topic Re: Store Bought Bread in Kitchen

Store Bought Bread

Twins Mom — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:54:48 GMT

i was going through bread drawer today and noted the 1/2 loaf of Hawaii Bread I bought dated May 4. Here it is June and I do t see any mo!d.

It concerns me to think there is that much preservative in a loaf of bread. Anyone have any insight?

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Love my grandkids — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 01:12:07 GMT

@Twins Mom Never heard of that but do know King's Hawaiian. Love their rolls.

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FancyPhillyshopper — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 01:23:37 GMT

Maybe your home is cool, and does not have a lot of circulating air?

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Icegoddess — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 01:38:13 GMT

I've had Kings Hawaiian mold.

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Flatbush — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 05:55:16 GMT

I am not happy to say this, but California ( South Bay) has the most awful bread I have ever eaten.

Fron Bagels to Cornbread, to Rye bread. It is really bad.

I eat them but the only choice I would have is to bake my own breads.

I do not always have the time.

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Pooky1 — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:00:14 GMT

Kings Hawaiian bread bread is delicious. I have had there there hamburger and hot dog rolls and other kings .

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Pooky1 — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:02:12 GMT

Flatbush have you thought about getting a bread maker? Mixes, kneads , rises and bakes all kinds of bread

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Carmie — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 12:13:10 GMT

We have a summer place. In the fall, we closed it up until the next spring...well, my husband did. I was busy with something else at the time and couldn't make it.

The next spring, when we went back, I found sandwich rolls left in our picnic basket. They had been in there for six months. They were still soft with no visible mold.

Almost all store bought bred contains preservatives. I make homemade bread and it molds in a few days, sometimes in as little as two days, if not eaten immediately.

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wagirl — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:06:17 GMT

I have to freeze 1/2 a loaf of store bought bread --DD and I will use the other 1/2 up before it gets moldy.

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kitty60 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:22:07 GMT

I find that if I purchase the in store baked bread it will mold. The mas produced shelf bread doesn't. It must be full of preservatives. Seldom do I purchase it.

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haddon9 — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:34:27 GMT

I rarely buy regular bread anymore. Lately I have been purchasing sourdough bread from a local bread maker. It has very few ingredients.....just sourdough starter, flour, water & salt. Occasionally I'll buy a loaf with extra ingredients like seeds in it.

I cut it in half and freeze half and make sourdough bread toast several times a week.

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lynnie61 — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 20:29:22 GMT

SO eats a loaf every few days. I occasionally buy a loaf of rye for me, but keep maybe 1/3 out and the rest goes in the freezer. I do like Hawaiian rolls for sliders.

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Flatbush — Sat, 07 Jun 2025 05:52:24 GMT

@Pooky1 wrote:
Flatbush have you thought about getting a bread maker? Mixes, kneads , rises and bakes all kinds of bread

@Pooky1

Yes, I do have a bread machine, but since I use no preservatives, it goes stale, or I have to freeze it.

I do like making pizza dough in it and then it doesn't matter, but even that has been awhile ago.

You are right tho. I think I should make the dough for bread any how and then I can probably freeze 1/2 the dough and bake the other half.

Thanks for reminding me about the bread machine.

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Moonlady — Sun, 08 Jun 2025 03:01:41 GMT

All bread goes in the freezer, including English muffins. We don't eat bread every day, and I wouldn't want it to go bad and have to be thrown out.

Even specialty breads go into the freezer--Wegmans garlic Tuscan, their delicious cranberry-orange with sugared crust and other autumn breads. I mentioned once when they were giving samples at Wegmans should brag about how well their breads freeze.

Just remember one thing: Please step away from the microwave. No bread belongs in there lol. And don't put it on a flat surface, counter or plate) to defrost. That's how the bottom gets soggy. I place ours on the toaster oven rack. If I didn't have that, I'd use a cookie rack. Even grilled cheese sandwiches come out perfect--and not soggy--with frozen bread.

Freezing bread is not only a great way to extend the life of bread, but it's also allows people who live alone, or couples, or smaller families to enjoy bread without feeling that they're being wasteful.