A simple food storage hack can help prevent your bread from going mouldy, and it doesn’t involve freezing. We’ve all had the disappointing experience of reaching for a slice of bread only to find it covered in mould.
This not only ruins your meal plans but also means you have to buy more bread. However, one savvy content creator has shared an easy food storage hack to keep your bread fresh for longer.
The kitchen whizz, known as The Board Housewife, suggests: “Keep buns of bread from moulding by adding a fresh celery stick in the bag.”
Does celery keep bread fresh?
But does a celery stick really make bread last longer? According to some, yes, it does. It’s believed that the bread absorbs moisture from the celery, preventing it from drying out.
Why does bread go mouldy?
So why does bread go mouldy in the first place? Bread is a perfect breeding ground for mould. Mould spores, which are released by fungi, float around until they find a suitable place to land.
Bread is attractive to these spores because it’s full of sugars that the mould can feed on. Plus, the conditions in which we usually store bread – sealed in bags with limited air circulation, cool, damp and dark – are ideal for mould growth.
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How to stop bread going mouldy
To stop your bread from going mouldy, you could try storing it in the freezer, where mould can’t survive. Another option is simply to eat your bread quickly. Removing bread from its plastic wrapping can also help, as plastic tends to make bread moister.
A bread box or a paper bag is the best way to store bread. Don’t put your bread in the fridge.
And it’s not just bread, you can make your carrots last four weeks longer! People have found out that we’ve been keeping them wrong at home.
Carrots are a must-have when you go food shopping. It’s really bad when you buy veggies and they go off too quickly, getting all moldy or slimy.
But it looks like our carrots are going bad fast because we’re not storing them right. They won’t stay good for long in the fridge drawer.
Amanda Rocchio, who knows lots about nutrition and cooking, shared a tip on social media. She says there’s a “proper way” to store carrots.
On TikTok, Amanda shared: “You’ve probably been storing your carrots the wrong way, let me show you the right thing to do.”
