The best thing since sliced bread is stale bread

Our tips for extending the life of an often-wasted staple

Gabriella Vigoreaux

November 30, 2023

Hey friends, and welcome back to Cool Beans—and another week of using up leftovers. Today’s subject is bread, which accounts for 1.4 million tons of household waste each year (that’s the caloric equiv……

Gabriella Vigoreaux

Gabriella Vigoreaux is a recipe developer and test-kitchen veteran whose work has appeared in Good Housekeeping, Epicurious, Saveur, and Cherry Bombe. She’s co-owner of Bandidas Bake Shop in Lakeland, Florida.

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