‘Once opened, keep refrigerated and use within four weeks’

[BrotherMouzone]

For garlic paste and ginger paste, the labels mention that they should be used within four weeks once opened, but are they safe to be consumed even after a few months?

Thanks.

[BrotherMouzone]

Thanks everyone for all the answers.

OzzyR1 said:

I have an Indian cash & carry that's open to the public a few miles from me so pop in a couple of times a year to stock up.

Buy the 1kg tubs of garlic and ginger paste (about £3.50 compared with £1.90 for 100g in the high street supermarkets). Lives in the corner of the fridge being used a couple of times a week quite happily for 6 months, never had any problems.

Exactly why I started this thread! Popped into my local Asian supermarket the other day and found some lovely stuff but they're all in big jars.

[BrotherMouzone]

Mobile Chicane said:

... the answer to the OPs question is to buy 1Kg bags of ginger, garlic and chillies from the 'ethnic' part of the freezer section at Asda.

These are frozen into single-use blocks and are ridiculously cheap compared with buying fresh.

Found them! Very convenient!