What is the best yeast to buy in bulk?

[lynn]

I purchase the fleishman inidividual packages when I know I won't be baking frequently but I want to start baking more, what is a good yeast to purchase and how long will it last after being opened?

[melissel]

I purchase the fleishman inidividual packages when I know I won't be baking frequently but I want to start baking more, what is a good yeast to purchase and how long will it last after being opened?

 

Most packages have an expiration date of a year or so, I believe, but I have to say that I've had a bag I bought from Costco several years ago. It's been in the back of my fridge ever since, and it still works perfectly well. I just made bread the other day, and when I proofed it, it nearly overflowed the little cup I put it in! It's Red Star brand.

[Hyzenthlay in Pa.]

When I baked regularly & ordered through a food co-op, I bought Red Star Yeast in a big package. Don't remember the weight about the size of 2lbs of sugar. I kept the bulk in the freezer, putting a 1/2 pint jar in the fridge .It worked for many years, I found some forgotten yeast 5 years old , used it with success.

[KnitWit]

We like SAF

[Renee in NC]

I buy the big packs of yeast at Sam's and freeze them. Once opened, I dump it into a plastic container and keep it in the freezer as well. That has always worked well for me!

[Prudent]

Most of the bread baking websites I've read have recommended SAF. I've never used it because it's not available locally. I use Fleishman's and it gets the job done just fine.

[Lizzie in Ma]

Red Star at King Arthur Flour Co

[kewb]

I keep my big bag of yeast from Costco in the freezer. One year later it is still going strong.

[SilverMoon]

I keep my big bag of yeast from Costco in the freezer. One year later it is still going strong.

 

This is what we do. I refill a small Fleishman jar and keep that in the fridge. That way we're not opening the main bag as often.

[Angela in GA]

I buy mine from Sam's Club. It's less than $5 for 2 pounches of it. I open one and dump it into a plastic container to store in the fridge. I should probably store the other one in the freezer, but I just shove it into the farrrrr back of my fridge. :p It lasts quite a long time. I don't bake bread everyday, but I do make pizza every week and use yeast in other things a couple of times a week. I think I've bought 2 pkgs. in the last year.

[BikeBookBread]

I keep my big bag of yeast from Costco in the freezer. One year later it is still going strong.

 

:iagree: Our Costco has Red Star vacuum-pac bricks. Works very well. I keep in an acrylic flip/top sealed container in fridge, and the extra in a ziplock in the freezer.

[iquilt]

My dh just brought me bulk yeast from Sam's - I will freeze the unopened and keep the opened in a plastic container in the fridge.

[cjzimmer1]

I get the two back from Sam's as well. The opened one gets dumped into a ziplock and I keep it in the freezer, the unopened one I just leave on the shelf since they are vacuum packed. I recently found one stuff in the back of the cupboard that was a year past it's expiration date. I opened it and have been using it ever since. I've had no problems with it. I think the vaccum sealed foiled packs are just as good as the freezer for longevity. It's how you store once it's opened that counts.