On Friday, May 18, 2012 1:08:54 AM UTC-6, Julie Bove wrote:
> Do you use one? If so... What kind?
>
> I ask because my Greek Flatbread got moldy again! It does not expire until
> the 23rd. My honey whole wheat bread from Costco is perfectly fine.
>
> I have written to the manufacturer about the bread. That would be Alexis.
> Because not only was it moldy but crumbly like it was spoiled. The
> ingredient list says they put Calcium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate to
> control spoilage. But apparently those things are not working!
>
> But I got to thinking. I have two bread boxes. Both are the same model.
> Wood. I had to get them when we lived in NY because we had mice. And since
> it was a military apartment and we were relying on their exterminator to rid
> of us of the mice...well...oh well! Anyway... Both boxes are probably 9 or
> 10 years old. I am not even using one currently. It is just out in the
> garage. But the one I am using? Well, maybe the porous wood has gotten
> some mold spores in it? Just a thought.
>
> I just ordered a new one. Chrome with a clear plastic front on it. And it
> says it is ventilated in the back. My current boxes are not ventilated and
> they are dark inside. From what I have read about mold, it needs darkness
> to grow. So I am hoping this new one will do better for me. In the
> meantime I am going to go put box boxes in the give away box. My bread will
> just have to sit out on its own until the new box arrives. It is a large
> size and it got a good rating. The reviewers said it will hold two loaves
> and a pack of English muffins.

Bread Boxes are so 19th century. Freezers and refrigerators have replaced
them long ago. No thinking person uses them today unless they have rats as
big as cats. Most air has natural mold spores...keep bread in plastic bags
and handle in with clean hands or sterile paper towels or cloths to avoid
contamination. Most bakery bread comes with its load of mold built right in.
Commercial bakeries use chemicals in their bread to deter mold but it cannot
get it all or the dosage required to do so would affect people's health.