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DamianJ · 05-02-2012, 03:19 PM

Since I've been baking more bread at home, I found it usually was no good the next day. So I bought a bread bin (I think they are called bread boxes in the US), viz:

And now a home made loaf is good for 3 days.

But, I have no bloody idea how it works and google doesn't seem to have anything that explains the reason it works. Wikipedia only says:

Breadboxes are thus designed to:
Keep their contents at room temperature, prolonging edible storage time.
Have a lid loose enough to allow airflow, reducing condensation, which helps to prevent the formation of mould
Have a lid tight enough to protect their contents from mice and other pests.

Well, it is at room temperature on the counter, as well as on the counter in a bread bin so bollocks to that.

I don't have mice or other pests so bollocks to that.

And it's not going mouldy, just stale and hard if it is not kept in bread box.

So, I am still at a loss as to the actual reason how/why it works.

Any sciencey people understand it?

05-02-2012, 03:19 PM
DamianJ Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A magical land Posts: 15,808	OK, anyone know how a bread bin/bread box works? Since I've been baking more bread at home, I found it usually was no good the next day. So I bought a bread bin (I think they are called bread boxes in the US), viz: And now a home made loaf is good for 3 days. But, I have no bloody idea how it works and google doesn't seem to have anything that explains the reason it works. Wikipedia only says: Breadboxes are thus designed to: Keep their contents at room temperature, prolonging edible storage time. Have a lid loose enough to allow airflow, reducing condensation, which helps to prevent the formation of mould Have a lid tight enough to protect their contents from mice and other pests. Well, it is at room temperature on the counter, as well as on the counter in a bread bin so bollocks to that. I don't have mice or other pests so bollocks to that. And it's not going mouldy, just stale and hard if it is not kept in bread box. So, I am still at a loss as to the actual reason how/why it works. Any sciencey people understand it?