So neat and precise are the slices, and so definitely better than anyone could possibly slice by hand with a bread knife that one realizes instantly that here is a refinement that will receive a ...

Sliced bread is something we take for granted today. It feels like it's been around awhile, but in the grand scheme, it's ...

A Missouri bakery became the first to sell pre-sliced bread using a machine invented by Iowa native Otto Frederick Rohwedder. Marketed as “the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - The phrase “the best thing since sliced bread” has roots in the Quad Cities, where sliced bread was actually invented. The Han-Saloy Company in Davenport became the world ...

Otto Rohwedder’s bread-slicing machine is shown shortly after being installed in 1928 at Frank Bench’s Chillicothe Baking Co. in Chillicothe, Mo. The first loaves of its Kleen Maid Sliced Bread were ...

Downtown Chillicothe, Mo., where a mural celebrates the town's slogan, "Home of Sliced Bread." Photo: Greater Chillicothe Visitors Region An original design of Otto Rohwedder’s bread slicer. MUST ...

Sliced bread -- it's often touted as one of the world's great inventions. Or at least that's how the joke goes. As sandwiches grew in popularity in the late 19th century, sliced bread did indeed ...

Downtown Chillicothe, Mo., where a mural celebrates the town's slogan, "Home of Sliced Bread." MUST CREDIT: Greater Chillicothe Visitors Region Downtown Chillicothe, Mo., where a mural celebrates the ...