How to Store Almonds

Bottom Line- Cool and DRY!

This is where retail stores make a big mistake. Almonds are easy to store and you don’t need to refrigerate them for short term storage (days to weeks), but if you want them to retain their ideal flavor they had when they were harvested then you should store them properly. The biggest concern is humidity and moisture which create the biggest detriments to almond storage.

All almonds are harvested within a 45 day window in early fall. Capay Hills Orchard stores them under ideal temperature and humidity conditions so they will last for a couple years without any degradation in flavor or moisture content.  Retail markets normally do not store almonds under ideal conditions as we do.

According to UC Davis, almonds can be stored for at least 8 months at room temperature (68°F [20.0°C]), and for a year at 32° to 45°F (0° to 7.2°C), more than a year when frozen. I suggest take out of cold storage what you can in eat in 2-3 weeks, store the remainder. Store long term less than 75% relative humidity. Here’s suggestions how to do that at home: Use zip-loc bag or glass jar and get as much as out as you can with your hands. This is easy with zip-loc, harder with jar. Humidity is the biggest problem so if you can get the air out, the better the almonds retain their flavor. Then place in refrigerator or freezer.

For smoked almonds, its not such an issue. For smoked, they can stay room temperature for 2-3 weeks, but keep them in a seal-able bag to reduce exposure to moisture. I suggest you keep cool anything beyond a 2-3 week supply. For almond butter, keep cool such as refrigerator what you can't consume in 2-3 weeks. I don’t have much experience freezing almond butter, but it seems to be ok.

Moral of the story, buy your almonds from Capay Hills Orchard, they are stored properly, organic certified and unpasteurized! Share this with your friends.

Brian

The Farmer

Almonds may not be cheap, but they are cheaper than the doctor or hospital. Eat well, live well, and support your organic famer.

You can buy unpasteurized raw almonds and almond butter directly from the California farmer at Capay Hills Orchard. Order off the website, www.chorganicalmonds.com or by calling or texting 530-507-8222. Talk or text directly with the farmer, Brian Paddock Alternatively email capayhillsorchard@gmail.com Please share this post with your friends.

Capay Hills Orchard is a small family farm growing the best raw almonds, raw almond butter and smoked almonds. Capay Hills Orchard is Veteran owned, Bee Friendly certified, and of-course Certified Organic using Regenerative farming practices.

Brian & Gretchen Paddock