Unwrapped Bread?

[marthachick]

Watching a movie on TV and someone is delivering 'fresh' bread. It's not wrapped, just loaves placed in a paper bag with no closure or top on the bag. So my question, do any of you buy bread that isn't wrapped? If so, how do you keep it fresh. And how do you keep it from getting germs on it? We don't have a bakery (except for the one in the grocery store) in our small town so I was just wondering.

 

[Disneylover99]

We bought a loaf of unwrapped sourdough bread this afternoon (fresh in a bag). We will eat it for dinner. Yum! Leftovers will be toast for breakfast tomorrow. Yum!

Germs? It's bagged. Less chance of germs then buying fresh rolls when you are supposed to use tongs to choose your rolls.

 

[Hannathy]

That's how you buy Italian bread. If you put it in a plastic bag it goes soft, looses the nice hard crust. after you cut it you just roll the bag shut, it doesn't keep long only a few days.
If you don't care if it goes soft you can put it in a plastic bag after you get it home.

And what germs? no one is touching it, it is in the bag, any air "germs" you are already breathing them so what does it matter?

 

[pixiewings71]

all the time, from my grocery store bakery, they are sold in open ended brown paper bags. We eat the bread the same day but if we happen to have any left we just put it in a ziploc or we wrap the open end up and fold it over to keep it fresh. It has to be eaten with a day though, otherwise it gets hard and yucky.

 

[leebee]

You don't have to worry about "germs" too much. The surface of bread is too dry for bacteria to live on; there's not enough available water. Eventually it will mold, but if you are buying fresh, unwrapped bread, it's usually to eat with dinner tonight and leftovers for breakfast tomorrow!

 

[marthachick]

Ok. Thanks for all the answers. As I said, small town USA.

 

[willowsnn3]

Yeah, I've always wondered when I see those commercials with the beautiful woman walking down the sidewalk with a big brown grocery bag and a long loaf of bread sticking out the top, lol.
I've bought bread in open end bags before but never without any bag at all.

 

[sophiagymgall]

This is how fresh bread is sold here in Quebec as well Totally normal, both in bakeries and grocery stores. We consume a lot of fresh bread from the baguette family. If germs were a problem, most people would be dead We usually eat it quickly enough that conservation isn't a problem, but otherwise, you can either put it in a plastic bag or, once you've eaten part of the bread, fold the paper bag on itself to keep the rest from getting dry.

 

[Missy1961]

Now I want warm bread and butter, LOL!

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Ok. Thanks for all the answers. As I said, small town USA.

I guess you don't shop at WalMart or maybe your WalMart does not carry fresh bread?

I have to say that our WalMart is actually better than the grocery store when it comes to fresh bread selection.

I hate to say that but it is the truth. Our local grocers contracted out all of their bakery and it is just not that great anymore.

 

[minniecarousel]

mmmm fresh sourdough bread is the best! I wouldn't dream of buying it all packaged up. If we don't eat it in one meal, I'll slice the rest, Ziploc it and toast the rest, or make French toast.

 

[Imzadi]

It's very traditional, old world, to have have fresh bread out at bakeries, like in France & Italy, and just toss the loaves into bags, with the ends sticking out. The crust stays crispier that way for French baguettes & Italian bread.

 

[low-key]

That's how you buy Italian bread.

yep, I often go get a loaf when making spaghetti, got to eat it all that day, or throw it out

 

[cluvsdisney]

mmmm fresh sourdough bread is the best! I wouldn't dream of buying it all packaged up. If we don't eat it in one meal, I'll slice the rest, Ziploc it and toast the rest, or make French toast.

That's my favorite!!

 

[JessicaR]

Bread in an open paper wrapper is very common around here. Italian,French Baguettes, Raisin cinnamon, challah bread all in paper wraps.

 

[mnrose]

My BIL is a baker, and has a small bread bakery in a town near ours. His bread is NEVER wrapped, until sale. It is displayed on open shelves. When you buy a loaf (actually a round...this is European style bread), it is sliced and bagged.

His bread is always made THAT morning. And, thus, is fresh when you buy it. It is meant to be consumed within a day or two of purchase. Maybe 3 if you push it. He does put it in a bag when you buy it. Baguettes are put in a paper bag. Again, these are meant for immediate use. And best that way. The bread you buy in the store if full of crap that keeps it shelf stable for a long time. Yuck.

 

[ilovepcot]

First time I ever saw bread not bagged up was in Ybor City (Spanish section of Tampa). DH liked a bakery there because the bread was crusty and fresh baked. They just wrapped it up in newspaper for you. I was shocked!

 

[kathie859]

yep, I often go get a loaf when making spaghetti, got to eat it all that day, or throw it out

No, no, no!!! Don't throw it out! Make French toast, panzanella, bread pudding....bread crumbs.

We buy a loaf at our local supermarket weekly and generally transfer it to a Baggie and if we're slow to use it, I'll stick it in freezer 'cause it'll go bad since there's no preservatives.

 

[marthachick]

I guess you don't shop at WalMart or maybe your WalMart does not carry fresh bread? I have to say that our WalMart is actually better than the grocery store when it comes to fresh bread selection. I hate to say that but it is the truth. Our local grocers contracted out all of their bakery and it is just not that great anymore.

Our Walmart doesn't have fresh bread. Like I said, very small town. No local bakeries. And now I want to go buy a fresh loaf of bread with no wrapper. Wonder how far I'll have to go!?! Lol

 

[aussietravellers]

yep, I often go get a loaf when making spaghetti, got to eat it all that day, or throw it out

Nothing better than fresh bread with some butter, or rather some butter with fresh bread, mmmm We rarely have left over bread.

But if you don't eat it all, pop it in the freezer, when thawed it's just like it was the day you bought it. If you want to crisp it up again (as it will lose it's crisp outside), just pop it in the oven and it will crisp it up again. Very lightly brushing the outside with a scrape of water before putting in the oven helps it crisp up again too.

You can toast the bread from frozen (it will thaw on the toaster) or if you've sliced it before freezing you can make sandwiches with the bread frozen and take it to work or send it with the kids to school, and it's thawed by the time it's lunchtime.