"Do you store bread in a bag? You don’t respect yourself ”

Fiery salute, comrades!

Today on the agenda is bread and its thrifty storage at home. I never thought that there are so many nuances in a simple everyday situation. My sister, having visited my kitchen, was indignant at keeping the bread in a bag.

I have never attached much importance to this. It so happened that only the husband eats bread in the family and I don't touch the loaves at all. He lies and lies in a bag on a shelf in a specially designated plate - well, who can you surprise with that?

But, according to my sister, storing bread in a bag is the height of disrespect for the product.

The only plus for a loaf and a loaf from plastic packaging is protection from drying out. After all, if you just put the bread in the cabinet, then the next day it will dry out and cease to be soft. And in another day or two - perhaps it will be useful only for crackers.

This is where the advantages of the package end. Latent danger comes to the fore. A closed bag is always condensation (excess moisture), albeit not always noticeable at first glance. Everyone suffers from it:

• High moisture content softens the bread and turns into rubber. A loaf is still a loaf, but in terms of taste it begins to seriously lose to bread that was stored under more suitable conditions. Take note if you like delicious food!

• People are not alone in baking. Humidity and food are the best conditions for the development of molds. Usually, a person detects its presence only after the colony of microorganisms has already reached a large scale. But in fact, mold begins to develop much earlier, spoiling the taste of the bread.

• Molds are not just a nuisance. Even in small quantities, they are dangerous to the human body. For immunity, respiratory and gastrointestinal tract. Feeding oneself with bread from a bag, a person unconsciously worsens his health.

Moreover, it is not enough to just open the package on one side. Yes, the humidity around the hole will decrease and fresh air will flow there. But at the other end of the loaf, mold is still actively developing. And from there, spread to the whole loaf.

Important! Cutting the crusts off bread is a useless exercise. Most likely, the spores of the fungus have already captured the entire loaf.

How to store bread in a bag correctly: it is good for both the product and the person

But sometimes there is no other option than storing baked goods in a bag. In this case, you can solve the problem quite simply. Pierce the "cocoon" with a fork over the entire area of ​​the bag. This will provide ventilation, correct moisture levels and prevent mold from quickly grabbing a loaf or loaf. I tried it - it keeps well and tastes better the next day.