I am allergic to tobacco smoke, so I feel your pain. Try this to eliminate as much smokie as possible. Place dishes of white vinegar around each of your rooms and check each day. I suspect that you will be grossed out by how dark the vinegar becomes in just a day. My mother, step-father and his father were heavy smokers and would get together once a week to play cards. Then Mom quit smoking and “got religion” about smoke. Her mother-in-law suggested the vinegar trick; she & I were impressed. I have even seen it work for homes down-wind from wild fires.

I agree with you. But if I decide to leave a loaf of real Italian or French bread out and it dries up, I recently learned a nice trick. Briefly run it under water and “re-bake” until the outside is dry. Tastes like fresh baked bread

Exactly. Never freeze or refrigerate beans like I used to do until I read the guidance from coffee specialists