What is the better way to store lots of preservative-less bread approaching the expiration date: freezer or refrigerator?
Does one method dry out the bread more than another?
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What is the better way to store lots of preservative-less bread approaching the expiration date: freezer or refrigerator?
Does one method dry out the bread more than another?
Best Answer
Methods, from best to worst (assuming the bread is in a sealed plastic bag):
According to the FAQs for Dave's Killer Bread, which does not use preservatives:
Refrigerating doesn't slow down the starch recrystalization process that causes bread to stale. According to "Does Refrigeration Really Ruin Bread?":
Presumably moisture is lost during the starch recrystalization process.
Actually, moisture retention or loss has very little to do with bread staling:
Simon Field, Culinary Reactions, ch. 11 "Heating":