Storing - Bagels stay freshest when stored in tightly
sealed plastic bags. Allow to cool before transferring to
plastic bag. Never store bagels in paper.
Reviving - Several day old bagels tend to harden.
They may be freshened up by toasting, broiling, microwaving
very briefly (15 seconds), or moisten with water and bake
for 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven.
Freezing - Bagels should be cool before freezing.
Slice, place in freezer bag, sealed tightly. Sliced bagels
may be popped in toaster while frozen.
Refrigerating - Don't do it! Keep bagels at room temperature
or freeze them. Bread products (including bagels) go stale
up to 6 times faster in the refrigerator. Fortunately, stale
bagels can be brought back to life fairly easily - see reviving.
Bagel with Jam - For those of you who are very active,
a good post-workout choice is a bagel with jam. The bagel
will be slightly slower digesting, but it is still an excellent
source of carbs and will still be faster than other options
such as grain bread or oatmeal, and the jam will provide a
good dose of sugar to add to that for that very fast insulin
spike. Since bagels are more calorie dense, you'll want to
save these for when you have a really hard workout, or are
having a very active day in general.