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Bagel guy

Jo1313 — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:52:20 GMT

He goes through the process from water to to finished product...PURE Catskill NY water..I live in the Catskills and can't get a decent bagel here..My kids shop before they visit..bagels, bialys, and Lox and Real Juniors Cheesecake..not frozen..

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Bookplate — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:06:34 GMT

NYC residents enjoy Catskill water from our taps. We may not always have the best air (like today - thank you NJ wild fires!) but we have always had good water.

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spiderw — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:07:48 GMT

I have ordered bagels from the Q and enjoyed them. However, I have several great bagel stores in my area and their bagels are delicious. I have always loved bagels since the fifties and have always put all different fillings in them. I also love bialys. Since I have been and am a bagel fan I am happy with the taste and selection I have to choose from in stores. .

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wagirl — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:57:37 GMT

I get my bagels from Panera---they have bagel Tuesdays where you can get a bakers dozen--13--for around $12. Have never had a NY one---but these are pretty good.

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pdlinda — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:05:28 GMT

@spiderw My MOUTH IS WATERING JUST READING YOUR POST! LOL

I lost 100 lbs 18 yrs ago and have kept it off! I would say the two items I haven't touched during that long period of time that still bring me to the point of SALIVATION ARE:

BAGELS

SOFT PRETZELS

Another poster mentioned getting a "bakers dozen" bagels at Panera....HMMM...that bag would have been emptied by me driving home from the store...Once I "started" there was no STOP! That's why I don't go near any bread products. FULL STOP!

I extend my most hearty CONGRATULATIONS to all those who can enjoy a bagel to the max without "overdoing" it like I did.

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Janey2 — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 19:41:09 GMT

Panera bagels are decent. They are not "regular" bagels you get in a bagel store or deli in ny. A ny bagel is a whole different food. @wagirl

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They CallMe MRWILKES — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:30:13 GMT

Panera steams rather than boils its "bagels" before baking. A true New York bagel first gets a boiling bath.

Panera's is okay as a bread, but I don't consider it to be a true bagel.

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wagirl — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 13:05:28 GMT

@Janey2 --I totally agree!! Never had a NY bagel but if I were ever to go to NY, the first thing I would do would be to get one.

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Janey2 — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:05:39 GMT

@wagirl Not all bagels in ny are created equal. I have a favorite bagel store I go to. I have many.many options where I live but in my opinion this store has the best because they are making the bagels 24/7. As you can probably tell bagels are a favorite food for me.

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shoekitty — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:39:09 GMT

@Jo1313 wrote:
He goes through the process from water to to finished product...PURE Catskill NY water..I live in the Catskills and can't get a decent bagel here..My kids shop before they visit..bagels, bialys, and Lox and Real Juniors Cheesecake..not frozen..

@Jo1313 You are lucky your in Mew York. Can you order from Katz deli, or Russ and Daughters deli? They both have decent bagels, but I'm from California , lol. I do know what I like in a bagel though.

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Venezia — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 22:59:59 GMT

I've had this brand of bagels on A/D for several years now.

But in the past year there have been issues with delivery. They say they only ship Monday through Wednesday to make sure they don't sit in a warehouse over the weekend.

Well, I've had at least three orders that did just that, because they shipped on a Thursday and we don't get weekend deliveries in my rural area. One shipment sat in the UPS depot for five days, because it was a holiday weekend, so delivery was delayed. (I got a refund for those - stale and nasty with mold. Same for another shipment of blueberry bagels.) Such a waste of food.

My latest was for Asiago bagels. Same deal - they sat in the UPS depot and took five days to get to me. They seemed okay and I froze them immediately, but for $49? (I had another order about to ship, but just canceled it. Not worth the hassle.)

I wrote to Cliff, explaining that they need to stick to their delivery promise and saying it would be better to delay shipment to the following week. Didn't even get so much as a reply or a "sorry". And they did nothing, when I reported getting an "object" in one of my bagels. I still have it; what appears to be an inch-long piece of wood. They did email to enquire about it, but didn't follow it up or offer any explanation, as to where it might've come from or how it ended up baked into my bagel.

I wonder if they've just gotten too "successful" selling through QVC to worry about the occasional customer issue.

I recently wanted to try the lemon-poppyseed bagels, but decided it's time to find another supplier. Or maybe just stop having bagels for breakfast!

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Flatbush — Sun, 27 Apr 2025 05:51:32 GMT

I have never and will never again find a Brooklyn Bagel, but in Brooklyn. Fat, big as my face, good with butter, cream cheese and lox, even peanut butter and jelly.

California has bagels, as a matter of fact, lots and lots of bagels sold all over the place. Friends have told me, "go to xyz (bagel places) just like N.Y."

Some bagels come with raisins, blueberries, all kinds of stuff. Ugh.

Not a one of those places, or supermarkets has a Bagel that is worthy of the name.