I buy bread & freeze it!

MothballsWallet

Not sure if this has been touched on before (I couldn't find it when I searched: Guides please feel free to merge with any existing similar thread, if you wish.)

Okay, hands up all MSErs who buy several loaves of bread at a time and freeze it? (Myself included here.)

And which make/type is the best bread for freezing, in your opinions? I'll start, shall I?

I find that the supermarket own-brand is better - for example, something like Morrisons Bettabuy - works great.

The stay fresh loaves (the ones that can keep for up to 7 days) aren't always as good, I think it's perhaps the way they're made to let them last that long, but they will still work.

One caveat - I've found that, after thawing the bread, the slices can be quite soft and break apart, but that's not really a huge problem as long as you're careful.

mary43

We buy about three loaves a week -one in the bread bin, the rest in the freezer. Kids we have seem to have a thing about toast so they''re not bothered what sort of bread it is as long as it fits the toaster.
OH will pop into the bakers during the week and get the odd pack of buns or nice crusty bread and that gets eaten either beefburgars, rolls or chunks of cheese with crusty bread

beemuzed

I've certainly done this, tho' mostly use the BM these days. Found it easier to divide the loaf into perhaps 3/4 poly bags, so only thawed a few slices at a time. Mind you, there's only the two of us, so it makes sense. Do the same with HM bread too actually, so only take out what we'll use ina day. As to what sort of bread, well we like the Hovis granary best - but have frozen all sorts.

susank

I only buy Burgen bread with cranberries and make my own as well so I freeze the burgen bread - its very yummy and there are just 2 of us left at home! Our treat.

Suesy_Sue

I freeze Warburtons regularly. I only take a couple of slices out as and when needed. The only downside is that it is in a paper bag is tends to rip easily and the last few slices are only good for toast.

pigpen

I went to tesco the other day and bought LOADS of reduced loaves and froze all but 2.. they ranged between 4p and 9p a loaf!! wholemeal hovis and kingsmill loaves.. then I went in a local shop and they had more kingsmill reduced so I whipped those up too and I now have 3 drawers in my freezer full of bread.. My lot are ducks and eat anything.

Today I had the BM on lol..

ryandj

I always buy the reduced bread in tesco and then freeze it. That and scones, pittas, and other bread based products.

Another handy tip - if you use the bread for packed lunches, get it out the freezer and make the sandwiches on frozen bread. By lunch time it is thawed out and ready to eat. I was surprised when someone told me about this as I thought that the bread would be soggy when it thawed out, but it isn't.

patchwork_cat

Always freeze bread it doesn't stay fresh long enough otherwise.

DonnaDoop

My Nana always swore by frozen scottish plain bread for toasting! She had gone to Canada many many years ago on a big (slow) ship, and one of the breakfast waiters shared their secret of frozen bread for fresh toast every day with her Personally, I never have enough room in my freezer for bread these days

Penny-Pincher!!

I've always sworn by doing this. OH often goes to the Supermarket of an evening and buys several (decent) loaves, then we freeze and use accordingly. OH went to Makros and bought 6 Warburtons reduced to 30p each the other day:j :j :j ...they are normally £1.21 a loaf:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

I am quite fussy with bread and have found that Warburtons wholemeal medium sliced loaf, lasts 5 days without going mouldy.

PP
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LJM

my mum and dad do this they buy morrisons own,still tastes good when defrosted