jmcquown wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Me wrote:
> >> I cut it in half - hard as a rock, though it was - and nuked half
> >> for about 40 seconds. It was hot and softer, but not soft enough
> >> and didn't want to stay soft for long, at all. I just needed to
> >> make and eat a sandwich
> >>
> >> What can I do?
> >
> > Nuking unwrapped dry bread only drives more moisture out... could try
> > wrapping in plastic and then nuke, but that wouldn't put any moisture
> > back, would only redistribute whatever moisture is presnt and heat the
> > bread... soon as it's unwrapped moisture will escape... using a
> > conventional oven won't result in anything better... so there is
> > really
> > no way to return stale, hard bread to it's original state. BUT... all
> > is not lost... if you soak your old chunks of bread in egg until it
> > becomes a bit soggy it will make the best freedom toast, a couple of
> > slabs of which can easily make a great ham and cheese sammiche.
> >
> > Sheldon
>
> Good point. Stale bread makes a good french toast when soaked in egg and
> pan-fried until nicely browned.


Good I posted that, eh... now you know.

Sheldon