I was baking the other day and the sugar I was going to use smelled really awful, like rotten grain. What gives? I store it in an airtight, dry container. I dumped the sugar into a bowl to let it dry out, thinking that was the issue, and washed the container. But the sugar still stinks, stinks, stinks. Did it go bad?
2007-10-12 07:13:09 · 3 answers · asked by CrazedandConfused 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Sugar doesn't spoil but it will pick up the smell from a container. Store sugar only in a glass or ceramic container. Plastic holds odors and can ruin the taste of sugar. If it was a plastic container you can soak it in baking soda to help get rid of the smell, but sugar should not be stored in it.
Good luck!
2007-10-12 07:18:45 · answer #1 · answered by melanerd 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Sugar does not go bad but when it sits for a while in the container it might absorb a scent and clump up. It is good no worries.
2007-10-12 14:31:07 · answer #2 · answered by luckyarborlane 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No sugar does not spoil. Does your pantry have something going bad in it? Was your sugar stored near something with a funny smell? I hate wasting food so I can imagine how you feel. Sorry for your mishap
2007-10-12 14:34:01 · answer #3 · answered by teresa m 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋