On 1/9/2012 10:58 AM, Giusi wrote:
> > ha scritto nel messaggio> Will my ABM
> bread last longer if I store it in a cloth bag vs. a
>> ziplock?
>>
>> I have some cute cotton material I could use to make a bag.....even
>> matches my kitchen ' decor'.
>
> I don't know, but the crust is nicer. We have bread bags that I buy for
> friends in the US. They are useful for hearty loaves uncut, mostly. It's a
> drawstring bag with two layers of cottom seoarated by a layer of holey
> plastic. It can still mold eventually, and if it does it needs a good hot
> water and detergent washing, hang on line. Or out the window or whatever
> you do besides a dryer. A smaller version is for hard cheese which isn't
> usually refrigerated.
>
I have a similar bread bag, a gift from a friend in Italy, but mine
doesn't appear to have plastic in the middle. I use it when my bread box
is too full. And yes, the crust is much nicer when not suffocated in a
plastic zip bag.