How To Stop Egg Salad From Slipping Through The Hole Of Your Bagel

To address this problem we first need to understand the bagel.

The bagel, while tasty, has a fundamental flaw; a big gaping hole in the center. One could argue that egg salad isn't the only food filling suceptible to falling through this crator.

So why the hole? (And is there anything we can do about it?)

Enter thermal engineering.

When you punch a hole in dough, you're not removing the dough, you're creating a new inner-wall that will become exposed to heat, giving you more surface area of chewy crust all around. Additionally, the hole allows heat to reach the center for faster and more even cooking. Moreover, bagels were historically strung on ropes, sold in stacks, and hung in shops - making them easier to carry, count, and sell by the dozen.

Is it possible to have all these bagel benefits but with the hole problem solved? Good news!

Here are 5 (plus a bonus) after-market bagel hole solutions:

1. Put a ping-pong ball into the hole
2. Patch it up with drywall
3. Plug it with any standard bathtub plug
4. Fill with cement
5. Stuff with an old t-shirt

Bonus
6. Insert an english cucumber.
Pro move: use both ends of the cucumber to hold onto while eating your bagel.

Keep these items on hand at all times for the next time you find yourself in an egg salad bagel situation.