I've got my last bag in the fridge I know flour is tempermental but I can't find smaller than a 5 lbs. bag
2007-01-28 05:02:08 · 10 answers · asked by Larry m 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
i use a ziplock bag and keep my flour in the freezer. when im ready to use it, i take out just what i need, and put the rest back in the freezer. the flour doesnt get hard in the freezer, but i let the flour i measured come to room temp before cooking with it
2007-01-28 05:07:51 · answer #1 · answered by kim t 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was going to say keep your flour in the refridgerator, but you are already doing that. The only other thing I can recommend are these two things. When you buy the flour purchase it from a busy store, and see if they can tell you if there is a due date on it you want to buy the newest flour as possible. And if you put it in the freezer for 48 hours and then back into the fridge it should kill any weavils that might be in the flour. You may want to empty your cupboard and scrub them all out in case there is a problem there as well. Good luck. They say this happens all the time but it's creepy. Oh yeah, why don't you try buying from a buld store that way you ca pick up only what you need when you need it.
2007-01-28 13:15:17 · answer #2 · answered by Pearl N 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are going to have to spring for a plastic airtight container. Make sure you wash it really really well after each time you empty it. The bugs are called flour weevils and they are very normal. They are not like maggots or roaches, even the cleanest houses get flour weevils. You can try wrapping your bag in plastic and keeping it in the fridge. You really wouldn't need to keep your plastic container in the fridge. When flour gets older, it can make things like bread or cake hard to make but as far as a little breading or other occasional use, it should be okay for awhile. It would be more expensive but you can try the local Convenience stores, sometimes they have really small bags of flour in them.
Good luck
2007-01-28 13:10:52 · answer #3 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi Larry,
Keep your flour in the freezer, not the fridge.
Bugs are in all grains (oatmeal, flour, couscous) that have minimal processing. They are actually eggs that do not get affected by the pesticide process of methylene chloride or other silo gases.
Keeping the grains in the freezer will impede the eggs from hatching.
2007-01-28 14:04:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a canister with a tight lid! I use an Old Mayonaise tub
with a tight fitting lid. The plastic big tubs you buy at the
grocery store,economy sized,for mayonaise or mustard.
They work great & keep the weevels (bugs) out!!!
2007-01-28 13:26:32 · answer #5 · answered by babysoftfox 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What works for me. I put a couple of bay leaves in the air tight container and my flour lasts indefinately. It really works
2007-01-28 13:19:17 · answer #6 · answered by Cuz 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought a set of tupperware like bins at Wal-Mart. Since they're sealed, I don't have a problem with bugs anymore.
2007-01-28 13:11:05 · answer #7 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Keep it in the freezer. It will never get bugs and it will never freeze.
Bon Appetit
Shannon
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2007-01-28 15:02:20 · answer #8 · answered by Shannon at Womens Health Network 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its from moths. my mom had to throw hers out like 2months ago. there was moths at the top of the pantry from leaving a window open while we were in the Keys
2007-01-28 13:07:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
store it in the freezer!
2007-01-28 13:07:55 · answer #10 · answered by Vicki W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋