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Sometimes when food is left out for several weeks, or containers are accidently left open during a period of time, the food tends to get stale, and people have to throw it in the garbage.

Waste Management experts in Connecticut have discovered several tips and tricks to help you revive your stale food, so you don’t have to throw out unused portions of food that is still eatable.Here are a few tricks to help you revive your old stale food items, and save money in the long run.

Bring stale cereal back to life in your oven.

If you have discovered stale cereal, popcorn, chips, etc., it is recommended that you don’t throw it out, which leads to a lot of waste. Instead of wasting that stale food, here’s a handy tip for making your cereal and snacks fresh once again. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F., place your stale snacks on a cookie sheet, and let them bake for three to five minutes. You will discover that your snacks have become as crunchy as they were the day you purchased them from the grocery store. You won’t be able to tell the difference between the fresh and the old snacks.

Give your stale baked goods a boost of freshness.

You may find that you have half a loaf of stale bread lying around, or you’ve baked some bread and other goodies that are also stale. Instead of throwing out those delicious goodies, there is a simple trick to give your creations or left over bread a boost of freshness.

For loaves of bread and other baked goods

• Preheat your oven to 370degrees F, rub an ice cube over the baked goods that are stale and then bake them for ten to twelve minutes. Be sure to check your breads and other goodies while they cook, because they may be done in less time. However, if you try this with sliced bread, you will end up making toast.
• Another way to freshen up baked goods is to wrap them in aluminum foil, place them in an oven that has been preheated to 450 degrees F and bake them for about five minutes, making sure the check the bread while it cooks.

Key Takeaways:

• Place cereal and other stale snacks in a 350 degree oven for three to five minutes to revive their crunchiness.
• Place bread and other baked goods in a 370 degree oven for ten to twelve minutes, after rubbing them with an ice cube to boost freshness
• Do not do this with sliced bread, unless you want toast.
• Wrap bread in foil and bake in a 450 degree oven for about five minutes, checking for doneness intermittently.

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