How long is a bag of flour good for? I love the price of the bulk order, but there are only 2 of us in the house, so it will take a good while to use
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I just checked one I ordered last month, and the exp date is December of 2015, so like a year and a half. I also have a household of 2, and I keep my open bags of flour on the freezer to prevent bugs and stuff from getting in there.
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I bake bread regularly, so I do go through it, but I have had it sit for a few months with no ill effects. I had a bag that said 2015 as a best used by date. You could always put it in the freezer or an airtight container.
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Just guessing, but I think at least a year. There are dates on the bag. It's packaged well so you don't have to worry about pests like moths, etc.
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someone told me keep it in freezer and it will last longer as no bugs and cold tempetures
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Obviously it probably depends but I believe the ones I just got have an expiration date that is a year from when it arrived.
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Not sure if this will help. I ordered a bunch of these. The box I'm currently using I store in the fridge. The unopened ones, in my cupboard, have a date stamped on them of March 10, 2014, so I am assuming that unopened flour is good till then.
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This IS a big bag! I put some in an old 2 lb. Starbucks coffee bag, then store the rest in the garage freezer in Zip Loc bags until I use them. The bag itself is larger than 5 lb. of flour--maybe not as big as a 10 lb. bag.
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The package I recieved a few weeks ago expires July, 2014. Placing the bag in the freezer(possibly in a sturdy plastic bag, over the paper product bag, depending upon what else is in your freezer) should make the flour last longer.
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Store it in your freezer! It will not solidify, and it lasts for many months there! I keep my Flaxseed, almond flour, and coconut flour in the freezer and take out as much as I need whenever I need it! :)
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I've made bread and pancakes and the pancakes are terrific but I need more Vital Wheat Gluten in my bread recipe.This flour should last me a long time but I'll reorder more when I'm out. It's a great flour to keep in your pantry for those recipes you want to kick start.
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Try the website for King Arthur Flour. When I get back home, after the 25th, I might have more information for you. I think I have some recipes.
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I often order half a dozen bags at a time and store unopened bags in the pantry. I've stored them for as long as 2 months (depending on the expiration date) and they were fine upon opening.
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I filled a 5 gal food-grade bucket with a good chunk of the flour (probably close to 25lbs although you can get more if you shake it real good to make it settle), threw in some oxygen absorber packets, and sealed it with a Gamma Seal. Then I split the rest into airtight 1-gal glass jars, some in the freezer, some in the fridge. I scoop from a fridge container, and when it's empty replace it with one from the freezer.
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No answer ... my question, too! Suppose Amazon could persuade Barry farms to list the shelf life of their most popular dried foods? (not flours) I'm trying to organize a "Just in case another hurricane hits ..." kit.
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I lightly sprinkled flour inside the bag and had no problems with it sticking. Never thought to use water on the counter to keep the bag in place (!!!) but I will admit, I was very careful rolling the dough. I do always use chilled dough. Pressed down hard to prevent rolling....and it seemed to work ! Good luck.
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Good question. I used it right away. If I was concerned about expiration, I would store it well wrapped in layers or in freezer ziplock bags in freezer. I have always heard that flour stored in the freezer could be used up to a year. Storing a high grain bread such as this... I wouldn't feel right just storing it in a cabinet at room temp, these types if flours go rancid easier and faster stored that way.
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I just made zucchini bread using this cup-for-cup in my recipe. While mixing I quickly saw there wasn't enough moisture, so I added more zucchini & a little water. Baking time seemed to be less, but I just did one trial loaf instead of my normal two loaves, so maybe that was the difference. The loaf didn't rise quite as much as with wheat flour. The taste isn't very good & was also bland with a poor mouth feel. I'm thinking that this might be due to not decreasing the flour to 3/4 cup. I'd appreciate any input so I don't waste this expensive flour!
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Sorry, I am not well versed on flours as I am just learning myself! Using different flours, mixing etc to try for cookies and breads.
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I've just started using this product. My first order was the 2-pound bag. Since I was baking for Christmas, I used it up very quickly, within 10 days. I didn't keep it in the refrigerator and it seemed fine. My 5-pound bag arrived yesterday. I wasn't planning to refrigerate it, but maybe I should. When nuts are whole (not ground into powder), all the nuts except walnuts are fine at room temperature. Walnuts go rancid much more easily and should be kept in the fridge. Whole wheat flour also goes rancid easily, and I have always kept it refrigerated. I transfer the flour into quart-sized canning jars first. I've just started using this product. My first order was the 2-pound bag. Since I was baking for Christmas, I used it up very quickly, within 10 days. I didn't keep it in the refrigerator and it seemed fine. My 5-pound bag arrived yesterday. I wasn't planning to refrigerate it, but maybe I should. When nuts are whole (not ground into powder), all the nuts except walnuts are fine at room temperature. Walnuts go rancid much more easily and should be kept in the fridge. Whole wheat flour also goes rancid easily, and I have always kept it refrigerated. I transfer the flour into quart-sized... » Read More I've just started using this product. My first order was the 2-pound bag. Since I was baking for Christmas, I used it up very quickly, within 10 days. I didn't keep it in the refrigerator and it seemed fine. My 5-pound bag arrived yesterday. I wasn't planning to refrigerate it, but maybe I should. When nuts are whole (not ground into powder), all the nuts except walnuts are fine at room temperature. Walnuts go rancid much more easily and should be kept in the fridge. Whole wheat flour also goes rancid easily, and I have always kept it refrigerated. I transfer the flour into quart-sized canning jars first. « Show Less
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It is because the flour comes in 55 lb bags, and many people at home do not want to buy a whole 55 lb bag. As a seller of this product, I can assure you if you get it from us, you're getting the real deal. If you want a full 55 lb bag of the Pizzeria, we have them!
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The bag of 10 were very small bags...about 4 cups of flour in each small 2.2 poundpackage. (1 lb=16 ozs./ 1 cup = 8 ozs / 2 cups of flour =16 ozs.) In other words there is about 32 -34 ozs in each sack. So if your pizza recipe calls for 2 cups of flour per each crust....so... 1 small bag will make 2 crusts OR...4 cups of flourpkg will make 2 pizza crusts. Capiche? : )