Why are there holes in Cheez-its?!

Question: they are cooked so fast with out the hole they would form little balls
this way they look like little pillows..
The same with Hi Ho's.. all the saltines and many others..

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Answers: they are cooked so fast with out the hole they would form little balls
this way they look like little pillows..
The same with Hi Ho's.. all the saltines and many others..

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Probably created by a mold its cooked in.

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The same reason you poke a piecrust or pizza crust before baking--it pops any air pockets that would bake into big bubbles.

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