Posted on 05/12/2018 1:35:10 PM PDT by SamAdams76
People like to eat crackers and crackers have little pinholes in them. There is a reason for that. For without these little holes, the crackers will not bake correctly.
The holes allow steam to escape without bubbling up and exploding during the baking process.
Consider the Cheez-it cracker. It has a solitary hole in the middle of each little cracker. See how it bulges all around? But remember, the edges of the Cheez-it cracker are full of holes because Cheez-it crackers are baked in large sheets that are then cut along the perforated edges.
So it's not really the one hole in the center but holes all around each cracker on those perforated edges.
The process of putting holes in crackers is known as "docking" and with a larger surface area, crackers need more docking to successfully bake in a commercial environment.
The first cracker was made in 1792 by somebody named John Pearson. Pearson was from Newburyport, Massachusetts, a sea-faring town that was full of sailors who liked to go to taverns and drink lots of ales and cider. Pearson was looking to make a type of biscuit that would last longer than traditional sailor’s biscuits without spoiling. He eventually mixed just flour and water, baked it, and called it “Pearson’s Pilot Bread”. This later became known as “hardtack” or “sea biscuit”. This type of biscuit became incredibly popular among sea-fairing folk due to its long shelf life without spoiling. If you have a box of saltines that have been sitting in your pantry for a few years, go ahead and open a sleeve. You will still find them crisp and fresh!
Then you have the Graham cracker. The Graham cracker was invented by a stern man named Sylvester Graham, who was very much against masturbation because he felt that the quality sperm in a man's body was finite and that excessive ejaculation of that sperm would result in inferior children. For married men, he only wanted them having sex with their wives once a month so as to maintain the quality of the sperm. So he invented a cracker made from unrefined flour so as to curb sexual desires in a man. This ended up being the graham cracker that we still find in supermarkets today. But I think that Sylvester would greatly disapprove of making sandwiches of them with melted chocolate and marshmallows.
Still, even Graham crackers had to have those little holes in them.
Then you have the Ritz Cracker, a buttery round cracker made by Nabisco during the Depression to give people a "taste of the good life". But even the Ritz crackers had to have holes in them. See the holes in the Ritz cracker? There are many recipes even to this day that call for Ritz crackers.
There are many other popular crackers out there that have holes. Like Goldfish crackers. See, they have holes too. But their holes are disguised as an eye and a smile. A goldfish smile. But not all the way through holes like in the other crackers. As a result, Goldfish crackers are much bulgier and not as flat as many of the others.
Could be the Cracka was walkin’ on the South Side of Chicago?
Yes. Without holes, US white crackers down here have trouble eatin’, drinkin’, an’ makin’ merry. And makin’ more Mary’s.
Caught in crossfire at Waffle House.
I identify as a cracker.
This article is incomplete without the cracker recipes. Grade: I.
Cloudy with Showers in San Diego...
I need a small dog.
I still never figured out why White Castle hamburger patties have holes in them and Kyrstal burgers don’t. They’re about the same size.
It’s crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide.
Recipe: Go to Store. Buy Crackers.
Let me guess - to cook more evenly?
That’s what the guy with White Castle discovered early on.
To make sure you get an onion in every bite.
To allow steam to heat the onions nd top bun while they cook.
To allow even cooking for a fast food burger!
To cook them evenly and faster. That’s why White Castle did it. Same as the crackers. I was right. :-)
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Actually an interesting article; I had no idea, but it makes sense.
Fascinating!! Thanks for the article! :D
I love a post where I learn almost nothing but am nevertheless delighted.
That was interesting but how do they make the necessary holes?
Seen that explanation. But Krystal burgers don’t need the holes and end up cooked about the same and just as fast. I think that they’re better than WC.
That was interesting but how do they make the necessary holes?
White Castle burgers aren’t grilled, they’re steamed. They stack a pile of onions on the grill,
then put 30 patties (exactly the number in a Crave Case!) on top. The steam travels through the
onions and cooks the burgers, while the holes in the burgers let the steam get inside and through
the patties. This ensures an even cooking surface across the patties and eliminates the need to
flip the burgers (remember, they are being steamed). It also means they need to spend less time
on the grill — and they can get out faster.
Kyrstal Burgers are grilled.... different cooking method.
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