Flour has a shelf life

[steelchef]

I don't know how many of you are unaware as I was of this fact. I had bread failure after failure using old flour that we had bought in a large quantity, many years ago. I was looking for answers all over the 'net until I found the King Arthur's Flour website and got educated. I bought some new flour and had instant success. Another revelation is that the old flour is excellent for pizza dough as it doesn't rise as much as fresh.

[wheels]

Many thanks - I wasn't aware of that.

Phil