"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> 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.

The top part of my side by side can at times get not as cold as the rest. I
have learned not to put small things or ice cream or Popsicles up there.
They'll thaw out.