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Posts tagged “staling”

Quick Tip: Store Nuts in the Freezer

We stocked up on nuts this past weekend in anticipation of all the holiday baking we have planned in the next two months. A while back, we learned that the best place to keep nuts for long-term storag...

Food Science: Why Bread Stales

Did you know that bread actually begins staling almost the minute it comes out of the oven? Yes, you can thank a little chemical process called "starch retrogradation" for this particular effect! Howe...