How to Keep a Baguette Fresh

It’s always a little sad when a perfectly good baguette goes stale before you can eat it. Fortunately, there are a few simple things you can do to keep your baguette fresh. If you know won’t eat an entire baguette on the day you buy or make it, wrap it in aluminum foil and store it at room temperature or freeze it for up to 3 months.

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If you still don’t get around to eating the bread and it becomes stale, there are lots of ways to use it up.

1 Try to use the baguette the same day you buy or bake it. Because a French baguette is so thin and narrow, it will turn stale quickly. Plan on buying a baguette the same day you want to eat it.^[1]
- If you purchase a warm baguette that has been placed in a paper or plastic bag, remove it so it doesn’t trap the bread’s moisture. This moisture will cause the bread to soften and become soggy.
2 Wrap the baguette in aluminum foil. Tear off a large sheet of aluminum foil and lay the baguette on it lengthwise. Fold the long sides of the foil over the baguette and tuck the ends of the foil under. Crimp the aluminum foil so it’s sealed shut.^[2]
- If you’re planning on freezing the baguette, you may need to cut the baguette in half crossways before wrapping it.
Tip: It’s important that the baguette is cool or a room temperature. If you wrap a warm baguette in the aluminum foil, it will trap the steam and the bread will spoil faster.
3 Keep the wrapped baguette at room temperature for 1 day. Set the baguette wrapped in aluminum foil on the counter and try to use it within 1 day. Avoid refrigerating the baguette since the refrigerator will introduce moisture and cause the bread to harden faster.^[3]
4 Freeze a wrapped baguette for up to 3 months. If you don’t plan on eating the baguette right away, wrap it in aluminum foil…