On Mon 14 Feb 2005 12:36:44a, Thomas H. O'Reilly wrote in
rec.food.preserving:

> "Danny Kewl" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Why do store bought hamburger buns start getting hard crusty bottoms on
>> them after 1 or 2 days, even though the expiration date on the bag is 7 to
>> 10 days? I keep them sealed in the bag them come in in the kitchen. How
>> can I keep them from getting tough? Sorry if this isn't the best newsgroup
>> to post this, as I realize "preserving" is more canning/jarring foods,
>> but a Google
>> groups search only showed this group, nothing on "storage" except for
>> survivalist groups, etc. Thanks.

> Refrigerate them

Refrigerating bread accelerates drying. Freezing captures the moisture as
ice crystals which rehydrate when thawed.

Wayne