're not wasting food since he prefers crust to the middle of the bread. sometimes he likes the middle, though. sometimes my dad likes the middle. then there's a problem because then i just fight them to be the fastest middle of the bread eater. sometimes i can be really immature, mostly when it comes to food. and i'm nearly 30. not sure i'll grow out of not liking crusts. maybe if i continue to be unemployed and living off ramen for several more years i'll change my tune, but it's not likely. i'm pretty stubborn about liking what i like :)

Well, you could always benefit the birds with your habit of not eating crusts?

As for being immature, don't sweat it. I'm in my 50s and I still dislike having the foods on my plate touch each other. Friends of mine joke about my toddler eating habits. :) It does keep me from packing on weight during holidays though...I never pile a plate beyond what a decent amount of food would be. Everything would be...mixed. :scared:

[psykhe]

I'd be wondering if there's any correlation with age.

Brilliant observation, Booko! Does this mean that when you are a parent you actually are more inclined to 'eat crusts'? As one poster mentioned about parental tactic. Parents are supposed to be role models,eh? Not to mention the family food budget. Superficially shallow yes but if you are going to take it to the psychological perspective, makes sense in a way.

And yes, I am in my 20-ish :bucktooth:

[phoboser]

I like crusts now, but when I was a kid I made my mother cut them off. I was a very finicky eater, in fact I was finicky about everything: clothing, cutlery, schedules, routines, sharing, light seeping under the door from the hallway at night, noise, etc.

[Ilara]

Lol I eat my crusts. I like my crusts. And my parents would never have put up with such a flagrant waste of food when I was a child. We had it hard enough in my early years without the added hardship of getting more food to replace perfectly edible things.

All told, I like crusts. Especially crispy ones. Mmm, crispy crusts. I brush my bread with water while it's baking to get that nice crispy texture, 'cause it's just so delicious... *drools* mmm, crispy crusts... ^>^

... Of course, there's something to be said for the more delicate, slightly stretchy milk-brushed crusts, too... *disappears into imaginary breadland*

[INTJoe]

2 people don't like crust? Must be an INTJ thing!!!!!!!!!!! Because we know 15 out of 16 types love the crust!

Anyway yeah I eat the crust. Pretty sure since I was like...7 years old.

[ModernLit]

Well, you could always benefit the birds with your habit of not eating crusts?

As for being immature, don't sweat it. I'm in my 50s and I still dislike having the foods on my plate touch each other. Friends of mine joke about my toddler eating habits. :) It does keep me from packing on weight during holidays though...I never pile a plate beyond what a decent amount of food would be. Everything would be...mixed. :scared:

i agree! i dont like my foods touching each other either!! haha. not a good role model.

and INTJoe, you obviously don't get the joke. it's not meant to be a serious topic. and i'm finding that most people who have posted in fact, DO NOT EAT CRUSTS! so really, i'm proving something scientific here.

[rara avis]

I went through a phase or two as a kid where I attempted to refuse the crusts, but my mother would do a full-on vengeance aria over things like that. I was not permitted to be picky. I'm pretty sure she actually told me that the crusts are the healthiest part of the bread... But maybe I'm thinking of some sort of unpeeled vegetable. Potato, or maybe apple skins? I might have gotten the remonstrations mixed up.

End result, I suppose I eat the crusts out of a sense of righteousness. The crusts just seem to belong there, they help hold the sandwich together; and I don't want to gnaw out the middle of the sandwich, that would bug me. My mom was always proud not to have picky kids, and I seem to have carried forward some small pride in not being picky.

But I do make sure the sandwich innards or toast spread is particularly well represented around the edges to compensate for any dryness or bitterness.

[katrin]

Yes. I was raised to think that it's wasteful not to eat them.

If I didn't like them I would put them out for birds to eat.

[aspen]

I only eat the crusts of well jammed toast. Crusts of sandwiches don't stand a chance of being eaten.

[Cincinnatus]

Sure, I eat the crusts.

[Thinker]

The crust is the best part....especially on fresh home baked Italian loaf:

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[OwenF]

I usually eat the crust. If the bread looks like what Thinker posted, I might throw a little fluffy stuff to the House Sparrows so I can eat more crust.

Exceptions: I emphatically agree with Booko about cucumber sandwiches and about a certain kind of tomato sandwich. (Southern-style tomato sandwiches in the U.S., on the other hand, need all available bread--crust certainly included!--to soak up mayonnaise.) Sometimes at restaurants I have had sandwiches that have uninteresting bread and the wrong bread-to-filling ratio, and I compensate for this by pulling off the crust.

[Silverity]

Dad (INTJ) and I have fought after the crusts for as long as my tiny arms could stretch across the table. Mmm crust. French bread and Italian bread crusts are the best. Especially if they have herbs and cheese baked in to them ~.~

[snipah3]

I think the crust usually has a more concentrated flavor. I love crust.

[MortalWombat]

I eat the crusts. I hardly even notice any difference.

[Elena]

Nope, I hate the crust, but I hate cutting it off, so I just peel the top off one and eat from there.

[jinx31]

:thumbsup: crust

[ShuTheDoor]

Oh, I love the crust, along with the heel of the bread. I love the end pieces, especially if smothered in peanut butter right out of the toaster!

[ModernLit]

i have not had bread in about 5 months now :(
started this thread before i knew i was sort of allergic to wheat... :/

[The Prince]

i don't like crusts. neither does another INTJ i met today. is it an INTJ thing, or just random?
my mom always cut off my crusts as a kid on my jelly sandwiches (no peanut butter, i didn't like them together, just jelly, every single day of school for lunch), so that's mainly the reason, i guess. also the middle of the bread is soft and wonderful. *doesnt like the crust*

I like the crusts of bread.

They are considerably better when you've baked the bread yourself and the crust is hard.

Also keeps it from tearing while cutting, though you may crush the bread.

[Posthuman]

I love crusts. Apparently it's healthy unless you eat the over-baked ones.

[John01]

John like crust. Crust good.

[Elena]

Elena dislike crust. Crust bad. Unless it is on white bread.

[Distance]

On crappy, grocery store bought breads, don't eat the crusts. Bakery, specialty or home-made breads, YES, love the crusts!

On thin crust pizza (wood burning oven baked), crust is delicious. With leavened dough pizzas, don't eat the crusts and generally avoid this kind of pizza.

[CaelestisPeste]

I'm impartial on sliced bread, but if it's a sourdough loaf or pizza crust, then yes.

[ModernLit]

...i no longer eat bread :(
i'm reminded of that when i saw i posted this, and then what do i want... BREAD. ahh.

[eagor]

i save the crusts for what i call "end of the line" grilled cheese

its just normal grilled cheese made of the ends of a loaf of bread

[JC22]

You bet your converse I do.

[Purgatid]

I eat them and have no specific opinion about them.

[Innovate]

Lol @ ModernLit randomly thinking that eating the crust surely correlates with personality types. :P

I like the crust of bread/pizza, but not pie.

[seeyouatx]

I eat the crust on my bread, but I don't always eat the crust of the pizza. Sometimes it's just too many carbs for one day.

[Distance]

This thread has caused a shrimp and dill finger sandwich craving, like the following with crust off, replacing the white bread with multi-grain:

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:faint:

[thehammer]

I eat the crusts. The heels, when lightly toasted, make for some good BLTs, too, especially when Boursin cheese is used instead of mayo.

[InfiniteLoop]

Depends on the bread. Usually I eat the crusts.

Funny story about crusts. When I was a little girl, my mom told me eating the crusts would make my hair curly. I never ate the crusts, because I didn't want curly hair. In fact, I hated the fact that my mom always said she thought curls would look cute on me, because I thought I would look just stupid with curls and instead wanted wavy hair. So I figured that, hey, if I eat the crusts a little, maybe my hair would end up being wavy. It of course didn't work, but after I hit puberty my hair did end up becoming loosely wavy at the ends. XD

Going off of what thehammer said, I adore letting the end bits of loaves of multigrain bread get somewhat stale, then toasting them and making fresh bruschetta to top them with. *Drools* The only problem with Italian food is that once it's gone, you realize how much you miss it being there to eat.

[PRBori]

For the most part I do, it tends to be one of the best parts, specially if it is crunchy..yum..

[Distance]

For the most part I do, it tends to be one of the best parts, specially if it is crunchy..yum..
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[ppu6502]

I eat every crust, every time. If you don't, you're wrong. Just plain wrong.

[PRBori]

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Yumm... yes like that... now I'm hungry.. :(

[MechanicalSun]

I don't eat bread so no.

[Still Standing]

I eat every crust, every time. If you don't, you're wrong. Just plain wrong.

You're right. Just plain right.

[Fecal McAngry]

I almost never eat any wheat products and would recommend reading

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On those once in a blue moon occasions when I eat bread, I eat all of it...

[fesoy]

Yes, it's usually the most nutritious part.

[AlfredSchnittke]

I almost never eat any wheat products and would recommend reading

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On those once in a blue moon occasions when I eat bread, I eat all of it...

Weird.

Maybe I just don't eat huge amount of wheat, but I don't see myself as actively avoiding it, yet I do not have any of the symptoms of Wheat Belly as described on the blog.

I guess I should track how much of it I actually eat though...

I do have nausea more often than normal people I think.

[eagleseven]

I stereotype people who don't eat crusts as high-maintenance.

[ModernLit]

Depends on the bread. Usually I eat the crusts.

Funny story about crusts. When I was a little girl, my mom told me eating the crusts would make my hair curly. I never ate the crusts, because I didn't want curly hair. In fact, I hated the fact that my mom always said she thought curls would look cute on me, because I thought I would look just stupid with curls and instead wanted wavy hair. So I figured that, hey, if I eat the crusts a little, maybe my hair would end up being wavy. It of course didn't work, but after I hit puberty my hair did end up becoming loosely wavy at the ends. XD

Going off of what thehammer said, I adore letting the end bits of loaves of multigrain bread get somewhat stale, then toasting them and making fresh bruschetta to top them with. *Drools* The only problem with Italian food is that once it's gone, you realize how much you miss it being there to eat.

nice story, with a happy ending! :nice:

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On those once in a blue moon occasions when I eat bread, I eat all of it...

interesting. i have a newly discovered allergy, which is why i stopped eating wheat. and gluten free pizza just isn't the same...
the pancake recipe on the amazon page looks good, though. i'll have to try it...

[AlfredSchnittke]

"Going off of what thehammer said, I adore letting the end bits of loaves of multigrain bread get somewhat stale, then toasting them and making fresh bruschetta to top them with. *Drools* The only problem with Italian food is that once it's gone, you realize how much you miss it being there to eat."

Nice story??

This is a horror story!!

[ModernLit]

not the curly/wavy hair part :b

[Analyze]

Yes, I really couldn't imagine wasting it.

[Midhiel]

Generally speaking, I'll eat it, but I don't enjoy doing so.

I don't eat pizza crusts, though. Well - I rip them open and eat the insides, but not the actual crust.

[ModernLit]

I don't eat pizza crusts, though. Well - I rip them open and eat the insides, but not the actual crust.

yum, the insides! i used to do this too :) i didn't like bread with a tough exterior that you had to rip through. the softness is a must :)

[ButterflyPsyche]

I used to hate the crusts, but my tastes have changed. I've become a full-on crust eater.

I just recently started liking pickles too, which shocks me. They were a food I consistently hated all my life. I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING TO ME?!

[Espadrille]

I'll eat bread any which way, except wet. Ew.

[Carinthian]

If I was more picky i would probably only eat the crust. The crust is, in my humble opinion, the best part of any bread.

[Still Standing]

I'll eat bread any which way, except wet. Ew.

Agreed. It works just fine when blended into a gazpacho, however.

[24601]

I don't always like crusts, but I always eat them. Growing up, we always ate whole wheat and my dad said all the nutrition was in the crust. This got lodged in my brain. I also have this weird hangup, likely from my dad's Texan Protestant side that you have to finish what is put on your plate or what you take.

[zibber]

I would only eat crust, if I could. Well - that's hyperbolic, but I always have dibs on the butts.

[perfunctory Sir Mix-A-Lot joke]

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Agreed. It works just fine when blended into a gazpacho, however.

Hell yeah. And my vegetable/pasta soup ain't quite right until it's got some shredded up old bread floating around in it.

(Filling as hell, too!)

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Okay. That's that fine bread. I don't make any distinctions, then. That's all good. I'm talking about that 50 cent white bread from the supermarket.

[Espadrille]

Agreed. It works just fine when blended into a gazpacho, however.

That's no longer bread. But I would concede to wet chunks of very very toasted bread floating on a good onion soup, reminiscent of the Zibber soup.

[Distance]

Okay. That's that fine bread. I don't make any distinctions, then. That's all good. I'm talking about that 50 cent white bread from the supermarket.As a fan of quality ciabatta made with heart and soul, there's nothing that compares!

[John01]

I am what I eat: Crusty.

[SarcasticVlad]

When I was a kid I hated it. Now I like it, but I don't actually care.

[Autumnleaf]

I eat the crusts of bread but I throw the crusts of pizza away, sometimes I just eat the toppings if nobody is looking.

[Silverity]

I fight my Dad for crusts, especially on home-baked bread or French bread. Mmmm.

[Lilie]

I don't like the crust but I eat it anyway. It bothers me less to eat it than it does to throw it away. When I was a kid I'd eat all the crust off first so I could save the good part for last and I still sort of do it. Not the whole crust, but those last few bites better not have any crust in them.

[HackerX]

If there was only crust I would be in heaven. The only crust I don't like is the crusty bread rolls which hurt to eat. They are still tasty.

[VF1J]

People that refuse to eat crusts annoy me. I can understand in cases where the crust is severely burnt or rock hard.

[ModernLit]

I fight my Dad for crusts, especially on home-baked bread or French bread. Mmmm.

hehe fighting for crust. you can have all of my hypothetical crusts :cheesy:
french bread fluffy insides are always superior, though!! fluffy!!

[spectralfish]

YES.

[ModernLit]

YES.

yes what? yes crusts? *strange*!

[peppersasen]

yes, because i grew up in the '90s, so my parents guilt-tripped me (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 2 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) a lot about finishing my food (i hate to admit this, but i actually used to get so angry when my parents made me watch footage of Somalia, i felt "violated" somehow and because believed i wasn't a bad person). :( i have a very small stomach and i have a hard time finishing food (especially when i'm eating out in the US because the portions are gigantic). but i try. and crust is always manageable to finish.

[Distance]

(especially when i'm eating out in the US because the portions are gigantic).The portions are ginormous, enough for two meals. Definitively doggy bag material where if you don't want to eat the crusts, save them for the second meal and stealthily dispose of them enroute or at your hotel room. :p