Quick Cooking Tip: Storing Bread

Bread with a firm outer crust like a French bread or baguette (a) should be stored in paper bags to avoid becoming soft. Artisanal breads often turn stale quickly because of the lack of preservatives found. Bread with a soft outer crust like bread rolls or sandwich bread (b) should be stored in plastic to avoid becoming stale.

(a) bread with firm outer crust is best stored in paper

(b) soft bread is best stored in a plastic bag