Nutritious and delicious, nuts are perfect alone or in a wide variety of dishes. But thanks to their high oil content, nuts can become rancid and go bad fairly quickly.
To extend the shelf life of nuts, freeze them — they’ll stay fresher much longer. A few pointers on how to freeze nuts:
• Nuts in the shell will usually last longer than shelled nuts.
• To freeze nuts, place in an airtight container or heavy-duty freezer bag.
• Here's how long nuts can last in the freezer once they've been shelled: