Old jar of Tahini paste - can I use it?

novice_money_saver_2

I've had a half used jar of tahini paste in my fridge for about a year.

It looks and smells ok - but the label says consume within 1 month!

Do you think it will be ok to use it?? I would probably make humous (as I don't know what else to use tahini for TBH!) so it won't be cooked.

Thanks!

NMS

jenniferpa

All I can say is that I would use it. I've had a jar of tahine in the fridge for more than a year, and I continue to use it intermittently (after stirring, because it separates). Honestly, I've never looked for a sell by date on it. Of course, you do it at your own risk.

Jennifer

reverie

My mum always has a jar hanging around in her fridge, I am sure she keeps it a lot longer than a month.

Mum uses it in salad dressing, quite nice and tahini is supposed to very good for you.

purplegirluk1

My general rule is, if it smells ok and is not mouldy its ok to eat. I don't tend to follow use bys I just use my common sense and its been fine so far, touch wood.

novice_money_saver_2

that settles it - I'm going for it.

Thanks all!

kittiwoz

You keep yours in the fridge? My jar has been in the cupboard for months and seems fine.

novice_money_saver_2

kittiwoz wrote:

You keep yours in the fridge? My jar has been in the cupboard for months and seems fine.

yes but I was raised in a household that kept salad cream and mayonnaise in the cupboard and I'm still fine so perhaps I'm overcautious... :rolleyes:

filigree_2

novice_money_saver wrote:

yes but I was raised in a household that kept salad cream and mayonnaise in the cupboard and I'm still fine so perhaps I'm overcautious... :rolleyes:

Eww, my mother-in-law insists that anything in a jar is a "preserve" and keeps it in the cupboard. Even the clear evidence of huge mould growth on the mayonnaise wouldn't convince her. She won't refrigerate anything long-life either, even though the packaging states it has to be refrigerated after opening.

You don't want to know what soya milk looks like after it's been left out on the kitchen counter for days...:eek:

I realised the other day that I have about 14 jars of various stuff in the fridge, there's hardly enough room for the actual food now!

Baileys_Babe

I keep my tahine in the cupbard, without any problems.

NBS if it smells ok I would use it.

nuttyrockeress

Gonna sound like a right dunce here but what is tahine??

krishna

Tahini is sesame paste; just ground up sesame seeds, and used mainly in mediterranean cooking. One of the best sources of calcium after milk.

We don't keep our tahini in the fridge, but then we get through it very quickly. If you take a long time to get through it you are better off storing it in the fridge as otherwise the oil does go rancid (even if it tastes OK, and prob still smells OK). Anyway, humus is the perfect way to use tahini up. Alternatively roast an aubergine over the flame on your cooker, strip off the burnt peel and blend with tahini and a little lemon or lime juice. Voila! Babaganoush.