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OOD wholemeal flour - would you eat?

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20 February 2011 at 2:49PM in Old style MoneySaving

I've got some bread dough rising. I've noticed, though, that the flour is dated for end of November last year. It looks and feels OK, and tasted OK when I nibbled a bit. Any reason not to go ahead and use it? I know the oils in wholemeal can go rancid, but this seems OK to me.

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pigpen Posts: 41,152 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 3:06PM

absolutely would I think most of my flour is past its date

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cyclingyorkie Posts: 4,234 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 3:09PM

I keep my flour in airtight containers - so I have no idea if it's OOD or not!

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tanith Posts: 8,091 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 3:12PM

I'd use it no problem , it'll be fine..

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abdonz Posts: 123 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 3:18PM

I would use it too

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soupdragon10 Posts: 967 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 3:31PM

Yeah I'd use it - different if it was years, but November is practically yesterday.

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beemuzed Posts: 2,188 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 4:43PM

Definitely use it!

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hermoine_2 Posts: 240 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 4:45PM

Def use it, have used flour that was 2 years ood before. I think that it is a best before date as opposed to a use by date.

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lilac_lady Posts: 4,469 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 5:16PM

I wouldn't use it but I've got a thing (phobia?) about using OOD food.

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D&DD Posts: 4,405 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 5:42PM

It'll be fine..the only flour I won't use if its OOD is stuff that literally walks on its own :rotfl:

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zippychick Posts: 9,328 Forumite

20 February 2011 at 5:45PM

I would use it, i think most of my flour is out of date . Although i did have to throw two bags away the other day which went mouldy

Ill merge this with - out of date flour later on
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