Instructions

1. Store your bread at room temperature. Find a cool, dry place to store it, and keep it away from the hot sun or a window. Keep it away from cold areas as well, including the refrigerator. A bread box or cupboard works well, unless you live in a very humid climate, as a bread box will trap humidity.

2. Leave store-bought bread in the plastic bag it came with. Store-bought bread is made with preservatives that resist mold growth, so although some moisture may collect in the bag, it should not grow mold if eaten within a 3 to 4 days.

3. Store it in the refrigerator. Usually, this leads to stale bread and is not generally recommended, but if you live in a very humid climate, you can do this to reduce mold growth, as long as you first wrap the bread tightly in at least two plastic bags.

4. Place it in a paper bag. Placing bread in a paper bag makes the crust harder, so if you like crispier crust, this is a good method by which to store bread.

5. Freeze the bread. If you are not going to eat the bread within 3 or 4 days, wrap it in foil or a freezer bag, and place it in the freezer. Thaw at room temperature when you are ready to eat it, but do not try to re-freeze the bread.