Please settle a furious family argument....

[TheValeyard]

...do you keep bread in the fridge?

In the freezer ducks

@Avoidance

No, starch gelatinisation happens faster at lower temperatures so in fact does the complete opposite of “keeping it fresh for longer”.

Also why companies blast freeze product as the faster the product is below -18 degrees the fresher the product will be when defrosted/refreshed. Compared to a longer freezing process (home freezing) which takes much longer to get the core of the product frozen and why it never tastes at good as when bought fresh.

And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why I love this place. There is always someone who actually know stuff on here. Thanks @Avoidance.

This is also why DH now says, "what does MN think?" about any new topic because he's been schooled by you lot too many times!

No.

Even Americans don't do that.

Don’t you mean people who live alone @WinterIsGone? Is age really a factor?

I feel your pain, been having this debate since I started living with my DH.
I've finally stopped bread and eggs going in the fridge, but we rarely get pastries etc so he just defaults to everything in the fridge for them if I don't remember to make a point of stopping him first.
He has been known to bring home fresh croissants and put them in the fridge!!

I store ours in the microwave - keeps it perfect for days.

God lord, no!

*Good

No, of course not .
And neither bagels, scones, muffins, biscuits or cookies, but cream cakes - yes

LTB

In disputes of this nature [see also: eggs] always refer to what the shop does with them. The shop has the biggest investment in stuff lasting as long as possible.

Depends on the bread! I keep our usual bread in the fridge because it keeps for ages that way, and it’s not a bread that I ever eat without toasting anyway (so doesn’t ever have that ‘fresh crusty’ vibe that you wouldn’t want to ruin by refrigerating). I buy loads when it’s reduced and freeze it too - it can even go straight in the toaster from frozen.

@DontDoThatGeorge

No.

Even Americans don't do that.

The ultimate condemnation.

Yes keeps my bread for longer as I am the only one using it

No! Doesn't it get a bit damp?

I've finally stopped bread and eggs going in the fridge

Eggs I don't have as much of a problem with, 'specially as a lot of fridges come with special egg trays, but bread offends me on a moral - nay, spiritual - level.

Fuck no!

Bread belongs in the freezer

We keep it in the freezer...

Bit of both, cupboard for first couple of days when nice and fresh, then remaining third or so of loaf is moved to fridge to prolong it and is only used for toast from thereon.

YES!

I never used to I thought it was mad. A loaf lasts twice as long.

Give it a go the next time you buy bread - you'll never go back.

Absolutely not.

A loaf lasts twice as long.

Controversial...

No!

When I lived alone I’d keep it in the freezer, but never the fridge!

@Blossomtoes Others had noted that old people kept bread in the fridge. I was meaning that it wasn't because they were old, but because they were more likely to live alone. (eg the "only old people do" post above).

Keep it in the freezer - straight into the toaster or ten minutes defrost for sandwiches. No waste.