to think that flour with a use by date of July 2010 shouldn't have sodding weevils in!

[Rockbird]

OK, I admit, it's been in the cupboard for a while although unopened. Obviously, this flour is not going to last until July 2010 and the chocolate cake I was just about to make for DH is not going to happen. Little Homepride gits.

WTF do they come from??

just developed OCD today...checking all my baking stuff in cpboard to see if its moving. We have had so many cakes recently...i hope i have eaten weevils

Take the flour back to the shop - I manaed to get a refund on the flour AND the other things in the cupboard the weevils got into.

Ooh too late, the flour is treble bagged in the bin. But, and here I might be on shaky ground... is flour sort of speckly anyway? I bought a brand new packet on Saturday and put it straight into my new box. But if I look carefully there are teeny brown specks but not moving. I'm resigning myself to the fact that things live in flour all the time but ugh!

As far as I recall (going back to agricultural days) there is an accepted level of weevils in wheat, which is then bought by flour companies, who still have an accepted weevil and weevil egg presence in the end product.

More disturbing, did you know that on average, there are 8 insect legs in a bar of chocolate? (bleurgh)

Oh that's it. I'm giving up eating...

I've had bother in the past with these little Sh!ts too......shudders.......they get into EVERYTHING......even had an infestation in a bag of chilli, & salt too, s not just flour or the obvious, check ALL dry store stuff.....

that said, once you've cleared them all out, there is a very simple & effective old fashioned detterant, that I found works brilliantly....simply scatter a few BAY LEAVES in your drawers & cupboards.......never had them again since

Rockbird, is it wholewheat flour or similar?

No, bog standard, cake making white flour. Oh God, I haven't even thought about my bread flour!!

I feel I really ought to go examine my flour bags now.

But I really don't want to.

I've lived in a 3rd world country and the weevels were in all the flour. We had to sieve it and get on with it, there was no more money for new flour. No-one was ill or thought twice about it!

lol @ weevils inspecting the packets to only use old flour

I've worked in restaurants and frankly weevils are no reason not to use flour! At least that's what I've been taught!

Hmmm...am I convinced? They're not big enough to hear or feel their bones crunching are they? I can't eat tinned salmon, pilchards or whitebait because of that. The thought of eating zillions of whole weevils... ('cos filleted weevils would be so much more palatable )

Point taken about third world country though.

I imagine weevils would be quite healthy to eat - low in fat, high in protein

Another disgusting food fact - certain species of fish (including cod and haddock) have an accepted level of worms in their flesh. Next time you eat fish and chips, have a good look at the fish, you'll probably see some little worms between the flakes of flesh (and that's why I don't eat fish and chips!) But they're Ok to eat, honest

Right, now that's it. Weevils in flour, insects in chocolate I can take but you've gone too far this time. How dare you mess with my fish and chips! Have you no shame? Do you not consider the hurt your words could cause??

Hey ho, I'll be a size 8 by summer at this rate.

I've had fish/worm encounters several times (always with good-quality fish).

Had one when I tried to make DS a fish pie for the first time, actually. Posted on here for advice, as I had spent £6 or something on cod fillet and it had a huge-ass worm in it which I only found once I'd poached the fillet prior to assembling the pie.

There was lots of reassurance forthcoming and links, etc., so I disposed of the flake where the worm was, triple-checked the rest of the fish flake by flake (no more worms), and went ahead with the pie. Which was delicious.

Never made it again though

A friend of mine once had a worm in a Mc Donalds fish Burger (sick emoticon).

I know most fish has some parasites.

Do you know, most chicken or beef you eat was actually killed 3 weeks ago (or more). You cannot eat "fresh" meat as it´s too hard (rigor mortis).

Right, let´s see what else we can talk about...

Oh God I am going to be so so so so sick

Are there any parasites in jaffa cakes?

Jaffa cakes are pure - you're safe with them.

Although......chocolate on the top, flour on the bottom better stick to the orangey bit, just to be safe.

Lol to whole thread! Do you think weevils could be responsible for my awful pancakes? What do they taste like? I saw the link but think it's best not to investigate further and pretend you are all wierdos and no such things exist!!

Damn it, MIL WAS right after all!!!

Eurgh!

I opened a brand new packet of icing sugar the other day and that was full of weevilly things.
Straight in the bin. I haven't disinfected my cupboards though, now I am strangely reluctant to do so...
Rockbird I believe Crunchy Nut Cornflakes are certified weevil free .

Nooo! The only fish I eat is fish n chips. Correction, the only fish I used to eat was fish n chips. Now I don't eat fish, ever.

Thats it I am never eating again. I have already given up chocolate for lent.

How about Ryvita, could they live in them (I am strangely addicted to the sesame seed ones)

Well I was gonna make some cherry pancakes today, but now i'm scared!