These expert-approved methods can help revive any dried-out loaf. We’ve all been there. You buy a loaf of bread, plans change and you don't use it, then a few days later, it has dried out and stale.

and that experience gets less and less pleasant until the moment you pick up that loaf of home-baked French bread and realize ...

And while you can certainly repurpose stale bread in a number of ways ... So, all you have to do is wrap your loaf in two layers of plastic wrap before sealing it in a resealable freezer bag.

Learn how to make delicious homemade sourdough with this step-by-step recipe from the Institute of Culinary Education.