Just found the best budget hack at a diner in Nashville last weekend

I was grabbing breakfast at this tiny place off Route 12 and noticed the menu prices were super low. Turns out the owner sources day-old bread from a local bakery for 50 cents a loaf and makes all his sandwiches with it. It tastes totally fresh to me, and he said it saves his business like $200 a week. Has anyone else tried something similar with day-old goods at home?

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wesley_adams8d ago

Wait, hold up. "Day-old bread for 50 cents a loaf"?? That's insane. lmao. I honestly thought you were gonna say it was like, a dollar fifty or something. But fifty cents? That's basically free. I gotta be honest, I'd be a little skeptical about the taste too if I didn't know it was from a bakery. I mean, if the owner says it's saving him $200 a week just on bread, that's a crazy amount of money. I've never tried day-old stuff at home for anything more than making garlic bread or croutons, lol.

drewgonzalez8d ago

Freeze your day-old bread right when you get home. I throw mine in the fridge first to dry it out a bit more, then bag it and freeze it. Pulls out perfect for toast or sandwiches, you wouldn't know it's old. My go-to is slicing it thin and toasting it with olive oil and salt, works better than fresh for that anyway.

martinez.kim7d ago

@drewgonzalez knows what's up with the fridge trick. I started doing that with sourdough and it gets this perfect crispy crust when I toast it later. Bagels too, slice them first before freezing or you're fighting for your life trying to cut a frozen bagel. The olive oil and salt move is solid, I do the same thing but add a little garlic powder if I'm feeling fancy. Fifty cents is a steal for that kind of quality.

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