2 Day Drive Coming Up

[2Boys4Me]

Hi All,

I have a two day drive coming up in a couple of weeks. I need to know if Kinnikinnick buns can be kept in a cooler for 2 days and then re-frozen, or will I need to keep them in the fridge after that? There are only a couple of stores on the Island that carry Kinnikinnick products, and they are all about an hour or 90 min. away so if I can pack enough for the duration of the visit, it might be easier. I've emailed Kinnikinnick, but they said it'd take a few days to respond.

Thanks.

[jenvan]

Hmmm, I've kept Kinni bread in a cooler for a few days just fine. But, I never refroze it, either ate it or pitched any remainders. It just seemed to get a little funky to me and so I didn't want to refreeze. Mostly b/c a cooler isn't quite as cool as a fridge. Hope your trip goes well!

[queenofhearts]

I bake my own breads, so I have no specific info on this brand. But I can tell you that as far as food safety goes, bread is pretty stable so you don't have the kind of refreezing issues that you might with other foods. You'll probably end up with a slightly drier loaf, but I doubt you'd have any more worrisome issues. (Unless the bread contains onions or cheese or other less stable ingredients, that is.)

I like to sprinkle dry bread with water before toasting in the toaster oven to help restore palatability. It takes longer to toast of course, but it's much tastier.

Leah

p.s. Freeze the buns thoroughly before packing them up & they'll last longer in the cooler.

[penguin]

You can use dry ice to keep the cooler colder longer, that way the buns won't get that "week in a cooler" taste.