How do you guys store bread

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - How do you guys store bread

Posted: 12/12/2010 3:50:37 PM EDT

I have been baking my own bread for the last month but cant seem to find and bags that are the right size, were can I find bread shaped bags.
Do you store it any other way?

Posted: 12/12/2010 3:53:06 PM EDT

[#1]

I store my bread in bread bags we have saved from store bought loaves.

Posted: 12/12/2010 4:15:51 PM EDT

[#2]

Bake in small quantities so that it gets eaten before going stale. Otherwise wrap in plastic, overwrap in aluminum foil, & freeze. Bread will keep a few days on the counter if kept in a brown paper bag (like a paper grocery bag).

I bake ~5 loaves a week and we eat ~3, so I've now got a freezer full of rye, white, whole wheat, & sunflower honey (wife's favorite).

Posted: 12/12/2010 4:45:14 PM EDT

[#3]

Yea keep the wrappers from store bread and reuse .

Also keep bread in fridge .

I keep as much as possible in the fridge . veggies and tators and such

Posted: 12/12/2010 5:36:28 PM EDT

[#4]

1 gallon freezer bags. 1 loaf per bag.

Posted: 12/12/2010 5:47:01 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Bake in small quantities so that it gets eaten before going stale. Otherwise wrap in plastic, overwrap in aluminum foil, & freeze. Bread will keep a few days on the counter if kept in a brown paper bag (like a paper grocery bag).

I bake ~5 loaves a week and we eat ~3, so I've now got a freezer full of rye, white, whole wheat, & sunflower honey (wife's favorite).

Is that slicing bread for sandwiches? What is your recipe?

Posted: 12/12/2010 6:12:55 PM EDT

[#6]

my wife makes bread loaves about once a week.....and biscuits or rolls another day......I wish we had an issue storing it...

3 kids that will let a store bought loaf go stale......will literally grab it and growl when she makes it from scratch......She has to pull the reigns in or they'll be stuffed like ticks....

Posted: 12/13/2010 1:32:08 PM EDT

[#7]

I bought a box of 1000 bags from Sams. Can't remember what they cost, but not bad at all. Don't just look for size, look at the mil rating too.
MournSword

Posted: 12/13/2010 2:12:51 PM EDT

[#8]

We buy bags from our Bosch store (baking store). They are not too expensive, $4 for 5 or something like that. These are bags made for home made bread, they work great.

Posted: 12/13/2010 4:32:21 PM EDT

[#9]

we freeze bread too, it saves fairly well (rotated every two weeks) in freezer bags. The Mrs. makes wonderful bread from wheat that we barter from a farmer down the road. He likes our eggs.

Posted: 12/14/2010 9:29:59 AM EDT

[#10]

Bread bags at walmart. They are in the isle with plastic wrap and such. Bake several loaves and freeze 2 and eat 2. Replace as needed.

Posted: 12/15/2010 4:56:31 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

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Bake in small quantities so that it gets eaten before going stale. Otherwise wrap in plastic, overwrap in aluminum foil, & freeze. Bread will keep a few days on the counter if kept in a brown paper bag (like a paper grocery bag).

I bake ~5 loaves a week and we eat ~3, so I've now got a freezer full of rye, white, whole wheat, & sunflower honey (wife's favorite).

Is that slicing bread for sandwiches? What is your recipe?

The white & whole wheat are for my kids' lunches every day, so it's for slicing. They eat it up. The rye is for my wife & I (it's my favorite) & the sunflower honey is for my wife.

My recipe. Best bread, and easiest bread, I ever baked. Plus I like that it's only 4 ingredients (flour, water, yeast, & salt) that I always keep handy & are easy to store for the long term. Try it - you won't ever go back.

Posted: 12/15/2010 6:04:46 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:

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Bake in small quantities so that it gets eaten before going stale. Otherwise wrap in plastic, overwrap in aluminum foil, & freeze. Bread will keep a few days on the counter if kept in a brown paper bag (like a paper grocery bag).

I bake ~5 loaves a week and we eat ~3, so I've now got a freezer full of rye, white, whole wheat, & sunflower honey (wife's favorite).

Is that slicing bread for sandwiches? What is your recipe?

The white & whole wheat are for my kids' lunches every day, so it's for slicing. They eat it up. The rye is for my wife & I (it's my favorite) & the sunflower honey is for my wife.

My recipe. Best bread, and easiest bread, I ever baked. Plus I like that it's only 4 ingredients (flour, water, yeast, & salt) that I always keep handy & are easy to store for the long term. Try it - you won't ever go back.

That's also the recipe I use. I've been working on perfecting it - getting the measurements of flour, water, oven temp, cook time, etc. exactly right. I must be pretty close because if I bake a loaf in the morning for hot buttered fresh bread with brunch, it's gone by the time we go to bed that night.

Posted: 12/15/2010 6:23:24 PM EDT

[#13]

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My recipe. Best bread, and easiest bread, I ever baked. Plus I like that it's only 4 ingredients (flour, water, yeast, & salt) that I always keep handy & are easy to store for the long term. Try it - you won't ever go back.

That's also the recipe I use. I've been working on perfecting it - getting the measurements of flour, water, oven temp, cook time, etc. exactly right. I must be pretty close because if I bake a loaf in the morning for hot buttered fresh bread with brunch, it's gone by the time we go to bed that night.

Same here - we call it the magic disappearing bread.

I started baking when my wife started to regularly come home with $5 loaves of bread that I could bake for maybe 50 cents, plus my bread would be fresher & wouldn't have any preservatives. There's no going back to store-bought bread - now it tastes like styrofoam.

Posted: 12/15/2010 9:00:13 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Bake in small quantities so that it gets eaten before going stale. Otherwise wrap in plastic, overwrap in aluminum foil, & freeze. Bread will keep a few days on the counter if kept in a brown paper bag (like a paper grocery bag).

I bake ~5 loaves a week and we eat ~3, so I've now got a freezer full of rye, white, whole wheat, & sunflower honey (wife's favorite).

Is that slicing bread for sandwiches? What is your recipe?

The white & whole wheat are for my kids' lunches every day, so it's for slicing. They eat it up. The rye is for my wife & I (it's my favorite) & the sunflower honey is for my wife.

My recipe. Best bread, and easiest bread, I ever baked. Plus I like that it's only 4 ingredients (flour, water, yeast, & salt) that I always keep handy & are easy to store for the long term. Try it - you won't ever go back.

I don't see the recipe.......

Posted: 12/15/2010 9:12:34 PM EDT

[#15]

Quoted:
1 gallon freezer bags. 1 loaf per bag.

This. A generous slice off the fresh hot loaf and the rest fits fine. Just did so tonight.

Posted: 12/16/2010 3:47:15 AM EDT

[#16]

1 gallon bags don't work for me. I use 2 gallon freezer bags, and in the event those aren't large enough, I do have some jumbo 2 1/2 gallon bags (they're literally HUGE).

Posted: 12/16/2010 1:05:06 PM EDT

[#17]

put'em in the freezer (top), good for about a month.

Posted: 12/16/2010 3:39:16 PM EDT

[#18]

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I don't see the recipe.......

Not a recipe per se, but click me.

ETA: The book has a simple recipe that forms the basis for a surprising number of breads and other baked goods. If you're serious about baking bread for yourself and/or your family, buy the book and the few tools it recommends.

Posted: 12/16/2010 4:11:18 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
We buy bags from our Bosch store (baking store). They are not too expensive, $4 for 50 or something like that. These are bags made for home made bread, they work great.

Oops, I meant 50 not 5. We then freeze our bread. Works great.

Posted: 12/17/2010 6:04:11 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Bake in small quantities so that it gets eaten before going stale. Otherwise wrap in plastic, overwrap in aluminum foil, & freeze. Bread will keep a few days on the counter if kept in a brown paper bag (like a paper grocery bag).

I bake ~5 loaves a week and we eat ~3, so I've now got a freezer full of rye, white, whole wheat, & sunflower honey (wife's favorite).

Is that slicing bread for sandwiches? What is your recipe?

The white & whole wheat are for my kids' lunches every day, so it's for slicing. They eat it up. The rye is for my wife & I (it's my favorite) & the sunflower honey is for my wife.

My recipe. Best bread, and easiest bread, I ever baked. Plus I like that it's only 4 ingredients (flour, water, yeast, & salt) that I always keep handy & are easy to store for the long term. Try it - you won't ever go back.

Checking to see if my liberry has it.

Yep, they got it. Picking it up tomorrow. thanks!

Posted: 12/18/2010 3:10:21 AM EDT

[#21]

How long does a homemade loaf of bread last frozen?

Posted: 12/18/2010 5:38:29 AM EDT

[#22]

We use our bread with in a month or two. Never really tried to see how long it stays good frozen.

We were at a cooking store yesterday buying a Christmas present for the MIL. They had bread sack 100 for $7.

Posted: 12/18/2010 7:10:09 AM EDT

[#23]

Just mixed up a couple batches of rye this morning. This will be 6 loaves of bread tomorrow afternoon. I'll leave them on the counter for 2-5 hours today to rise, refrigerate overnight, & bake sometime tomorrow.