Bread Care

Discover how to maximise your tiny UK freezer with our top tips for storing bread. From using compostable freezer bags to flat-packing and organising, make the most of every inch and keep your bread fresh and delicious.

Learn our top serving and slicing tips for unsliced sourdough bread. Worried your bread is stale? We also share effective ways to revive it.

Learn everything about sourdough starters with this ultimate guide. From making, maintaining and feeding a starter to FAQs and fun facts. Read on to discover tips and tricks to help you on your sourdough journey.

We all know freezing preserves bread, but did you know it might also make it healthier? Recent TikTok trends suggest freezing bread can lower its glycaemic index (GI), which affects blood sugar levels. In this blog, we’ll explore how freezing bread could offer unexpected health benefits beyond preservation.

Follow these tips on how to make the most out of your loaves: Freeze the slices that you won’t be eating on day 1, as soon as you can after delivery, in the freezer bags provided. To make the process easier, request sliced bread when ordering. Unfreeze your bread the night before or a few hours […]

We love to talk about the ingenious ways to store your Sourdough. It’s just part of our mission to make your Sourdough experience at home the best it can possibly be! So if you aren’t freezing your bread (which we recommend above everything else for zero waste enjoyment), one of the best ways to store […]

Waste Less, Enjoy For Longer: A Comprehensive Guide On How To Store, Freeze & Defrost Your Loaves Did you know that 75% of our customers order their loaves pre-sliced? Everything we do at GIB, whether it’s via our loaf personalisation options on the website or our in-box care instructions, has been designed to save you […]

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to you, but we love bread. Like really love bread. And did you know that Sourdough bread lasts longer on the counter than bread made with commercial yeast? That’s because the natural leavens inside the dough repel the bacteria and prevent mould growth! But even the most natural of breads can […]