Sliced Bread
White, whole wheat and multigrain loaves from the bakery racks.
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The bakery counter
The Bakery counter has the ovens behind it, which is not something every grocery store of this size can say. Sliced loaves, hamburger and hot dog buns, dinner rolls, tortillas and flatbreads, and the sweet end of the counter — muffins, donuts and boxed baked goods.
Bread, buns and the things you forgot
Buns are the classic forgotten item. They're on the racks by the counter along with white, whole wheat and multigrain loaves, so the barbecue doesn't get sabotaged on the way home.
Tortillas and flatbreads are shelved with the bread rather than off in the international section, which is where most people actually look for them.
Karak chai and coffee, on the way past
There's a self-serve hot drinks machine right at the bakery counter — karak chai, coffee, cappuccino and hot chocolate, poured into a cup while you finish the rest of the list. It's a small thing that makes a January grocery run considerably less grim.
If you're buying coffee to take home rather than to drink now, ground and instant coffee, filters, pods, tea and hot chocolate mixes are all at the end of aisle 3.
At the bakery counter
- White, whole wheat and multigrain sliced loaves
- Hamburger and hot dog buns
- Dinner rolls
- Tortillas and flatbreads
- Muffins, donuts and sweet baked goods
- Karak chai, coffee and hot chocolate from the machine
Stock varies week to week. This is what the store reliably carries, not a live inventory.
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Questions
The Bakery — your questions
Does Irricana Family Foods have an in-store bakery?
Yes. There's a staffed bakery counter with the ovens behind it, carrying bread, buns, rolls, tortillas and sweet baked goods.
Can I get a coffee or chai in the store?
Yes — there's a self-serve hot drinks machine at the bakery counter that pours karak chai, coffee, cappuccino and hot chocolate.
Are cakes made to order?
Special orders aren't confirmed for this location, so nothing is promised here. Call (403) 935-5555 and ask — it's the sort of thing worth checking directly.
Where is the coffee to take home?
At the end of aisle 3, with the tea and hot chocolate. The bakery machine is for drinking now.
How long does bakery bread last?
Two to three days at its best in a paper bag or bread box at room temperature. It goes stale faster than packaged bread because there's less in it — which is rather the point.
Should bakery bread be kept in the fridge?
No. A fridge speeds up staling. Keep it at room temperature for a couple of days, and freeze anything you won't get through — sliced first, so you can take out what you need.
Can bakery bread be frozen?
Yes, and it's the best way to keep it. Slice it, bag it well, and toast from frozen. It holds for about three months without much loss.
Is bakery bread better than packaged bread?
It's usually a shorter ingredient list and no preservatives, which is why it stales faster. Whether it's better for you depends on the loaf — packaged whole-grain bread can beat a white bakery loaf on fibre.
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Worth a phone call before the drive
Someone in the store can check a shelf faster than any website can tell you what's on it.
Talk to us
(403) 935-5555Irricanaff3051@gmail.comAsk for Ravindra Patel for anything to do with the business itself. Store hours aren't published on this site yet — please confirm by phone.