Does Dry Rice Go Bad?

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

If properly stored milled rice will last indefinitely; kept dry and
prevented from absorbing odor. I suggest you transfer it into a sealed
glass container. Rice should always be transfered to a sealed glass
container as soon as it arrives home, as should all dry staples

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

Perhaps it could go rancid if it was brown rice, but not white rice.
White rice will keep forever, or until bugs get in it (whichever comes
first.)

Best regards,
Bob

zxcvbob said:

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

Perhaps it could go rancid if it was brown rice, but not white rice.
White rice will keep forever, or until bugs get in it (whichever comes
first.)

Best regards,
Bob

I dunno, I've had stale white rice before. Seriously.

kili

On 13 Apr 2005 18:03:51 -0700, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

From the Kusha Rice company website:

http://www.kusharice.com/faqNEW4.html

"STORAGE
Store the rice in a cool place below 70 degrees. As with all
agriculture products, insects can occur if not properly stored. The
refrigerator is the best place to keep the rice, especially during
warm temperatures. It is not necessary to transfer the rice to another
container, however you may if desired...."

"SHELF LIFE
Shelf life is about two years. If properly stored rice can be stored
indefinitely, please see storage information above...."

Rusty

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Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

Open the bag and find out. Is it grey, green or fuzzy ? Does it smell OK ?
Are there
little wevil carcases scattered through out it ? If not is is probably
quite edible.

John<==take a chance...Columbus did !

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

Perhaps it could go rancid if it was brown rice, but not white rice. White
rice will keep forever, or until bugs get in it (whichever comes first.)

Best regards,
Bob

It never goes bad but it does slowly lose quality.

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Rusty reuben_barton@no_spam_y_a_h_o_o_.com said:

On 13 Apr 2005 18:03:51 -0700, "[email hidden]" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

From the Kusha Rice company website:

http://www.kusharice.com/faqNEW4.html

"STORAGE
Store the rice in a cool place below 70 degrees. As with all
agriculture products, insects can occur if not properly stored. The
refrigerator is the best place to keep the rice, especially during
warm temperatures. It is not necessary to transfer the rice to another
container, however you may if desired...."

"SHELF LIFE
Shelf life is about two years. If properly stored rice can be stored
indefinitely, please see storage information above...."

Rusty

Can you freeze it? I've plenty of room in the freezer, but not in the
fridge

kilikini said:

zxcvbob said:

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

Perhaps it could go rancid if it was brown rice, but not white rice.
White rice will keep forever, or until bugs get in it (whichever comes
first.)

Best regards,
Bob

I dunno, I've had stale white rice before. Seriously.

kili

How could you tell? Seriously.

Bob

Always More Questions said:

Quoted message said:

From the Kusha Rice company website:

http://www.kusharice.com/faqNEW4.html

"STORAGE
Store the rice in a cool place below 70 degrees. As with all
agriculture products, insects can occur if not properly stored. The
refrigerator is the best place to keep the rice, especially during
warm temperatures. It is not necessary to transfer the rice to another
container, however you may if desired...."

"SHELF LIFE
Shelf life is about two years. If properly stored rice can be stored
indefinitely, please see storage information above...."

Can you freeze it? I've plenty of room in the freezer, but not in the
fridge

Yes. From the same website:

"FREEZER
You can freeze rice before or after cooking. Just be sure to place in
an airtight container to prevent frost from forming on it."

Rusty

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Quoted message said:

I dunno, I've had stale white rice before. Seriously.

Quoted message said:

How could you tell? Seriously.

I've had that problem before, too. It smells and tastes, well, stale and a
bit rancid. I've had it happen with both basmati and jasmine.
-j

Always More Questions said:

Can you freeze it? I've plenty of room in the freezer, but not
in the fridge

Get serious. Rice is cheap worldwide. If you eat it so rarely why
would you want it in your freezer? Every other vernal equinox go buy
some and cook it up. -aem

jacqui{JB} said:

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Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I dunno, I've had stale white rice before. Seriously.

Quoted message said:

How could you tell? Seriously.

I've had that problem before, too. It smells and tastes, well, stale
and a bit rancid. I've had it happen with both basmati and jasmine.
-j

Yep, it's like a stale cracker - that off-cardboardy taste. I threw the
whole container out. It was nasty.

kili

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Sheldon said:

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

Rice should always be transfered to a sealed glass
container as soon as it arrives home, as should all dry staples

Hear, hear! I especially like that it's easy to see the contents of the
jars and know how much I have on hand.
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"I read recipes the way I read science fiction: I get to the end and
say,'Well, that's not going to happen.'" - Comedian Rita Rudner,
performance at New York, New York, January 10, 2005.

kilikini said:

jacqui{JB} said:

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Quoted message said:

> I dunno, I've had stale white rice before. Seriously.

Quoted message said:

How could you tell? Seriously.

I've had that problem before, too. It smells and tastes, well, stale
and a bit rancid. I've had it happen with both basmati and jasmine.
-j

Yep, it's like a stale cracker - that off-cardboardy taste. I threw the
whole container out. It was nasty.

kili

I've experienced the same thing. It didn't take five years either. I
bought several bags of rice on sale and IIRC, I only had the last bag
for less than a year.

Melba's Jammin said:

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Sheldon said:

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

Rice should always be transfered to a sealed glass
container as soon as it arrives home, as should all dry staples

Hear, hear! I especially like that it's easy to see the contents of
the jars and know how much I have on hand.

It was too humid in Hawaii to do that; all dry goods had to be kept in
ziplock bags in the fridge or you'd have bugs galore within a month.
Florida's like that too, so everything goes right in the fridge. Cuts down
severly on space, though, but whatcha gonna do?

kili

kilikini said:

zxcvbob said:

Quoted message said:

I've had an unopened bag of basmati rice over 5 years. Does rice go
rancid if sealed? Is it still OK?

Perhaps it could go rancid if it was brown rice, but not white rice.
White rice will keep forever, or until bugs get in it (whichever comes
first.)

Best regards,
Bob

I dunno, I've had stale white rice before. Seriously.

Well, it shouldn't get rancid as there is no fat in it,
and I don't know about stale, unless you mean very dry so
that it takes forever to cook. I've had rice that wouldn't
cook up tender in the normal amount of time. I assumed it
was older and dried out more. The same thing can happen
with dried beans - the older they are the harder they are
to cook. Sometimes impossible. Try some of the rice
and see what happens.

Kate

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Until you bite their heads off.”
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aem said:

Always More Questions said:

Can you freeze it? I've plenty of room in the freezer, but not
in the fridge

Get serious. Rice is cheap worldwide. If you eat it so rarely why
would you want it in your freezer? Every other vernal equinox go buy
some and cook it up. -aem

Cheap is cheap, but waste is waste. I buy a big bag of it and use it up
in about 6 months. Don't want it bug infested or going bad.

Always More Questions said:

Can you freeze it? I've plenty of room in the freezer, but not in the
fridge

Absolutely. I guy a 100lb bag of jasmine rice and put it in
the freezer. I can then transfer a month's worth or so into
a nice sealed glass container as needed. No bugs, no humidity
problems, and no off odors or tastes absorbed. Probably not
a great solution if you don't have a lot of freezer space,
but if you do it works fine. Oh, the 100lb bags I get are
plastic lined so there is no frost issue.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

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Quoted message said:

Always More Questions said:

Can you freeze it? I've plenty of room in the freezer, but not in the
fridge

Absolutely. I guy a 100lb bag of jasmine rice and put it in
the freezer. I can then transfer a month's worth or so into
a nice sealed glass container as needed. No bugs, no humidity
problems, and no off odors or tastes absorbed. Probably not
a great solution if you don't have a lot of freezer space,
but if you do it works fine. Oh, the 100lb bags I get are
plastic lined so there is no frost issue.

Bill Ranck
Blacksburg, Va.

Freezing raw rice is overkill in the extreme. It's like freezing canned
soup. No point to it. Dry rice keeps fine in a closed bag if kept in a cool
and pest-free location such as the back of a closet. We do it regularly with
about 6 varieties. Do not buy more than you can use in 6 months or at most a
year.

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Peter Aitken

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