Do You Have To Refrigerate The Flours? I Bought Some Airtight

[Kara'sMom]

containers and it would be much easier for me to keep them in the pantry. But I see on the bag that it says to store in the fridge. I was just wondering how many of you actually do that. I don't know about ya'll....but my fridge pretty much stays crammed and I don't have room for 6 containers!

Also...thanks to whomever mentioned going to the Asian stores to buy the flours. I finally visited the one near my house and all the flours are 99 cents a bag!! YEAHHHHH I'm making her gluten-free cheese sticks tonight.

Mary

[kbtoyssni]

I never fridge my flours, and they seem to taste ok. I also keep mine in airtight containers.

[Darn210]

I keep them in the fridge. We have a second fridge that USED to be the beer/soda fridge. Now its the 147 different kinds of flour fridge A friend of mine that went through this process a few years back recommended it if you've got the room since the flours are so expensive. Hers got buggy. I have done a lot of experimenting with a lot of different kinds of flour and different brands of the same flour. Once I get through some of these, I won't be replacing them and won't be stocking so many different kinds. Then I'll start going through my staples faster. If your going through the product quickly, I don't think it's necessary. If you've got one or two that you don't use too much of, you might want to refrigerate those.

And YaY! for the asian markets . . . their white rice flour is a finer grind, too!

[Offthegrid]

I don't refrigerate my flours, but I do keep my dough enhancer and xanthan gum in the fridge.