This is how they stay crisp the longest

What harms the nuts?

Nuts are a product of nature and are therefore inevitably subject to change. But how long they actually last depends on a number of factors.

• Light and heat accelerate the breakdown process
• a damp environment makes them go moldy
• the higher the oil content, the faster they go rancid

Store unshelled nuts

Unshelled nuts should be left in the shell for as long as possible, because it is their natural protection. Until they are used, a dark and dry place is optimal for their storage.

Whole nuts are stored in airy nets. Your comfortable temperature is between 10 and 18 degrees Celsius. Then they can withstand it for several months without suffering any loss of quality.

Shelled nuts are more sensitive

When the nuts are deprived of their shell, this makes them more sensitive to all external influences. This sensitivity increases when the nuts are crushed. Because of their high perishability, chopped and ground nuts should be used up as soon as possible.

Store opened bags in the refrigerator

Shelled and chopped nuts are easy to store in the refrigerator. To prevent them from taking on the taste of cheese, sausage and the like, they should only be put in the refrigerator in an airtight packaging.

You should bake a delicious nut cake after four to six weeks at the latest. The nuts don't keep much longer in the refrigerator.

Nuts are more durable in the freezer

Nuts are better off in a frostier environment than in the refrigerator. In an airtight container, shelled and chopped nuts can keep their aroma for a whole year in the freezer.

Rancid and moldy nuts, what to do?

Spoiled nuts are not only inedible, they are also harmful to health. Discard any nuts that have the following characteristics:

• they smell musty or rancid
• there is mold on the cores or shells
• there are discolorations
• Nuts have dried up