Whether you love buying fresh bread from the neighborhood bakery or enjoy slinging your own loaves, it’s important to store your bread in a bag in order to ensure that it stays fresh as long as possible. We asked a pro for some tips, and he recommended picking up this one accessory.
Adam Rothbarth was the former Food & Kitchen Writer for VICE's shopping page, Rec Room, and contributes to Chicago Magazine, Eater, and more.. While some of my friends look forward to the weekend so they can go camping or binge watch television , my preferred activity is heading to my favorite local bakery for some coffee and returning home with a stunning loaf of just-baked sourdough.
“What we tell people is that if you think you can finish this loaf in a couple days, keep it in the paper bag and eat it in the course of 48 hours,” Ternes said. But if you want to extend the bread’s life beyond that, there’s a bit more to consider. For one, decide how much of it you want to eat now. “If you think it’s going to be three or four days, immediately cut it in half and keep the half you intend to eat in a paper bag on the counter, or in a cool, dry drawer or cabinet,” Ternes said. “Then, take the other half and slice it up and wrap those, ideally, with wax paper in between them and wrap the whole thing in wax paper, beeswax, or a bread storage bag, and put it in the freezer.
“They have some breathability, but they prevent too much airflow, so they keep the bread from staling quickly,” Ternes said. “If you’re buying sourdough bread and are trying to max out its counter life, to push it from a day and a half to three days or something, a bread bag is worth investing in.”to people who want to have fresh bread for a bit longer. “A bread box on your counter will keep your bread in great shape for an extra day or even a pinch longer than an extra day,” he said.
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