The box being “good” is wild. That is where bread goes stale unseen and uneaten. Its gotta be near the top of pointless kitchen things that only people with more money then sense have.
Let's put an end to the discussion; what is the best way?
Submitted 5 weeks ago by ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 weeks ago
CauseUnknown@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
A bread box can be good for packing bread or sandwiches that you want to protect from being squished, like when camping for example.
M0oP0o@mander.xyz 5 weeks ago
That is not a bread box, more of a travel bread case. I use one for eggs and bread stuff when camping as well. But this… thing is a counter bound thing that is heavy and artsy.
Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Twist and tuck all day erre’day
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
All day until I started steady living with a woman. The twist tie or whatever must be attached at all times.
Many years later we got a cheap plastic bread box and I gotta say it’s awesome. You can twist and tuck and the bread stays good even longer.
turbowafflz@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
What in the world is the bottle hack
PDFuego@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Cutting off the top of a bottle and jamming the bag through the lid to seal it.
TheBat@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
That sounds chaotic evil to me tbh
BudgetBandit@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
You cut the head off a bottle so you have the screwy-bit. Then you pull the open end through the bottle-Head and screw the lid on.
Wobble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
Hmmmmmmmmmm microplastics in my bread
tino@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
redwattlebird@lemmings.world 5 weeks ago
Still chaotic neutral, IMO
Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
This is not bread mate
can@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
It’s legally cake?
gerryflap@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
I either reuse the clip or twist and tuck it if there’s no clip. I don’t understand why I’d use extra stuff for this like my own clips or rubber bands
MystikIncarnate@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
I’m with you, either lawful or chaotic neutral is the way. Everyone else is trying to hard or not trying hard enough.
Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Always eat the entire loaf in one sitting.
terminhell@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
What if I keep my bread in the fridge?
ibelieveinthehousehippo@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Get out. Your kind isn’t welcome here.
livingcoder@programming.dev 5 weeks ago
I started doing this and have never looked back. We also keep the next loaf in the freezer, so we always have bread.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I have a queue: one loaf at the front gets stored on the counter, the next two loaves are in the fridge (generally replenished from the store, so most bread goes through my place unfrozen), then any others in the freezer.
I toast most bread I eat and find the difference between kept in fridge and not is unnoticeable.
I do similar with hot dog and hamburger buns, though they don’t have a counter space due to being used less frequently.
Haven’t had to throw out moldy bread nearly as much since I started doing that.
Szyler@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Then you are just doing it wrong. Bread goes stale faster in the fridge due to easier crystallization
terminhell@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I live somewhere extremely humid. Even potato chips can start going bad in a day here.
Grimy@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
wieson@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Step 1: get some real bread
bitjunkie@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
For real. I recently discovered that the bakery at the chain supermarket across the street from me sells giant loaves of sourdough for about a dollar less than even the “budget” brands in the factory-made bread aisle. Not going back.
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
They usually have a bread slicer too
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
It just gets stale so fast. We don’t eat that much bread.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 5 weeks ago
Step Sigma: Bake your own bread
It’s way easier than you think it is to make a basic loaf of yeast-based, white bread. I had the recipe memorized for a few months while I was first getting into it.
iiffy on amounts but it ain’t many ingredients Bread Flower 4 cups Yeast Honey (oh yeah, son) Salt One Egg
Level 2: Add more honey, slightly less yeast and toss brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg in melted butter in it while rolling.
bonus round: add raisins
wieson@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Hey, I really appreciate your comment and I hope you have all the fun in the world with the recipes that you like.
But I have to be honest, this is not the bread I’m talking about. I’m really sorry, I don’t want to be your opponent.
I have baked a few breads and sugar or honey is not needed to get the yeast going. That’s a misconception I’ve encountered before, talking to a US-American. What you described sounds lovely, but (for me) it goes into the direction of brioche, milk bread, Hefezopf (yeast braid) and other sweet breads bordering on cake.
Real bread is: flour, water, sourdough, industrial yeast (optional), salt, spices (optional// caraway, fennel, coriander).
The second trigger point: flour.
I’m again sorry to offload this unto you, but I have to speak my piece.
What is bread flour? The nomenclature is meaningless, but that’s the fault of the market. I need to know from a flour, which grain it comes from (wheat, rice, maize, spelt, rye, dinkel) and how much of the rind is still in it (how dark it is or how white). Protein content is a bonus.
Just as a positive send off: I love raisins and sweet breads with raisins (Hefezopf).
0ops@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
I do both lawful neutral and chaotic neutral at once. Am I paranoid?
HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Could you repeat in baguette, please?
DahGangalang@infosec.pub 5 weeks ago
What about reusing the bag clip plus the twist and tuck method?
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
I feel like this alignment chart doesn’t consider how evil you could get. Leaving the bag open seems pretty tame for CE. I suggest the following:
- Lawful Good: bread box w/ the bag
- Neutral Good: bag clip
- Chaotic Good: twist and tuck
- Lawful Neutral: bread box w/o the bag
- True Neutral: original bread clip
- Chaotic Neutral: twist or tuck, not both
- Lawful Evil: bag is tied shut
- Neutral Evil: bag is left open
- Chaotic Evil: bag is torn open in the middle
space_cat07@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Chaotic evil: bread is tossed directly into the cupboard.
ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Chaotic evil: bread is kept on the floor.
Black616Angel@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
Lawful evil: Bag is vacuum sealed every time after using.
RaptorBenn@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Reuse clip or twist and tuck are the only appropriate methods.
DizzoMyNizzo@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
You want to know what bothers me with this chart? What has always bothered me, is it does not mention the twist-tie that comes with the bread when purchased.
Where is it? Where.
P.s. if you say it’s the clip, that is clearly a chip bag clip, meant for chip bags. That clip does not come with the bread bag.
P.s.s. Make the FUCKING TWIST-TIE that comes with the bread true natural. Any deviation from it becomes a different part of the chart. Fuck off rubber band method. Replace the bottle cap method. (Who uses the bottle cap + ring method anyway? That should be in the ‘psychopath waisting energy and justifying it with internet logic’ level of evil category.)
Teepo@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
At least where I’m from (Canada), bread comes with a clip holding the bag shut, not a twist tie. “Re-using the clip” means the clip the came with the bag. You can see that it’s a different shape in the picture. This would be the equivalent of re-using the twist tie, if that’s how the bread is packaged where you live.
double_quack@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
The cap is “5 mins crafts” level
frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
people own bread boxes?
MutilationWave@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
We got one like a year ago and I love it. Cheap plastic thing. It’s airtight. No more arguments about me not using that useless bread tie and the bread lasts longer.
brygphilomena@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 weeks ago
I have one. We still use the plastic bags, but just needed a place to put it that wasn’t “out.”
hOrni@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Yes, my family uses it to store spatulas.
PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I got mine on the side of the road. Sanded it down and painted it up.
I love it. Bread goes in. Stays fresh.
Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 5 weeks ago
At least three people on Earth own bread boxes. Elsewhere, I’m unsure.
Spezi@feddit.org 5 weeks ago
Since most of them are not airtight they suck like hell and they heat up in the summer to make a mold heaven. Some of them have gaps larger than a London subway station.
civilconvo@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
Breadbox should be chaotic side
AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Maybe it depends on climate, but bread left out where I am gets moldy way before it gets stale. The best solution is to keep it in the freezer (in a bag, and any of those methods but CE would probably be fine). Weeks later, the bread is still soft and send fresh. Bread thaws unbelievably fast. If I’m making a sandwich, I take two slices out and put them on a plate separated. Usually by the time I’ve got the other ingredients ready to go, the bread is thawed. If you’re toasting the bread, it can go straight from freezer to toaster. If you’re making sandwiches to take to work or school, you can just make them on the frozen bread.
GoodLuckToFriends@lemmy.today 5 weeks ago
This is the way. I rarely eat bread that isn’t at least warmed, so the only issue with the frozen bread is the effort it sometimes takes to separate slices.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I’m just saying twist and tuck is the best because it seals well enough and it’s fast and requires no additional equipment. If you have a breadbox that’s peak convenience, but I’ve only seen one family that had one ever, and they had the counter space for it.
owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
Also worth noting: a bread box generally isn’t sealed that well, I would still recommend keeping the bread in a bag (depending on what type it is and how quickly you plan to eat it).
ZeroGravitas@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Pros and cons of breadbox? Any paladins out there willing to enlighten us?
CherryBullets@lemmy.ca 5 weeks ago
When you put the Lawful Neutral into the Lawful Good to form the Lawful Supreme
Structure7528@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
Twist and tuck has never let me down
dan1101@lemm.ee 5 weeks ago
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joel_feila@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Htf does the bottle cap work
lennivelkant@discuss.tchncs.de 5 weeks ago
Let’s put an end to the discussion
lol
lmaoJankatarch@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Throw in the fridge
Nalivai@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I keep my bread in the fridge, and then it doesn’t matter.
I guess it means I’m in Pathfinder universe or somethingmiraclerandy@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I am lawful neutral (use clip it came with) until about halfway through the loaf, then I become chaotic neutral (twist and tuck) at the back half.
There isn’t enough bag to properly twist and tuck until that point anyway.
callyral@pawb.social 5 weeks ago
i usually tie a knot, or use the little noodle thing that comes with the bread package to tie it
anachrohack@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I have never in my entire life seen an actual bread box, I thought they were a thing from England or something
someguy3@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
My grandma used one. Personally I think the real function was to keep mice from eating your bread, but that hasn’t been a problem for a long time.
AtariDump@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
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Kualdir@feddit.nl 5 weeks ago
Same, my mom said I should get one when I moved out but we didn’t even have one at home?? 😭
KoalaUnknown@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
She probably is just afraid you will leave the bag open and then eat moldy bread.
naeap@sopuli.xyz 5 weeks ago
How else to store real bread?
So not just the sandwich/toast bread, that comes in plastic bags, but real bread, with a crust and in plastic wrap it would lose its crust, but without any protection, it dries out.
It’s a delicate balance act, where paper and a bread box seem to work best
anachrohack@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I think most people just leave it in the plastic bag, but personally I have a bread bag that breathes so the crust doesn’t become spongey
klemptor@startrek.website 5 weeks ago
My grandma had one. Growing up we just kept our bread & bagels in the microwave.
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
Gf does this with baked goods. It’s awful for me because I microwave a lot and don’t always remember to put stuff back and it gets stale.
ampersarnie@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
English here. Anyone I know with a bread box use it in combination with one of the others. I have one, so we’re Bread Box + Twist and Tuck.
M137@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
They’re pretty common here in Sweden, at least in my experience.