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Default How long does flour last?

Gloria P said...

> Andy wrote:
>> How long does flour last?
>>
>> Got two unopened sacks of Bob's Red Mill semolina flour, two years old
>> probably.
>>
>> Looks good, feels good.
>>

>
> Flour can get buggy (you'd see those) or rancid (you'd smell or taste
> the rancidity.) Otherwise I can't think of what would affect it.
>
> I keep mine in the freezer and I don't worry about how old it is.
> Never had a problem.
>
> gloria p



gloria p,

How does this flour/bug thing happen? If the sack hasn't been open surely
there wouldn't be bugs!?

Right?!?

Andy