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A loaf could be already 24 hrs old from the oven to start with and then add 2-4 days of shelf life and then 2-3 days in the home...not exactly a day old product.
A fresh loaf litterally could be placed in the freezer (be a month old) and a slice removed and micro thawed for the toaster . Moisture was retained thus the frehness. Try that with any (day old)? that is dry and it will be bland in taste.
Having been in the grocery trade for many yrs could tell you the ins and outs of the meat/produce/deli and of course the standard grocery items.
Like a famous commentater used to say "thats another story".
It sits in my house a couple of weeks, not days. But it is not economically feasible for me to buy a smaller loaf. I do not notice any change in quality on day 12 from day 2.
It sits in my house a couple of weeks, not days. But it is not economically feasible for me to buy a smaller loaf. I do not notice any change in quality on day 12 from day 2.
You really can't tell the difference between 2 day old bread and 12 day old bread ? I can even tell a difference in the smell. It gets a musty smell after about day five.. But the birds in the backyard don't seem to mind...
You really can't tell the difference between 2 day old bread and 12 day old bread ? I can even tell a difference in the smell. It gets a musty smell after about day five.. But the birds in the backyard don't seem to mind...
gotta agree !
I'm far from a picky eater, but I can't stand bread that isn't soft and fresh.
There are certain brands I avoid as they lose their freshness quicker than others.
Hot dog buns are the worst culprits. I rarely buy them because of this. Hate to open them up to insert hot dog and have them crumble apart.
I worked at a very large, very well known company for almost 25 years. They used to have what is often known as a scratch and dent type sale for employees - even had a store where imperfect things were marked way down for employees only. It was very popular. But add a few bad apples to a good thing and the good thing goes away.
The bad apples in this case were the employees that wanted a perfect product for the imperfect price. So they managed to sneak a few perfect items into the bin destined for the employee imperfect store and left a tag on it saying the color was not true throughout. Of course, shortly thereafter, they would browse through the employee store looking for it and pay the reduced price for what was a perfect item. The longer this worked, the more daring the underhanded employees became. And of course, they told other employees from other departments about it.
Soon, it was rampant between divisions and departments.
A few culprits lost their jobs but many more came along eager to cash in on the idea.
Eventually, no items went to the employee store unless it was clearly damaged with just a casual glance. Everything else was donated to charity or went into a storage facility, not to be released to the company store until inventoried. That way, the culprits never knew when their selected merchandise would show up in the store.
But that is why companies have resorted to shredding things that are unsold. It is the few, not the many, that ruin it for everyone.
This is nothing new. I have worked several retail jobs in the past. This was fairly common. It keeps the wheels of capitalism rolling.
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