Bürgen Rye

I love this bread! – I love this bread and have been eating it for years. I can’t believe some of the bad reviews I’ve read! I think Burgen Rye has a great taste and makes yummy crispy toast, which I have most mornings. I also enjoy it as a sandwich at lunch times. Show details ·  1

Burgen leaves a bad taste – After eating great Burgen Breads for years, used to buy the heavy little soy & linseed loaf as a treat, because of the price..so, I thought I'd try this one, what's not to like, I thought..85% less carbs? Sadly, I've got to say that, while it was definitely soft & seemed to tick a few health boxes, I was so disappointed with the taste. Now,… Read more

I've only had two slices of this loaf & the first bite made me question how Burgen could drop so low in my estimation, after trying this. As I hate waste, I'm now how I can use it in cooking, because it has zero taste, with a dryness (while eating) that definitely reminded me of cardboard. I certainly WON'T be buying that, again..

Great Bread – I tried this bread out not expecting too much. Rarely do you come across a product that actually does what the packet says, and do it so well. A nice earthy flavour and great texture. And in relation to health, all digestive were pretty resolved once I started eating this bread. Pretty much a cornerstone of my shopping list these days. Show details ·  1

Tasty and filling – I’ve been eating Burgen rye for years now and noticed no change. It’s still dense and tasty, toasts up well and I’ve had no issues with it falling apart. Keep doing what you’re doing, Burgen. Show details ·  1

The best supermarket bread available – I have read the very bad reviews that people have given this bread, including that it's not what it used to be. Well for someone who has never tasted the old recipe, this bread is divine and the very best bread and only bread that I buy. I love it. Moist, beautiful texture, deilcious taste both toasted and untoasted. I've never had it falling… Read more

apart as some people write, maybe a slightly more loose slice occasionally but it's just delicious and I have it with both sweet and savoury.

Tasty but falls apart - classic case of getting a good rep then cheapening everything? – I still find it tasty but when you go to get a new slice, many of the slices have just fallen apart. What are they skimping on? Reading the other reviews on here, I see that people DID find this bread good, but now it has deteriorated. Its a common tactic for companies to get a good rep for a product then start cutting it back more and more. Pretty dumb, since a good reputation is hard to get. Even harder to REgain.

Huge change from what this use to be – Had to stop buying the Rye after noticing the density and taste has changed. This is not the same recipe as it once was. Agree with all these reviews regarding the changes stated with Rye Burgen Show details

No longer an exceptional bread – I noticed about two weeks ago when picking up my usual Bergen rye that it felt different. Not as substantial. Sort of soft and airy like most other bread brands. Show details

Cardboard has more flavour! – Been buying Burgen Rye for about 20 years and until last few loaves has had rye flavour, moist, heavy and toasted up beautifully. Sadly the Burgen Rye has changed and has no rye flavour, is thinner sliced and toasts up like cardboard! Had same experience years ago when visiting family in Melb and it now seems Bris(Qld?) have followed same recipe… Read more

change? May as well save money and buy buy cheaper whole meal breads! Sad day, lived my Burgen Rye Jeff Penny

This is not rye bread – This cannot be called rye bread as it is only 15% rye. It has the texture of supermarket white bread and not a trace of rye flavour. In fact it looks and tastes like coloured white bread. Show details

Not what it used to be – I used to LOVE the Burgen's Rye bread, now it has more wheat than rye, and isn't the dense, flavourful, dark rye bread it once was. I will never buy this product again unless they resume the old recipe; I used to buy the older one regularly but haven't been able to eat this since the recipe changed.

this is horrible! can't stand it and would rather eat soda bread than this stupid disgusting bread – it is icky and yucky. every loaf3 is bad even if it is made by the best breaditier. plz never make rye bread, please it sucks and is horrible yucky ok bad Show details

Falling apart – We really love this bread, but the last three time we have bought it its falling apart in the bag - really expensive for broken bread. No way of giving the company feedback which is rubbish as well Show details

Not impressed with Burgan rye bread – Bought loaf today, very dry and even broke apart as I buttered it so not fresh st all.. very dissapointed! Will not buy again unless there’s a big improvement in it.. Show details

Disappointing – Burgen rye was a beautiful, tasty, wholesome rye bread. The newer product has a larger slice and lighter taste and texture but it doesn’t make up for the quality that was in the original. I’d pay extra for the original rye bread... won’t buy this one again. Show details

Qualiy of rye bread has sadly deteriorated – Have been buying this bread for years because of its quality and taste. However in recent months it has deteriorated to the point of holes in the slices and almost falling apart as it's so thin. What has happened to it? It's the most expensive bread in the supermarket which I was happy to pay because of the quality, but unless it improves from current standard I'll change brands.. .

Healthy AND Tasty! – While on the CSIRO Healthy Living plan i was introduced to Burgen Rye Bread. LOVE IT! Low GI. Great taste! Not too many seeds (not a fan of too many grains) fills you up and keeps you full. Freezes well. In fact I now freeze every loaf and take out what I need. Toasts well from frozen. Friends and family also love it. Keeps you regular. Nothing but good healthy positives here! Try it! You'll love it!

Crap bread now used to be good – What happened you totally screwed this bread up, it used to be really nice now its just crap house. I wouldn't feed it the neighbor's dog and I cant stand the little fool. Bring back the original recipe, the kernel doesn't change his recipe because it works so why the hell did you change yours, dumb.

What has happened to the product I used to love? – Burgen's Rye has changed. It tastes stale and is full of seeds which get caught the teeth. I used to love Burgens at first after it took over from my beloved Vogels but like all good things which come to an end it has deteriorated to such an extent that I cannot spend that money any more on an inferior product. Why does all the bread have to contain seeds? There used to be a plain wholemeal but even that has disappeared.

Shocking – This bread tastes horrible! It has that "stale " flavour or no flavour at all! Guys seriously , why? It used to be a favourite bread in our family.

No Longer Digestive Balance, the recipe has changed, prior to 2016 this bread was fantastic and love – Yep I really loved this bread and was prepared to pay for the no upset tummy effect of the old recipe. The change was noted immediately, the taste is not as good and bloating is back. I noted some others commenting on increased GI to 53? Not smart marketing to change a healthful and much loved recipe! I will buy locally made bread from now on. My families health is worth the effort... Thanks

Easier on your tummy – Good source of fiber, good taste. Great for those thinking of cutting down on wheat, less bloating. I find it easier to digest and so does my mum and she's 95 years old.

Burgen GI index risen – Burgen Bread was typically purchased for people wishing to control their weight or diabetes or both...particularly their Soy and Linseed loaf. Unfortunately the company has now mad changes to the GI index and all loaves now have a GI index of over 50, which makes them unsuitable for weight control and diabetes. Goodbye Burgen.

Used to love it but not now it has changed – Used to be a solid bread with a good taste now is full of air holes held together by a glue like texture! Yuk ! Not my idea of a healthy bread. Bring back the original recipe and keep your customers please.

BÜRGEN another cheapo that sold their integrity for greed – For many years l bought your bread because it had weight, good ingredients and was a decent sized loaf. Now we can all see that bürgen has also jumped onto the cheap band wagon employing cost reduction techniques: smaller, air weight bread, & it now obviously tastes for the worse.You just reduced something else- Your customer. I am no longer… Read more

buying your products. I found a small bakery that does handmade german bread in Sydney. Have fun employing someone who can try to bring back your customers.

Diminishing value – Burgen Rye is not what it was. Why resort to producing smaller and smaller loaves of bread to save a few cents? Yes, we have noticed what you are doing! The consumer has already elected to pay more for what once was a premium product - this is a buyer more sensitive to quality/value than price. It appears that the recipe has been changed and the size of the loaf has been changed for the worse.

Why change the basic successful recipe? – Have been a burgen rye fan for over 7 years! Was disappointed to purchase a loaf recently that smelled perfumed with a a stong unpleasant 'rye' smell and the useual robust texture of the bread was light, fluffy and with very few seeds... Your customers have noticed the quality has slipped...a lot! Mr or Ms Burgen it's over to you....what will you do now?

Why change a good bread – Rye digestive was a five star bread lots of body and taste. The ones I have purchased recently are lacking in both. If I wanted a flyaway bread I would buy a 99c loaf. Cutting corners on a good product to get you a few extra dollars isn't the way go.