Top Siced Bun

Symmetry for people with OCD.

If you're a light topping guy, they stand easier, I'm not like that but I'm sure they're out there somewhere.

>>9308951
I love top-sliced buns :(

>>9308951
>is there any advantage to the top slice
It looks a bit like a vulva?

If you think that's bad try a perpendicular sliced bun

I'm pretty sure the top-split is the original and the side-split bun is the improvement. In my country, anyway, top-split were the more typical variety until the early 2000s. They've since grown less common but are still by no means a rarity. Considering the brand pictured in OP, I would guess in the US, top-split is the new thing?
I live in Ameriland now but haven't seen top-split buns yet.

>>9308951
>Seriously, is there any advantage to the top slice?

The advantage is obvious from a production standpoint.

A normal bun needs to be cut apart from its loaf to be sliced horizontally, or even baked individually.

Top-slicing buns means you can run whole loaves through a slicer in a constant stream.

>>9308951
just rotate the bun?

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Had a hotdog on something called a "New England style" bun last week, it was similar to these.

>>9310900
yeah thats how we do it up here

>>9308951
I agree with all your points and am also annoyed with them for the same reasons. However, I used them this past 4th of July and found that they're not prone to splitting completely in half like side-cut buns are. Side cut buns can split all the way through under a variety of circumstances:
>being overloaded with toppings
>the factory machines do a shitty job and makes the slices too deep
>the bun is not flexible enough for it to open up without splitting either because it had a shitty recipe, or dried out too much

>>9310900
thats just a fucking piece of bread

>>9311705
No, it's clearly got a bottom crust.
It looks exactly the same as the bun in the OP except a little taller.

side-split can hypothetically hold a lot more before complete failure, but leaks no matter what and often breaks apart at the seam. top-split are great for moderate amounts of moist toppings like kraut or meat sauce which go under the dog, where the thicker bread behind the cut is necessary to hold the whole thing together.

oh, also, the new england bun's lack of crust on the side means it can be grilled with butter. not really a thing for sausage but fucking imperative for lobster roll.