Life of Vanillla?

Question

I was wondering whether or not i have to put a opened bottle of vanilla flavoring into the refrigerator and how long i can keep it before it goes bad

Answer 1

never goes bad but does lose some potency after about a year, keep the bottle tightly closed, in a cupboard and it will be fine

Answer 2

Hi!!!
You do not have to put an opened bottle of vanilla in the refrigerator, just make sure that the lid is on tight & that you keep it away from heat & sunlight during storage.

Here you go...I found this "Q & A" for you...

Q. Is vanilla extract with a date of 1974 too old to use? What about the shelf-life of other spices and powders?
A. Haven't been doing a whole lot of baking, have we? Yes, vanilla extract has at least 35% alcohol, but that doesn't mean that it improves with age like fine wines. The folks at Nielsen-Massey Vanillas (whose goal, admittedly, is to sell more and more vanilla) say you can keep properly stored vanilla extract for four or five years. Proper storage, they add, implies a tight seal and room temperature.

Vanilla is expensive, but we think you can splurge more than once every 28 years, indeed, more than every 10 years. Buy a smaller bottle, if you must. And who knows, having a half-filled bottle of vanilla on your shelf that's only four or five years old may inspire you to bake a little more often.

Answer 3

Apparently, vanilla will store indefinitely - without refrigeration. I am attaching information from a consumer-type TV show about vanilla.

Answer 4

it wont spoil but may not be as strong as when you first bought it, but it may still be good since you kept it in the fridge

Answer 5

check the expiration date

Answer 6

Never goes bad....ice ice baby...