A bag for better bread.
Handmade in Minnesota, these flax linen bread bags will keep your crusty loaf of bread fresh better, and a bit longer, than paper or plastic (which tends to make crust soft and damp). Use them at the dinner table to keep rolls hot longer than a cloth wrap. They're made from a sustainable fabric that will get softer with each wash, and with proper care can last a lifetime.
Photography by James Ransom
Meet the Maker
Lakeshore Linen
Minneapolis, MN
Joann Foss runs this little shop out of Minnesota -- she makes a line of handmade napkins, placemats, and table linens in soft textiles and cottons. It's a small Etsy shop with big character.
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Reviews for
Linen Bread Bags (Set of 2)
Reviews for
Linen Bread Bags (Set of 2)
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Linen Bags (2)
The quality of the linen material use to make these bags is fabulous. After washing them they have a wonderful soft texture. Plus love the two different sizes. These will come in handy for storing many different items. Thanks, Patricia
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Submitted on: 6/28/2020
Reviewed by: Patricia T.
Option: One Square, One Rectangle
they work!
i was a little skeptical when i read about the bread bags but eager to try out. i live alone so i pull bread out of the freezer when needed. i also live in an area with low humidity most of the year, causing breads to dry out quickly.
it preserves the bread better than any other strategy i have tried, up to 3-4 days, then still good for toasting up to 5-6 days. i recommend.
Really disappointed
I also had hoped to keep bread in these rather than plastic but my fresh loaves were hard as rocks overnight, no better than if they had just been left sitting on the counter. I was even more disappointed to find that they could only be returned in ‘unused’ condition, in the original packaging. For what I paid for them I’m not ready to toss them but I honestly don’t know what else I could use them for.
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