insects in flour

car39

just went to get some flour out of my press and i stire it in an airtight container .there was alot of tiny brown insects in it.what are they and how long does flour last for.vaguely remember a baker telling me there are mites of some sort in all flour

Alun

They're called (not unsurprisingly!) flour mites Loads of hits if you Google them.

Dizzyblonde

It happened to my friend years ago and when she contacted the flour company she was told flour should not be stored in an airtight container. I stand my open bag of flour in a freezer bag in the cupboard, just to save on spillages, and I've never had a problem with mites.

cormie

I used flour with mites in it before when I was a chubby lil guy probably making some cakes and I'm still alive so they are probably harmless:)

Supercell

Jesus thats gross, i've never ever seen that.
Throw the flour into the bin is what i'd do.

Toto Wolfcastle

Years ago I was asked to make cakes in school for something that was happening there that night. (Got time off class to bake, why would I say no?) Anyway, some of the flour had those little insects in it, but because everyone else baking were the bullys of the class, they won the vote and we used it.

And then I got given out to for telling people.

But there were no deaths.

Must tell my mum that she shouldn't store flour in those kilner jars.