r/mildlyinfuriating • u/a-DICK-tator • 9h ago

Do u dont wanna My girlfriend insist on placing breadbox sideways.

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u/UnnamedMenace 8h ago

When exposed to light, bread develops mold quicker. Keeping it in a dark and dry place preserves it longest

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u/Hour_Seaworthiness24 7h ago

No. The opposite. Dark and stagnant air produce mold. We have a breathable basket on the counter. Time is the other factor but the kids devour bread like Tasmanian Devils.

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u/UnnamedMenace 6h ago

I have had the same whole wheat loaf of bread in my cabinet for 2 weeks and it's still just delicious. I never mentioned stagnated air, just darkness

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u/Hour_Seaworthiness24 5h ago edited 5h ago

Darkness is where mold grow. Sunlight kills mold.

Edit: BTW what I'm stating is the facts but keeping your bread in the cabinet is okay! Mold doesn't grow that fast especially if you get a typical loaf from the store. Those preservatives and sugar and salt also fight mold. Personally I get nicer bread and cut it up and freeze it which is also not optimal but I hate the ticking clock when it's a bread only I eat.

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u/Invisible_Target 4h ago

Not dark and stagnant, dark and moist. Moisture produces mold faster

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u/MedicalSupermarket30 7h ago

When exposed to light the bread has flashbacks of better days sitting out in the sun.

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u/analogpursuits 8h ago

So, in the cupboard with the weed supplies and stash. Got it. 😎😁

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u/Fee_is_Required2 7h ago

Fragrant bread. 🤣🤣

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u/PiersPlays 7h ago

It also (if it's proper one like OPs) helps keep moisture at the right level so it doesn't go stale but also keeps mold growth inhibited.

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u/KarverMcClain 7h ago

where my fridge bread gang at???

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u/rockbolted 6h ago

This is simply not true. Exposure to higher temperatures, as can occur from sunlight shining on your packaged bread, can accelerate fungal and bacterial growth, but bread molds are fungi and do not grow faster in when exposed to light, as plants do. In fact, natural light generally inhibits mold growth to some extent, but mostly on surfaces and limited by humidity, other factors.

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u/UnnamedMenace 6h ago

That explains why keeping my bread in an unlit cabinet keeps it from molding for weeks, but when I keep it on my counter it molds within a week

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u/TheGodMathias 5h ago

Mine just goes in the fridge. Dark and cold will stop most growth, and it shouldn't take me months to eat a loaf of bread, so it never gets a chance to get moldy

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u/Equal_Canary5695 8h ago

Found the breadbox salesman