If you want to prolong the shelf life of your bread and baked goods, do not store them in the refrigerator. Tests have shown that baked goods, such as breads, cookies, cakes, and muffins actually stale faster in the refrigerator than at room temperature. Yet these same items can be stored perfectly well in the freezer for long periods of time. Why doesn’t the freezer have the same effect on breads and other baked goods as the refrigerator? Staling is inevitable over time. In