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Storing/Holding Homemade Bread


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I like to store my bread wrapped two layers of aluminium foil and in the fridge to prevent mould growing. The two of us don't ate a lot of bread so I usually cut the loaves in half and freeze them wrapped in the foil.

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I never refrigerate breads of any type.  Modern fridges, draw moisture out, even when well wrapped and hasten staling.

 

I slice and freeze four slices each in small ziplock bags if I need to store it for longer than a few days.  Otherwise I store the whole loaf in a bread bag  and slice as needed for 4-5 days. 

 

Some people complained that there were no twist ties with the bags but I don't use them anyway.  I fasten them with medium binder clips.

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I do the same as Andie with the bread bags though I use the ones from Smart & Final. Under their First Street Label they sell gallon size bags - 150 w/ ties for $7 I think. They are useful for other items so the quantity works for me. I store in a hall closet that is the coolest spot in the house and does not have anything scented in it that would transfer.

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I slice and freeze four slices each in small ziplock bags if I need to store it for longer than a few days.  Otherwise I store the whole loaf in a bread bag  and slice as needed for 4-5 days. 

 

 

So what makes a bread bag a bread bag?  I always use the various bags that come from the loaves of bread we buy at various bakeries or markets.

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I slice sandwich loaves and freeze the slices. I've never used RLB's recipe, but this works with just about anything. It needs to be wrapped well, but I don't go too crazy over it, 2 supermarket plastic bags and it's fine. In the morning before I go to work I take out 2-3 slices, throw some sandwich fixings in a container (or not; sometimes I buy), and at lunchtime I put together a sandwich. Bread that I'm not using for sandwiches I freeze whole.

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Bread has two parts; soft interior and crispy crust. Soft interior needs moisture and heat to soften, and the crust needs high dry heat to get crispy.

 

So how do you reconstitute frozen bread? 

 

Here is what I do:

 

Use a thin ceramic tile to cover each open end of the loaf and bake in a toaster oven.

 

The high heat crisps up the crust and drives the steam into the interior. The ceramic tiles insulate the high heat, trap the steam to moisten, soften and to gently heat the interior.

 

Seems to work very well for me. Give it a try and let me know if you get the same result.

 

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Dcarch, is there anything that you can't OVERcomplicate? lol

 

Me, I just bake loaves that I know will be used inside of 4-5 days. On those few occasions that I think it will mold before it is consumed, I freeze, then slice frozen, and just pop in the oven for a couple of minutes before I use it.

 

Maybe not the best idea ever, but it works quite well for me...

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Dcarch, is there anything that you can't OVERcomplicate? lol

 

Me, I just bake loaves that I know will be used inside of 4-5 days. On those few occasions that I think it will mold before it is consumed, I freeze, then slice frozen, and just pop in the oven for a couple of minutes before I use it.

 

Maybe not the best idea ever, but it works quite well for me...

 

Yes, I do have a habit of "If it ain't broke, fix it anyway" LOL!

 

Actually I do the same as you when I just need a couple of slices for myself. This method is to revive a good size frozen loaf for dinner for a few people. Comes out almost like just freshly baked.

 

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Yes, I do have a habit of "If it ain't broke, fix it anyway" LOL!

 

Actually I do the same as you when I just need a couple of slices for myself. This method is to revive a good size frozen loaf for dinner for a few people. Comes out almost like just freshly baked.

 

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For my homemade large loaves of rye and hearth bread, and white and whole wheat pain de mie I wrap them in aluminum foil and then wrapped them in Glad Press and Seal.  When they got small enough I would use Glad 1 gal. twist tie bags which can be used for freezing.  I would also use them to freeze rolls when I bake rolls.   However, Glad has discontinued this product.  Can zipper type freezer bags work well? Can I  just cut the zipper off, and use the bag with a twist tie? I don't have the space in my above the fridge freezer for a 1 gal bag with one roll or a couple of slices of bread in it. Does anyone know of a suitable for freezing twist tie bag. I'm almost down  to my last box of Glad twist tie bags, and I had to order them from Amazon. 

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