Yeah I freeze it in the original bag and keep it in the fridge in the original bag with no issues. Sometimes it gets freeze burn in the freeze but there due to me forgetting about and/or not closing it well.

I started doing this because I had a cat who loved bread. He would eat half a loaf before I caught him. The only way to keep him out of it was to store it in the fridge. The lack of mold was a bonus.

For me its a worthy tradeoff. If I want moist bread I will just go buy it as needed.

Best thing about no longer living in the outback was being able to stop freezing and refrigerating bread

Did this living on my own. Have a family now and the fridge is completely stuffed with so many things….

I keep mine in the original bag when freezing. My wife says she can tell a difference between bread that's been frozen and bread that is fresh. I don't notice a difference.

I can make my wife believe that the milk is bad by sniffing it. I don't have to say anything.

Mold and bacteria form before you see it and when you see it you're seeing the fruiting bodies so it's basically already living its life, not that all mold and bacteria are bad but you only need botulism once

Anyone happy with refrigerated bread, should do what makes them happy. I will not refrigerate bread; instead I will freeze it.

The problem with temperatures above freezing is the starches that were broken down during the baking will recrystallize. This is why a well wrapped and refrigerated loaf will start to become hard.

If we are talking about the wonder bread type of sliced bread in stores, it's possible the preservatives used will slow the process down so it's not apparent when that type of bread is refrigerated.

The best way to get a long life from a loaf of bread is to buy only unsliced loaves and cut only what you need. Freezing will also extend life.

Do you keep it in the original bag or put it in a better, zipper bag?

https://www.seriouseats.com/does-refrigeration-really-ruin-bread

I leave it out until it's too stale to enjoy fresh, then freeze it & it keeps for toast basically forever

A microwave makes an excellent bread bin.

My parents did this growing up so I never knew any other way

It dries out. Freezing is better.

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It needs to be sealed. Same as things your freeze.

This should be common knowledge but isn't

If you leave it unwrapped.

A typical loaf stored in its original plastic bag doesn’t dry out.

I've not had that experience - I keep it sealed and it stays moist.

Sure it will last longer but the bread dries out in the fridge.

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I did this while I was in college, it works.

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Jesus. Do you just pour the food onto the microwave plate directly?

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