Since bread goes directly from the oven to the table, it has a short shelf life. For this reason, many find their fresh loaves becoming stale within a couple of days. To combat this issue, we’ve come up with a simple guide on How to Store Bread (วิธี เก็บ ขนมปัง, which is the term in Thai) at home. The best way to keep your bread fresher longer is to buy a fresh loaf every few days. But we will share some other ways.
Choose A Good Breadbox
The Bread Box is the ideal tool for keeping your bread fresh longer. The Bread Box has a double-wall design: one interior wall holds the humidity in, while the outside wall quickly removes moisture and keeps air circulating outside the bread. This allows you to store bread of any type and maintain its fresh taste for several weeks!
An imperfect bread box can ruin your crusty loaf. A good breadbox holds in humidity and creates an environment that’s a bit warmer than room temperature. At the same time, it has to allow for air circulation within its walls so that the inside of the bread doesn’t become stale. Get it just right, and the result is magical, a continuous crust that’s thin, crispy, and chewy at once.
Wrap It
The most straightforward answer for the question of how to store bread is to Wrap it. We recommend wrapping your bread in aluminum foil and storing it in a bread box. If you don’t have a bread box, you can use any decorative tray that allows air to circulate your bread. Storing bread in a plastic bag or wrapped in foil can make for the stale crust. For best results, keep your bread in its original packaging. If you have to store the bread on the countertop, try to leave some air space around it for better ventilation.
Freeze It
Freezing slows the staling process by stopping the action of three enzyme groups that degrade bread’s structure: proteases, which digest protein; lipases, which digest fat; and amylases, which digest starch. By stopping the enzymes from doing their work, freezing inactivates them.
You’ll be amazed how fresh your bread tastes after freezing. The thing is, you don’t necessarily have to go through the hassle of taking a whole loaf, wrapping it carefully in plastic wrap, and storing it in a freezer bag.
There are many answers for how to store bread, but these are the top 3 and quickest ways among all.
