Slicing Techniques:

If you can stand it, wait just 5 minutes before slicing your fresh-baked bagel. You will notice that the knife cuts through more easily and the inside of the bagel doesn't "pill" up.

Can't wait? Run cold water over a serrated-edged knife; slice the bagel with a sawing motion, but make sure you don't force it. You can even use this technique with other fresh baked, hot-out-of-the-oven breads, and pastries!

Cover up the hole - You're favorite sandwich is healthy homemade tuna or chicken salad. Will it fall through the hole of your bake 'mmm bagel? Not if you cover it up with a leaf of lettuce, spinach, radicchio, or basil-whatever yummy edible leafy things you have in your refrigerator or out in your garden!

Cutting your "Dagwood Bumstead" bake 'mmm bagel sandwich in half - So, you've prepared this fabulous mouth-watering sandwich, piled high with healthy greens and tomatoes. What's the easiest way to cut it? Before placing the bagel top on the sandwich, use a serrated knife to divide the top of the bagel in half. Place the two halves on the sandwich, then use the serrated knife to divide the remainder of the sandwich. This keeps the bagel sandwich from squishing while attempting to cut through the whole bake 'mmm bagel sandwich.