Being a native New Yorker, I’ve eaten plenty of bagels – plenty of good ones, plenty of bad. Now that I live in Connecticut, I find it hard to find a good NYC style bagel – the perfect crust, doughy and chewy.
Fortunately, I was introduced to 1800nycbagels.com recently with a dozen sent to directly to my house. The variety pack of bagels I received included the following flavors: plain, everything, sesame, pumpernickel, multi-grain and cinnamon raisin bagels. 6 were consumed within a couple days, and the remainder were put in the freezer for a month. Why freeze them? Included in the package was a set of “Helpful Hints.” One of the hints read:
“Slice Bagels before freezing, freeze for no longer than four months. Place Bagels in a freezer bag. About 6 to a bag. Seal tightly. Use toaster function to defrost then toast.”
I wanted to test out the quality of their bagels even after freezing them. To my surprise, it was as good as a fresh bagel.
So what was my favorite bagel? I’d say it was a tie between the everything and the pumpernickel bagels. Both with a schmear of cream cheese or butter.
If you would like to try out 1800nycbagels.com’s delicious bagels, here’s your chance! 1800nycbagels.com has generously offered to send one of my readers a bagel pack. You can enter up to four times.
To Enter (make sure to make a comment below that you did these steps)
- Like 1800nycbagel’s Facebook page
- Like my blog’s Facebook page
- Follow @deeCuisine and @1800nycbagels on Twitter
- Tweet this giveaway and leave the link in a comment. Sample tweet:
I just entered @deeCuisine’s #giveaway for @1800nycbagels http://bit.ly/11Kvbzo
This giveaway will end on Monday, 12/10 at 12pm Eastern Time. The winner will be chosen at random and contacted around that time. The winner must respond within 48 hours to claim the prize.
Good luck!
Disclosure: I received a gift pack of a dozen bagels in exchange for my review. The opinions expressed are my own and I received no further compensation from 1800nycbagels.com or their representatives.
Update 2012-12-11 – Congrats to C. Gordon – Entry #47. She won the 1800nycbagels.com giveaway.