Curious Cook: Why bread goes stale and how you can unstale it

european style bread

Why do soft, fluffy bread goes stale in a matter of days, even hours? The reason may surprise – and delight the romantic in – you.

As an amateur baker, I have quite a bit of interest in bread – and if you’re also a baker, you would have noticed that home-baked breads tend to get harder rather faster than the convenience breads you can buy in supermarkets.