breadbox - Articles and Posts from Slashfood

Posts with tag breadbox

Some good tips on storing bread

Posted Aug 11th 2008 5:00PM by Shayna Glick
Filed under: On the Blogs, Bakeries, Bread

Image of a retro style, white bread box.

If you like bread, chances are that you'd like to stay away from those national brands with lots of preservatives. I know I prefer the artisanal loaves that are free from shelf-extending additives. My problem is that I don't go through bread fast enough and it invariably gets moldy if I get good quality bread. I generally turn to freezing it, and throwing frozen slices into the toaster when I want to eat them.

Wasted Food has posted this article about storing and keeping bread fresher, longer. It's a question and answer session with Paul LaDuca of Zingerman's, a Michigan bakery that does a lot of mail order. He recommends a bread box, and keeping your loaves in a paper bag. According to LaDuca, a plastic bag just draws the moisture from the crumb into the crust, making it soggy.

I was aware of most of these tips, but I have to admit I hadn't thought of using my oven as a bread box. What are your favorite bread storage tips?

UV Breadbox prevents mold

Posted Aug 25th 2006 10:03AM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Grains, Hacking Food, How To

It started with a relatively simple question: how do you improve a breadbox? The answer is that you add a UV lighting system that suppresses the growth of mold, extending the shelf-life of a loaf of bread. This is a particularly neat feature if you by preservative-free loaves of sandwich bread that seem to go bad in only two days.

Installing the light into a reflective, brushed-steel breadbox was a relatively simple matter once you have all the necessary equipment (and if you like building things). But the moment of truth came when the modified breadbox was tested against an unmodified box. The breads in the non-UV box molded in 2 weeks; the UV breads did not mold (though they did eventually dry up after several weeks, by which point you should have eaten the bread). Success!

Total cost of the project: $65. Never having to throw away another half-uneaten loaf that turned moldy: priceless.

[via SciFi Tech]

Trendy Bread Box

Posted Jan 22nd 2006 9:32AM by Andrew Barrow
Filed under: Stores & Shopping, Food Gadgets, New Products

I have just discovered this amazing looking bread box cum slicer thingy.

Made by Poilâne - more famous for their bread products - made from wood, industrial quality glass, unbleached linen (that's the top) and stainless steel. The only probelm I can see is that it is designed specifically for a half loaf of their soda bread. It doesnt look like it can take any of differing sizes. It does come with a bread knife and the glass has a gap to guide the bread knife blade and ensure even slicing, while keeping all the crumbs inside the box. The embroidered cover is easy to remove for machine washing.

The only other problem is that it costs Euro250 (about £100) for shipping to the UK or Euro280 (about $340) for the USA.

Food Porn: Best Salmon Ever

Posted Jan 6th 2006 9:08AM by Nicole Weston
Filed under: Dinner, Food Porn, Fish, Broiling, On the Blogs

Alice posts lots of great, beautifully photographed recipes at My Adventures in the Breadbox, so it can be hard to choose one at a time to try out. When a recipe is not just for salmon, but for the Best Salmon Ever, it is hard to overlook it. The salmon is rubbed all over in the spice combination classically associated with pastrami, so the salmon has an extra beefy taste to it. Alice broiled it, which means that you don't even have to heat up your grill to get a barbeque feel for this dish. She also included the nutritional information, so the salmon is a great choice if you are looking for a healthy dinner option, not to mention being a great choice if you just like salmon in general.

#	Blogger	Posts	Cmts
1	Slashfood Editor	79	0
2	Alexa Weibel	48	2
3	Sarah LeTrent	33	0
4	Hanna Raskin	27	0
5	Emily Farris	17	0
6	Sara Bonisteel	16	0
7	Jennifer Lawinski	15	0
8	Michael Thomas Hastings	9	0
9	Jennifer Iserloh	8	0
10	David Koeppel	7	0
11	Jose Ralat Maldonado	6	1
12	Monika Bartyzel	5	0
13	Joshua M. Bernstein	5	2
14	Mike Pomranz	5	1
15	Max Shrem	4	0
16	John Devore	4	0
17	LeNell Smothers	4	0
18	Lisa Schweitzer	4	0
19	Erin Meister	4	0
20	Kristine Hansen	3	0

Blogger

Posts

Cmts

Michael Thomas Hastings

Reviews: What's New This Week Twitter Follow Friday on ParentDish! Diabetic Student Wins Fight For Extra Gym Classes	Heidi Klum Hits The Runway After Baby Thanksgiving Dinner Satisfaction And Perfect Portion Control: Time to Celebrate Cheesy Workout Video Round-up
'Lauren Conrad Style' - Star Writing Fashion Book Lindsay Lohan Causing Fighting at Emanuel Ungaro? Victoria's Secret Fashion Show: Backstage With the New Bombshells	AMA Red Carpet 2009 'New Moon' Sinks Teeth Into $140.7 Opening Weekend Jenna Fischer Knows As Much About Her 'Office' Baby As You
How to Dispose of Paint Get the Look for Less: A Fall Tablescape Turkey Transferware Plates	Playing Baby Otters; Baby-Making Manatees New Kid on the Bus Georgia Mascot Uga VII Dies at Age 4

Some good tips on storing bread

UV Breadbox prevents mold

Trendy Bread Box

Food Porn: Best Salmon Ever

Tip of the Day

Slashfood Features

RESOURCES

Featured Stories

Slashfood bloggers (30 days)

Most Commented On (60 days)

Updates From

Sites We Love