Need help!

**cissylu** · 02-26-2008, 06:22 PM

How old can Bread flour get.
TIA cissylu

**suki** · 02-26-2008, 06:41 PM

Well, that depends. Does it have weevils? Has it been stored in a freezer or air tight container?

It'll keep quite a while in the freezer or in an air tight container. Generally if there aren't weevils it should be useable.

**sdrjeolsen** · 02-26-2008, 07:12 PM

It should keep a long time. They say the nutritional value goes down after just a month or two, but I've used flour that is more than a year old and it was fine.

speaking of weevils reminds me, my dad said that when he was young, it was common to have bugs in your flour...that's why people sifted their flour....to get rid of the bugs. So gross! I would rather toss it than eat bugs. He said on baking day it was his job to sift the bugs out so grandma could make bread.

**pinkdaisy** · 02-26-2008, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by sdrjeolsen

speaking of weevils reminds me, my dad said that when he was young, it was common to have bugs in your flour...that's why people sifted their flour....to get rid of the bugs. So gross! I would rather toss it than eat bugs. He said on baking day it was his job to sift the bugs out so grandma could make bread.

OMG that is just... YUCK!!! I keep my sugar and flour in the fridge in air tight containers. No bugs Thank You!