Shelf life of flour?

On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 15:52:40 -0800 (PST), [email hidden] (Not

Available) said:

I use flour once in a blue moon. How long does it last
before it goes bad (the flour - not the blue moon)? Why
does flour only come in bags? Is there a canned flour?

Thank you in advance for answering my questions!

It depends on the flour. Regular white flour will last at
least a year unless you are storing it under high heat or
moisture, but whole wheat or rye, flours that have oils in
them, can get rancid in a couple of months.

If you use little, buy the 2lb size or your white flour and
keep it in the fridge or freezer. Just make sure it is
wrapped or packaged well.

Boron

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(Not Available) said:

I use flour once in a blue moon. How long does it last
before it goes bad (the flour - not the blue moon)? Why
does flour only come in bags? Is there a canned flour?

Thank you in advance for answering my questions!

Put it in a ziplock and freeze it.

I'm not sure of the actual shelf life, but I've found it
gets weevils long before it goes stale! Open, a couple of
months probably which is why it goes in the deep freeze.

k.

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buy a flour container..Tupperware makes some good ones..I
and my mom and my sisters have all bought these..

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On Sat, 13 Mar 2004 15:52:40 -0800 (PST), [email hidden]

(Not Available) said:

I use flour once in a blue moon. How long does it last
before it goes bad (the flour - not the blue moon)? Why
does flour only come in bags? Is there a canned flour?

Thank you in advance for answering my questions!

It depends on the flour. Regular white flour will last at
least a year unless you are storing it under high heat or
moisture, but whole wheat or rye, flours that have oils in
them, can get rancid in a couple of months.

If you use little, buy the 2lb size or your white flour
and keep it in the fridge or freezer. Just make sure it is
wrapped or packaged well.

Boron

Not Available said:

I use flour once in a blue moon. How long does it last
before it goes bad (the flour - not the blue moon)? Why
does flour only come in bags? Is there a canned flour?

Thank you in advance for answering my questions!

Pour your flour into a plastic container (Tupperware, Glad,
Rubbermaid, anything with a tight lid) and store the flour
in the freezer. It lasts a very long time and doesn't get
buggy that way.

gloria p

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Puester said:

Pour your flour into a plastic container (Tupperware,
Glad, Rubbermaid, anything with a tight lid) and store the
flour in the freezer. It lasts a very long time and
doesn't get buggy that way.

The freezer should only be needed for whole wheat flour,
not white--the whole wheat contains much more fat, which
can go rancid. For white, just an insect/mouse proof
container is enough.

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