Does baking powder go bad?

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asked Mar 7, 2020 in Other-Food Drink by Anitacoks (400 points)
Does baking powder go bad?

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answered Mar 8, 2020 by Jodie (35,100 points)
Baking Powder does not really go bad and can last basically forever.

But when baking powder sits out for longer than a year then it may become hard but that does not mean that it's bad or unsafe to eat.

Baking powder remains safe to use for a very long time even after getting hard and if the baking powder does get hard all you need to do is mash it up with a meat tenderizer hammer or something else and break the baking powder back up.

Then you can use it in baking goods etc.

I've used baking powder that was sealed for 7 years in my mother's pantry when we were cleaning her house out to move.

She was gonna throw it out but I took it and used it.

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