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amother
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 Fri, Jan 05 2024, 9:12 am
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Why does my honey keep getting hard?
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613mitzvahgirl
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 9:49 am
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It happens here to. I think it has to do with the moisture in the air.
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Amarante
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 9:51 am
It seems to be inevitable when you open honey as the "sugar" crystallizes.
Just warm it and it will easily become liquid again very quickly.
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amother
Eggshell
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 9:59 am
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I had my honey in a cabinet right on top of my hot water urn and it kept getting hard. I moved it to my pantry and now that there's no hot steam near it, it stopped getting hard.
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Rubber Ducky
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 9:59 am
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Put the jar in a pot of very hot water.
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Lemonade 2323
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 10:00 am
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Put it in the microwave for a minute.
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Coffee Addict
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 10:09 am
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Same! I threw out the second hard bottle. Never had this before.
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Notsobusy
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 10:16 am
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I also never had it before but in the last 6 months I had to throw out a few containers of honey. I just bought a small honey. I figured I'll use it up quickly. I'm wondering if the company I was buying makes an inferior honey. I usually buy that one because they're often on sale in the grocery I go to.
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Amarante
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 10:20 am
There is NO REASON to throw out honey that has gotten hard. It isn't spoiled at all and easily goes back to gooey soft liquid if you just warm it a bit.
I am surprised that people haven't experienced this with honey since it occurs almost always when you open a jar and don't use it for a bit.
Perhaps people used up honey quickly but anyone who opened up a jar for a 1/2 cup for a recipe and then stashed it in the pantry had the experience of the honey crystallizing it and then just "thawed" it to liquefy when they wanted to use it.
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bp1234
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 11:29 am
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I’ve heated the honey but it’s not the samez watery on top and still that congealed consistency on bottom. Will it affect the taste?
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amother
Arcticblue
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 12:03 pm
Ime real honey gets hard and can be melted back to normal.
The cheap stuff doesn't ever become honey again.
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ra_mom
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 12:14 pm
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Some companies are better than others and less likely to crystallize. I find gefen to be of higher quality.
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amother
Aqua
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 12:17 pm
| ra_mom wrote: | | Some companies are better than others and less likely to crystallize. I find gefen to be of higher quality. |
Lol if its not raw honey then its not honey. its just some honey with added corn syrup and sugar. IMO it doesnt even taste like honey
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Debbig
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Fri, Jan 05 2024, 1:17 pm
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My experience is it happens with cheaper honeys I’m assuming they are mixing in other sweeteners. Never had the problem with good brands. Like Costco (the bear ones) or golden blossom.
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Elfrida
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Sat, Jan 06 2024, 1:27 pm
| bp1234 wrote: | | I’ve heated the honey but it’s not the samez watery on top and still that congealed consistency on bottom. Will it affect the taste? |
Stir it for a minute or two to get an even consistency.
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Bnei Berak 10
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Sat, Jan 06 2024, 2:21 pm
| amother Aqua wrote: | | Lol if its not raw honey then its not honey. its just some honey with added corn syrup and sugar. IMO it doesnt even taste like honey |
Aren't there laws in the US what can be called honey?
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Bnei Berak 10
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Sat, Jan 06 2024, 2:27 pm
| Amarante wrote: | There is NO REASON to throw out honey that has gotten hard. It isn't spoiled at all and easily goes back to gooey soft liquid if you just warm it a bit.
I am surprised that people haven't experienced this with honey since it occurs almost always when you open a jar and don't use it for a bit.
Perhaps people used up honey quickly but anyone who opened up a jar for a 1/2 cup for a recipe and then stashed it in the pantry had the experience of the honey crystallizing it and then just "thawed" it to liquefy when they wanted to use it. |
Amarante, please shout out again for those in the back of the bus!
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amother
Aqua
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Sat, Jan 06 2024, 6:13 pm
| Bnei Berak 10 wrote: | | Aren't there laws in the US what can be called honey? |
I don't think so.
There are laws for how much chemicals you can add to a product for it to be considered safe
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seeker
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Sat, Jan 06 2024, 10:49 pm
How are y'all thawing the honey? I buy mine in plastic bottles and when I try to warm it up, the plastic starts to warp and then I worry I'm releasing plastic into the honey and I give up and throw it out.
Switched to small bottles because I don't make recipes with lots of honey so often anymore. I used to use almost a cup a week for challah but I just don't have time so all the extra keeps getting wasted.
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effess
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Sat, Jan 06 2024, 10:57 pm
| seeker wrote: | How are y'all thawing the honey? I buy mine in plastic bottles and when I try to warm it up, the plastic starts to warp and then I worry I'm releasing plastic into the honey and I give up and throw it out.
Switched to small bottles because I don't make recipes with lots of honey so often anymore. I used to use almost a cup a week for challah but I just don't have time so all the extra keeps getting wasted. |
Warm water should not warp your plastic. Use warm water from the tap.
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