How long does homemade bread keep fresh in a refrigerator?

Answer 1

Refrigerator will remove moisture.
Wrap what you will use in a day or possibly 2 days and place in the freezer. When you want some bread remove it from the freezer. For a cold sandwich just make the sandwich, the bread will thaw as you are making it. For a toasted sandwich place the frozen slices in the toaster and toast. For a grilled sandwich make your sandwich using the frozen bread and place on the griddle or fry pan the bread will thaw as it is toasting.

To make it easier to separate the bread place a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap between each slice. Or you can thaw it in the refrigerator over night.

Answer 2

do not refrigerate it.
It will stale faster.
Home made bread, in a bag to keep soft, will stay good for up to a week. Watch for mold.
If you don't think you will eat it fast enough, slice and freeze the individual slices.

Answer 3

Much less time than it keeps fresh if you DON'T put it in a refrigerator! It's the worst thing you can do with bread, as it makes the bread dry out faster. Strange but true. Never ever refrigerate bread - it's pointless.

If you want to keep it fresh for longer than it will stay fresh at room temperature, freeze it, and slice it first so that it will be possible to separate the slices when you want some.

Personally, when I make my own bread I make a fairly dense wholewheat bread, and kept in a plastic bag just out in the kitchen it stays good for several days. Plastic keeps the moisture in.

Answer 4

Depends on your definition of “fresh”.
If you mean how long til it spoils, so long as it does not have condensation that gets it moist, it might last up to three weeks.

I have only one kind of bread that I buy, it’s the Pain Pauline from Trader Joe’s, a dense, whole wheat peasant type bread almost like a sourdough. It keeps in the fridge for 3 weeks or even longer before it goes bad. I keep it tightly wrapped in it’s original packaging. I typically only eat this bread toasted or in grilled cheese sandwiches so if it gets a little stale it doesn’t matter. It also makes excellent croutons, crostini, etc.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

As others have said, the refrigerator is not a good place for bread and homemade bread is good for a short period of time. Freezing bread does, however, work very well but be sure to slice it first so you can use it slice by slice. The slices have a slight tendency to stick together a little but they can usually be popped apart easily with a butter knife.

Answer 7

Oh, no more than 2-3 days. Then you can make it into Croutons.

Answer 8

Any bread goes off really fast and a fridge doesn't help. Dark helps, freezing helps.

Answer 9

Not very long. A refrigerator is about the worst place to put bread ☹️

Answer 10

Do NOT put it in the refrigerator. Either keep it at room temperature or freeze it.