Why do they put holes in crackers?

Question

if it's so bad then why are you waisting your time answering shamrock? GEESH can't a person be curiouse??

Answer 1

good question.........

Answer 2

excellent question....so it floats in soup.

Answer 3

  to blow through.......  

Answer 4

So they can breathe:) I have no idea

Answer 5

Because holes are the only thing that you can see, but weigh nothing, and when you put them in a bucket, the bucket weighs less!

Answer 6

ventilation so they won't blow away in the breeze

Answer 7

So the cracker can breathe.

Answer 8

so when you spread something on it, it oozes onto your finger :D

or maybe, to save bits of crackers lol haha idk

new york diva- oohhhh lol yeah that would make sense :D

Answer 9

if you eat it when it's raining the water goes straight through, it's the same with swiss cheese

Answer 10

not all crackers have holes.

Answer 11

To keep them flat, even in texture and crispy when they are baked.

Answer 12

I'm sorry..I know this will make me look like a jerk...but these types of questions are like having a pocket full of bumblebees.

Answer 13

I don't know, but its kind of aggravating when you put something like cheddar in it and press it too hard it goes out thru the holes...

Answer 14

Ventilation.

Answer 15

I think the holes create the "lightness" we all love so much.  

Answer 16

Holes are put in raw dough of any kind... Not just cracker dough, to keep the dough from puffing up during baking.

Answer 17

So the peanut butter squiggles through the holes?  mmmm

Answer 18

its to help it cook

i'm not sure how but i know that much

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Answer 19

It's because when they had hardtack, they would put holes in it to make it easy to break. And they continue that tradition.

Answer 20

This is a very good question..Perhaps to make them light and airy, and to help the filled crackers show whats inside ie:Cheese or peanut butter.