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l not -l wrote:
> On 20-Sep-2018, wrote:
>
>> On 2018-09-20 12:56 PM, Cheri wrote:
>>> "graham" > wrote in message
>>> news >>>> 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.

> +1
> I do "shift" the slices a bit before freezing, just a tiny bit of each slice
> sticking out from its predecessor in the loaf, to make separation of frozen
> slices a bit easier.
>


My god, that takes dedication!