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Best way to keep yeast

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fridge,freezer, room temperature

fridge

57%

[ 11 ]

freezer

26%

[ 5 ]

room temperature

15%

[ 3 ]

Total Votes : 19

e1234

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 10:11 am

I buy the big packages of yeast. I used to keep it in my fridge till my neighbor told me not to.

This week I opened a new package and my challas came out so good - -I think it was the new yeast.

what's the best way to keep it so it is always that way?

Editing to add a poll for fridge, freezer, room tempurature!

Winner gets to hold my yeast! (and yes it's the granules that come in the air tight brick)

Last edited by e1234 on Sun, Aug 22 2010, 10:44 pm; edited 2 times in total

Lady Godiva

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 10:15 am

I keep mine in the freezer. I've never had a problem with dough not rising well.

OOTBubby

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 10:45 am

Lady Godiva wrote:

I keep mine in the freezer. I've never had a problem with dough not rising well.

Same here.

c.c.cookie

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 10:47 am

OOTBubby wrote:

Lady Godiva wrote:

I keep mine in the freezer. I've never had a problem with dough not rising well.

Same here.

Sorry to be the party pooper here, but I kept mine in the freezer, and after a while I started having trouble with my yeast. Someone told me the fridge was better, and I haven't had any problems since.

chaylizi

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 10:50 am

I keep mine in the fridge. So does my mother.

IamI

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 11:35 am

fridge if I'm planning on using it withing a few days, freezer for anything longer than that. never had a problem

IamI

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 11:36 am

you are talking about fresh yeast, right?

Liba

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 11:39 am

I keep my granulated yeast that comes in an air tight brick in a zip lock bag in the freezer.

Hippi Dippi

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 12:04 pm

I keep the instant active yeast (you know, the granules) in a glass jar in the freezer.

Lady Godiva

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 12:21 pm

c.c.cookie wrote:

OOTBubby wrote:

Lady Godiva wrote:

I keep mine in the freezer. I've never had a problem with dough not rising well.

Same here.

I've been keeping the yeast in the freezer for years and never had a problem.
Party on.

c.c.cookie

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 12:23 pm

Color war is here... And the teams are - fridge and freezer!

Lady Godiva

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 12:24 pm

c.c.cookie wrote:

Color war is here... And the teams are - fridge and freezer!

dora

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 12:29 pm

I buy the big vacume packed granules, and it says on the package to keep in fridge, I have no problems with it. Every year after Pesach I buy a new pkg. that's how long it lasts me. It's also important to check the expiration date on pkg.

Hippi Dippi

Sun, Aug 22 2010, 12:29 pm

^^^ LOL! ^^^

louche

Mon, Aug 23 2010, 7:39 am

Lady Godiva wrote:

I've been keeping the yeast in the freezer for years and never had a problem.
Party on.

Me, too, literally for years. A two-lb. bag lasts me at least 2 years, and like Maxwell House coffee, it's good to the last drop...err, granule...even when the expiration date is but a dim memory.

BeershevaBubby

Mon, Aug 23 2010, 7:42 am

IamI wrote:

you are talking about fresh yeast, right?

No, they're talking about dry active yeast like Fermipan.

I keep mine in the fridge.

nylon

Mon, Aug 23 2010, 7:57 am

I use SAF (the kind you buy in the big brick) and keep it in the freezer, which is what the manufacturer recommends. My current bag is a year old and still works perfectly.

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