How to Make Your Own Bread-Crumbs

There are two reasons I decided to start making bread-crumbs on my own:
1.-Shopping today can be so expensive! And while bread-crumbs aren't usually an item that breaks the bank, every little bit helps! Plus, making your own bread-crumbs is also a way to make-as-needed.
2.- I very much enjoy cooking from scratch, as many people do, & learning new techniques--or inventing my own! So when I tried this, & it worked, I was excited at my prowess.

A good thing about making your own bread-crumbs is you can use any bread, & experiment. I like using those end pieces that no one wants to eat anyway (or just end up being one piece too many, there-by throwing off sandwich making).
Also good for using are large rolls, cut into slices of about 1 1/2" thick. If you wish for faster drying, you may use thinner slices.

First, I would suggest a plastic container, such as the one I show in my photo. I used a clear, snap-lid type about 31/2" high, with a lid of about 5 3/4" inches wide. The container can just sit on your counter, or go onto your shelf, or where-ever you keep your bread-crumbs, & also helps in the making of the bread-crumbs.

The good thing about the size container I use is the lid, flipped up-side-down, is a perfect place to lay the bread to dry out. If you are using thinner slices, such as normal store-bought bread, I wouldn't suggest more than 3 at a time, & I would say flip them & rotate them every hour or so, so that the middles dry out at the same speed as the rest.
If using thicker slices from rolls, you can lay them right in the container, keeping the lid off.

After laying the bread slices out, they shouldn't take more than a couple of hours to dry (depending on climate/season/house temp). When the bread is dry ("bread crumbs" will fall on your hand when you pick it up), the next step is fun!

Take the bread--if store-bought regular bread slices, break them up into several
pieces, if roll sliced, break into halves--& put the pieces in a sealed sandwich bag, making sure to get all the air out.
Place the bag on a hard surface. Using a metal spoon, & the bottom side of your thumb, press down upon the pieces of bread, crushing them with a back & forth motion.

This should result in the pieces crumbling into bread crumbs! If your bread has sat out too long, there may be pieces that are too hard, & thereby will not crush easily. If this is the case, merely remove them.
Bread that has not sat out long enough will be a bit dough-y & won't crumble either.

VARIATIONS:

You can use other types of bread, such as honey-wheat, or 12 Grain, for added effect & different tastes!

Also, if you wish to have seasoned bread crumbs, you can just add the dry seasonings to your crumbs, but what I'd suggest is to dry the bread slices with the seasonings pressed lightly into the non-dry bread, that way, it dries with the bread, into it.

CONCLUSION:
All in all, this dry-bread-crush-in-bag method is an easy way to make your own bread crumbs, your own way, for quick usage.