On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 11:21:42 -0700 (PDT), Chemo the Clown
> wrote:

>On Sep 16, 11:15*am, notbob > wrote:
>> I made Emeril's Cajun Jambalaya, last night.
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/5excp5
>>
>> Pretty dang good for an FN recipe. *Only one problem, OLD rice!
>>
>> I guess I never thought of rice getting too old or going bad, but it
>> does. *Unlike cereal grains, which tend to go rancid, rice gets old and
>> porous, making the cooked product crumbly and mealy in mouthfeel.
>> Ick!
>>
>> This was long grain white rice and was only about 8-9 mos old. *What's
>> the shelf life of most rices?
>>
>> nb
>
>Here's a good read on the shelf life of rice.
>http://www.buzzle.com/articles/shelf-life-of-rice.html

Pretty silly article: says "rice should be stored at 70 degrees F, in
cool, dry place."... 70ºF or cool, which one?