Old rice- can I use it

Use it, it will be fine.

Let’s see if a bump works

Rice will keep for millennia.

Of course it ll be fine

I made a risotto recently with some out of date arborio rice and it did have a bit of a twang to it - rather like when biscuits are stale and just don't taste right. Still here to share the story though so it didn't do us any harm.

Yes, a risotto is what I want to make with it. I’ll put plenty of flavouring in !

It is safer than reheating cooked rice, apparently. Rinse it well first until the water is clear.

We had a similar thread not so long ago.

Yes, it'll be fine.

Dry rice out of date is fine: cooked rice is dodgy and should be eaten up asap.

Yes, I agree, it should be fine. It might smell a bit stale, but on the other hand, you say it is still sealed so I doubt that it will taste or smell stale.

I used some up that had been opened for ages a while ago, probably 2 years, and it was fine, just had a very slight stale smell, but nothing to affect the dish - but as I say, that rice had been opened (though stored in a lidded container), which might account for the slightly stale smell.

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Rice will keep for millennia.

🤣🤣🤣The contents of my kitchen cupboard will attest to that!

Yes

Rice doesn't need a use-by date. It'll keep until weevils get in and you can still cook it and eat them as well – more protein!

If I saw a weevil that would be the end of it! The other night I saw a big black cockroach just near the back door. I couldn’t help it- I screamed my lungs out. Nasty,horrible, yucky things.🪳🪳

I was about to throw away a packet of rice that was infested with weevils. My visiting friend suggested washing it … the weevils would rise to the top. Then throw away the water with the weevils and you’re good to go.

Yes.

Some risotto rice is sold as "aged" so I'm guessing it will be fine. I just found one online which is aged for seven years! I once bought a large quantity of Tilda basmati rice and found that a mouse had chewed its way through the plastic sack, ugh....

Brown rice will go rancid because of the oils in it. White rice will taste a tad weird because the lipids will oxidize, and the texture will be mushy. Seriously, though, rice is not that expensive. So why risk it?

Use it-I have done that and it didn’t taste weird at all.
My usual question to self with dry or tinned food is, ^if we were at war and this was rationed, would you use it?

Use it. If it is very old (over10 years), then perhaps not…

It is the cooked rice that you need to be careful of... only a couple of days even if in fridge.

That doesn’t sound too bad to me.
I’ve just sorted out my food cupboards ready for moving. I decided not to keep the little jar of Chipotle paste. Dated use before 2015.

It is almost certainly all right, but put it in a sieve and rinse it before use - if you are fussy scald it as well.

Just reporting in- I made a beautiful risotto, though I say it myself. No problem with the rice whatsoever. It was the best one I’d made andI was glad because it was a birthday meal for daughter number 2.