Cheri wrote:
> "Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>> On 2018-09-20 12:56 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>> "graham" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 2018-09-20 10:34 AM, Cheri wrote:
>>>>> "graham" > wrote in message
>>>>> news
>>>>>> On 2018-09-20 10:24 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> When we buy bakery bread we don't have them slice it, we slice as
>>>>>>>> needed, a loaf goes in the fridge and lasts us 4-5 days. When
>>>>>>>> we buy
>>>>>>>> packaged sliced bread it's kept in the fridge... if frozen the
>>>>>>>> entire
>>>>>>>> loaf is defrosted in the fridge.
>>>>>>> If I could go through a loaf in 4-5 days I might keep it in the
>>>>>>> fridge.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> NEVER keep bread in the fridge!
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Why not?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheri
>>>> It stales faster.
>>>
>>>
>>> OK, but I haven't really found that to be true with the bread I buy,
>>> not often, but if I leave it out, it molds quickly. I think you
>>> mostly make your own?
>>>
>>
>> I checked on line and the advice was to keep it at room temperature
>> for a day or two, but to freeze it after that. For the amount of
>> bread that I use and the time it takes for me to use it up, I just
>> stick it directly into the freezer. As long as I use it up within a a
>> couple weeks it is none the worse for wear.
>
>
> I do keep it out for a day or so, then into the fridge until used. I've
> not noticed it being stale, however I don't eat much bread anymore, so
> if I do have bread, it's usually toasted.
>
> Cheri
Toasting helps a lot when using bread that's been refrigerated or
frozen. Even very light toasting helps a lot.
I was pretty poor growing up, and we usually bought sliced loaf bread at
the "day old" store of a local bakery (sunbeam or colonial brands), and
kept it in the fridge. It was very cheap compared to the same branded
bread at the grocery stores, and often no more than a day or two older.
They had those damn junk cakes too, and they *never* go bad, what with
all the chemical preservatives. Ma would let us have a few. You couldn't
tell the difference from a fresh one bought at the fanciest stores.