Food safety experts are revealing why you should never store bread in your refrigerator. Keeping your loaves too cool could cause them to go stale. That’s because the cold conditions inside the refrigerator will make the starch re-crystallize, causing the bread to develop a stale taste and texture. If you tend to go through your bread slowly, a better option is to freeze it. This keeps the loaf edible and prevents the spread of mold. For anyone looking to keep their bread fresher for longer periods, experts recommend buying sliced bread, pointing out that mold takes longer to spread in sliced bread than in freshly-made loaves. The average supermarket bread tends to wave goodbye to freshness within a week, while those tantalizing freshly baked loaves will go stale quicker. If you want to reap the health benefits of freshly baked bread, there’s no need to panic. Regardless of what you use to store your bread — whether it’s in a container or its original wrapping — store it in a cool, dry place. Another tip is to never seal bread in plastic packaging in warm conditions. If the bread comes in plastic packaging, it may “sweat” in warm environments, causing moisture to form inside the packaging.
