don't you hate when your bread molds too
fast and you have to waste it by
throwing it out?
that used to happen to us too until we
found a better way to keep it fresher
and
mold free for longer. for some it's a
necessity because it's really hot in the
house.
for us normal summer room temperatures
is between 27°C to 29°C
and things like bread, english muffins
and hot dog buns just don't last long
when left out.
there are only two things to do. cut
holes and pop it in the fridge.
find out why, where and how to cut the
holes, plus some tips next
do this with your
breads from bakeries too. they're fresh
breads that probably don't have as much
preservatives.
so you want to put in the fridge. you
want to cut some holes so that the
moisture doesn't stay in the bag,
condensate inside and then cause mold to
grow faster.
so usually what we do is we just cut a
few holes, smaller slits
here and there in the top part.
a couple places here and there and you
can adjust
based on how cold your fridge is because
when you do this the bread will dry out
a little bit.
so you can kind of adjust how many holes
you cut to prevent it from drying too
much.
but, not enough to mold and definitely
by doing this the bread will last a
little longer than
what you would normally expect from it.
make sure you get all around and that
will help.
there you go. all ready to go to the
fridge.
you can do it with hot dog buns too. for
english muffins and also for things like
a bag of cheese.
squeeze the air out but not enough to
flatten the cheese.
but just enough to get the air out
because you don't want the cheese all
clumping up.
when you get the air out and you seal
the ziploc area,
you don't want to zip it air tight. so
you leave it open one corner
so that the condensation doesn't build
up, the heat can get out, the moisture can
get out,
the fridge can dry the the air and
you don't get condensation inside and
the cheese lasts longer.
so we just took this bread out of the
fridge. we put the holes
as i've demoed throughout this bag and
what you want to do when you first do
this
is after a few hours or overnight take
the bread out, take a look to see if there is
condensation building up inside.
in this case, you can see a little bit.
it's not too bad so it's okay.
but if you see a lot more condensation
or bigger drops of water,
then you need to add more holes and open
the bag up,
use a paper towel, a clean one and just
as cleanly as possible without
contaminating the inside of the bag
wipe off the water droplets. and once
you've added a few more holes put it
back into the fridge.
just make sure that there's no more
condensation building up and you should
be good for
keeping your bread longer. so today is
June 1st
and as you can see this is the bread
that we have been keeping in the fridge.
best before date is May 24th and we've
been able to keep it fresh
and without mold for longer than that
time
simply by keeping in the fridge and
doing this hack.
see there's no mold and we've been able
to finish the whole loaf of bread. just
one left.
the cold temperature and the reduction
of moisture actually slows the mold
growth.
finding the right balance of aeration is
what's needed
and that's what this hack is all about.
we've used this hack many times over
and for different foods from farmers
market breads, seed breads to english
muffins and cheese.
the great thing about this is that you
can just pull it out of the fridge and
use it.
no need to thaw. it works great for us
and can work for you too.
this is some good stuff, but no matter
what, since all foods are
different and your kitchen room
temperature and fridge temperature are
different than ours,
always test and adjust the number of
holes you use and always continue to
check your food to make sure there is no
mold before you eat.
if you try this out, let us know how it
goes and don't forget to like and share
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