No, they are part baked, and sealed in a protective atmosphere (nitrogen, I expect). Here: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/fitzgeralds-2-sourdough-bagu

No, they are part baked, and sealed in a protective atmosphere (nitrogen, I expect). Here: https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/fitzgeralds-2-sourdough-baguettes/845933-673919-673920 https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/fitzgeralds-2-sourdou... https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/bakery/bread-and-rolls/part-baked-bread https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/shop/bakery/bread-and-... They last about a month in a pantry, unrefrigerated. A significant fraction (if not all) supermarket bakery bread is shipped as frozen part-baked. This is roughly the same thing but in nitrogen rather than frozen.