Toast – itās one of the tastiest and most versatile breakfasts out there. Itās beloved the world over, and to ensure that you can have it at any time, you might think about freezing it in advance. But is this possible?
Can You Freeze Toast?
Yes, you can freeze toast for up to 3 months. The best way to do this is to add a slice of bread or toast to your freezer in a freezer bag and allow it to freeze for up to 3 months.
Do Does Toast freeze well? Yes
Can you refreeze Toast? Yes
How to Freeze Toast
Below, we’ve covered how to freeze cooked toast and uncooked toast (yes, we know that’s bread)! The reason being is that bread will always freeze better than toast.
How to Freeze Cooked Toast
After youāve cooked toast, you may hope to keep it fresh and ready for the next time a craving strikes. To make that happen, weād recommend starting off with fully cooled toast, so allow it time to cool, first of all.
- Bag Up: Place the cooled slice of toast into a freezer bag, and press as much air out as possible – this will greatly decrease the risk of freezer burn.
- Freeze: Transfer the bagged toast into your freezer, where it will store perfectly well for around three months. Beyond that time, itās likely that the toast will succumb to freezer burn, which would, of course, be a tragedy.
How to Freeze Uncooked Toast… Bread!
Freezing uncooked toast, or bread, is precisely the same affair as above, just with a little less waiting involved.
- Slice: We would suggest finding the loaf of bread that youāre hoping to freeze before slicing it into slices that are the perfect shape and size for you.
- Bag Up: Then, once sliced, transfer the whole loaf to a large freezer bag, ensuring that thereās little air between the slices and that you press as much of the air out of the freezer bag as possible – a bag filled with air will surely push the toast into going stale, which should be avoided like the plague.
- Label and Freeze: Label the bag, and then place it into the freezer, where the bread will freeze and keep for around three months.
3 Tips for Freezing Toast
Now you know how to freeze it, we’ve got our 3 top tips which we strongly recommend following when freezing toast to have the best results:
Opt to Freeze Bread
Freezing toast introduces more moisture to the meal than you might prefer, which can detract from the crunchiness of a good slice of toast. For that reason, weād suggest avoiding it and freezing just bread instead.
Use the Defrost Function
Most toasters out there have a button on them that either says ādefrostā or has some small photo of a snowflake next to it. That button will allow you to cycle the toast through the toaster to defrost it first before you actually re-toast the bread.
Freeze Without Toppings
If youāve already added butter, jam, or similar condiments to your toast in anticipation of a meal, we recommend eating or discarding that toast. Because of the fat and sugar content of different toppings, you can expect that they wonāt freeze as well as just bread would, so we would avoid freezing them where possible.
How Long Can You Freeze Toast?
You can freeze toast for up to three months. Because the bread has a large air content in the bubbles within each slice, that air will condense, becoming water, and freeze, becoming ice, during the process of freezing.
How Do You Defrost Toast?
After 3 months or so, you will notice that the structure of the bread, when you thaw it, is negatively affected by the moisture in the freezer. To that end, we would suggest only freezing bread for a maximum of three months.Ā
The best way to defrost toast is in the toaster. Whether cooked or uncooked, placing a slice into the toaster and allowing for the defrost function of your toaster to thaw the ice completely is your best course of action.
Doing that will thaw the bread completely, and then using the cooking function of the toaster to toast the bread is a great way to ensure a crispy surface.
The microwave, which we recommend so often, will give you soggy, disappointing toast – steer well clear!
Can You Refreeze Toast?
Yes, you can refreeze toast.
In the process of freezing, cooking, and refreezing toast, youāre really managing the different levels of water in the bread that youāre working with. This can be a bit of a pickle, as it allows for freezer burn if left in the freezer too long.
To prevent this, actively engaging in the freezing and cooking cycle will give you an easy way to get a tasty, well-cooked meal.
Does Toast Freeze Well?
Yes, toast does freeze quite well. Because of the nature of bread, it can spoil fairly quickly at room temperature.
When itās frozen, though, even as toast, it can maintain its quality level because the process of becoming stale and spoiling is halted.
To make sure that your toast freezes well, we would suggest making sure you donāt allow it to succumb to freezer burn, as that would affect the toast negatively.
Related FAQs
If youāve still got questions about freezing toast or toast in general, then these may help:
Although it is possible to freeze toasted bagels, we would avoid not doing so. You’ll find that the texture of the bagel is impacted. Instead, freeze bagels before toasting them.
Yes, some toasties can be frozen. But you do need to consider the contents. Some cheese and meats will not freeze well. 
