How much do you pay for Strong White Flour?

oldMcDonald

mandy_moo_1 wrote: »

just had a thought....how long do you need to put flour in the freezer for, to kill any weevil eggs, if there are any? can i just put it in for say 24 hrs then take it out? would that be long enough to kill anything?

I keep mine in for several days, just to be sure!!

Remember to decant from the paper bag to a plastic one or you will get damp flour when it thaws

oldMcDonald

Just did a google and found this discussion on freezing flour.

gunsandbanjos

mandy_moo_1 wrote: »

i haven't tried their strong flour before....whats it like? as good as tesco's or morrisons own brand?

I use sainsburys flour and its great, makes really nice bread:D

ifonlyitwaseasier

i use sain's too and the bread has been delish!

soba

What's the difference between strong bread flour and super/extra strong. Tesco's own showing online @ 48p in Stoke.

oldMcDonald

soba wrote: »

What's the difference between strong bread flour and super/extra strong. Tesco's own showing online @ 48p in Stoke.

Is the super / extra strong the stuff you use to make pasta?

soba

oldMcDonald wrote: »

Is the super / extra strong the stuff you use to make pasta?

Aah, hadn't thought of that.

ilovecompanies

I think ASDA's flour is quite good for making cakes, but Sainsburys' is good for bread and not for cakes if you understood that...lol

katiecoodle

Re weevils:
My mum is a church minister and once preached a sermon about yeast representing sin. And to make her point, when it came to the communion (bread & wine bit) she proudly announced that she had some unleavened bread - I think they were matzoh's (crackers) to offer round instead of regular bread. Unfortunately they'd been stored next to the infested flour in her kitchen and when she took the lid off the box, she saw all the weevils crawling all over them! Rather than admit she had weevils in her cupboards.......she.......yes, you guessed it........she brushed them off & fed the crackers to the congregation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARGH! I'm horrified still that she did this.

nick_b

ilovecompanies wrote: »

I think ASDA's flour is quite good for making cakes, but Sainsburys' is good for bread and not for cakes /quote]

Not really. It depends on the type of flour. Strong flour has more gluten and is best for bread. You don't want to make anything like pastry with that, as it will be all tough and leathery.

PS. I also bought as much Sainsbury's strong white flour as I could carry today! Still 48p in mine.