Shipping bread

[JustJoel]

I just sent a pic of my hamburger buns to a friend in NY. He wants a dozen! I have no idea how to ship them though. Any thoughts?

 

[Katie H]

In truth Las Vegas isn't that far from NY. I say...as soon as you bake them, let them cool and, then, put them in zipper-seal bags, protect them with some bubble wrap and ship away. Should only take a few days, especially if you use 2-day Priority Mail. You have the weather on you side since it's cooler right now.

 

[JustJoel]

In truth Las Vegas isn't that far from NY. I say...as soon as you bake them, let them cool and, then, put them in zipper-seal bags, protect them with some bubble wrap and ship away. Should only take a few days, especially if you use 2-day Priority Mail. You have the weather on you side since it's cooler right now.

Won’t they go stale in the mail, even only in two days?

 

[JustJoel]

In truth Las Vegas isn't that far from NY. I say...as soon as you bake them, let them cool and, then, put them in zipper-seal bags, protect them with some bubble wrap and ship away. Should only take a few days, especially if you use 2-day Priority Mail. You have the weather on you side since it's cooler right now.

And should I add a desiccant? (To the package, not the dough, of course!)

 

[Katie H]

And should I add a desiccant? (To the package, not the dough, of course!)

If you want to, but the short time of shipping should not warrant that. Especially if the bread is secured in zipper-lock bags.

 

[JustJoel]

If you want to, but the short time of shipping should not warrant that. Especially if the bread is secured in zipper-lock bags.

Thanks!

 

[GotGarlic]

You can get boxes at the post office to mail things in. I'd be afraid they would get crushed in a soft package. I send cookies to my FIL regularly and they ship better in the boxes.

Enriched breads stay fresh much longer than flour-water-yeast-salt loaves.