Exactly the reason why I don't like bagels and the ones I've had (usually at some hotel for breakfast) weren't particularly nice and taste mass produced.
If they werent' a toroid shape, they wouldn't be bagels, just a type of roll.
Wikipedia says the hole is there to ensure more even baking (and I guess that makes sense because bagels are more dense than other breads) and for ease of transport/storage (threaded on wooden pegs).
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Date: 2010-02-08 12:58 am (UTC)If they werent' a toroid shape, they wouldn't be bagels, just a type of roll.
Wikipedia says the hole is there to ensure more even baking (and I guess that makes sense because bagels are more dense than other breads) and for ease of transport/storage (threaded on wooden pegs).