good rye bread?

[Posenose]

Since the Diamond Bakery in Newton closed, there is a serious dearth of good Jewish rye with sissel (caraway) seeds. I'm not even sure that the Diamond's was that good, but at least I knew where to get it. For a while, Whole Foods was carrying a great brand called Rudi's, but they seem to have stopped carrying it.

Anyone have any good suggestions?

[lergnom]

Note that Clear Flour also makes a dark rye - German rye - that is available most of the week. That is as old world tasting as I've had in NE.

[BobB]

True, that's a great bread, closer to what I used to eat in Germany than anything else I've found in the States. But the OP is looking for Jewish-style caraway rye.

[Karl S]

LaBrea Bakery's supermarket-finished Seeded Rye is good.

[Gio]

We've been buying seedless rye at Karl's Sausage Kitchen on Rte. 1 North in Saugus for a while now and it's delicious. I don't know if that's out of your driving range but there are several kinds of rye bread there... we happen to like the seedless. It's marvelous with fresh liverwurst and harvarti.....

[catsmeow]

Last night, when I was at Formaggio Kitchen in Cambridge, I noticed a seeded rye behind the counter where the bread display is. Also, at Barry's Deli in Newton, they usually have a prepackaged seeded marble rye that's pretty good. They also have a fresh bread display, but I didn't notice if there was rye.

[opinionatedchef]

i have only two ryes that i love, and am lucky enough to have easy access:
When Pigs Fly - through WF or there own 2 Boston retail shops- Somerville and Brookline. Dark Rye is my fav of their ryes; neck and neck is their Sauerkraut Caraway Rye.

Rudolph's Rye- freezer section of WF. I prefer it toasted and buttered rather than for sandwiches because it is thin and easy to break on a sandwich. Also, i used to get a delicious sourdough rye w/ seeds, at WF that was made in W.Mass. but I don't remember the brand. It might have become their WF house brand.

[galleygirl]

Oh no no, When Pigs Fly, but the NEW YORK Rye. And then,make sure you get the square loaf,not the oval slices. Much better crust, for some reason. That, and a hunk of cultured butter at room temp...I dare you!

[StriperGuy]

Iggy's makes an excellent version.

[Velda Mae]

Clear Flour's rye is outstanding but it isn't available every day. Best to call or check the website for the bread schedule before making the trip. A good second choice is Pain d'Avignon's rye with caraway seeds, which is available at Whole Foods.

[BobB]

That was true when they first introduced it a couple of years ago but nowadays it's a seven-day-a-week staple: http://www.clearflourbread.com/bread.php (it's listed as "Seeded Deli Rye" in the alphabetical list).

On the other hand, they DO run out of it from time to time, especially in the evening, so it can't hurt to get there earlier in the day.

[BobB]

Clear Flour's deli rye is great stuff, firm and tasty with a good helping of caraway. They make it in three forms - small dinner rolls, batard (standard loaf size, but not baked in a loaf pan so it's somewhat tapered at the ends) and sandwich loaf, which is about two feet long and consistent in diameter for most of its length. They sell the sandwich loaf as a whole or half. The only downside is that they have no slicer so you're on your own cutting even slices for sandwiches.