Comments on: Storing Homemade Bread & Bread Ingredients

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 17:59:25 +0000

Hi there,
I’ve just ventured into making my own bread but, storage IS an issue. Humid summers and chilly winters. How’d that bread bag work out? I’m tempted to get a bread box but am sooo curious about your bag now??

By: Tom Howe

Tom Howe — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:21:40 +0000

Hi Amy,
We make home made all our bread all the time. We got a kitchen Aid and bake it in the oven after several bread machine wore out. We even wore out a few kitchen aid stand mixers before we got a good one with enough horse power.
Saving the wonderful bread we make is the catch of this whole venture. No preservatives means good health to you. The simple fact is that fresh bread is fresh and no one can beat it. What I do is let the bread cool out at room temp for enough time to complete all the cooling. Then wrap the uncut loaf in a cling wrap really good and the other stuff eat fresh. This Lets it last about a week. Remember let it get to normal room temp first

By: Richmondky

Richmondky — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 17:20:13 +0000

I make a whole lot of homemade bread (the simple/easy kind) – not only for myself, but for others. Probably because they’re too lazy to make it themselves, but I have to admit, it is very good, and better for anyone than ‘store’ bread.
Anyway; what i do when i’m sending a loaf out of this place is; let it cool on a rack – lay out a piece of aluminum foil, cover that with paper-towels, and wrap it up. most people keep it in that and tell me it lasts them for well over a week.

Around here i keep it in a plastic bag, but take it out at least once a day and ‘air’ it on a rack. Doing it that way will make it last for around two weeks. I never refrigerate bread because I have found it tends to go bad faster that way. If I intend to keep it for a very long time, i freeze it. but there’s never really a reason to do that when it’s so simple to make. Plus the fact that if you freeze it, you still have to wait a long time for it to thaw before you can eat it, so it’s just as well to make it on a ‘needed’ basis.

By: mary

mary — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:03:28 +0000

King Authur whole wheat flour has a great no kneed bread recipe on the bag. I make it weekly and it is great. Only problem is that just two of us and it gets stale before it is all eaten. Just looking to see if there is a natural ingredient or way to keep it fresh without freezing or refridgerating.

By: Ruth

Ruth — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:02:02 +0000

Hi.

I’m a student in the UK and would like to use your photo of bread in a college presentation.

Would that be OK?

Thanks for your time.

Best wishes

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:24:42 +0000

Jamie-

I do buy my flour and sugar in bulk and I bought those under-the-bed storage containers to store the ingredients in. They stack nicely and they slide under my wire pantry unit perfectly.

I love Tammy's recipes, but I haven't looked at her bread recipes lately. I will definitely check that out!! Thank you for sharing!

By: Jamie - Family Focused Fun

Jamie - Family Focused Fun — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:15:05 +0000

I have bought the big bags of flour from Sams Club too...especially the bread flour.
I am thinking of investing in some food grade large containers though for storage. Recently I've had it on my mind that perhaps it needs to be stored properly, especially since such a large amount lasts for awhile and sits in storage for awhile. Any thoughts?

Our bread never lasts long enough to store it! But I would like to find something good for sandwiches. Have you looked on Tammy's recipes? She adds some extra ingredients to her breads to soften them and make them better for sandwiches. I haven't tried it yet but would like too!

By: Angie

Angie — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 08:17:47 +0000

I am curious to know how the fabric bags you spoke of in your blog to store the bread, turned out?
Did it work?

Angie
http://www.helpmeettosam.blogspot.com

By: Mothering Two

Mothering Two — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:57:37 +0000

Hi! I just got into making my own bread. Wow, what an supreme olfactory and taste bud experience fresh homemade bread is. I was looking for ways to store it and came across your site. Just wanted to thank you for the suggestions. I live in Florida, so prolly the fridge is the best place and freezer for loaves to save for longer than a week. Thanks!

By: i wish i were clever with names...

i wish i were clever with names... — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 23:42:00 +0000

I stumbled onto your site, and I would like to thank you for the great suggestions!