Bread Bins?

[Daffodil]

I'm into making my own bread lately but don't know how to store it.



I've been putting it in a plastic bag but that's a bit of a pain managing to buy ones that are big enough plus if the bread is still warm it gets full of condensation.


So today I bought myself a bread bin but noticed that it's not air tight (none of them on sale are).



So if i store my bread in here unwrapped is it gonna be as hard as a stone by the morning?



What do other fellow bread makers do please?



thanks

[Stormy]

We make our own bread too... but on the whole we tend to eat most of it in one day. It is hard to store as it hasn't got all the preservatives in it (thankfully) but I think the best way so far for us if we have some left over has been to put it in a good thick large freezer bag, one you can use again and again with a top that seals. I have managed to find some that will take at least half a loaf. Just make sure the loaf is cooled down, which happen anyway once you start cutting into it. I just wash out the bag afterwards, and hang it up to dry for the next time.

Maybe cut them in half and store them or freeze them?

[Gliondrach]

Welcome Daffodil.

I used to make my own bread. Enough for a week. It lasted that long. I let it cool down on a wire tray. But I don't recall how I stored it. Perhaps I put it in the bags that the rest of my family's bread came in.

I have seen an eathenware jar with a wooden lid designed for bread. It was about 14 or 16 inches high.

[Fauxmage]

I used to make my own bread. I always recycled the bread bags my family got their bread from the store in.

As the others have mentioned, let it cool completely on a wire rack.

[1vegan]

I've been putting it in a plastic bag but that's a bit of a pain managing to buy ones that are big enough plus if the bread is still warm it gets full of condensation.


So today I bought myself a bread bin but noticed that it's not air tight (none of them on sale are).


I sometimes buy bread at the hfs that has been baked off in the store. When it's still warm, the plastic bag does fog up with condensation, and they leave hte bag open because of that.

If I buy normal bread, that's fully cooled off by the time I buy it, that stays the best in a plastic bag cause that will prevent it from drying out.
I can also get it in paper bags, but it will go stale quicker when stored in those.

I think the best way is to let the bread fully cool down before you do it in a plastic bag, and store it in the bread bin.

If you want an airtight bread bin, maybe look into plastic containers? They come in all sizes, so maybe there is something suitable for storing bread?