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Do you put bread in the fridge?

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I've just moved in with a couple of friends, one of which stores bread rolls in the fridge. :confused:

I've never done this before and it seems to take up a lot of space. I've always just kept bread in a bread bin.

What do other people do :question:

Do you put bread in the fridge? 61 votes

Yes of course, it's the best way to keep it.
19% 12 votes
No way, cold bread? Bleurgh!
80% 49 votes
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  • lee8040
    lee8040 Posts: 554 Forumite
    we keep bread in the fridge and freezer
  • yes,i keep bread in the fridge. I find ,especially in hot weather,it sweats in the packaging
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  • someone told me it goes stale quicker in the fridge.

    1 vote for the bread bin here!
  • MRSMCAWBER
    MRSMCAWBER Posts: 5,442 Forumite
    Hi there

    i always believed that puttin bread in the fridge would make it go mouldy, so i have never done it, but i have just been flicking through a household tip book and that says " wrap bread in foil, and place in the fridge on a low shelf and it should keep for 3 weeks".. would like to know if anyone has tried that !!!!
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  • Living on my own and only using 4 slices a day for my sandwiches, I keep it in the freezer.
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  • elly2
    elly2 Posts: 556 Forumite
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    I freeze bread but when it is defrosted it goes in the bread bin
  • Living on my own and only using 4 slices a day for my sandwiches, I keep it in the freezer.

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  • Swan_2
    Swan_2 Posts: 7,060 Forumite
    jonny2510 wrote: »
    someone told me it goes stale quicker in the fridge.

    1 vote for the bread bin here!

    that's what I've been led to believe too

    another bread bin vote
  • celyn90
    celyn90 Posts: 3,249 Forumite
    I don't have space in the fridge, so it lives in the breadmaker (or the microwave). Sometimes I forget where I've put it though. :(

    OH puts it in the fridge.
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  • adouglasmhor
    adouglasmhor Posts: 15,554 Forumite
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    Bread goes stale in the fridge faster, I freeze bread and then it goes in the bread bin.

    From this site http://www.cooksillustrated.com/foodscience.asp?foodscienceid=198&bdc=2376&enotes=yes
    While a couple of the bread keepers did a good job at minimizing moisture loss, within just three days all of the artisinal loaves were shrunken, discolored, and firm - in other words, they staled. The bread stored in the refrigerator fared even worse, hardening within a day or so. Why? According to food scientists, the major reason that bread stales is not moisture loss, but rather a process called retrogradation, in which the starch molecules in the bread crystallize. Retrogradation occurs about six times faster at refrigerator temperatures (36 - 40 degrees) than at room temperature, thereby making the refrigerator the worst choice for bread storage. However, the retrogradation process does slow down significantly when bread is stored below freezing temperatures.
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