Now, the truth can be told. Canned bread is real and it exists on shelves in stores unlikely to be anywhere near you. Nonetheless, you will definitely want to read this in depth review of the canned bread phenomenon. This riveting, critical analysis was brought to you, me, and the rest of a surly, yet inquisitive world by the same website responsible for explaining why the McGriddle is the most popular breakfast item yet engineered by mankind that simultaneously exceeds the US RDA for fat, sugar, protein, jet fuel, complex carbohydrates, and artificial coloring. And if that’s not enough lipid loving goodness for you, it’s time to get shopping.
Update: Thanks to the work of an investigative correspondent, I can share this glimpse of the food of the gods with you.
September 15th, 2003 at 4:10 pm
McGriddle - I want to try one. But I can never get to McD’s before noon. Given the popularity, don’t you think they should move to a Denny’s style 24 hour breakfast menu?
On a related topic, McD’s is moving to a new slogan (but I can’t remember what it is).
September 16th, 2003 at 12:00 am
Is their new slogan on this list?
March 31st, 2004 at 9:27 pm
I am curious about “Canned Bread”. Is there any related products existing in the world? In fact, I ever saw this kind of products in Japan. Is that also possible to export to another country? How long is the duration of the bread, and how good is the taste? I am very interesting of exporting this kind of products to sell in my country. I may need some information about this
thanks
March 31st, 2004 at 11:31 pm
I have no idea what to tell you. I have neither seen nor tasted canned bread myself, though I’m looking forward to being able to cross that off my urgent To-Do list soon. I think the story I linked to pretty much sums up the canned bread experience.
What I can tell you, though, is that I typically get a couple people a day coming to my website because that have searched on the phrase “canned bread” on a search engine. If you check out the more relevant B&M Company products page, you’ll be pleased to learn that canned bread with raisins is an exciting option for those times when plain canned bread just won’t do.
July 17th, 2004 at 4:51 pm
Ah, now.
Until you’ve experienced warm B&M canned brown bread, served alongside grilled franfurters and baked beans, you cannot truly be said to have lived… seriously good stuff.. more of a muffin than bread.
chow down!
July 24th, 2004 at 11:29 pm
mmm, I loved this stuff when I was a kid, it’s very cakelike… now I want some
October 13th, 2004 at 12:50 pm
i have found a place where you can actually buy canned bread dudes! Trust me it looks as delicous as it sounds, lol. I wonda what it would taste like……….. http://www.mainegoodies.com/food/canned/brownbread/
October 13th, 2004 at 11:28 pm
Excellent! The photo gets my appetite going. The plain brown bread looks like a jumbo vienna sausage and the raisin brown bread looks like a jumbo vienna sausage studded with chocolate chips. I like the photo so much I’m going to update my original post to include it.
February 17th, 2005 at 2:14 pm
Cheaper at Amazon!
Plain:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000TA3QM
With Raisins:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B0000TA3QW
These are 6-packs; you can also get singles.
I’m placing my order now! My mother used to give us this stuff all the time, two slices with cream cheese in the middle. That was 40 years ago!
August 8th, 2005 at 8:30 am
its funny how a kids show can make you look for things like canned bread but thats the only reason that I was even curious about this item. I was wondering what kind of texture canned bread has.
August 20th, 2005 at 9:03 am
People laugh at me when I tell them I like canned bread…The stuff is REALLY GOOD! Toasted with a little butter is absolutely delicious.
October 21st, 2005 at 6:36 pm
B & M Brown Bread w/ cream cheese, & some homemade baked beans with bacon, brown sugar,& molasses (esp.Grandma Brown’s brand), are just one of those mouth watering memories that one can not dismiss…nor would one ever want to forget-Yummy!!!
I love B & M Brown Bread…It’s readily available in most all supermarkets here in upstate NY. Just ask for it at your local grocers-they may be located near the canned beans, or baking aisles.
Canned bread is not strange at all…It’s been around for hundreds of years. Look in some old (English)recipe books for steamed bread & puddings; most of these are simply yummy desert breads that are steamed in a can, in a covered pot of water…You can even make them in a crockpot using a clean empty can…
Here’s a link to try: http://www.recipelink.com/mf/2/13057
Enjoy!
November 6th, 2005 at 4:16 am
Ha! Brown bread! I used to have that stuff as a kid, can’t find it anywhere at all now. I’m 21 so it was probably something that was fading out of existence already when I was a kid. Maybe it’s a midwestern thing; I live in Cali, parents from Nebraska and Vermont. It’s also something that’s hard to dig unless you’ve always had it, like Dinty Moore. It’s good stuff from what I remember. Good times. Long live the canned bread.
February 25th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
Vermont Country Store carries plain and raisin varieties. I can get it in stores in Massachusetts.
March 4th, 2006 at 10:49 pm
mmmm, delicious canned brown bread…best prepared as follows: open one end of the can, place can upright in a half filled pot of water on the stove…bring to a boil…turn heat off, carefully remove can from pot (it certainly will be hot) shake the newly steamed bread out of can and smother in butter. yummm! (side note: I used to remove the can after the boil and shake the bread out only to put it back in (topside down now) and place back in pot so that both ends would get fully steamed)
October 12th, 2006 at 3:15 am
I’m eating canned bread right now!!
October 22nd, 2006 at 6:43 pm
We used to have B&M canned bread quite often when I was a kid, 45 years ago.We always had it on hand in case we ran out of the other. That was in Ohio and one can still buy it here at the local grocery.
November 6th, 2006 at 10:40 am
After searching all the grocery stores in the San Diego area, I finally found B&M Brown Bread at Stater Bros in Rancho Penqsquitos….
August 26th, 2007 at 4:12 pm
For some reason I’ve been thinking about this bread lately. I can picture it, taste it, and remember its texture. How great to see others having similar memories. With the world in such a mess, having canned bread may become a symbol of social status. The bunker of the future will not be complete without canned bread!
September 25th, 2007 at 10:41 pm
These brown bread adventures are all great,
and I fondly reminisce about beans, franks and
brown bread and cream cheese, BUT…
the japanese bread is COMPLETELY DIFFERENT!
it is WHITE bread in a can, not as dense or heavy.
If you find an import portal into the US
it would be cool to try.
To begin the cuisine conversation, I think the meal
would have to be
Whole chicken in a can, White bread in a can
Canned potatoes, a veggie of your choice, and
(I cannot keep a straight face)
Canned beer. You’ll probably need tums too.
November 4th, 2007 at 11:12 am
To buy B & M breads as cheap as possible go to http://www.mybrandsinc.com/ShopOnline/Catalog.asp?t=6&s=B&ss=BGXX
They sell it by the can or by the case. The price on Ebay isn’t too bad.
March 13th, 2008 at 9:50 am
Brown bread! Grew up on the crap and thought it was a figment of my imagination until I moved back to Mass and saw it in the market. We would get hot dogs, baked beans and the bread for dinner.
http://www.bgfoods.com/bm/bm_products.asp
Scroll down 2/3 of the way down. Also available in raisin! It actually manages to be a bit more disgusting than the original! Hooray!
June 22nd, 2008 at 9:57 am
I remember when growing up, you used to make brown bread with walnuts. Do you still make them?
July 4th, 2008 at 1:09 am
I just bought a can of brown bread at Publix supermarket in FL.
Have not tried it yet
September 24th, 2008 at 1:05 pm
There were government canneries in Oregon and Idaho not all that long ago where you could put your own brown bread or pudding batters in cans and they were steamed & canned for you. You can still make your own batters and steam them in straight sided canning jars if you have your own pressure canner. Does anyone have any of those recipes? Would appreciate info on those recipes.
September 24th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
There were government canneries in Oregon & Idaho not all that long ago where you could put your own brown bread or pudding batters in cans and they were steamed & canned for you. You can still make your own batters and steam them in straight sided canning jars if you have your own pressure canner. Does anyone have any of those recipes? Would appreciate info on those recipes. please email me at Babbott85617@aol.com
October 12th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
I always thought that canned bread was a myth!! I guess i was wrong!
November 19th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
When I was younger I remember my mom buying canned sweet bread, like Banana Nut and Chocolate Chip, but I can’t remember who made it. Does anyone else remember this?