Frank, Ari, and I think that the bigger loaves bake better and taste better. For years we tried to sell them to guests, either whole or in quarters. We’d waste them regularly, as they sat on the shelves looking beautiful but tempting practically no one. Perhaps it’s too un-American to buy a part of something. We all want our own. These days many guests want smaller and smaller loaves. Making sandwiches from slices cut from a quarter loaf might be perplexing to some of us as well, due to the odd shape.
