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Why do oxo cubes always get sticky these days?

(34 Posts)
Indinana Fri 18-Sept-15 09:35:09

Yes, Katek, I think I might start doing that. Sure I've got a spare Mason Jar somewhere.

Katek Fri 18-Sept-15 07:49:22

I decant mine into a glass storage jar with an airtight lid and they last ages. Might be worth trying

Elegran Thu 17-Sept-15 22:52:42

If they get the least bit of air into the foil, they go all gooey.

merlotgran Thu 17-Sept-15 21:14:29

I don't think they crumble like they used to but at least they're not rock hard like some of the cheaper supermarket ones.

Indinana Thu 17-Sept-15 21:13:41

It's mainly the chicken ones that I have the problem with, but the beef ones are almost as bad. The last box of chicken ones had to be thrown out because they weren't just sticky, they had virtually liquefied inside the foil wrappers shock. I'd had them a few weeks, but they were well within their use by date.
I can rarely crumble an oxo cube into a casserole these days. Lynda Bellingham would be furious grin.

Elegran Thu 17-Sept-15 21:01:45

I think they don't tell you to crumble them any more, but to put boiling water on them (but I could be wrong). The chicken ones have always been less crumbly.

Marelli Thu 17-Sept-15 20:53:50

I find that chicken Oxo's are often more spongy than crumbly. They just won't .... crumble! confused

Lona Thu 17-Sept-15 20:49:33

No indinana, I use them sometimes but they aren't sticky.

Indinana Thu 17-Sept-15 20:01:22

I keep thinking we must have a serious damp problem because the oxo cubes always end up sticky and uncrumble-able. But now a new pack, only had it for a couple of weeks, is already showing signs of stickiness. Has the recipe been changed? They never used to be like this. Has anyone else noticed it?