Or you can spin the bag a couple of times, then turn the open end
inside-out back over the outside of the front of the loaf, like rolling
up a sleeve.

Alex Rast wrote:

> at Wed, 25 Aug 2004 17:15:58 GMT in
> >,
> (William Parrish) wrote :
>
>
>>My wife (and therefore, my children) and I have for years had this
>>nutty disagreement as to whether it is best to:
>>
>>1.) Simply retwist the plastic or paper covered wire around the bag
>>(to, supposedly, reseal the bread)
>>
>>or
>>
>>2.) Hold the open end of the bread bag, spin the sucker, thereby
>>twisting the loose bread bag material (plastic of some sort?), and
>>laying the bread bag on top of the loose, twisted end so as to secure
>>the tightly twisted area.
>
>
> Neither. IMHO the best is a combination of both. First, spin the bag as per
> Method 2. Then, get a twist tie and twist it tightly round the twisted area
> of the bag. This prevents untwisting and adds more seal.
>
> Or, better still, don't use the old bag at all. Use a zip-loc bag.
>
> Note that using any plastic bag will accelerate moulding, though. A paper
> bag prevents this problem but of course accelerates staling. Thus, it is
> best for long-term storage to freeze it, generally in Zip-Locs.
>