Shelf life of previously frozen flour?

[Gene in Acadiana]

Just wondering if anyone has a sense of how long previously frozen flour will stay fresh after thawing and storing at room temperature. My next batch of frozen Caputo Pizzeria has a BB/EXP date of Jan 2022 and wondering how long it should stay relatively fresh after it's been frozen for about 8 months. I froze it shortly after purchasing it last spring.

Thanks.

[Pizza_Not_War]

Not really an answer, but on similar circumstances I just kept it frozen well past date and had no issues. I just take out what I need each time.

[02ebz06]

I buy 50# bags and keep in freezer until the container in the pantry is empty.
Put the whole 50# in the container.
Takes about a year for me to use up the pizza flour and have not noticed anything different in the pizzas.
But then I'm 75 years old. 

[Gene in Acadiana]

Thanks P_N_W and Bruce. I never thought about just taking smaller portions out of the freezer instead of the whole batch at once. Sounds like a good idea. Thanks!

[02ebz06]

I think shelf life on some items (not all) are just to get you to throw it out and go buy new.

[amolapizza]

Yes, it's often probably very true!

Still fats get rancid and I'm sure there are other detrimental processes going on.

Seems to me that (for the home pizzaiolo) buying flour in a larger quantity, and then freezing it ought to work well.

[Gene in Acadiana]

I think shelf life on some items (not all) are just to get you to throw it out and go buy new.

I think this sums up your comment perfectly:

[halfprice]

I keep my Caputo blue in the freezer.  I repacked the 50lb bag into plastic containers.  Take out what I need then back into the freezer

Jerry

[rascali]

I've been freezing 50lb bags from various mills for several years with generally positive results.
However, I do notice increased "bran oxidation" peppering the dough balls as storage time increases, and this process limits my use to under 12 months at most.

[dragonspawn]

For white flour kept in a dry place, in a low humidity climate - I think that the shelf life is forever and one even outside of the refrigerator. I have never had issues with just keeping the bags at room temp. Just closed carefully.