BonesOfTheMoonWhat did your parents refrigerate? Mine refrigerated bread.
Uriel238 [all pronouns]Bread outside the fridge spoils fast. Bread in the fridge lasts longer but is less fluffy. In this household we refrigerate our bread and then toast it lightly if we’re going to eat it straight. Most of the sandwiches I make are toasted anyway.
Buy less bread. If you get one loaf at a time it wouldn’t spoil
It was a particular issue when we were getting fresh bake from the local Nugget. It didn’t have preservatives so it was stale after a day or so. At the time we got small quantities and enjoyed it for the day or two after shopping. But we also have other bread used as a stable, say, for sandwiches or morning toast.
Now we live away from Nugget, but still occasionally get fancy bread.