Feeling very proud of my first sourdough loaf! But I don’t know how to properly store it without it getting stale… help!
by lilhurhee
19 Comments
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I use a paper bag for bread. Keeps it good over a week.
ceekaye75
Ooh. I was using a bread bag and now I’ve pulled out my cake dish/stand and it’s ah-ma-zing. The bread stays moist, and can last in my kitchen for over a week. No mold, stays fresh. The lid almost seals it perfectly. I saw it on Instagram so I thought I’d try it. It’s literally the prettiest way to keep my sourdough!!
deadliftpr
I just leave it on my cutting board, cut side down. It tends to get harder if I don’t finish it within the week but it doesn’t mold
manofmystry
I store bread in a canvas or paper bag on the counter for less than a week. If it goes longer, I slice and freeze it.
boooggiiee
I have a clothe bread bag. Works very nicely!
Also for stale loaves, run some water on it and throw it in the oven for a little bit. Totally revives it 🥰
Rough-Company8985
I always cut mine into quarters and freeze the quarters I’m not using. Defrosting doesn’t take that long! Plus apparently it’s good for creating resistant starch.
yolef
I recommend trying a bread box. I’ve been using one for about a year now and it’s great. I doubted bread boxes for a long time, I had always stored my homemade sourdough loaves in grocery store produce type bags. A couple years ago my partner got me a bread box (just some cheap bamboo box from Amazon) and I’m actually quite impressed with how well it works. It retains enough humidity within the box to keep loaves of bread from drying out and going stale for up to a couple of weeks. At the same time it allows for just enough airflow to keep mold at bay. The bread *will* eventually go moldy or stale, it’s not magic or anything but it keeps bread good for a surprisingly long time, longer than the produce bags and a bit less plastic waste.
tangylittleblueberry
In a linen drawstring bag inside a bread box. If we haven’t ate it all by the third day or so, we slice and freeze.
NatureSlabs
Freeze what you are not going to eat in a few days, it comes out fresh
tiredone905
I use a gallon size ziploc
keirdre
I tend to just store mine in my stomach.
olliesyke
I store mine in the dutch oven i baked it in😆 Should buy a bread box
TweedleDoodah
I use a bread bag (cotton, I think), in which I store my bread the two halves tightly pressed together. That is the only way I can keep my bread from drying out and stay fresh. Any other way and it dries out really fast
Am1k0nyan
Beeswax cloth!
Jase_1979
Bags from Temu, work a treat and bread stays fine for easily a week
Armoured_Daisy
I pop mine in a plastic bag with no holes drawn tightly.
dirttrack_racing323
I wrap mine in a cotton tea towel. It works really well!!
unidentifiedironfist
I have a resealable vacuum bag that I use. From zwilling.
latefair
We slice and freeze in ziplock bags!
An old-timer sourdough baker once told me (pre-covid) that her parents steam stale or hard slices lol
19 Comments
I use a paper bag for bread. Keeps it good over a week.
Ooh. I was using a bread bag and now I’ve pulled out my cake dish/stand and it’s ah-ma-zing. The bread stays moist, and can last in my kitchen for over a week. No mold, stays fresh. The lid almost seals it perfectly. I saw it on Instagram so I thought I’d try it. It’s literally the prettiest way to keep my sourdough!!
I just leave it on my cutting board, cut side down. It tends to get harder if I don’t finish it within the week but it doesn’t mold
I store bread in a canvas or paper bag on the counter for less than a week. If it goes longer, I slice and freeze it.
I have a clothe bread bag. Works very nicely!
Also for stale loaves, run some water on it and throw it in the oven for a little bit. Totally revives it 🥰
I always cut mine into quarters and freeze the quarters I’m not using. Defrosting doesn’t take that long! Plus apparently it’s good for creating resistant starch.
I recommend trying a bread box. I’ve been using one for about a year now and it’s great. I doubted bread boxes for a long time, I had always stored my homemade sourdough loaves in grocery store produce type bags. A couple years ago my partner got me a bread box (just some cheap bamboo box from Amazon) and I’m actually quite impressed with how well it works. It retains enough humidity within the box to keep loaves of bread from drying out and going stale for up to a couple of weeks. At the same time it allows for just enough airflow to keep mold at bay. The bread *will* eventually go moldy or stale, it’s not magic or anything but it keeps bread good for a surprisingly long time, longer than the produce bags and a bit less plastic waste.
In a linen drawstring bag inside a bread box. If we haven’t ate it all by the third day or so, we slice and freeze.
Freeze what you are not going to eat in a few days, it comes out fresh
I use a gallon size ziploc
I tend to just store mine in my stomach.
I store mine in the dutch oven i baked it in😆 Should buy a bread box
I use a bread bag (cotton, I think), in which I store my bread the two halves tightly pressed together. That is the only way I can keep my bread from drying out and stay fresh. Any other way and it dries out really fast
Beeswax cloth!
Bags from Temu, work a treat and bread stays fine for easily a week
I pop mine in a plastic bag with no holes drawn tightly.
I wrap mine in a cotton tea towel. It works really well!!
I have a resealable vacuum bag that I use. From zwilling.
We slice and freeze in ziplock bags!
An old-timer sourdough baker once told me (pre-covid) that her parents steam stale or hard slices lol