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Bay leaf disintegrated?

corblimey · 2015-10-26 14:37:47

I made a stew last night, and popped 3 (dried) bay leaves in at the start. At the end of the 2+ hour cooking time, I noticed that 1 of the leaves appeared to have disintegrated and I had to fish it out in several pieces with a fork. The other 2 were fine. I can only assume that leaf was past its best by, is that what "old"…

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26-10-2015 3:37pm

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corblimey

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I made a stew last night, and popped 3 (dried) bay leaves in at the start. At the end of the 2+ hour cooking time, I noticed that 1 of the leaves appeared to have disintegrated and I had to fish it out in several pieces with a fork. The other 2 were fine. I can only assume that leaf was past its best by, is that what "old" bay leaves do when they die?

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#2 26-10-2015 5:02pm
duploelabs

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Nope, just individual. Incidentally there's a massive difference in the taste of dried bay and fresh bay, the latter being much more vibrant and 'spruce' like

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