4. To assemble sandwiches: Slice loaves in half lengthwise and spread with mustard to taste.
Slice loaves of bakery bread lengthwise with a large serrated knife.
Of course, you need good bread, not the remains of a doughy, sliced loaf – those are only good for the ducks.
"I don't buy the value sliced loaf, I've got a breadmaker at home which I delight in using and it turns out in all sorts of different ways," he said.
There has also been a dramatic shift from white to brown, wholemeal and other bread but the figures suggest the amount people are eating has fallen from 25 to 15 slices a week over the past four decades, based on a 40g slice from a medium sliced loaf.
But Cameron was tripped up last year on the price of budget supermarket bread, suggesting it was "well north of a pound" when at the time it was around 47p. "I don't buy the value sliced loaf - I've got a breadmaker at home which I delight in using and it turns out in all sorts of different ways," he explained.
Still, 83% of consumers still buy packaged, sliced loaves, according to the market research company Mintel.
If you want to spread butter on un-sliced loaf of bread, you can remove the crust, spread the butter ONTO THE LOAF and then cut a slice from the loaf.
Slice a loaf of bread or use pre-sliced bread.
When the pastry is quite firm, cut off thin slices - as if you were slicing a loaf - with a large knife, laying the slices closely together and slightly overlapping in the tart tin.
Slice each loaf into 4 servings.
