Herbs and spices
When you are dealing with something that you only use a tiny amount of each time, it can stick around in your house forever! Think of all those jars and packets of herbs and spices sitting in the back of your pantry, hoping to be let out into the sun. You can hang onto those, surely?
Well, for a while, yes. Typically 3 or four years on and they’ll be fine. The problems come beyond that time frame, Not only can the herbs and spices lose their distinctive smells and tastes, but they can also begin to cause problems with your digestive system, which is probably not the culinary result you were aiming for.