On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 penmart01 wrote:
>>On Thu, 20 Sep 2018 U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>>
>>>I grabbed this explanation from the Web. Just search 'why does bread
>>>stale' and you'll get lots of hits.
>>>
>>>"The crumb (the part inside) gets hard and stiff and the crust loses
>>>any crispness it might have had. Most people attribute this to drying
>>>out, but the opposite is in fact true. The bread is actually absorbing
>>>moisture, as shown by an increase in weight as the loaf goes from
>>>fresh to stale. The moisture absorbed by the crumb causes the starch
>>>granules to crystallize, hardening the bread. This is why the fridge
>>>is a bad place to store bread, even when it is well-wrapped, because
>>>low temperatures speed up the starch crystallization process (although
>>>freezing bread is fine because starch crystals don’t form at freezer
>>>temperatures). It’s also why a brief visit to the oven can improve
>>>stale bread, because the heat drives out some moisture and helps melt
>>>the starch crystals."
>>>https://kitchen-myths.com/
>>
>>Total nonsense... depends on storage duration and perssonal hygiene...
>>a week in the fridge harms nothing, months in the fridge harms all
>>foods. I store bread in a countertop bread box for a week and it
>>stays very edible. The only time bread stored on ones countertop gets
>>moldy in under a week is in a filthy kitchen. Some store blocks of
>>cheese in their fridge for a week and it gets all moldy, soley because
>>they handle cheese with unwashed crotch hands... it's amazing how many
>>don't wash their hands after wiping because there's no restaurant sign
>>in their shit house. Janet B, get yourself a surgeon's scrub brush
>>and a bar of brown soap.

How does refrigerated bread absorb moisture... I doubt anyone
refrigerates bread without wrapping it in plastic... perhaps you.

>I will report your findings to the food scientists who study these
>things. They know people like you exist. They may be interested on
>your findings regarding diseased chicken parts

You really believe that livestock doesn't develop
cancers/infections.... especially common with poultry.
And when you buy preground mystery meat they ground
in the tumors, infections, and all kinds of nasties.