Content

• Steps
• Advice
• Warning

Keeping bread fresh can be difficult for anyone, especially small households and people living in hot, humid climates. Learning how to properly preserve bread is the easiest thing to prevent mold and not waste any piece of bread.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Freeze the bread

1. 

   Cut the bread into slices or small samples. Because frozen loaves are often difficult to cut, you don't have to defrost the entire loaf whenever needed.

2. 

   
   
   Cover the loaf of bread. Covering the loaf with parchment paper or foil will help keep the moisture in the bread and prevent it from freezing during storage. With sandwiches, you can fold parchment paper between slices so they don't stick together.

3. 

   
   
   Place the loaf of bread in the plastic bag used in the freezer. Squeeze air out by folding the top of the bag around the loaf each time you close the top of the bag after taking the bread. This will keep the bread fresh for 6 months.

4. 

   Thaw the bread. When preparing to eat, you will thaw the bread slices in foil or parchment before heating, allowing the bread to absorb the moisture transferred to the wrapping paper. This ensures the bread has the same texture as when it first frozen. advertisement

Method 2 of 3: Store the bread in a cool, dry place

1. 

   
   
   Buy a box of bread. Place the bread box in a cool place, avoiding the heat that causes the bread to become moldy.Because mold sprouts grow in the presence of oxygen, containers need to be sealed to limit mold.

2. 

   Keep the bread dry. Avoid touching the loaf with wet hands and do not wrap the bread with moisture inside. This humidity, when kept at room temperature, will stimulate mold growth.

3. 

   Avoid using the refrigerator. The temperature in the refrigerator can help prevent mold, but will cause the bread to age more quickly. Unlike freezer, the refrigerator will change the crystallization state of the bread, causing the bread texture to change much and quickly. advertisement

Method 3 of 3: Make homemade fresh bread at home

1. 

   Add yeast for bread to the recipe. Baker's sour yeast is a natural floating yeast that increases bread's acidity, prevents mold and stale bread.

2. 

   Make thick intestine bread. Breads with a thick crust will take a longer time to mold than soft Italian breads. Adding flour to the dough increases the consistency and adds steam to the baking dish by spraying more water to make the crust more crispy.

3. 

   Add some natural preservatives. Natural preservatives such as lecithin or ascorbic acid help retain moisture, but reduce yeast flare and mold. Ingredients like garlic, cinnamon, honey or cloves have the ability to naturally prevent mold, but will certainly greatly affect the taste of your bread. advertisement

Advice

• Old bread can be eaten by re-baking in the oven. Baking old bread will retain some of the original flavor, but this should only be done once.
• To keep partially eaten bread fresh for several hours to a day, place the cut section on a cutting board in a well-ventilated place.

Warning

• Do not inhale or smell the bread after seeing the musty signs as you may have breathing problems.
• Don't eat bread with signs of mold.