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Where is your bread?

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Needspaceforlego · 05/03/2025 23:46

A bit lighthearted but I am trying to declutter the kitchen worktops. I currently have a bread bin, on the worktop but I want rid.
If you don't have a bread bin where do you put the bread?

YABU - keep the bread bin on the worktop
YANBU - get rid they went with the ark. Bread is.....

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AnotherHappyCamper · 07/03/2025 09:22

Yes a properly delicious loaf is hard to find! I am still looking for a good sandwich bread recipe so we have to get supermarket bread for easy sandwiches.

Printedword · 07/03/2025 09:15

AnotherHappyCamper · 07/03/2025 09:08

@Printedword it only works with sliced bread IME; I only ever freeze our sandwich bread. Whole loaves are eaten pretty quickly because we bake those ourselves and I am a proper piggy when it comes to freshly baked bread. I rarely eat supermarket bread and DH usually has porridge for breakfast so it takes ages to get through a loaf.

You could, of course, slice it before you freeze!

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Sounds nice. We used to have a bakery stall on the market that I liked. I've never found any as good since he retired. Rarely buy sliced bread.

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AnotherHappyCamper · 07/03/2025 09:08

@Printedword it only works with sliced bread IME; I only ever freeze our sandwich bread. Whole loaves are eaten pretty quickly because we bake those ourselves and I am a proper piggy when it comes to freshly baked bread. I rarely eat supermarket bread and DH usually has porridge for breakfast so it takes ages to get through a loaf.

You could, of course, slice it before you freeze!

DilemmaDelilah · 07/03/2025 08:58

Occasionally in the bread bin. Usually ON the bread bin.

Printedword · 07/03/2025 08:54

Bread bin, but the space it takes up annoys me. We have one of those Joseph ones which is a box with a lid that doubles as a bread board. Its predecessor was a terracotta crock pot. We have owned just the 2 bread bins in 25 years.

Those of you keeping bread in the freezer - how does that work with loaves that aren't sliced?

Fizbosshoes · 07/03/2025 08:43

autisticbookworm · 06/03/2025 06:01

In a bread bin in the cupboard.

Yes we have the same. Bread bin in the cupboard. Although mainly contains wraps!

coralsky · 07/03/2025 08:42

I have a wire basket thing that slides onto the bottom shelf of my top cabinets so hangs above the worktop but frees up space on the worktop of that makes sense

ShodAndShadySenators · 07/03/2025 08:41

HarrietJonesFlydaleNorth · 06/03/2025 08:59

Mostly in the teenager. 🙄

We have a breadbox like this with two front opening doors so I can keep the breadknife on top. It has see through windows so we can see what's in there so things don't get forgotten.

I do keep the bread in a plastic bag though otherwise it dries out too quickly.

We have the same one. I need the clear doors or I'd forget about stuff in there. I bought the bread bin off the back of a previous thread about bread bins on MN...

RunsAndHides · 07/03/2025 08:40

InMySpareTime · 06/03/2025 07:23

In a basket hanging from the wall unit in the corner:

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KimberleyClark · 07/03/2025 08:37

We don’t have a bread bin, keep all our bread and rolls in the freezer and defrost as required.

EmeraldShamrock000 · 07/03/2025 08:36

They're a waste of space, if the kitchen is small.
I use the kitchen press/cupboard, a loaf rarely lasts 24 hours, family of 4.

AnotherHappyCamper · 07/03/2025 08:34

I often use half the fresh loaf and then freeze the rest to continue using it out of the freezer; that works pretty well for us. We usually have two loaves on the go, brown/seeded and white, and there's only the two of us. Plus I rarely eat bread so it takes a while to get through a loaf.

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Needspaceforlego · 06/03/2025 23:12

Decision made, I'm going to reorganise the cupboards and try having it in beside the tea & coffee.
Give it a trial run before I ditch the bread bin

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Needspaceforlego · 06/03/2025 15:33

Bikergran · 06/03/2025 10:36

How long are you keeping it? We use a loaf in 2-3 days, and keep it in the fridge because we have a very warm kitchen and it goes mouldy if left out.

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I don't actually know how long it takes us to go through a loaf. Probably 5 days.
There are definitely weeks when mould sets in before it's used.

Maybe we should go back to keeping it in the freezer.

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AliasGrape · 06/03/2025 14:34

Ours tends to be kept on top of or just next to the bread bin 🙄

The bread bin is full of assorted boxes of different variety/ flavour teabags, because obviously. Plus usually have some other kind of baked good DH has hunter gathered from the co-op in there, malt loaf and scotch pancakes currently.

Kilroywashere · 06/03/2025 14:27

Giggorata · 06/03/2025 14:22

In their original packages in this antique.

(When we sell our cottage, it will be demoted to dog biscuits, in favour of the posh modern one)

When we had firework parties when the kids were small we used to keep the fireworks in one of those so they wouldn't get set off by stray sparks.

Giggorata · 06/03/2025 14:22

In their original packages in this antique.

(When we sell our cottage, it will be demoted to dog biscuits, in favour of the posh modern one)

Where is your bread?
TwoRobins · 06/03/2025 13:29

In the fridge.

Tereseta · 06/03/2025 12:59

On top of the toaster in original packaging

xILikeJamx · 06/03/2025 12:58

In the cupboard above the toaster and kettle, along with teabags, coffee, sugar, biscuits, mugs, etc

SpunkyKoala · 06/03/2025 12:58

I don’t have any - reading about all this bread makes me want some though

Goody2ShoesAndTheFilthyBeast · 06/03/2025 12:57

In the freezer. Otherwise we'd be chucking half of every loaf away.

valder · 06/03/2025 12:40

Freezer, like others. Take out what I need for that day only. I make my own wholemeal seeded bread (very healthy ha ha) and cut the loaves into four and freeze/defrost each chunk as needed.

I do have croissants (bought) and home made scones in freezer too for unexpected visitors! Only takes a minute to defrost in mw.

Now this might put people off, or surprise them, but my bread bin is actually a food scrap tiny counter top bin with lid (supposed to be for the big compost bin 😊). It has air vents and all sorts and is great for storing bread. I think I got it in the Range. It's small but great for a day or two storage. No mould or anything.

LindaLeggings · 06/03/2025 12:36

In the bread drawer.

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