storing homemade bread

CRANKY40

Thank you. I think a trip to Lakeland may be in order as dh wants their non stick baking liner thing. Oooh goody, I love going to Lakeland.

Becles

Another vote for Lakeland but for this bread keeping box:
http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/!5052
It keeps my bread fresh for a few days.

The free cutting guide wasn't very good though. It quickly got scratched by the breadknife, and then the side pieces snapped off one by one!

CLARABEL

I also use the lakeland lock and lock bread bin, it's so great!

also, can be bunged through dishwasher for a good clean whihc mine is currently doing while a new loaf cools on the rack!!


clara.xx

JenniO

Although these bread boxes look great and would certainly do the job, does anyone have any ideas for how to present them better in a rusticy farmhouse kitchen ?????? I'm currently just wrapping my bread in cling film, but I just think even cling film looks 'too modern'. God I am just as barmy as the rest of you lot on the OS threads aren't I? ROFL:rotfl:

Pink.

Hi Cranky,

There's an older thread with lots of advice on storing bread so I've added your thread to it to keep all the suggestions together.

Pink

Bella79

http://www.lakeland.co.uk/product.aspx/kitchenideas/bread!1307_6091

Just wonderd if they were anygood for keeping your hm bread fresh ?

thankyou
lisa x

Penelope_Penguin

Hi, Lisa! I've not used them so no idea. I do know that HM bread has no chance of lasting a week in this house!

There's an older thread on keeping bread fresh here.

You are loving your new BM - are you dreaming about HM bread too

Penny. x

Bennifred

Hi Lisa!
I bought the large size of the Lakeland bag and use it all the time, but I make a loaf every day so no idea whether it works for a week! I tend to make a loaf during the day, let it cool completely on a rack and then store in the bread bag (uncut) until the next morning when it's sliced for breakfast and lunchtime sandwiches. It works brilliantly for that - just like freshly made. In fact, I'm thinking of getting another one as sometimes I make more than one loaf in a day (different varieties) and I find the bag better than tupperware-type boxes etc. Once the bread is sliced (I use a machine - can't slice straight with a knife, lol!) I put what isn't used immediately into zip-top bags - mainly to free up the bread bag for the next loaf - yep, I definitely need another one........

ivyleaf

I use one of these, it's basically a cloth bag lined with a plastic one. I've got the Morphy-Richards BM and they suggest storing the bread in a plastic bag, so really any plastic bag would do as long as it's big enough. Mind you, it's got a drawstring, so if you're very short of space in the kitchen it can be hung on a hook, or on the doorhandle.

Just don't do what I did once and go on holiday absent-mindedly leaving a loaf in the bag - when we got back the inside of the bag was soo covered in mould that I just had to throw it away

Bennifred

ivyleaf wrote: »

.................. when we got back the inside of the bag was soo covered in mould that I just had to throw it away

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