I have had the same Fleischman jar since 2016. It replaced the one I bought in 1999 but I dropped it and it shattered.
I keep refilling the glass jar from the 2lb bag of Red Star.
Breakfast_Waffle
Haha this makes me feel like cleaning out my pantry! I probably have some old spices and stuff that needs to be replaced. Not 20+ years old, but old enough
Blueporch
It’s in the fridge, so see if it foams in warm water with a pinch of sugar or a little honey before deciding to pitch it.
beccadot
When I die people are going to have a fit about the pack of yeast in my pantry from 1982.
LungTotalAssWarlord
2001? Wow, that’s like from 10 years ago! Checks mirror… Oh shit, I’m an old man.
udidntfollowproto
I knew someone in this sub would suggest seeing if it’s still good and using it
Avilola
I don’t know man. I know yeast is a living thing, but I have a jar significantly past the expiration date that foams up just fine every time I test it.
Lost-Tomatillo3465
that’s best by date. not an expiration date. meaning the product is probably good by that date. If you dump it in water with a bit of sugar and it still foams (proofing the yeast). its fine.
People keep start dough for decades and that’s actually in a wet environment. The yeast literally prevents bad things from growing (not 100% guaranteed though, start dough can still go bad).
That’s when experience knowing what’s gone bad and what hasn’t comes into play. You know before best by/expiration dates started. Its mainly a marketing ploy to make people buy more stuff, not completely though since things do go bad.
KeyEcho5594
I found Bakers chocolate from 2001 last time I was looking for something in my mom’s kitchen. Maybe it’s a vintage year we don’t know about.
fuji_wood
Vintage yeast, nice! Like a fine wine or whiskey. What’s it’s terrior like?
No I’m not being serious.
Minimum-Bar-2504
Be fun to try and use to see what happens…
vhemt4all
I’m interested to know if any are still alive in there!
muchmusic
Not a baker!
Reasonable-Proof2299
My grandma had stuff older than that
iaco1117
Ok so I NEVER do that “check for foam to see if the yeast is still active”…. But this is the one situation in which I may actually add that step 😂
ciopobbi
What you don’t realize is that there is something in your kitchen right now that your grown kids will discover in 25 years.
urnbabyurn
/r/grandmaspantry
Double_Rutabaga878
r/grandmaspantry
PassTheMayo1989
This yeast expired when the Twin Towers were still standing. That being said – I’d still use it.
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I have had the same Fleischman jar since 2016. It replaced the one I bought in 1999 but I dropped it and it shattered.
I keep refilling the glass jar from the 2lb bag of Red Star.
Haha this makes me feel like cleaning out my pantry! I probably have some old spices and stuff that needs to be replaced. Not 20+ years old, but old enough
It’s in the fridge, so see if it foams in warm water with a pinch of sugar or a little honey before deciding to pitch it.
When I die people are going to have a fit about the pack of yeast in my pantry from 1982.
2001? Wow, that’s like from 10 years ago! Checks mirror… Oh shit, I’m an old man.
I knew someone in this sub would suggest seeing if it’s still good and using it
I don’t know man. I know yeast is a living thing, but I have a jar significantly past the expiration date that foams up just fine every time I test it.
that’s best by date. not an expiration date. meaning the product is probably good by that date. If you dump it in water with a bit of sugar and it still foams (proofing the yeast). its fine.
People keep start dough for decades and that’s actually in a wet environment. The yeast literally prevents bad things from growing (not 100% guaranteed though, start dough can still go bad).
That’s when experience knowing what’s gone bad and what hasn’t comes into play. You know before best by/expiration dates started. Its mainly a marketing ploy to make people buy more stuff, not completely though since things do go bad.
I found Bakers chocolate from 2001 last time I was looking for something in my mom’s kitchen. Maybe it’s a vintage year we don’t know about.
Vintage yeast, nice! Like a fine wine or whiskey. What’s it’s terrior like?
No I’m not being serious.
Be fun to try and use to see what happens…
I’m interested to know if any are still alive in there!
Not a baker!
My grandma had stuff older than that
Ok so I NEVER do that “check for foam to see if the yeast is still active”…. But this is the one situation in which I may actually add that step 😂
What you don’t realize is that there is something in your kitchen right now that your grown kids will discover in 25 years.
/r/grandmaspantry
r/grandmaspantry
This yeast expired when the Twin Towers were still standing. That being said – I’d still use it.
Yeast from yeasteryear