{"id":189773,"date":"2023-12-13T13:09:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/?p=189773"},"modified":"2023-12-13T13:09:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T13:09:40","slug":"ingenious-storage-method-using-vegetable-helps-bread-remain-fresh-for-longer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsneednews.com\/lifestyle\/ingenious-storage-method-using-vegetable-helps-bread-remain-fresh-for-longer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ingenious storage method using vegetable helps bread ‘remain fresh’ for longer"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While fresh loaves are best eaten within two to three days, bread can turn quickly beyond that point, as it struggles to retain its water.<\/p>\n

Soon after the bread starts cooling, water leaves the starch to move into other parts of the mixture, BBC Science Focus reports.<\/p>\n

This allows the starch molecules to return to their crystalised state, which is the process responsible for making bread go hard and stale.<\/p>\n

Because this process happens more quickly in colder conditions, food experts advise against storing bread in the fridge.<\/p>\n

The need to prolong the freshness of produce\u00a0like bread tends to be greater during the festive period when finances become stretched. Fortunately, advice has been volunteered.<\/p>\n

Tom Church, co-founder of the money-saving community LatestDeals.co.uk, explained: \u201cIf you\u2019ve ever opened your loaf of bread to make a sandwich, only to discover that it\u2019s gone mouldy, consider placing a stick of celery into the bread bag.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt may sound off but the bread will absorb the moisture provided by the celery and in turn, remain fresh. You won\u2019t become dry and mouldy at the same rate, so your chances of getting a sandwich together will increase.”<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cIf you buy bread such as Hovis Soft White Medium weekly and only buy half a much due to this hack, you\u2019d be saving just over \u00a331 a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Shop-bought loaves have a better chance of remaining fresh if kept in an airtight plastic bag at room temperature along with the vegetable, which retails at approximately 6p per stalk.<\/p>\n

The science behind this method is simple. The unique properties of the vegetable that make it an eligible candidate for preserving bread are its high water molecules. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

By placing a couple of celery sticks in a bread bag or tin, it is believed the moisture of the stems will help in keeping the surrounding environment moist.<\/p>\n

This moist microclimate is believed to help slow moisture loss from the bread, ultimately encouraging it to stay soft for longer. \u00a0<\/b><\/b><\/p>\n

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