How do you buy bread—in bags, paper, or cling film? In our supermarkets, regular loaves are sold packaged in cellophane bags with plastic clips, but I’ve also seen loaves in paper packaging at Lenta.

I always take “Darnitsky”, we don’t really like “Rye” or “Borodinsky”, my husband doesn’t like anything with additives at all.

And we don’t eat a lot. I buy them in halves, already sliced, rather than whole loaves. It’s convenient—open the clasp, take out a couple of pieces, eat, close the plastic clasp, and put them away in the cupboard until tomorrow.

I don’t have any bread bins, like the ones housewives had in Soviet times, neither plastic nor wooden, I just have half a loaf in a bag in the cupboard.

And the other day I read that they don’t recommend buying bread in halves or slices; they recommend buying whole loaves. They also forbid storing it in bags.

The reason for such a categorical ban is the rapid development of mold. Bakers wrap baked goods in plastic wrap while they’re still hot, which often causes condensation to form on the plastic. Indeed, I’ve often bought loaves of bread and noticed droplets of it if they were still warm.

And if you store sliced ​​bread in a bag on the counter, exposed to light, or near a radiator, the heat and condensation can cause mold to appear as early as the second day after purchase, not even the third. And mold is very harmful to your health.

It is also not recommended to wrap the pieces in paper or cover them with a towel, as this will cause them to go stale quickly.

Mold is growing in the bag (I confess, I’ve had blue spots form a couple of times too, and I quickly threw it out when I saw it). So how should I store it then?

That’s right—in a bread bin. And it’s even better if it’s wooden. And also:

• in a dry and dark place;
• away from batteries;
• not in the refrigerator;
• not on the window.

If you keep the loaf in a bag, don’t leave it in the sun. The film gets very hot, which is a recipe for mold. It’s not even noticeable at first, but it’s already there. Bakers say sliced ​​bread molds three times faster than a whole loaf. I didn’t know that.

So, I’ll have to find and buy a bread bin, but I suspect it’s not cheap. For now, I transferred it to a new saucepan, lining the bottom with a paper towel. As expected, my husband couldn’t find any bread and grumbled.

How do you store bread at home? Does it last long or not? Does a loaf or a bun last for three days?

All the best!