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Cooking & Baking

Kali

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3. if it isn't moldy or buggy it is fine.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Original post)

Thu Jan 22, 2026, 08:30 PM

14 hrs ago

kind of the point of dried grain is long term storage ability. make some nice peppery barley soup.

also pearl barley is different than whole barley (like brown rice)

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I think my barley went bad [View all] bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago OP

You could try sprouting some... buzzycrumbhunger 15 hrs ago #1

I think you're right. I bought it in 2020 I believe, during the pandemic. bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #2

Sprouting is a great idea for barley. What is your plan for the barley? littlemissmartypants 14 hrs ago #4

I think I'll feed the birds bucolic_frolic 14 hrs ago #5

There is an oven method for that. It might take some time to find a good one on line though. littlemissmartypants 3 hrs ago #10

if it isn't moldy or buggy it is fine. Kali 14 hrs ago #3

If it doesn't smell bad, it's ok. Imo Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #6

I always store mine in glass. Stays good longer. Clouds Passing 14 hrs ago #7

Cook a little to see if it's stale, don't commit to a big soup only to find it's bad. That's pretty old Blues Heron 14 hrs ago #8

Agree. bucolic_frolic 13 hrs ago #9