How to keep bread from molding so fast?

Question

My bread seems to mold really fast. I keep it on top of the icebox - I used to have it in the bread box, but that didnt seem to help either. Went to fix kids lunch this morning - and bam - mold all over it and just bought it a couple of days ago... Any suggestions?

Answer 1

keep it out of the dark and keep it refridgerated during warm months, the heat and dark are what grows mold.

Answer 2

" Read Completely, The List Of The Ingredients,
In The bread That You Buy.

Try To Stay Away From Chemical Additives.

Especially Yeast.

Try To Bring Home Freshly Baked Bread, Not Packaged!

As Soon As You bring The Bread Home,

Put It In A Closed Plastic Storage Bag,
And Keep It In The Refrigerator.

When You Decide To Eat This Bread,
Slightly Warm It First In The Oven,
For About Three Minutes.

I Have Kept Bread Like, This For
Extended Periods Of Time, And
There Was Not Any Visible Mold Present. "

Answer 3

If you buy bread in bulk, stick it in the freezer until you need it. It usually only takes an hour to thaw bread give or take a few minutes.

If you buy bread on a weekly basis, stick it in your fridge on the top shelf of the fridge. This will keep it fresh and prevent it from molding or going stale. But, bread will only last about 14 days in the fridge before it gets nasty (meaning the crust may get a little hard and bread might dry out a little). But, the bread is not completely bad, I use it to make my stuffing and it makes good crumbs easily for making meat loafs and other things that may take bread crumbs to keep it together.

Answer 4

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How to keep bread from molding so fast?
My bread seems to mold really fast. I keep it on top of the icebox - I used to have it in the bread box, but that didnt seem to help either. Went to fix kids lunch this morning - and bam - mold all over it and just bought it a couple of days ago... Any suggestions?

Answer 5

Do not put bread in the refrigerator. If refrigerating bread was beneficial, then supermarkets would be doing it. Refrigerated bread goes stale very quickly, although it does slow, but not prevent, mold. The best place to store bread is a room temperature, dark location. If your breadbox has bread with mold, clean it thoroughly, or the mold spores will just get on your bread again.

Answer 6

I have kept mine in the freezer for many years. When you bring it home from the store, be sure it wasn't crushed in the shopping bag. Move things around in the freezer if necessary so you can freeze it flat. Makes it easier to take apart.

It's been a lot of years and I've never had to discard bread because of mold. You will find, in the self-defrost fridges, that bread or anything else will dry out over time. When I bring bread home, I remove the twist-tie, twist the excess wrapping, then double it over. I reapply the twist-tie on the doubled wrapping as an extra precaution to keep moisture in. I hope this is clear.

Answer 7

really simple and I've done it for years: freeze it. However, It must be wrapped in a few plastic bags really well t insure it doesn't get freezer burn.


If you want toast, just separate and put in toaster. If you want it room temperature, and have the time, let a few pieces sit on a plate.

I'd usually microwave it on super low until it thaws.

By the way, Bagels can also be frozen, but the real trick is rubbing the outside with some water and microwaving on very low until it softens and gets warm. This way, it tastes like it just came out of the oven. Same with rolls. Bread slices are trickier, because if thinness. remember: very very low setting for bread and keep checking that they don;t turn into hockey pucks.

Answer 8

I had bought a plastic bread container which I just keep on my counter. I also notice that if you leave the ends of the bread in the bag (who eats those anyway??), that it keeps it fresher. Also, did you know that if mold is on one piece of bread to throw the whole loaf out? I read it somewhere about if one piece has it, the rest , even though it looks fine, can have invisible mold.

Answer 9

Best Place To Store Bread

Answer 10

Keep it wrapped securely to maintain freshness, and keep it in the refrigerator. I do that year round and NEVER have any mold on my bread. I grew up in a home where we used a bread box, but we had a family that went through a loaf of bread quickly for making sandwiches to take to school, but now that I'm in my 50's and my kids are grown and out of the home, we don't eat bread as quickly, so refrigeration has answered our problem for decades. God Bless you.

Answer 11

*Bread that you are going to use soon should be wrapped and stored in the pantry, on the counter or shelf, or in a bread bin, at room temperature. Wrapping prevents the bread from drying out. However, if you leave the wrapping a little loose around the bread, this may help prevent moisture from condensing inside and thus help prevent molding. To keep Italian or French bread crusty, use a paper wrap or bag, and be sure to use the bread quickly. Do not store bread near bananas, onions, or other odorous foods; it readily takes on flavors.

Remove some of the bread from the package and freeze it if you think you will not be able to use it before it goes stale. Commercial breads with preservatives keep fresh at room temperature for three or four days or even longer; bread that lacks preservatives may go stale in as few as one or two days. If bread is sliced before it is frozen, you can generally remove as many slices of frozen bread as you need and thaw them on the counter or in the microwave or toast them if you are in a hurry. Bread preserves its quality through the thawing and microwaving and toasting well.

You should not refrigerate bread, even though you can freeze it, as it goes stale rapidly in the refrigerator. But there are no absolutes. Bread that does not contain preservatives (and, in hot, humid weather, even bread that does contain preservatives) will mold quickly at room temperature. Once a little mold forms on bread, you must throw it all out. Thus refrigeration might be better than pantry storage at very warm temperatures. But freezing bread is always a better alternative than refrigerating it.