How are commercial breadcrumbs made?
February 20, 2013 10:45 PM Subscribe
You know those fine breadcrumbs you buy in a box from the supermarket? How are they made? Do they bake bread specifically for it then blend it up, or do they use the leftover scraps from the bread factory? Or use bread that's past its sell buy date?
Not the fine breadcrumbs, but coarse Japanese panko is made in a special process.
I assume there are factories making standard breadcrumbs of all sizes that way, with sieving separating the coarse and fine crumbs. I also assume there are some factories that take their reject loaves and ends and pieces and grind them up, or send them to their breadcrumb line.
posted by WasabiFlux at 11:01 PM on February 20, 2013 [3 favorites]
I assume there are factories making standard breadcrumbs of all sizes that way, with sieving separating the coarse and fine crumbs. I also assume there are some factories that take their reject loaves and ends and pieces and grind them up, or send them to their breadcrumb line.
posted by WasabiFlux at 11:01 PM on February 20, 2013 [3 favorites]
I assume there are factories making standard breadcrumbs of all sizes that way, with sieving separating the coarse and fine crumbsControlling the size of the particles is a standard grinder function. Most plants would be able to vary the size of the crumb by adjusting the grinder. I'm out of my depth as to the details as most of my knowledge derives from a Kraft factory tour.
I also assume there are some factories that take their reject loaves and ends and pieces and grind them up, or send them to their breadcrumb line.I'd be very surprised if this was the case. They will have pretty tight tolerances for the bread going into the grinders and there would be potential food safety issues with moving around the scraps.
posted by Lame_username at 11:28 PM on February 20, 2013 [2 favorites]
I know of at least one manufacturer that uses the waste from fresh bread factories to make bread crumbs. The collection process at the bread factory is very regimented and designed to maintain food safety.
posted by Talk To Me Goose at 3:14 AM on February 21, 2013
posted by Talk To Me Goose at 3:14 AM on February 21, 2013
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posted by Lame_username at 11:00 PM on February 20, 2013 [30 favorites]