If You See a Blue Twist Tie on Your Bread Bag, This Is What It Means
- Carb-loading. Even if your bread-baking has continued beyond the long days of pandemic lockdown, sometimes you still find yourself in need of a loaf on short notice.
- See the rainbow. Turns out, the color of the twist tie or plastic tag on your bread can tell you how fresh your loaf is.
- Taste the rainbow. ...
What do those little twist ties on breads mean?
Yup, these little twist ties are color coded to designate which day of the week the bread was baked. The code is meant to do a service to employees stocking shelves, but shoppers should take advantage of the secret system, too.
What do the colors on bread ties mean?
1. Bread ties are color coded. Those little twist ties (or tabs, depending on the brand) tell grocery store restockers when a particular loaf was made. Here’s the code that’s been floating around the internet for the past few years: Monday = Blue. Tuesday = Green.
Why do bakers color code twist ties?
Color coded twist ties help workers sort out expiring loaves of bread and replace them with fresher ones. Though this system isn’t necessarily universal — some local bakeries might have their own systems — it is “widely used at commercial bread bakeries across the country,” Reader’s Digest reported.
What do the colors of the delivery codes on bread boxes mean?
As Tasting Table recently pointed out, the color of the ties are far from arbitrary. In fact, each color indicates which day of the week the bread was baked on. Mind = blown. The most commonly-used code for 5-day delivery schedules is blue for Monday, green for Tuesday, red for Thursday, white for Friday, and yellow for Saturday.
What does a black tie on bread mean?
Black ties are for Sundays and Orange for Wednesdays. Although bread is generally not baked/delivered on these days, Some store-brand bread is baked within the grocery store on these days. Note that the colors go alphabetically throughout the week.
What color tie on bread is the freshest?
For the freshest bread, check out the (not-so-secret) color codes:Monday – blue.Tuesday – green.Thursday – red.Friday – white.Saturday – yellow.
Why don't they bake bread on Wednesday?
Yep! The colorful twist ties that keep our bread fresh and protected from store to sandwich actually have a hidden secret. As it turns out, each color means the bread was baked on a particular day of the week: And you are correct: It does skip Wednesday and Sunday, in order to give bakers two days off each week.
Why don't they make bread on Wednesday?
The color indicates the day of the week the bread was baked. Typically, commercial bread is baked and delivered to grocery stores five days a week. This gives bakeries two days off–Wednesdays and Sundays. The color system helps the store staff as they rotate in the freshest bread and remove the older loaves.
Carb-loading
Even if your bread-baking has continued beyond the long days of pandemic lockdown, sometimes you still find yourself in need of a loaf on short notice. It's time to brush up on your supermarket tricks for shopping smarter and head down the bakery aisle.
See the rainbow
Turns out, the color of the twist tie or plastic tag on your bread can tell you how fresh your loaf is. Usually, commercial bread is baked and delivered on a strict schedule, leaving the oven and arriving on your supermarket shelf five days a week. The color of the fastening on your bread bag indicates the day of the week the bread was baked.
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1. Bread ties are color coded
Those little twist ties (or tabs, depending on the brand) tell grocery store restockers when a particular loaf was made. Here’s the code that’s been floating around the internet for the past few years:
2. Customers make all sorts of annoying mistakes when checking out
First of all, the good news: Nobody’s judging your purchases.
4. On a related note, be sure to bag your meats
Most grocery stores provide disposable bags near their meat, poultry, and seafood sections, but if your store doesn’t offer them, consider bringing your own bags from home.
6. Likewise, if you love seafood, make friends with the people in the department
Every store’s policy is different, but most stores receive deliveries on a particular day of the week. Ask someone who works in the seafood department when those deliveries come in, and you’ll know when to arrive to get the freshest possible fish. By the way, “fresh” is a relative term.
7. The store is set up to make you buy more than you need
As we mentioned earlier, the grocery industry is big business. It’s also insanely competitive, and stores need to sell as many products as possible to stay profitable.
