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How to preserve bread

Storage time of bakery products is 48–96 hours depending on their sort. Freshness of bakery products can be maintained in several ways.

• Bread is cooling slower in a paper bag and its crust stays crispy.
• Bread is aging ‘chemically’ in a fridge. The crust absorbs water from the content and will lose its brittleness; the content crumbles.
• Bread must be frozen within a short space of time. It is advisable to freeze bread in slices.
• Frozen bread can be warmed in a microwave stove and such bread should be consumed immediately because it becomes tough.
• Bread stays fresh in a plastic bag for 3–4 days.
• It is reasonable to buy white bread and graham bread for one day and keep them in a paper bag or in a plastic bag.
• It is not advisable to keep rye bread and white bread in one place because their smells do not fit in with each other.
• It is advisable to clean a breadbox or a bread case once a week. You must be particularly careful in humid summer days.