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Dry Bread Crumbs
Toasty and neutral on their own, crisping further once fried or baked.
Lens analyzedDry bread crumbs are stale or toasted bread ground into fine, uniform granules, used to coat fried foods, bind meatballs and meatloaf, or top a casserole with crunch. Unlike fresh crumbs, they're dry enough to sit on a shelf and still crisp up fast in the oven or fryer.
Where it comes from
Turning leftover bread into crumbs is a long-standing way European home cooks stretched food that would otherwise go stale, a habit that carried into the packaged seasoned crumbs now common on North American shelves. Japanese panko developed along a separate path, made from crustless bread for a coarser, airier flake.
Buying it
Check whether the crumbs are plain or pre-seasoned before buying, since seasoned blends add salt, herbs, and sometimes cheese powder that can clash with a recipe's own seasoning. The crumbs should pour freely rather than sit in damp clumps.
Storing it
Keep dry bread crumbs sealed in the pantry away from moisture; they hold their crunch and stay usable for the better part of a year.
Keeps about 1 year in the pantry.
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