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"EJM" > wrote in
> In article >, "Darkfalz"
> > wrote:
> (peebs) wrote:]
> >> Ihave been known to freeze ciabatta on many occassions, many breads
> >> actually, and I find that just leaving it out to defrost naturally
> >> without applying any heat works well.
> >
> >Except you have to wait for it to thaw that way.
> >
> >Actually, half thawed bread into the toaster produces nice results, toased
> >on the outside and fluffy on the inside.
> >
>
> We like the results we get by taking frozen bread out of the freezer and
> leaving it sealed in its bag on the counter until the bread has fully
> thawed. It doesn't take that long really.
>
> To reheat (and recrust) the bread, we preheat the oven to 500F. Then we
> turn the oven OFF and put the bread in the oven for ten minutes.
>
> (Even if we had a microwave oven, we wouldn't use it to thaw bread.)

no, but if bread is a little stale about 10 seconds in the microwave will freshen it up!

Herc