How do you store your bread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We mostly buy the grocery store bread with all the preservatives and just put it in the cabinet (we used to leave it on the counter but the cat likes to chew on plastic). If we get a nicer loaf it's gone almost immediately because we snack on it. I don't think I've seen mold on bread in years.

Lol I'm glad to hear we are not the only ones with this specific problem. We keep ours in the fridge because the cat will also get into the pantry and try to chew on plastic in there -- we have to store anything in a plastic contain inside clear storage containers to keep him from snacking on the plastic (and then throwing it up).

[Anonymous]

Just FYI for all the fridgers:

*Never keep your bread in the fridge. The starch molecules in bread recrystallize very quickly at cool temperatures, and cause the bread to stale much faster when refrigerated.

*Shop-bought loaves should be kept in an air-tight plastic bag at room temperature rather than in the fridge. For bakery breads that are usually sold in a paper bag, remove them from the bag when you get it home, wrap tightly in cling film and store at room temperature. Bread boxes are great if you want to keep a loaf for a couple of days.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/house-and-home/household-advice/a673628/how-to-make-bread-last-longer/

[Anonymous]

For homemade bread, I slice it and freeze the slices in plastic bags. They can be toasted when frozen.

For store-bought bread, I store the loaf that I am eating in the original packaging on the counter. Extra loaves are frozen.

[Anonymous]

I have always thought the idea was to keep it away from light, so I tried various things and finally realized a set of dark-colored plastic drawers fits under my kitchen counter. It does not look great but works well as a bread box. If we ever redo our kitchen, I will extend the drawers and install a bread drawer.

[Anonymous]

I buy multi grain bread from Walmart, their brand. I squeeze it a little to make sure it's soft and fresh before I buy it. I keep it in the fridge and it is always soft and fresh to eat from there. Sometimes I buy another loaf before I need it and I keep that in the freezer. It also always comes out soft and fresh too.

[Anonymous]

I bought a bread box. It's brown and dark inside. Its the size of a bread box.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just FYI for all the fridgers:

*Never keep your bread in the fridge. The starch molecules in bread recrystallize very quickly at cool temperatures, and cause the bread to stale much faster when refrigerated.

*Shop-bought loaves should be kept in an air-tight plastic bag at room temperature rather than in the fridge. For bakery breads that are usually sold in a paper bag, remove them from the bag when you get it home, wrap tightly in cling film and store at room temperature. Bread boxes are great if you want to keep a loaf for a couple of days.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/house-and-home/household-advice/a673628/how-to-make-bread-last-longer/

I always heard this and am surprised so many people keep bread in the fridge.

We use our microwave as a bread box and the freezer for anything that don't be eaten in a couple days.

[Anonymous]

I have a bread box that I bought to make things look nicer, but we eat a lot of bread/bagels/English muffins, and they don’t all fit at once. So now I have a box with more bread piled on top!

Growing up, my parents kept a big basket for bread on top of the fridge. I might have to bring that back!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a bread box that I bought to make things look nicer, but we eat a lot of bread/bagels/English muffins, and they don’t all fit at once. So now I have a box with more bread piled on top!

Growing up, my parents kept a big basket for bread on top of the fridge. I might have to bring that back!

No, too warm atop the fridge

[Anonymous]

In a bread box, which sits between on a counter in my pantry cabinet.

[Anonymous]

Freezer. I take whatever I need out for each day.

[Anonymous]

I keep a loaf of sliced bread in the freezer for toast.

Otherwise on the counter in winter/ in the fridge in summer. I find that in this climate, bread gets mold pretty quick if you leave it out in summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just FYI for all the fridgers:

*Never keep your bread in the fridge. The starch molecules in bread recrystallize very quickly at cool temperatures, and cause the bread to stale much faster when refrigerated.

*Shop-bought loaves should be kept in an air-tight plastic bag at room temperature rather than in the fridge. For bakery breads that are usually sold in a paper bag, remove them from the bag when you get it home, wrap tightly in cling film and store at room temperature. Bread boxes are great if you want to keep a loaf for a couple of days.

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/house-and-home/household-advice/a673628/how-to-make-bread-last-longer/

I always heard this and am surprised so many people keep bread in the fridge.

We use our microwave as a bread box and the freezer for anything that don't be eaten in a couple days.

I have read this but I put bread on the fridge in the summer to avoid mold. I mean maybe it get staler faster but not in a way that I notice. Maybe it is more of an issue with fresh bread than grocery store bread? Or maybe it is one of those things that are technically true but not in a way that the average person notices?

[Anonymous]

I heard this on a podcast recently:

The more processed the bread, the less it changes when stored, for weeks.

The LESS sugar in the bread, the faster it molds.

I have noticed the German brown bread from Lidl which is very puritan tasting molds reeeally fast.