I bought this bag a few weeks ago and am in LOVE. I bought a loaf of soft French bread on Sunday, cut it in half and stuck it in the bag. I took the bread out on Wednesday thinking I would have to at least cut the ends off because they would be crusty but the bread was PERFECT. Seriously, it was like I had just bough the bread home from the store! There were no crusty parts, no soggy parts from moisture build up in the bag (like you get from storing in plastic bags), the bread still seemed like it was just baked! I've starting baking my own bread and this is all I'll use to store the bread from now on. HIGHLY recommend! In addition to the great functionality, the bag looks great too! I now have one of each pattern and love them both!