How do you store bread in a breadbox?
Warning: For Full Access Please Log In or Create an Account (Free)
I have my mother's breadbox downstairs. She used to make anise cookies called, I believe, lieben kuchen but I could be wrong about that. In order to keep them fresh and prevent them form getting rock hard she would moisten a piece of bread and put it in the breadbox. Worked great. Wow, do I miss my mother's cookies, among other things. Don't know if that would work for a loaf of bread but it may be worth a try.
I store mine in the original wrap although I got rid of the bread box and use a shelf above the toaster now. How long it lasts depends on the type of bread. If it is more an artisan style without preservatives it will only last a few days at most unless you put it in the freezer.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I freeze my bread and micro it for 30 seconds, makes it fresh as can be....I would keep it in original wrapping in the bread box. Bread I have been buying does't last more than a few days unless it's in the fridge.
Live consciously....
The problem with bread boxes is that they are dark places, often in a nice cozy warm kitchen, which mold LOVES. If it's pretty you might want to consider using the bread box for something else besides storing bread, LOL. The only other thing is if you use all of the bread within a few days so it doesn't get a chance to mold. I keep my bread in the frig if I am not going to use it right away so it doesn't mold.
The refrigerator slows mold, but speeds it getting stale.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
It does, but I keep the bread sealed as tight as possible and that helps. I generally don't do regular grocery store loaves of bread anyway, I am a baguette or specialty loaf bread kind of girl and I am usually making garlic bread or serving it along with dinner. Whatever I don't use after about four days the squirrels and birds get to enjoy. If I do sandwiches, it's usually turkey on Ciabatta rolls and I can get those 2 at a time so there's generally none leftover. When my stepkids were all still at home I bought traditional loaf bread but it was gone in about three days (there were four of them).
The heavy bread lasts longer...last bread was soy and flaxseed and it's been a week in fridge, still good but as I said, I micro it...love sandwiches and switch around breadwise.....also make a lot with Trader Joe's Tortilla's, keeping it in fridge.
Live consciously....
You could always buy heavily processed bread with plenty of preservatives. Bread boxes are cute but not good for bread. Use it for something else and put your bread in the fridge.
Thanks everyone, I guess my expectations were too great. I do love my bread box but the bread does mold faster in it so I guess I will just leave it on the counter and store things like chips or plastic bags or other thing that clutter the cabinets, just not bread.
Shoot! I thought this was going to be a "take the giraffe out of there first to put the bread in" thread. 
Kim
Might need to dehydrate the giraffe into jerky before storing that in the breadbox.
You shoulda just left people guessing
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
Doesn't matter how it is stored if one of the cats get to it she will pretend it's a squirrel and go to town on it.
I actually like those "green bags" you can buy that are supposed to keep your bread fresher. I get regular whole grain bread, so maybe it has some preservatives, but those suckers keep it fresh for 2 weeks! I keep it in the original wrapper, then the green bag.
Kona Kathie
An old girlfriend used to have a breadbox in her kitchen but she never kept bread in it. She used it to store potatoes and onions.
ditto....when we first got married, some 57 years ago, I thought I HAD to have a bread box...found out they really are not great for keeping bread for any length of time...as stated here and in other posts, I keep our bread in the frig....
They were likely designed way before sliced bread, back when people used to bake their own loaves of bread and it wasn't sold commercially in plastic bags, and the bread box helped keep it fresher and maybe kept bugs and rodents away from the bread. So now they need to come up with an invention that really is "the greatest thing since sliced bread" LOL, a new bread box that will keep your bread fresher for longer!
'Before sliced bread'? Seriously? We always had sliced bread when I was growing up....mom had a bread box...probably the large family using lots of bread---lots of sandwiches or toast, could account for that bread not getting moldy or stale...with my smaller family and not so much bread use, the bread box was not a great item...
dreamweaver. The bread box was probably invented way before sliced bread was my point. Did you not read my post?
Yes...I did! Thank you. I'm not going to get into a battle with you or anyone over a breadbox....
Battle? Um, I have no idea what you are talking about...but I am sure that both the breadbox and sliced bread were invented long before you were born, so...
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/15/2017 11:03PM by JASFLALMT.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/15/2017 11:03PM by JASFLALMT.
My Grandmother used to bake Challah, a (Jewish bread) and kept it in a bread box, baking it on Fridays for the Sabbath and it was gone by Sunday....made a great french toast, she'd make individual loaves for the kids and big loaves for the family with no chemicals, we never bought store bread, everything was homemade....wheat, what was that....wonder what happened to that bread box, died of old age.
p.s. we should invent a newer better bread box and take it on the show "Shark Tank" we'll have to stop MSing, they make millions out of the most basic things.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/2017 01:56AM by Irene_L.A..
p.s. we should invent a newer better bread box and take it on the show "Shark Tank" we'll have to stop MSing, they make millions out of the most basic things.
Live consciously....
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/2017 01:56AM by Irene_L.A..
Irene, if it was clear glass it would help repel mold growth because of the light getting in. Maybe a frosted glass with etching would be really pretty...and I am not Jewish, but I LOVE Challah bread.
Whole Foods makes a very good one,, although about 6$, but, try making french toast out of it...you'll be hooked.
Live consciously....
Yes, been there done that. My husband's aunt in Phoenix was married to a nice Jewish man who used to take us to this place there where they had awesome "French" toast made out of Challah. Amazing.
I tend to make French toast out of whatever is leftover and at risk of going stale. If I choose bread for it, challah and panettone are the best. Panettone isn't technically a bread, but damn it makes some good, decadent French toast.
Equal rights for others does not mean fewer rights for you. It's not pie.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
"I prefer someone who burns the flag and then wraps themselves up in the Constitution over someone who burns the Constitution and then wraps themselves up in the flag." -Molly Ivins
Never try to teach a pig to sing. It's a waste of your time and it really annoys the pig.
I've never heard of Panettone, but yes again I do love Challah for french toast. I had to laugh when Jas called Challah bread, as Challah is bread. Now I want some, will try and get a Whole food job.....Oh do you put milk in your french toast...I saw on the food network to put small pieces of cold butter into your eggs, and not to use milk, but I use a bit of half and half.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/2017 03:41AM by Irene_L.A..
Live consciously....
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/16/2017 03:41AM by Irene_L.A..
LOL I thought manna was bread...but anyway, you can also use coconut or almond milk instead of milk. I generally use a little bit. I don't like mine too eggy.
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.