Does it matter if my flour is a year out of date or should I chuck it?

[soon2befamilyof4]

As the title says really. I am sorting out my kitchen and both plain and SR flour is nearly a year out of date - is there any point in keeping it?

Nah, its not that expensive to buy some more.
Just chuck it

Flour tends to be one of the few things where I ignore sell by dates. If it looks ok it is useable.

you may find that you don't get as good results - especially if baking and with the self raising. I would chuck personally

Check for weevils too! Or use it to make playdoh if you are worried about it

When I was at school the old Home Ed teacher retired. The new teacher came in and asked us to help sort out the stock cupboard.

Lots of tupperware, labelled flour. I opened one of them to check the date

About 2 years old of date, then I noticed the flour was moving... half of it was weevils...

If in doubt chuck it out

I just hucked out a load of stuff. Going back to 2004!
have been using our floor which is just a yar out of date and all fine. Look closely to see if there are any weevils though. Think it's usually in old old flour.

x post clairey !

They're particularly grim

dont know what they are but I am chucking!