On Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:28:42 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On Mon, 9 Jan 2012 06:25:57 -0800 (PST), Kalmia
> wrote:
>
>>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'. (Man, how I hate that word - along with
>>'couture'.).
>
>The cotton will pass air and stale it quicker. My preference is a
>paper bag. It will stale after a few days, but never gets mold. Once
>stale it becomes breadcrumbs.
>
>Plastic bags can work, but be sure it is cooled first. The downside
>is, the crust will get soft in hours.
>
>It is OK to freeze bread, but never put it in the fridge. It will dry
>out faster there than any other place. If you Google storing bread,
>it clearly is the least favorite place for bread.

I've found it depends on what kind of bread. Home made and good
bakery bread has a short shelf life even in a bread box, if not going
to consume it within two days it's best to freeze it. But plastic
bagged packaged breads from the stupidmarket refrigerate just fine...
if careful to take what you need without handling the rest, reseal,
and put it back in the fridge immediately it can keep for like two
weeks in the fridge without deteriorating. If you can buy this
company's products where you live I recommend you try them, they
contain no preservatives. I've tried them all and all are very good
but I do have my favorites, I typically have 2-3 loaves in my freezer
and one in my fridge. Since discovering this product I rarely bake
bread anymore and buy from bakeries only occasionally. There's a
store locator at their web site:
http://www.heidelbergbakingco.com/