Freezing/defrosting bread

squeaky

You can even make your sandwiches while the bread is frozen and they'll defrost (and still be cool) by lunchtime. Soggyness is going to depend more on what you use as fillings than the bread. I've never successfully had a non soggy sandwich with tomato in, for example.

There are lots of threads listed under "Lunch" in the Cooking section of the MEGA Index which will give you lots of ideas and advice.

HTH

Scarlett.1974

I've never successfully been able to freeze and defrost bread It always seems to go all watery when I defrost it.

I've bought a lovely sliced seeded loaf today and I'll be the only one who eats it. So, ideally, I'd like to just to be able to defrost 2 slices a day for my lunch. What's the best way to do this and avoid the watery factor? I was thinking of freezing it in individual sandwich bags (2 slices in each bag) but would it not go all watery then as it defrosts? I thought if I took the slices out of the bags when I take them out of the freezer they'd go stale?

Please help this stupid person, thank you

ClaireLR

Hi Scarlett :hello:

I just take out a few slices or whatever I need for the following day each night and leave it on the draining board wrapped in a sandwich bag. Not really sure why the draining board - this is what my Mom ALWAYS did and it always defrosted ok! For the record though, I don't think that bread that's been frozen ever tastes as nice as a proper fresh loaf

HTH x x x

BARGAINHUNTER!

I just take the frozen slizes out of the freezer, leave them unwrapped on a breadboard while I have a shower/eat breackie and then make my sarnies up. Sometimes the bread is still a bit frozen when I came to make the sarnies, but I can still cut it in half with a breadknife before wrapping in foil. When I get to eat them at work they are perfectly defrosted and ready to eat!

Im sure I read somewhere that you can make up sandwiches and freeze them (obviously depends on the filling!) You would then just need to take them out of the freezer before leaving for work and come lunchtime they should be fine. Never tried this though so don't know what fillings would work with this method

Pink.

Hi Scarlett,

There's an earlier thread with tips on defrosting bread so that it doesn't go soggy that may help so I've added your thread to it to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

Scarlett.1974

Thank you Pink-winged

Claire - I agree with you on the fresh vs frozen bread, but needs must..... I'm fed up of throwing bread away because it's gone stale before I eat it. It's so expensive as well..... such a waste when it has to go in the bin

Right, am going to give it a go - thanks for all the suggestions

Igol

All my bread goes straight in the freezer.
I find about 10 sec in microwave(full power), turn and another 10 sec and its defrosted, thats for 2 slices obviously less for one.
I never get soggy bread it may be a bit frozen but if its for sarnies by the time I've made them its thawed.