If you do not live in the NY / NJ metro area, where there are great mom & pop neighborhood bagel bakeries, the freezer section of your grocery store might carry Ray's New York Bagels. They are the best grocery store bagels that I have found.

"Take & Bake" -- 425° for six or seven minutes, and Bob's your uncle.

LRD- Would you like a bagel, perhaps a schmear of cream cheese? (In my best Bourogh Park, Brooklyn NY Orthodox accent)

Brooklyn Water Bagels gets good reviews, Publix Bagels are good in a pinch next time I'm in the store will have to give them a chance.

I'll try the Ray's New York Bagels. I've become a big bagel fan from getting the steak bagels at McDonalds for breakfast.

I had thoughts of going to Panera Bread for a good bagel and a schmear (not knowing it was National Bagel Day) but turned into the drive through for Wendy's instead. Perhaps tomorrow morning I'll stop for one with lox and capers (hold the red onion, please) at a shop down the street.

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Originally posted by bdylan:

I'll try the Ray's New York Bagels

Their bialys are pretty good, too.

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Originally posted by downtownv:

LRD- Would you like a bagel, perhaps a schmear of cream cheese? (In my best Bourogh Park, Brooklyn NY Orthodox accent)

Thanks for the karma. You need my address?

Enjoyed my part, baked these bad boys this morning...