What sliced bread makes decent toast?

Asda tiger bread makes excellent toast, especially since I can choose the thickness I cut. Jackson’s tiger loaf comes next.

The bread of my childhood was a proper bakers bread - my father insisted. But I would go to school with my posh ham or cheese salad sandwiches , or my dinner money and swap it for Mary's "jelly piece" A flat steamed pan loaf spread with margarine and jam - I loved it!

Toast has to be white, unless it is from Costa. Hubby has Jacksons multigrain seeded and that is OK, but for me, it is Tesco cheapest own brand toastie, or even cheaper, Nevilles

Ive had to go to white bread - no roughage. Have tried a lot and i find M&S white farmhouse - they do another too and they both make lovely toast like when I was a child.

Romola

Lovesbach, glad you agree about the bread maker. And I love and revere the great Johann Sebastian too

I sometimes hastily read a thread, add a comment in the box, and then realise there are several pages that I haven't seen, and I am on page 1. Hence my happy breadmaking post! Perhaps heaven is listening to Bach and eating buttered toast. That will do for me. x

M&S sliced super seeded. Many of their sliced loves, white or brown or seeeded are excellent - and not hugely expensive.

Apart from Aldi seeded / tiger bread I love Tescos Toastie in orange wrapper . I also toast cheese topped buns , fruit buns , panini and breakfast muffins , all to make a change . Oh , and can’t beat Aldi blackcurrant jam on toast , especially on Tescos toastie bread . 🍞

Lovesbach, glad you agree about the bread maker. And I love and revere the great Johann Sebastian too

Aldi do a thick sliced tiger loaf which makes good toast. They also have various thick sliced malted and grained breads. All good.

I too am tired of toast. So, I'm trying buns, crumpets, muffins and hot cross buns

I’ve just had a slice of Tiger Loaf, with lashings of butter. 🤤

Sorry Romola - didn't see your post, which I have almost replicated.

I bought a breadmaker and wouldn't be without it. The bread is without additives and has only flour, butter, yeast, water and a small amount of salt and sugar. It smells good, tastes even better, and costs under £1 for a medium loaf. Putting the ingredients into the pan and starting the process takes a few minutes. Toast is wonderful, with wholemeal or white bread. It also has a timer. Can you tell that I am a complete convert?

Almost all supermarket bread has additives, improvers, preservatives etc
I make my own by the easy no kneed method. Some you can just simply mix and leave overnight . Waitrose used to have their own baked bread with no additives. Worth exploring their sliced white.

Bazza, I know you said you didn't want to cut bread, but...
I'm lazy but I like to know what's in my bread, so have invested in a bread maker. White, wholemeal or half and half, all seem to work well. It takes about three minutes to put flour, yeast, salt and water into the machine The bread is done in about four and a half hours with no more input from anyone. And you can time it to be ready for breakfast when you are. Always good.

i'm a fan of tesco's oat and barley bread too. i have a slight wheat intolerance and this doesn't aggravate it and i can't eat seeded bread as the seeds go under my plate!
i use it toasted and for sandwiches and find that a loaf lasts for ages not going stale or mouldy.

Wholemeal is'nt always healthy for everyone, I can't eat it, too heavy and flabby.

I just had a delicious sourdough toasted sandwich for dinner. It doesn’t get better than that for me!

Check out the ingredients on the back of a packet of sliced bread - not a good read. More than 5 ingredients, I wouldn’t buy it.
Homemade is best 3 ingredients - simple, delicious - batch bake and freeze.

Moth62

We used to use Hovis but lately it has seemed different and not as nice. We now buy Tesco oat and barley bread. It makes lovely sandwiches and is great toasted as well. I’m going to try Norah’s easy loaf recipe.

Yes, that Tesco oat loaf is really nice. However we don't have a Tesco nearby and they don't seem to sell it for online orders. I buy a soft wholemeal thick sliced toastie loaf, from M&S or one of the other supermarkets.
I can't eat wheat myself so a loaf may last a few days and I store it in one of the fruit and veg drawers in the fridge where it keeps well and is fine for toasting.

I agree Tiger bread is the best for toast.

I make my own bread, I have done for 50 years, the last 25 years I have used a bread machine. Either for a full loaf or dough for bread rolls/teacakes.
I can’t stand the taste of shop bread.
Have a go, if I can make it anyone can.

We used to use Hovis but lately it has seemed different and not as nice. We now buy Tesco oat and barley bread. It makes lovely sandwiches and is great toasted as well. I’m going to try Norah’s easy loaf recipe.

Sainsbury bakery is dreadful now, nothing baked in store anymore it's all brought in frozen and reheated.

Thick sliced tiger bread from Asda or Warburton’s thick sliced toasty loaf.
Also Hovis thick sliced brown loaf.

Bazza

Thanks everyone who replied. I’ve never made bread Norah. Aren’t you supposed to knead it? Maybe I’ll give it a go. While we’re on the subject of bread, we used to enjoy Waitrose pave loaf, but now it’s more expensive, smaller and not nearly so nice so don’t bother anymore. As many food items are.

Most bread is kneaded, this you just stir in flour, stir more. It's semi soft dough. Butter hands, form as you wish for 2 or 3 oval loaves. Leave until doubled (again) and bake, I begin the bake at 200 and may reduce to 180 after 10 minutes.