This co-hosted podcast episode delves into the history of sliced bread. The hosts discuss the invention of the bread-slicing machine by Otto Frederick Rohwedder in 1928, highlighting the initial challenges and eventual success of the product. They trace the evolution of sliced bread, from its initial messy form to its mass production and widespread adoption, aided by improvements from Gustav Poppendieck. A key takeaway is the surprising resistance to sliced bread during World War II due to wartime conservation efforts, which were ultimately overturned due to public outcry. The episode concludes with anecdotes about the inventors and the significant impact sliced bread had on the baking industry and everyday life.
