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uncooked packaged couscous and bulgar wheat do they go bad
jenster
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just wondering
as i have a packet of couscous dated Sept its a best before date not a sell buy date but being dried would it go off ?
and what about rice /Bulgar wheat how long would that last past a sell/best before date ?
as i have a packet of couscous dated Sept its a best before date not a sell buy date but being dried would it go off ?
and what about rice /Bulgar wheat how long would that last past a sell/best before date ?
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I wouldn't have thought you would need to worry about them going off. I eat dried things way past the use by date and nothing has ever happened. Yet anyway!
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No, they will be fine for another 10 years....seriously as long as it does not get damp or wet it will keep.
Just the same as a tin so long as the tin is not blown and it is not allowed to rust.Ebay 13
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Good, i just found some bulgar wheat dated april 2012 so i wont chuck it out now i've read this Back after paying off DMP in 2014
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I'm currently munching my way through couscous BBE November last year, I've got enough probably to last until next November too, and it's fine
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