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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
Lifestyle
Zahna Eklund Audience Writer & Cathal Ryan

You've been storing your bread wrong in this hot weather, food expert explains

The hot and muggy weather has made a few aspects of home life a bit more uncomfortable than they normally would be - from trying to sleep in the heat to working in suffocating conditions.

With this weather, you may find that some food that isn’t kept cool in the fridge goes mouldy long before its use-by date, as the warm air creates a distinct lack of "cool, dry places" to store your perishables.

A loaf of bread falls victim to this the most. While some of us may keep bread in a dedicated bread bin, these containers are not good at keeping bread fresh when warm.

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