In the UK around 22 million slices of bread are wasted every day. This statistic horrifies me. Bread is 'the staff of life' - in the Jewish tradition, it is considered sinful to throw away bread. I often have an odd crust leftover - not enough to make a sandwich - so I will put it into the freezer in a bag. Last week I defrosted the freezer. 
I had a bag full - so I ripped up the crusts and dropped them in the air fryer. 35 minutes at 130°, then left them to cool. Blitzed them in the food processor, and now they are back in the freezer ready to be used in cooking. So quick and easy. And Zero-Waste.
Thirty years ago, I would have dried them overnight in the oven [after cooking something else at a higher temperature]. And then put them in a large plastic bag and smashed them up with a rolling pin. Now I let the gadgets do the work, using the electricity from the solar panels.
What's your favourite way of using dried bread crumbs?

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