RoughCollie Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 My latest "thing" is to bake all of our bread so I don't have to pay the high prices for it in the stores. We go through 1-2 loaves a day. I baked my first 3 loaves tonight. One disappeared already. I put one in a bread wrapper I saved from store-bought bread, and fit one into a gallon freezer bag (all I had) but it won't close because the loaf is too big. For future reference, since I am baking more bread tomorrow (I'm on a roll :)), how do you all store your bread -- is there some place to buy bread wrappers, do you use Saran wrap, or what? Thanks for your help! RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Bread actually does just fine if you just stick it in the freezer, "naked". Yep. I know the party line is to put in a bag or some such, but it's not necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimerinkydo Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I'll have to try freezing without a wrapper...I've been buying bags at Smart & Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I've always just tossed it into a plastic grocery bag. I give the bag a spin, fold the spin over on itself, tuck under, and set it on the counter. It's not like the bread lasts past a day or so anyway... asta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I use Glad plastic bags. They are very cheap, and are closed with a twist-tie, not a ziplock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I use bags from Kiing Arthur Flour. I bought 100 all purpose bags from them a couple of years ago and still have plenty because I reuse them. They're large enough for foccacia and other odd shapes of bread. They are much thicker than the bags store bread comes in. I use them when I give things away like coffeecake or bread. I know buying bags seems weird but they are really good quality and I want my good bread well protected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Really?! Ok, I'm doin' it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 I buy bread bags from Pleasant Hill Grain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 In my experience, unsliced bread doesn't require any special treatment. You can just leave it out on the bench. If it has been sliced, we usually stick it in a paper or plastic bag, or just leave the cut side face down on a chopping board. It seems the denser the bread, the less it dries out. I wouldn't go out and buy anything special. It doesn't sound like the bread is going to last long enough in your house to be a concern. :) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted June 11, 2008 Author Share Posted June 11, 2008 Okay, thanks folks! I appreciate the responses. When my DD cut a slice off a fresh loaf with the cake server, I decided to cut the loaves that were left and I put them in a plastic bag so they wouldn't dry out. Otherwise, I'm not going to worry about it. Except when I freeze bread -- if I ever get ahead on the baking (DD used 4 loaf pans to make snow bricks and didn't bring them in, so I only have 3 left) I will put them in a bag so that DD won't go nuts lecturing me about freezer germs. I went to the grocery store today and I did not buy bread for the first time in my life. It was fun going by that long aisle of 10,000 choices and not having to look for the particular kinds I used to buy. RC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted June 11, 2008 Share Posted June 11, 2008 Bread actually does just fine if you just stick it in the freezer, "naked". Yep. I know the party line is to put in a bag or some such, but it's not necessary. I have baked bread for years and never knew this. Is this good for a day or two, a week or two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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