Kitchen

[Mothertrucker]

Bought the giant bag of bay leaves from Penzey's..Opened today and used a couple..My question is: What is the best way to store them? they are in a zip lock bag- should I keep them in the cupboard? refrigerator? freezer? lock n lock?

[Kachina624]

I'd keep them in their zip lock bag in the cupboard.  Don't forget to put one in your flour.  It'll keep weevils away.

[sunshine45]

i store mine in a glass jar with a tight lid and keep it in the cupboard.

[jackthebear]

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@Mothertrucker wrote:

Bought the giant bag of bay leaves from Penzey's..Opened today and used a couple..My question is: What is the best way to store them? they are in a zip lock bag- should I keep them in the cupboard? refrigerator? freezer? lock n lock?

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no fridge will introduce moisture

keep them in a ziplock if they didn't come in a jar, they last forever.

I think a LnL would be a good choice too or Sistema or similar.

I keep mine with my spices

[CelticCrafter]

There a few things that I don't use a lot of or often, Saffron and Bells Seasoning, I keep in the freezer.  I have a friend that keeps yeast in the freezer and you would think it may kill it but they have never had a problem using it.

[KYToby]

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@CelticCrafter wrote:

There a few things that I don't use a lot of or often, Saffron and Bells Seasoning, I keep in the freezer.  I have a friend that keeps yeast in the freezer and you would think it may kill it but they have never had a problem using it.

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King Arthut Flour recommends keeping bulk yeast in the freezer.  I buy iy in one ound packages, amd it stays good in the freezer in an airtight container for at least a year after opening.

[Mothertrucker]

Thanks everyone!!!

[debic]

I use my foodsaver with jars and store them down in my cold room.   Small jars upstairs in my cupboard.

[peachesncream]

I keep bay leaves in the freezer. I don't bother to thaw them when needed - I just toss one in the dish I'm cooking.

I don't remember where I read about freezing bay leaves, but it works very well.  

[HonnyBrown]

Thanks for posting this question, MT.  I bought a jar of bay leaves from BJ's, and forgot to look up or ask how to best store it.