Make Your Bread Last Longer and Save Moneyby Nicole Humphrey | More from this Blogger 14 Mar 2007 11:59 AM
There is nothing worse than needing bread for a sandwich or toast, or a bun for a hamburger or hot dog, and opening the bag to find a rather unsightly looking green fuzzy patch growing on it. Many a bag of bread has succumbed to this unfortunate event in our house, until I discovered a way to make my bread last longer. With seven of us, we go through a lot of bread each week, so when there is a sale of any kind, I am all over it. I sometimes purchase up to ten loaves per week if it is on sale. The first way I prolong the life of my bread starts when I purchase a large amount of bread at one time. I cannot possibly have ten loaves of bread hanging around my kitchen or pantry, I simply do not have the space, nor are we going to eat that much at one time. I freeze most of them as soon as we get home from the store. My freezer often has several loaves of bread at a time awaiting someone to come and grab it so it can thaw in time for lunch. In addition to freezing bread to make it last longer, I use my refrigerator to store it. I learned that trick from my mom when I was just a kid. She has always stored her bread in the refrigerator and I can tell you, it does last much longer. This is the very best method I know of prolonging the life of your bread. It stays fresher and tastes better. One last tip: You can place a couple of slices into freezer bags, and store in the freezer. When you need the bread for something, place the bag into the microwave for twenty seconds on medium power. If you need additional time, just add 10 seconds on medium power until it is to the desired temperature. It should be perfect when you remove it. You can additionally take the bread straight from the freezer and into the toaster with no thawing for a delicious piece of toast in the morning! Any other ideas for making your bread last longer? Related Links: Save Money On Other Types of Food Learn more about Nicole Humphrey  Nicole Humphrey is a freelance writer, consultant for CTMH and a Sr. Blogger for families.com. She resides in St. Charles, Missouri with Mike and their five children and two furbabies. Relevantfrugal tags User Comments No comments on this article yet. Be the first to comment! Community Tags bread, frugal, fresh, saving money, storing bread Discuss this article
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Forget the bread boxes and specialized containers, storage bags and other devices designed for storing bread that is supposed to last longer. First, they cost money and typically do not do what they say they are going to do. And second, there are much easier ways to prolong the life of your bread, saving you money in the long run.
