Mouldy Bread

jembie

OK I am sick of throwing half a loaf of bread away each week.
Does anyone know of any methods to stop the bread going mouldy?

I keep it in my metal bread bin tightly secured.

It wouldn't be so bad if I was buying cheap bread but I am buying Kingsmill at 84p a pop at the moment as my local has stopped selling the cheap stuff I used to buy.

tanith

It only gets worse as the warm weather arrives. I always put half a loaf in the freezer at a time, then get it out once the first half is nearly gone... don't tell my OH though he says bread in the freezer comes out wet when defrosted so I just do a sneaky beaky, he's never even noticed...:rotfl:

Loobysaver

Why don't you freeze it and just take out what you need?

newlywed

I agree, I freeze it.

Addiscomber

If you don't want to, or cannot, freeze it then I think the "tightly secured" might be the problem. Moulds thrive in warm, unventilated, damp places, and bread gives off moisture. Of course, allowing air to circulate a bit more will allow the bread to dry out some, but it should still be edible as is or certainly for toast. You could also try keeping it in the fridge, which is another damp, unventilated place, but colder.

Little_Miss_Saver

I had this problem when I became a single parent and didn't use a full loaf very quickly and hated throwing most the bread away.

I found that buying smaller loaves expensive so now I buy whatevers on offer and when I get home will split the loaf in half and freeze it and take out half of it at a time. Hardly ever throw any bread away now.

Also, I noticed on the top of the bread I brought this week there was a little note on the packaging saying to keep the bread refridgerated in warm weather to keep it fresh.

HTH

LMS xx

luckylukey

i agree - freeze it.

I live by myself, and bread was always going off. Now I freeze it and either wait a bit for sandwiches or pop it straight from the freezer into the toaster.

belfastgirl23

Yup another freezer here too...

CharleneUK

Sorry for the hijack, but I tried this when frustrated with mouldy bread (which is no longer a problem as they go as quick as they're in at my house!)

When I defrost, it's all soggy and nasty, this has put me off freezing. Any ideas as to why?

noonesperfect

Are we talking white or wholemeal here?

I find both Hovis and Kingsmill thick sliced wholemeal freezes and thaws fine.

I just took an unopened pack of wholemeal pitta breads back to Asda (they still had 9 days to go to best before date) because they were mouldy. They'd been stored in a cupboard rather than a bread bin. Got my 34p back plus a £2 gift card

Dr_Drake_Remoray

After 3-4 days, place the loaf in in fridge. This will let it keep for at least a week longer. I then rotate the fridge bread as toastable and the new loaf for sandwiches.