I vacuum seal bread on the moist setting. All excess air is out but not from the bread. I usually make our bread but I do buy a loaf of Italian bread or sourdough from the bakery every so often. It keeps frozen sealed and after thawing it tastes like fresh. My DD freezes several slices at a time so she always has good bread when she wants it. A loaf would go bad at her house before it was eaten. Frozen slices do not have to be thawed to go in the toaster for fantastic toast.