The Magic Stale Bread Trick
You know how you buy a dozen bagels and then by the end of the week you're left with three bagels as hard as a rock and you can hardly cut them without breaking a knife and you have to toast them in order to render them somewhat-edible? ...What, is it just me?
Endure the ravages of stale, rock-hard baked goods no more!
This magic trick comes to me via Zingerman's. In order to revive dried-out baked goods, sprinkle the exterior with some water - enough to make it moist but not soggy - and shove your bread or bagel into a 325-degree oven (or toaster oven) for several minutes. Call it five or six minutes for a bagel, or fifteen for a full loaf of bread.
Magic, I tell you. The bread comes out of the oven looking, smelling and tasting like it was fresh-baked. You'll never suffer from the stale again.
