jpinmaryland
Sous Chef
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My box of brown sugar turns hard as a brick, anyone have a jack hammer I can borrow? Is there any way to avoid this?
scott123 said:Plastic isn't 'air tight.' It's porous. Certain plastics are more porous than others, but generally speaking, the thinner the plastic, the less 'air tight' the item will be long term.
If you go through brown sugar fast enough, then store it any way you want. If you want to prolong it's life as long as possible, use glass. Same for spices.
Audeo said:I store brown sugar in its original bag inside a heavy-duty ziploc with as much air removed as possible.