[buggyone]

Sad to say, I have never had a real New York bagel. I have had bagels that are boiled before being baked from Chesapeake Bagels in Maryland as well as other places in Maryland.

I personally like the bagels at Panera. I always toast them and like them with butter on them.

I have heard that a bagel perfectionist will never toast a bagel. Is that true and, if so, why?

[RichieLion]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Sad to say, I have never had a real New York bagel. I have had bagels that are boiled before being baked from Chesapeake Bagels in Maryland as well as other places in Maryland.

I personally like the bagels at Panera. I always toast them and like them with butter on them.

I have heard that a bagel perfectionist will never toast a bagel. Is that true and, if so, why?

I love a toasted bagel. If I buy a bunch I toast them as they start to get a little stale. The butter just melts into that hot bagel and................wait, even better, peanut butter. Melted peanut butter on the top of a bagel; maybe some bacon crumbles on that.....mmmmmm!!

[LittleDog]

I prefer a grilled bagel instead of a toasted one. I order that at Too Jays. You spread butter on the bagel and put it on the grill. The butter melts into the bagel. Yumm!!!

John

[RichieLion]

Originally Posted by Pookirgirl

I LOVE Onion bagels....this place only makes onion with Poppy. Can't have seeds. Wouldn't you think these places would get wise to the fact that they are dealing with a mostly "senior" population? Lots of people develop Diverticulitis as they age and cannot have seeds. Ran into the same problem at Panera. My husband ordered a sandwich and it also had seeds inside it..

I just got back from Brooklyn Water Bagels and the onion bagel I bought has no seeds in it and I was greeted with a quizzical expression when I told them someone had complained of seeds in the onion bagel. I was told they never put seeds in the onion bagels, just onion. Must have been a fluke.

Originally Posted by jrheydt

Wish they had egg bagels.
John

I was informed that when they opened they had egg bagels and they didn't sell, so they haven't been making them.
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I'm happy to report that on this Sunday afternoon at approximately 1:30PM when I was there, that there was a good crowd at the tables. Still wish they were golf cart accessible, but I'm still glad they're there.

[Brewster]

OK, all this talk of good food...Im going tomorrow morning....

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by RichieLion

I love a toasted bagel. If I buy a bunch I toast them as they start to get a little stale. The butter just melts into that hot bagel and................wait, even better, peanut butter. Melted peanut butter on the top of a bagel; maybe some bacon crumbles on that.....mmmmmm!!

I love the way you think. Bagels, peanut butter and bacon. mmmmmmmm!!

[BigEast]

Getting near my end of my 3 week stay in TV..Have been to Brooklyn Water Bagels 3 time and thought their bagels were great. Crispy, large and enjoy having everything on both sides.

My oldest daughter thought H&H in NYC is better, however I do not.

Also as a side note the bagels at Dunkin Donuts in TV are very different than in the northeast. Much better in the Northeast. Thought they were like rolls in TV.

I am going to miss TV and can't want to come back.

Larry


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[Whatever]

Originally Posted by RichieLion

I love a toasted bagel. If I buy a bunch I toast them as they start to get a little stale. The butter just melts into that hot bagel and................wait, even better, peanut butter. Melted peanut butter on the top of a bagel; maybe some bacon crumbles on that.....mmmmmm!!

If you want to freshen a bagel that is a couple of days old, run it under water, before cutting it, and then toast. Just run the bagel under the water for a split second to get the outer part wet. DO NOT SOAK!!!!

[rdhdleo]

The Bagels at this place are awesome!!!! Best in the area and they had poppy seed!!!!! We brought the bakers dozen home to freeze Now I also agree if they only had Bialys!!!!! Golf cart accessible would be nice but anywhere in the villages you can get to on golf cart usually charges a higher rent. I'd rather see them stay in business longer than a lot of the places that try to make it in TV's.

[Schaumburger]

I stopped at Brooklyn Water Bagels this morning. Didn't know what 'nova" was -- sorry, I'm from the Midwest. Had low fat nova (salmon) cream cheese on an Asiago cheese bagel. Very good - thumbs up! If you like bagels, definitely give Brooklyn Water Bagels a try.

[ladydoc]

Originally Posted by Schaumburger

I stopped at Brooklyn Water Bagels this morning. Didn't know what 'nova" was -- sorry, I'm from the Midwest. Had low fat nova (salmon) cream cheese on an Asiago cheese bagel. Very good - thumbs up! If you like bagels, definitely give Brooklyn Water Bagels a try.

Those bagels are awesome. Best I have had since I was growing up in Chicago. Nova lox is smoked salmon and usually is salted a bit.

[cappyjon431]

I consider myself a bagel snob (when I was younger I managed the best Jewish deli/bagel restaurant in Miami for many years) and Brooklyn Water Bagels are some of the best I have had in many years.

FYI-"Lox" is a smoked salmon, but it comes from the belly portion of the fish and is heavily brined, so it is usually very salty. "Nova" is sliced from the side of the filet and is not heavily brined, so it is less salty. These terms are frequently used interchangeably, but they are actually different types of smoked salmon--having very different tastes.

Funny story: when I used to work in the deli, I became an expert at slicing nova and lox. Most of our customers requested that it be sliced paper thin (back in the 80s our deli charged $26/pound for sliced nova/lox so it would go further if it was sliced really thin). I would sometimes be stuck slicing salmon for hours at a time because our customers always requested me to slice it. At the end of the day, I would come home smelling like smoked fish. It didn't matter how much I showered, I just couldn't seem to get rid of that salmon smell. When I finally changed careers and left the restaurant, I couldn't bring myself to even THINK about eating nova or lox. It took me almost 20 years to be able to order/buy it again, but nowadays I really enjoy a great bagel with nova.

[RichieLion]

Great Story Cappy. It was always a special treat to be able to go to Petak's Glatt Kosher Deli, in Fairlawn New Jersey, and have the Nova Salmon cut really thin like you describe. There's nothing like fresh sliced Nova on a perfect bagel with a "schmear". (Couldn't resist picking up a little smoked whitefish for an afternoon snack with crackers while there.)

[Shirleevee]

Originally Posted by cappyjon431

I consider myself a bagel snob (when I was younger I managed the best Jewish deli/bagel restaurant in Miami for many years) and Brooklyn Water Bagels are some of the best I have had in many years.

FYI-"Lox" is a smoked salmon, but it comes from the belly portion of the fish and is heavily brined, so it is usually very salty. "Nova" is sliced from the side of the filet and is not heavily brined, so it is less salty. These terms are frequently used interchangeably, but they are actually different types of smoked salmon--having very different tastes.

Funny story: when I used to work in the deli, I became an expert at slicing nova and lox. Most of our customers requested that it be sliced paper thin (back in the 80s our deli charged $26/pound for sliced nova/lox so it would go further if it was sliced really thin). I would sometimes be stuck slicing salmon for hours at a time because our customers always requested me to slice it. At the end of the day, I would come home smelling like smoked fish. It didn't matter how much I showered, I just couldn't seem to get rid of that salmon smell. When I finally changed careers and left the restaurant, I couldn't bring myself to even THINK about eating nova or lox. It took me almost 20 years to be able to order/buy it again, but nowadays I really enjoy a great bagel with nova.

This Brooklyn lox lover just looked up the price of belly lox at Zabar's in NYC........shopped there often when lox (very very thin) was about $25.00 a lb..........are you ready...........$49.00 .....Russ & Daughter's about $37.00 per lb.

I, too, think that the Brooklyn Bagel Co., has the best bagels. I've had in years.......sorry Staten Island....

Bring on the Bialy's!!!!!!

[Shirleevee]

Oops! Loved your story!