Thursday, August 21, 2008

Yeast and Sugar

Macey's has the best price for SAF yeast and sugar right now. I like to store my sugar in a 5 gal. bucket with a gamma lid. I rotate it regularly and it's easily accessible.
Yeast has a shelf life of about 1 year, if kept in the cupboard. If you keep it in the freezer, the shelf life is increased to a minimum of 5 years. I just opened a package of SAF instant yeast the other day, that I had in the freezer for 7 years, and I noticed no difference in the rising of my bread dough. Once opened, I keep my yeast in a quart size freezer bag in the fridge to ensure freshness.

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