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.
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!
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/
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.