If it's not sliced put it in the oven

I mean bake it again, not store it in the oven

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Buy bread with higher fat content and it will stale less rapidly. Switch from French bread to brioche.

Airtight containers. I just usually keep them in sealed plastic bags and the bread stays fresh longer.

you slice and freeze

You're not supposed to keep French bread for more than a day. At that point it's only good for French toast. Otherwise freeze it when it's fresh, then you can eat it later by unfreezing it in the oven.

>>24906126 That makes the bread uniformly spongy, might as well buy it in a plastic bag in the supermarket. >>24906163 Freezing and toasting is probably the best thing you can do to store fresh bread for a long time. It's not great, but better than the alternatives. The result is very different from fresh bread, but works well for certain uses. What I consider good bread is crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside. A proper Krustenbrot (wheat / rye mix) stays good for almost a week, with only the crunchy part getting thicker and harder to slice (pre-sliced bread dries too quickly). Proper storage is a paper bag or special clay pot. They let out the moisture slowly (crunchy exterior) but not too slowly (everything dries out).