Shelf life of unopened tahini
#254883 - 03/28/06 04:36 AM
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atomic rose
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Ok, I googled this and couldn't find an answer... maybe I'm just spastic this early in the morning, but who knows. 
Anyway, I know that the shelf life of a jar of tahini is about a month after you open it, but what about an UNopened jar? I have a huge unopened jar of the stuff in my pantry, and it's a couple months past the sell-by date. Anyone know if it's ok to use?
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Honestly, I keep opened jars around forever. My mom stock piles the unopened jars in the garage for a looong time. I don't think the stuff expires. I just asked my mom, and this was her response: "i don't like to keep anything more that 3 yrs, unopened , of course." So, there ya go. You should be fine. Treat it like any other vegetable oil -- if it smells rancid, chuck it.
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Amanda
I live in the Big Apple, but I don't eat the skin
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CASEY!
#254922 - 03/28/06 07:09 AM
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What an interesting new profile pic. It doesn't even look like you!!! You're so versatile!
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i agree with everyone else: it sounds fine, especially since it's just a couple months past sell-by, and i doubt they'd expect you to use a huge jar in two months; and damn that new picture is smokin. 
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jaime
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Thank you!
#254979 - 03/28/06 12:34 PM
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atomic rose
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I should have just directed the question to you in the first place... I knew you'd have the perfect answer for me.  Thanks! It's one of those dumb situations where I've always bought tahini in a smallish can and used it up pretty quickly... this time all I could get was a big honkin' jar, and it's all separated and strange-looking. But I'll crack it open and give it a sniff. Thanks!
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Tina!
#254980 - 03/28/06 12:36 PM
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atomic rose
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Thanks!
I felt like a little something different. Really different. LOL! I don't have the full picture anymore, but if you go up and look at the reply I'm about to post to Jaime, you can see another picture from the same day. You might get a kick out of it.
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Thanks - on both counts!
...and like I'm going to pass on an opportunity to show off a little. Heh. I don't have the full version of my picture anymore, but this is another one taken the same day. And in case you're wondering what's up with the turban, I was keeping my hair out of my face when I bellydance.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/atomicrose/112434271/in/photostream/
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Don't worry about it being separated. It's just natural for the solids to settle at the bottom and the oil to float on top. Give it a good stir and you'll be fine.
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Amanda
I live in the Big Apple, but I don't eat the skin
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(OK, so this has nothing to do with tahini -- or recipes -- shhhh)
Casey -- how is belly-dancing? Is it good exercise? I've always wanted to try it. Of course now I don't want my belly shown 'cause of all the surgical scars  but I really need to do some kind of exercise besides my PT stretches, and my options are pretty limited right now.
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jen
"It's one of the most serious things that can possibly happen to one in a battle -- to get one's head cut off." -- LC
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omg.
#255009 - 03/28/06 02:06 PM
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Ravenndark
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Casey, you look GORGEOUS.
I'm loving the earrings. LOVE.
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