ok ok I don't usually freeze bread but I've had it frozen before at my mom's house. I much prefer my bread fresh and unrefrigerated but it doesn't keep well. It seems to only last a day truly, I mean really fresh. I either have to have it fresh or toasted. Inbetween sucks. So...if I froze my bread....how do you defrost it to ensure near fresh results?

We buy our bread from the bakery and it lasts about 3-4 days on average. Unfortunately, there are times when mold sets in the day after we buy it... It pains me to think of how many times I have thrown out half a loaf or more of bread because of the mold issue. I've tried the fridge method a couple times but my wife doesn't like that it gets dried out so it usually ends up in the pantry until retiring to the trash.

I'll have to try out the saranwrap trick; maybe it will help out when it goes in the fridge.

me and my mrs usually fight over where we keeep the bread. ive now given up and its not worth fighting over it anymore..ive succumed to keeping it frozen.

shes a dietitician and says its keeps better frozen, but i hate the taste of microwaved bread.

On a side note, I normally put a single piece of bread in the fridge, on a napkin. Bread sucks in odors, and help keep smells out!!

I dont live in a house full of people who love bread, and i dont have kids. So for me the obvious option is freezing it. Since if I did not I am sure it would all go to waste. i dislike white bread though. Most commonly I only obtain whole wheat, or other more expensive types. (yes even those strange herb breads, they are the best)

I'm all about refridgerating my foodstuffs. Anything even remotely perishable gets refridgerated if there's room, because I tend not to eat enough of one thing to get it all before it starts going bad.

Hmm.. my parents would always buy 10 or so loaves.. and freeze them. Then they'd take one out at a time and defrost them in the refridgerator. Since they're both from huge families that ate a LOT of sandwiches, this was probably what I should have done with I bought two loaves the other day. As of now, they're both sitting on the top of the fridge instead of inside.. man I hope they're not moldy.. :(

I dont really like the thought of frozen bread, to me fresh means soft. I have heard that keeping it in the fridge dries it out so I normally use it for 2 days then use it for toast for the third day if there is any left. We both have toast and sandwiches, so not much goes to waste.