"Mike Avery" > wrote in message
news:mailman.2.1173037028.99073.rec.food.sourdough @mail.otherwhen.com...

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> Almost finally, putting bread in a plastic bag is very destructive to any
> crust.

It would be if the bread was warm when it was put in but putting cold bread
into a plastic bag to freese it doesn't sorten the crust. In my experience
even when the loaf is brought to room temperature inside the closed bag its
crust is a crisp as when it was first baked.
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> As a final comment - Professor Calvel always said you can't burn bread.
> He wasn't quite right, but most people do underbake their bread. Most of
> bread's taste is in the crust, and if its underdone, the taste doesn't
> develop.

I agree with that.

Mary