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15 Foods That Are Better Burned, Stale or Soggy

Freshness is overrated

Dear everyone: We know these ginger snaps are four months old and we don’t care. We’ll eat them anyway because that’s the way we like them.

Here: 15 foods that--in our humble opinion--are better when burned, stale or soggy. DISCUSS.

burntbrocoli
Smitten Kitchen

Better Burned

Bacon
Hot dogs
Lasagna
Toast
Broccoli
Onions
Marshmallows

stale

Better Stale

Graham crackers
Peeps
Ginger snaps
Pop-Tarts (two to three hours after opening)

soggy

Better Soggy

Biscuits
French toast
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Bread bowls


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