We are all used to standing at store shelves and looking for shelf life for products in the composition. It is very tiring and time consuming.
But what if we say that there are products in stores whose shelf life is absolutely unlimited? Yes, you can put them in a basket without looking, without worrying about your health after using them.
10. Maple Syrup
Maple syrup, the container of which has not been uncorked, can last an infinitely long number of years. But even after opening the package, maple syrup will serve the hostess in the kitchen for several years, provided that this addition to the dessert is stored in the refrigerator.
9. Strong spirits
Alcohol really does not know how to deteriorate, especially if you store it away from sources of direct sunlight, and in principle, bright light. Therefore, in all films, rich people have a small dark bar with dense walls and a door, so that alcohol is always in a dark place.
We are talking about strong alcoholic drinks: vodka, rum, tequila, whiskey and cognac.
8. Soy sauce
There are products on our list that can be stored for literally forever! Although soy sauce does not belong to such products, it will calmly stand in your cabinet or refrigerator for about three years and will not even disappear.
But it is worth noting that we are talking about soy sauce obtained during natural fermentation. And if unscrupulous manufacturers accelerate the reaction with reagents, the term of such soy sauce must be checked on the packaging, because it depends on the original composition.
7. Dried Beans
Beans, like many other types of legumes, can be stored for a huge number of years and will not even lose their presentation. Scientists conducted an experiment on how long the beans can be stored and came to the conclusion that thirty years later, the beans wrinkled outwardly and slightly lost its appearance. But during cooking, it remained the same tasty and suitable for use, that is, the beans did not lose their taste even after thirty years.
6. Salt
Salt, like sugar, can be stored for ages. The fact is that salt is not even a product, it is a mineral. And the mineral cannot deteriorate under any conditions. Of course, the salt is susceptible to moisture and can harden if not stored in a closed container and in an accessible place. But even if the salt hardens and turns into stone - do not panic, it does not lose its taste at all. It will only become less convenient to use.
There is a peculiarity only in iodized salt - its shelf life is limited to 2-3 years, simply because iodine has the property of weathering and evaporating. Otherwise, after evaporation of iodine, iodized salt can be used as ordinary table salt, it does not get worse.
5. Rice
Rice is recommended to be stored at a temperature of 4-5 degrees Celsius. For storage, it is necessary to use containers: plastic or glass. Because in an ordinary plastic bag, rice can and will last as long as in glass or plastic, but the cereal will not be protected from pests in the form of bugs and weevils.
Subject to the storage conditions described, rice can retain its properties, taste and structure for thirty years! The experiment was conducted on two types of rice - steamed and polished.
4. Honey
To confirm the long shelf life of honey, ask archaeologists about their findings. After all, people in this profession found a product over two thousand years old that retained its aroma and taste. And in Georgia they found honey with an even greater number of years lived: five and a half thousand!
Honey can really be stored forever, the thing is that the composition of the product is not favorable for the development of bacteria and insects. Nevertheless, honey has such a consistency that no insect decides to use it to lay larvae.
And if you also put honey in a solid container and close it tightly with a lid, then the honey will protect itself from excess moisture and light, and under such protection the product will really serve the entire generation of your family until it is eaten.
3. Vinegar
It is good that vinegar can be stored indefinitely, because we rarely use the product and in extremely small quantities. Especially when it comes to vinegar essence of seventy percent. Vinegar is best stored in its original packaging, kept in a dark cabinet, away from sources of light and heat. Check that the vinegar lid is tightly closed, otherwise the liquid may erode.
Do not forget that vinegar can be of different types, and it is better to read about the storage conditions of its varieties separately. After all, for example, it is recommended to store herbal vinegar in the refrigerator.
2. Milk powder
The only condition for storing milk powder is a tightly closed container so that excess air, moisture and sunlight are not allowed. Otherwise, milk powder can be stored almost forever, while not losing any taste, texture or aroma.
The main thing is that the product be manufactured in accordance with all technological standards. But in any case, milk powder will last you longer than regular milk in liquid form. Powdered can also be added to coffee, replaced with liquid cream, used in the preparation of infant formula and just take a dry consistency with you on the go, when buying ordinary milk is not advisable.
1. Sugar
If sugar is stored in an airtight container, it will serve the hostess for an almost infinite number of years. Moreover, the container is needed only in order to protect sugar from moisture and air, otherwise it will turn into one huge sugar block. But even if sugar hardens, it will not lose its taste and properties.
By the way, if you grind sugar into powdered sugar, then it will last as long, again, if the storage conditions are observed, that is, keep the powdered in a closed container.