What is the best way to store the whole wheat flour for daily usage?
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For longer storage, keep white flours in the refrigerator in an airtight container. All-purpose and bread flour will keep up to two years at 40 F in your refrigerator, according to the Wheat Foods Council. They can be stored indefinitely in the freezer.
What is the best way to store the whole wheat flour for daily usage?
Should it be stored in the fridge and taken out daily for usage and then kept back?
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Hermetically sealed (airtight) containers. If it's not airtight you will eventually end up with flour bugs and they will move into to your non-airtight cornmeal container, and anything else they care to infest that isn't locked up tight. The old metal tins or quaint crockery are not adequate to prevent infestation, and sooner or later you'll buy some bag of something that already has the bugs in it; they'll spread. I use plastic tupperware type stuff. It's cheap and effective. Beauty comes at a substantial extra cost.
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For best shelf life, transfer whole grain flour to an airtight container. Label and date the container. You think you'll remember what's in that unmarked jar; you won't. Store whole grain flour in the freezer or refrigerator, as far from the freezer/fridge door as possible.How do you store opened whole wheat flour?
Properly stored, a package of whole wheat flour will generally stay at best quality for about 1 to 3 months at room temperature. To maximize the shelf life of whole wheat flour once the package is opened, transfer flour to a covered airtight container or place original flour bag in a resealable plastic freezer bag.Can you store whole wheat flour in the fridge?
Flour ages over time, but placing whole-grain flours in the freezer stops the aging process. If you don't have freezer space, you can store the flour in the refrigerator, which will slow down the process. Either way, the flour will last much longer than if you store it in the pantry.What is the proper storage of flour?
A cool, dry place is best. Flour will keep for at least one year. To keep flour super-fresh, store it in the freezer or fridge (an airtight container is still best).Food Storage: How to Store Wheat So It Is Still Delicious 31 Years Later
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Answer 2
At home I use bail closure jars (for flour, and all dry beans, lentils, pasta,...).
They open and close easily, are airtight,
and (most importantly) look sexy in the pantry or on the counter top ;-)
Answer 3
For short term storage, I use either the bag the flour comes in, or I transfer it to an airtight container, which I keep in a cupboard, not the fridge.
Answer 4
Don't store daily use flour in the fridge, especially if you're making breads or pastries. Although it's best if all ingredients are at room temperature when you start in on a baking recipe, many of us will use eggs, milk, etc. right from the fridge. However, if you add flour to that list, you're going to wind up with a batter or dough that is so far off temperature that it won't mesh with the recipe's baking time and oven temp.
Answer 5
We use these OXO Rectangular 2-Quart Storage Containers:
http://www.amazon.com/OXO-Rectangle-2-Quart-Storage-Container/dp/B000VJ08SY
They are lighter and easier to open and close than the glass jars.
Answer 6
I store my large amounts of flour in an old gallon tin. I never have problems with bugs, I believe it is because I always throw in a couple bay leaves.
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