Bread is a favourite food in the UK, with 99 percent of households buying it regularly but bread doesn’t last long – it can go mouldy in just three to seven days if kept at room temperature.
But there’s a way to keep your loaf fresh and tasty for up to three weeks, according to Frakking Creations on YouTube. And no, you don’t need to freeze it.
The video starts with: “Don’t you hate when your bread moulds too fast and you have to waste it by throwing it out?
“That used to happen to us too until we found a better way to keep it fresher and mould-free for longer.”
To stop your bread from going mouldy, you only need to do two things – cut holes in the bag and keep the bread in the fridge.
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The results of the hack were then revealed: “If you see more condensation than this or bigger drops of water, adjust how many holes are in the bag. So today is June 1, as you can see, this is the bread that we have been keeping in the fridge.
“Best before date is May 24, and we’ve been able to keep it fresh, and without mould for longer than that time, simply by keeping it in the fridge and by doing this hack. Nine days longer and still tastes great.”
The trick works because the cold temperature of the fridge and the reduction of moisture slow down the chance of mould growing, but you need to find the right balance of aeration.
Bread from the shop is typically on the shelves and ready to be bought five to seven days before its use-by date. So, this loaf could have stayed fresh for up to three weeks without any mould showing up.
