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As many people are probably typing this at the same time: bread goes stale faster in the fridge. If you need to preserve bread for a while, freezing is the way
by pkroll 7y ago
As many people are probably typing this at the same time: bread goes stale faster in the fridge. If you need to preserve bread for a while, freezing is the way to go.
- Alupis 7y agoMy goal with the bread is to keep it from molding, which is does in a couple days sitting on the counter. Usually it isn't around long enough to freeze.
- toxik 7y agoWhat? That can’t be right. I’m aware most people put bread in the pantry or whatever, but why would the fridge make it go stale?
- pilsetnieks 7y agoBecause air is much dryer inside a fridge. I still put my bread in a fridge (unless it's something that's really intended to be consumed soon) because I prefer stale to mold.
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- likpok 7y agoDrying is only part of staling. You can seal bread airtight and it will still go stale faster in the fridge.
- NikolaeVarius 7y agohttps://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-really-ruin-bread.html https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-reall... Temperature causes starches to crystallize and cause it to get stale
- likpok 7y agoA big part of staling is the recrystallization of starch, which happens faster at cold-but-not-freezing temperatures. https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-really-ruin-bread.html https://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/does-refrigeration-reall...
- chooseaname 7y agoFreezing does something to the bread that I just don't like. It's just different coming out of a freezer.
- RandallBrown 7y agoThat may be true, but in my experience it takes longer to go stale in the refrigerator than it does for it to mold outside the refrigerator. So I store my bread in the fridge and everything is fine. I've never stored my bread outside the bag in something like a breadbox though, so maybe that would make it last longer. I've never had my bread go stale in the fridge before I finished it, so I'm not too worried about changing my habits.