Quick question - would you use out of date flour?

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Use by date was November 2020...

I would and have done before with no problems.

yes

Absolutely, yes.

Yes, up to about 6 months out of date probably. I would spread some out on a plate and make absolutely sure there weren't any little critters in it though.

providing there were no flour weevils in it then yes. but even then the temperature you bake the flour at would kill off the weevils.

Great - thank you!

And yes, I will check for any weevils etc!

Yes, i would sniff and if it doesn't smell bad I would use, and I would probably not look too closely for critters

Definitely. And have.

That's hardly out of date at all! Why are people so intimidated by use-by dates?

Would, did, have, lived to tell the tale

Depends if it's self raising or plain.

Plain yes,but self raising... might not get best results.

I take it out of the packet and put it in a tub so I don't even know what the use by dates are!

Pretty sure I'd have used it years out of date. But as long as it doesn't smell rancid nor have stringy weevil bits in, it's fine.

Yes

Yes unless you are talking decades

Have smelled it and sifted it, and all good.

I am a bit paranoid about flour as I had a weevil infestation once many years ago and have never recovered from the trauma of finding those stringy bits in the flour! I remember I had to empty out my pantry cupboard, scrub it clean and throw out most things.

Sometimes I've found it doesn't rise properly if it's out of date, but that's the only thing.

I might add a bit of extra baking powder to SR flour if it was out of date to help it on its way as it sometimes doesn't rise as well.

Yes and have done in the past (though I'd check it wasn't moving under its own steam.........).

Haha! Was baking in the last lock down and after cooking and eating the delicious peach cobbler I noticed the flour was over 2 years out of date... We were fine..