Talk to me about frozen sliced bread please!

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Kids are back at school next week and have to take pack up. I have heard people say they keep a sliced loaf in the freezer and just take out the slices that they need, or even that they make sandwiches up and freeze them.

What I want to know is, doesn't the bread come out soggy when it thaws? That's been my experience. How do you make this work?

I don't find it soggy? Usually ok.

It thaws out just as it was before it was in the freezer, make sure it has been sliced though.

Probably wouldn't freeze sandwiches though.

No probs here. A loaf of sliced bread would go mouldy if I didn't freeze it.

Never gone soggy for me. I wrap it carefully and defrost in the fridge for a couple of hours. If I froze it fresh then it has the same fresh texture after defrosting.

I have frozen sandwiches too. Again as long as you wrap them it's fine.

I was a bit dubious before I tried it but converted.

You can put frozen bread slices straight into the toaster no need to defrost in the fridge. Our bread lives in the freezer. We take out whatever slices we need to toast in that moment and seal the bag tightly and put back in the freezer.

Put the whole loaf in the freezer, take slices out and straight into toaster. You can make sandwiches, with it when it's defrosted.

the sogginess comes from the bread defrosting in plastic, as long as its out or in the toaster it's fine.

Re freezing sandwiches it works well depending what you have- no salad, it goes slimy. Grated cheese, ham, jam, peanut butter, marmite, all work well. Make it, wrap it and freeze it. It'll defrost between breakfast and lunch.

I have done this for years. I buy super fresh sliced bread and freeze it. I make sandwiches from frozen bread and put them in the fridge.
Perfect fresh sandwiches the next day.
No panic in the morning doing lunches. Up and out.

You can freeze sandwiches. Meat and cheese freeze really well with a pickle or mustard.

One of our relatives did baguettes for their kids made in bulk and frozen.

Thanks, this gives me hope! But do you freeze and defrost in the plastic bread bag? That's what I did before but the moisture stayed in the bag and that's what made the bread soggy.

@picklemewalnuts

Put the whole loaf in the freezer, take slices out and straight into toaster. You can make sandwiches, with it when it's defrosted.

the sogginess comes from the bread defrosting in plastic, as long as its out or in the toaster it's fine.

Re freezing sandwiches it works well depending what you have- no salad, it goes slimy. Grated cheese, ham, jam, peanut butter, marmite, all work well. Make it, wrap it and freeze it. It'll defrost between breakfast and lunch.

Right with you about the plastic and sogginess. We already use frozen bread for toast but my question was about using the bread for sandwiches for pack up. Toast not great for that.

We dont eat loads of bread so when we di it always gets frozen...sliced loaf, sourdough, bagels, tortillas...everything!

All comes out fine.

All done in the bag.
No issue with soggy bread here.
Once mine are made they are put in the fridge and defrost very slowly overnight.

Perhaps that is why.

@billy1966 so do you put made sandwiches in the fridge to defrost in a bag?

I need to give this another go!

I take the frozen slices out the evening before and leave them in some kitchen roll at room temperature. I make the sandwich when it's thawed - it doesn't take long, - then put it in the fridge. I always make then the evening before and they're fine.

@Housewife2010 thanks I'll give this a go.

Frozen sandwiches are amazing.

I make a whole loaf of sandwiches (ham or cheese) and put them back in the loaf bag and in the freezer. The night before school I pull out the frozen sandwiches into their lunchboxes- in the fridge overnight.

Sometimes the sandwiches are still frozen in the morning, but they're defrosted and fresh by lunchtime. (As opposed to room temperature and suspicious).

Obviously don't freeze things like cucumber or salad sandwiches.

We freeze all our bread on delivery, and then get it out as needed. We find it actually lasts much longer once it's been frozen and thawed. Not soggy in the slightest.

Also, veggie muffins frozen and then popped in a lunch box are great.

Honestly, save yourself hassle and make a bunch of sandwiches weekly (one loaf of medium sliced makes about 10 sandwiches)

Thanks I'm going to do a trial run tonight!

That's it OP.
Sandwiches made late afternoon from frozen bread, bagged, put in the cold fridge.
They defrost slowly overnight and are perfect.
Believe me my children would have informed me if there was an issue.
Their sandwiches are usually meat or cheese or peanut butter.
No tomatoes or salad stuff that would cause sogginess.

It meant we are up and out so quickly in the morning and no faffing about making stuff up.

My colleague jade all his sandwiches in a Sunday and froze them. He then took it out and once defrosted added salad and sauces etc and had no issues. If I freeze bread I take it out let it defrost on kitchen towel at room temp. It takes 5-10 minutes.

Just in case anyone has been obsessively checking in for an update, I have to say it works! We have tried freezing sliced bread and wraps and both have come out really fine. I swear years ago when I tried it the bread was all soggy.

Life changing, this is!

I make a weeks worth at a time and take them out daily. Saves so much hassle. Just put them in a lunch box unwrapped and they are fine to eat by lunchtime.

And toasters usually have a frozen bread setting so they toast for a bit longer at a lower temp I think to avoid the outside burning first.

@Okbutnotgreat thanks - I'd like to do that too only my kids won't eat sandwiches every day so sometimes they have quiche or savoury muffins. I could do that anyway I guess and just take them out once or twice a week.

Toast from frozen bread we have always done, it was just the fear of sogginess for sandwiches that was putting me off.

I struggle with slices sticking together?