On 5/31/2014 10:51 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>
> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> I bought a loaf of this huge bread a week ago and made a couple of
>> sandwiches and needed to freeze the rest. I wanted a grilled cheese
>> today and took the loaf from the freezer and stuck my hand in and pulled
>> it out green. There was no detectable mould when I froze it, and had
>> even made a sandwich with a slice of it just before putting it in the
>> freezer. The inside of the bag was damp even though the bread was
>> frozen. I guess this attributed to the mould, but it surprised me since
>> it's only been a few days.
>>
>> The freezer has a built-in thermometer that reads 0 degrees, and I put a
>> separate one in because two readings are better than one flawed one.
>> Have you had this happen to recently frozen bread? I guess the size of
>> the loaf could be partly to blame and maybe next time I should remove it
>> from the original packaging, and separate it into several ziplock bags.
>> What do you think? The mould made my throat close up just from
>> opening the bag. I have a mould allergy.
>
> Most likely your freezer is having issues and the temperature is
> swinging well above 0 during defrost cycles. If not you should probably
> call the CDC if you have mold that is growing that much in a week at 0F.
>
I hope the last part is a joke. I've never had problems with anything
frozen but I have to wonder if different places in the freezer have
different temps since you mention this. The bread was frozen solid, it
was just a few minutes after being out of the freezer while I was
getting my other sandwich stuff together before I opened the bag and
pulled out a green hand, and there was definite moisture inside the bag.

I just put some sandwich rolls in there a few hours ago and am watching
for more mold. I suspect I have to take everything out and wipe it all
out with a rag with bleach on it.

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