Breadmaker bread not remaining fresh long enough

grill_gus

I have an issue with the bread we make in our bread maker. My wife claims it is not fresh enough to eat if it is more than 1 day old; however, she will eat shop brought bread that is 2 days old. This leads to the birds in our garden getting fat! Is there a way to make (or keep) the bread so it is perceived by my wife to be fresh so we can use it on a 2nd day?

Originally asked by Ian on Stack Exchange (cooking) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

Leaving the bread out uncovered overnight is likely one of the larger issues with staling. All bread will start to stale immediately after it's come out of the oven -- commercial bread simply has other ingredients to help slow this effect. (and I know we've had a question on this topic) They also package the bread in plastic to hold moisture near the loaf to slow the staling. You might want to consider how you're storing it . If you're in a dry area where bread stales (rather than going moldy), consider getting a bread box , or bagging the bread before you leave it out overnight. At the very least, wrap it loosely or place in a paper bag to allow steam to continue to escape, but still keep...

Full answer by Joe: https://cooking.stackexchange.com/a/65720 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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