What makes chips and cereal stale?!
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Air has nothing to do with it!. A open bag of chips in the desert will never go stale!. I've lived there so I know this!.
It's humidity/ moisture that makes a chip stale!. The chip is very dry and will start taking moisture from the air as soon as it is exposed to air!. Over time it will absorb too much moisture and loose it's crunch and texture that we want!. Then it's stale!.
Oddly, bread, which is supposed to be moist, is considered stale when it *looses* it's moisture to the air!. It will go stale quicker on a dry day than a rainy one (although it may get moldy)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It's humidity/ moisture that makes a chip stale!. The chip is very dry and will start taking moisture from the air as soon as it is exposed to air!. Over time it will absorb too much moisture and loose it's crunch and texture that we want!. Then it's stale!.
Oddly, bread, which is supposed to be moist, is considered stale when it *looses* it's moisture to the air!. It will go stale quicker on a dry day than a rainy one (although it may get moldy)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Air and time!. Beyond that, probably some complex scientific explanation including moisture content of the air, etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Air!.!.!. don't leave them out too long!.!.!. you can try to bake them in the oven but not for too long you could burn them!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Being exposed to air!. To avoid this, just seal them up with a clothes pin or a clip!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Moisture/humidity!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Air!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
air and passage of timeWww@FoodAQ@Com