Sliced bread is famously one of history's best inventions, but how many slices do you get in a loaf, and why does it vary?

Bread is a staple across the world, and there are dozens of variations depending on the region. Here's what to expect from the common types you might find.

Forget SpongeBob SquarePants, Sesame Street and the sourdough starter craze — a depressed German loaf of bread named Bernd das Brot is celebrating his 25th anniversary as the reluctant star of a ...

Dough that hasn't been rested long enough will result in a dense loaf. Too dense means your bread might be inedible. Out of fear of a bad loaf, I tend to rest my dough too long (or sometimes ...

A bread slicer helps you get the ideal balance of bread to filling. Whether you prefer thin or thick slices, we’ve found the right bread slicer for you. You don't even need to break out an ...

Our cookbook of the week is Babette’s Bread by Babette Kourelos, a Saint-Lazare, Que.-based artisan baker and baking instructor. Jump to the recipes: old-fashioned cottage loaf with spelt ...

Hollow out the loaf by scooping out the soft bread (keeping it in large chunks) and leaving an edge of around 3cm/1¼in so that the shell isn’t too thin. Place half of the removed inner bread in ...