Keep or toss: opened boxes of uncooked pasta?

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Why do I have so many boxes of uncooked pasta in my cabinet?  How long have they been there? Will I ever have need for them again now that the three of us can pretty much house a box of pasta ourselves? Should I just assume they are gross and throw them out, thus providing my cabinets room for boxes of unused pasta?

NB: I have no idea how long they've been in there unopened.  Less than one year.

[jessnpaul]

Pasta never lasts long in my house, but we usually have a random open box or two. We keep them but, like I said, they most likely haven't been open for long!

[charlotteandwilbur]

Sometimes I will combine all of the random pasta odds & ends we have lying around and serve "silly pasta" -- DS thinks this is awesome. If it's really old though I just toss.

[soxin2]

They probably have expiration dates somewhere. I'd then round back based on open status.

Or mix them and cook.

But, our grocery budget is tight, so we don't usually run into this. I hate throwing away food, but I also don't use past expiration date.

[mpc]

I voted "keep them" but honestly I'm about to clean out my pantry and toss them all. For me it's just that everything is a mess and I seriously need to purge. In general though, I don't make a habit of throwing out opened boxes.

[mainelyfoolish]

Dry pasta will keep for a long time. Make an effort to eat some pasta odds and ends soon.

[patbutcher]

just keep and use up soon. Have pasta like 3 nights a week for the next month - pasta bake, pasta with tuna, pasta salad etc.. lol

[Ashley&Scott]

Mar 31, 2015 15:26:59 GMT -5 mainelyfoolish said:

Dry pasta will keep for a long time. Make an effort to eat some pasta odds and ends soon.

I agree.

[azurely]

I'd keep them and combine them from now on when you're making pasta.

[ssmjlm]

Use some of it to make this: damndelicious.net/2014/01/20/one-pot-baked-ziti/

I haven't made it yet, but plan to this weekend.

[lurknomore]

Mar 31, 2015 15:34:32 GMT -5 ssmjlm said:

Use some of it to make this: damndelicious.net/2014/01/20/one-pot-baked-ziti/

I haven't made it yet, but plan to this weekend.

Um... yum!!!  Please report back.  I want to try too!

[hocus2]

Have you considered donating them to a food bank?

[MadamePresident]

I'm not sure why you would throw them away. Pasta lasts a really long time. I don't think its going to taste stale or anything.

[Deleted]

Mar 31, 2015 15:44:45 GMT -5 MadamePresident said:

I'm not sure why you would throw them away. Pasta lasts a really long time. I don't think its going to taste stale or anything.

Even after the box is open?  Google is giving me mixed opinions.

[Deleted]

Mar 31, 2015 15:39:10 GMT -5 hocus2 said:

Have you considered donating them to a food bank?

I don't think the food bank wants opened pasta. 

I'd just mix it and eat it. As long as the cook times are close, it's fine. 

[curbsideprophet]

I would keep it and cook it. Pasta lasts a long time, even after the box has been opened.

[CloudBee]

Many people open boxes of spaghetti and keep it out on the counter in canisters.

I couldn't imagine tossing open boxes of pasta. Just cook a few varieties at once the next time you have a pasta dish.