what is the shelf life of an unopened bag
1271871
I believe mine showed to be about a year, by the date on the bags. But, if you pack it in a Mylar bag, with an oxygen absorber, it will keep for many years. I have several bags of various gluten free flours (Rye, dark rye, all purpose, coconut, oat, almond, and sweet white rice) packed in Mylar with O2 eaters, and stored in food grade buckets. If there's no SHTF situation, I will probably check it for freshness in about 5 years.
1271872
If you store it in the refrigerator or freezer at least a year, in my opinion.
1271873
I put the Red Mill flour into my flour Tupperware canister which seals it. I haven't noticed any problems.
1977224
I have stored it for a few months at a time. Especially, if you don't open the bag, it will stay fresh much longer. It should have an expiration date. It has always tasted fresh to me.
2241256
I have had them unopened for up to 2years and has not gone bad. I store them indoors and not in the garage until ready to use.
1065843
It has a very long shelf life ... My last purchase this year has an expiration of 7/2016 If you have a bag..it's located on the back at the bottom.
793046
I'm not sure, but it's at least three months. That's how long each bag lasts for me, and it keeps that long.
239454
I don't know for sure, but I store UNOPENED packets in the pantry. After one is opened I keep it in the refrigerator.
1241258
I keep mine in the fridge after opening and only grind right before using. The bag lasts me slightly less than a month, so I never have any freshness issues.
1129743
I've always found the exp. date on the bottom of the bag. I think the only way to know before you order it is to send them an e-mail. The bags are vacuum sealed so they would last quite a long time. I just got a bag that's good until March of 2015.
1194396
I go through a case pretty quickly but even an open bag will last a couple weeks or more. The unopened will last months.
962965
According to manufacturer, expiration date is generally three years after production. So long as you limit the product's unnecessary exposure to air and moisture (and follow manufacturer's recommendations that product be stored in "dry, cool and dark" location), it should, presumably, stay fresh in its resealable bag for the amount of time it takes you to use it all up.
516640
Personally, I kept my first bag for 3 years (or longer) on the lower door shelf of my refrigerator and had no problems, at all! My second bag I kept for almost 2 years in the same place. I still tasted the strong brute flavor in my homemade ice cream and brownie recipes, which are chemical free. Love it! I didn't pay attention to expiration dates--just experimented for myself. If it had to stay 5 years in my fridge, I'd still use it. That's how confident I am in this product, based upon my usage. Hope this helps.
914672
They can last for several months if unopened. Longer if refrigerated prior to opening.
1825457
I've had unopened ones sitting around for a month or so now, and they taste exactly the same as the fresher ones. Opened, I'd say you still have at least a couple of weeks. They seem to be a largely dehydrated product, so from my experience they seem unlikely to perish for a really long time.
1340413
Peak will store unopened for about 4 years. If opened but stored in a cool dry place it will last for at least 8 months.
107166
My bag says to store in a cool dry place, and that they keep "best" in fridge or freezer. If you are thinking 25 years, then they would probably need to be frozen. The expiration date on my bag was stickered over, so I can't tell what it is. Maybe the manufacturer would have more precise info on shelf life.
724041
My package says manufactured 1/2014, expires 1/2016 so 2 years unopened. I would imagine that once opened, you'd want to use it within 6 months for best quality. The bag is ziploc-style, but even in a dry pantry some moisture from the air will get in.
62467
I don't know the shelf life of a 50-lb bag, if left unopened. We opened ours on 13 February 2014, filled the steel cut oats into any large (preferably glass) jars with screw-top lids, and as of today we have about 3 to 4 cups left. It saved many trips to Whole Foods where we used to buy it from their self-serve open containers. When we re-order, we'll ask if ORGANIC is available. Quality was good in our transferred-to-glass-jars oats. No bugs.