Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Funny, I was cleaning out my spice shelf and found saffron a relative had given me after traveling in the middle east. But it's now maybe two years old. Still sealed. Any point in using it?
It’ll be fine. Saffron is very expensive, don’t waste it!
I only bought it once. Years ago I was visiting my mom (small farming town) and the grocery store had a jar someone had asked them to order and then never picked it up. We're talking the mid 1990s. Jar had been $20 and had a few strands in it, I bought it for $10.
AI says up to 4 years if whole saffron and stored away from light. Go for it.
I know I used the jar I bought but too long ago to remember.