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Remember that molasses , like a lot of other baking products , usually has a best before date and not a use by date or an expiration date. Because of this distinction, you may safely use molasses for your flavoring needs after the best before date has lapsed. Molasses is one of the hardest products we have found to determine it's age - it looks, feels and smells the same with time - years of time. We are told by the manufacturers that it is the flavor that is compromised over time.
We tasted a 10 year old bottle, manufactured before the use of best by dates, and to us the taste was the same but, we must admit, the last time we tasted the product straight was when the bottle was fresh. We are not recommending use of a bottle this old, just using it as an example of how long molasses lasts and how hard it is for molasses to spoil.
Even Grandma, the company that is the largest producer of molasses not our personal Grandma , has the following to say about her molasses when asked the shelf life after the best used by date as extracted from the BG foods website, parent company of Grandmas Molasses : "There is no exact answer to this question, too many variables.
Remember that conditions may vary, so as always, discard the product if you see any mold, a change in the products appearance or a change in its aroma. There are, of course, certain health risks associated with spoiled foods so always remember to practice food safety and enjoy your foods before their shelf life has expired! The best way to store molasses is in its original air tight container in the cool dark pantry, away from sources of heat and changes in temperature.
If you find that your product has gone bad then check our substitute page. And, you can even use molasses to help make some sugar substitutes. Keeping it at room temperature is fine, so an enclosed cupboard or pantry is a good option for storage. If possible, storing it in the basement or cellar is even more ideal, as it will be away from the heat and humidity that can permeate a kitchen environment.
The quickest way for your molasses to spoil is by putting it away with the lid off or loose. You do not need to refrigerate molasses, with the exception of unsulfured molasses.
Since this can ferment, it should be kept refrigerated, unless you go through it fairly quickly. Keeping regular molasses in the fridge would make it very thick and difficult to pour. Once thawed, it will probably be grainy or crystallized, similar to what happens to honey. Related Does Honey Go Bad? Handy baking hint — if your molasses does crystallize, put the bottle in a pot of warm water not boiling and let it sit for a while.
It will return to a thinner consistency. Some brands say you should use it before the printed date, no matter when you open it. Others recommend using it within half a year of opening the bottle. Of course, all of those recommendations are about the quality of the sweetener. In other words, if your molasses is already opened for half a year, nine months, or even a year and a half, it should be safe to use.
Speaking of flavor, give your molasses a taste right after opening the bottle for the first time. Some brands sell their molasses with quite a short shelf life of a year or two, while others go with an extended period of up to 4 years. That date is only a good starting point, though. The date printed on the label is a best-by or best-if-used-by date and not an expiration date. Store molasses in a cool and dry place , like a pantry or a cupboard in the kitchen.
That viscosity makes refrigerated molasses super slow and difficult to pour.
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