Need a quick answer - bread machine question

[episodic]

Just made my 1st loaf of bread in a bread machine I found at a garage sale. It is dreamy good!

How do you store the bread so that the crust stays crisp and the bread stays fresh?

 

[Reel]

Use a plastic bag and seal it with a twistie tie. It seems to work at the grocery store.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Reel
Use a plastic bag and seal it with a twistie tie. It seems to work at the grocery store.

Then freezer for long term storage.

 

[Injury]

Keep it as air-tight as possible. Grocery store loaves have preservatives that your bread probably doesn't have. Keep it in a cool, dark place, too.

 

[episodic]

Well, I bagged it, and this morning no hard crust anymore.


Anyone got a better idea?

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: episodic
Well, I bagged it, and this morning no hard crust anymore.


Anyone got a better idea?

If you bag it right out of the machine, the steam will accumulate inside the bag and make it mooshy.
Leave it set out awhile, until it cools, then bag it.

OR

Let it cool slightly, then bag it and put it in the freezer right away. Only take slices out of the freezer as you want them. Otherwise, if you take the whole loaf out of the freezer, it needs to be set out - if it stays in the bag, the ice crystals will melt, and once again, you have mooshy bread.

OR

Send me your soft-crusted bread. I can't stand anything crunchy.

 

[fustercluck]

I was starting to wonder if anyone used those bread machines, do most people have them? Are they worth having? I want some sourdough

 

[cipher00]

Try a breadbox. Really.

 

[Lola]

i would say use a bread box as well (Alton Brown does too!)
but also, to get that crusty taste later, pop it in a toaster oven or regular oven for a few minutes.

That is what i do to french bread the day after it is baked.

 

[Mr Pickles]

Whats all this freeze the bread crap? You need to let it sit out and let it get rid of some of the moisture first. The moisture in the crust will leave far before the moisture on the inside, the crust will dry out and become crunchy sealing the moisture inside.

People have been making bread for a long time. I don't remember anything about rushing the bread to the freezer real fast.

EDIT: Yeah dude, bread makers are the shiz. www.woot.com normally comes around with a bread maker that is cheap and rocks. I recommend it.

 

[dullard]

Um, eat it? I make a bread about once a week in my machine. It never lasts long enought to worry about storage. And I live alone.

 

[blert]

If you don't eat it right away, use a wood bread box or a paper bag you can fold over...but wait until it has completely cooled to room temp.

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

this is a problem with bread machine bread. best just to eat the whole loaf the first day.