Store your bread at room temperature in a cool, dry place for up to four days. To ensure maximum freshness, only cut the bread as needed to minimize air exposure. If you've baked a large loaf and ...

If you want to store your bread for more than a week, the best option is to freeze it. Freezing will stop the staling process and preserve the freshness and flavor of your bread. However ...

Plastic-wrapped loaves of bread in freezer. - Juana Mari Moya/Getty Images ...

In the past, I've always made butter by pouring cream into a blender and whipping it at a fairly high speed until it congeals ...

Loaves of freshly baked bread on wooden table - Kseniya Ovchinnikova/Getty Images ...

Your bread will keep fresh, firm and tasty for much longer if it is stored properly, but if you want it to last longer than a week then it is better to place it in the freezer. Do not use regular ...

"Ideally, you should defrost your freezer when it is almost empty before you restock it," Craig says, adding that you can tightly store your frozen items in a cooler during the process if needed.