I remember my college roommate, Dave, who kept a loaf of bread on top of the fridge for a month. He’d just scrape off the mold and make a sandwich. Don’t be Dave. Mold is not a seasoning. Another friend, Sarah, insists on keeping her bagels in a paper bag, because “they need to breathe.” They don’t need that much breathing—they go stale in two days. Paper is for short-term, plastic is for longer life, and freezer is for forever.
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When stale bread becomes a treasure
Okay, so your bread is hard and dry. Don’t throw it out! Stale bread is actually a secret ingredient. You can turn it into crunchy croutons for salad, soak it in egg for French toast, or grind it into breadcrumbs for chicken cutlets. That dry baguette? Make panzanella—an Italian salad where the bread soaks up tomato juice and olive oil. Suddenly, Day Five bread is a star.
