My local Costco has this 2lb package of Red Star yeast for $8.99! My local supermarket sells the 4oz jars for $7.99!
But I have no idea what to do with this much yeast. I refilled my jar out of the big bag (I find the 4oz jar easy to measure from and it fits perfectly in the space next to my butter) and I vacuum sealed the rest of the package and stuck it in the fridge. This much yeast could last me 2 years, what are the odds that it keeps that long if I keep vacuum sealing it after I take out 4 oz at a time?
by FeralGinger
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I put mine in a tight fitting tupperware container and store it in the fridge. Takes me a bit over a year to go through it and have not had a problem yet – have been doing this since probably about 2015, maybe earlier, when they first had it in our Costco.
I just refilled my jar from the last yeast from the 2lb bag and I think it took me 2 years to use it up and surprisingly it is still working well. I didn’t bother with vacuum sealing the yeast, I just folded over the top and put a big binder clip on it. Great savings and less waste over the little envelopes.
I keep mine in the freezer.
Keep it in the freezer and it’ll easily last two years.
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