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Saf Instant Yeast, 1 Pound Pouch
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Brand | SAF |
Number of Items | 1 |
Unit Count | 16.0 Ounce |
Item Weight | 454 Grams |
Item Form | Powder |
About this item
- Safe Instant Yeast is one of the top selling yeasts in the world
- Comes in a large, 16-ounce (1 Pound) vacuum-packed bag
- Store in an airtight container; for 6 months at room temperature or in the fridge; or for a year or longer in your freezer
- Fast acting and long lasting
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Over the years, Saf-instant has become a brand which is well known, recognized and appreciated all over the world. Thousands of bakers with vastly different backgrounds, culture and areas of expertise, have relied on Saf-instant for generations.
About Saf-instant
Add Saf-instant, Saf-instant Gold, and Saf-pizza yeasts directly to the flour or at the start of the kneading process. Saf-levure should prior be reactivated by rehydration at a warm temperature. They all disperse easily and uniformly into the dough and gives optimum fermentation.
Yeast is a living microorganism. This microscopic fungus is no larger than 6 to 8 thousands of a millimeter in size, yet has exceptional fermentation characteristics.
Product Description
SAF is easy to use (no proofing or pre-dissolving); it's fast-acting and long-lasting, continuing to work for hours longer than "rapid" yeast. It's absolutely reliable.
Store in an airtight container: for 6 months at room temperature or in the fridge; or for a year or longer in your freezer.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Product Dimensions : 4.02 x 4.02 x 2.99 inches; 1 Pounds
- Item model number : 15909
- UPC : 305364936379 017929159092 370839498799 642103213071
- Manufacturer : SAF
- ASIN : B0001CXUHW
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,957 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
- #3 in Instant Dry Yeasts
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Customers like the performance, value, and quality of the bread making yeast. For example, they say it works well, is easy to use, and produces good results. Customers are also impressed with the taste. However, some customers have mixed opinions on stability, freshness, durability, and seal.
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Customers like the quality of the instant yeast. They say it makes really good bread, is the best yeast they've ever used, and is wonderful for homemade buns. They also mention that it's fantastic for bakers and that it cuts time off bread making.
"...I refill the jar as needed. The yeast will last longer (way past the expiration date) if it is kept in the freezer." Read more
"...The yeast were quite potent, based on their ability to convert sugar into CO2 (sorry, earth!)...." Read more
"...I have been getting into bread making and this yeast is perfect for my rustic loaves that require instant yeast. It's a good price and works well...." Read more
"This is fantastic for bakers. It is so much cheaper than buying 3 packets at a time. It also let's me adjust my yeast for different types of bread...." Read more
Customers like the performance of the yeast. They say it works well, is of good quality, and is perfect in all aspects. Some customers also mention that it's easy and convenient to use and the yeast works great. Overall, customers are satisfied and recommend the product.
"...This is my favorite yeast. It always works, and the bread gets a good rise...." Read more
"...I've used the yeast to make several loaves of bread, and they work fine. Any problems I might have had I attribute to my inexperience...." Read more
"...It's a good price and works well. I did end up putting it into a different airtight container." Read more
"...yeast because it’s high-quality, l don’t have to proof it, and it’s never failed. It’s easy and convenient!..." Read more
Customers like the value of the yeast. They mention that it's great quality at a really cheap price, and it' a better deal and less wasteful than using those little packs. They also say it''s a big time saver.
"...It is must better deal and less wasteful than using those little packs with the added bonus of being able to control the amount of yeast you use at..." Read more
"...It's a good price and works well. I did end up putting it into a different airtight container." Read more
"This is fantastic for bakers. It is so much cheaper than buying 3 packets at a time. It also let's me adjust my yeast for different types of bread...." Read more
"...Although never cheap, the price has always been quite reasonable...." Read more
Customers like the taste of the yeast. They mention that it has a great taste and keeps the longest of any yeast they've ever used. It's delicious having fresh bread, and the wheat breads have all baked up with a nice bite.
"...is similarly fast--20 minutes rather than 30, and the bread has the same texture and flavor as usual...." Read more
"...In terms of raising this is a very effective fast yeast. It has a great taste and it keeps the longest of any yeast I've ever used...." Read more
"...great, and my white, sourdough, and wheat breads have all baked up with a nice bite to them...." Read more
"...The flavor is excellent. If you know this, then this is a good bargain. (See photos 3 and 4.)..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the stability of the product. Some mention that it gives great rise to baked goods, while others say that it did not rise very well. Some say that the dough did not rising very well, and that the baked goods over-rise and collapse.
"...This is my favorite yeast. It always works, and the bread gets a good rise...." Read more
"...If you don’t, your baked goods will over-rise and collapse. (See photos 1 and 2, plus original review below.)..." Read more
"...has smaller particles that activate more quickly, and thus dough rises more rapidly, sometimes cutting rise times up to 50%...." Read more
"...you cut into the vacuumed bag low enough to start using it has a tendency to spill out. Wish the vacuumed bag was just a bit taller" Read more
Customers are mixed about the durability of the yeast. Some mention that it lasts very well, is reliable, and consistent, while others say that it seems a bit weak and doesn't last long enough for them to test it.
"Great product, shipped in box to prevent breakage, good date on package." Read more
"...I would recommend putting in a small mason jar and freezing, keeps for a long time." Read more
"...Recently it seemed a bit weak so I'm restocking and will keep in my freezer." Read more
"...appreciated the flavor and found it to be, as Saf says, “It's absolutely reliable.” But the last pack I bought was much more active...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the freshness of the product. Some mention that it's always fresh when they buy it, while others say that there is no expiration date on the package. Some also say that the expiration is hard to see and that it is not printed on the packet.
"...It’s always fresh when I buy it (it’s now January 2024 and I’ve been using the last package since June 2022)...." Read more
"...Mine had no date information at all. But, it was highly active...." Read more
"Great product, shipped in box to prevent breakage, good date on package." Read more
"...pita bread with it, I kept it in the freezer in a mason jar and it keeps it fresh...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the seal of the product. Some mention that it was well sealed and hard like a brick, while others say that the seal was compromised and the product was not vacuum sealed.
"This yeast is great. Fresh, good flavor, and was airtight when arrived. Good value for the money. Glad I purchased this type of yeast." Read more
"Once this package arrived, I noted that it was sealed, but not with a true vacuum, making the product like a brick. The contents was loose...." Read more
"...The yeast works ok, the package was intact with good vacuum seal...." Read more
"...during summer time arrived with banged up package and the vacuum seal was broken...." Read more
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(And, just for the record, previously I used yeast that had been stored in the fridge for 9 months - and had scored at 100% in the "champagne flute test" described here - and used it in the normal amount to make pizza dough. The dough rose as normal, so this method of measuring CO2 release by monitoring the amount of foam produced in 10 minutes seems a good measure of potency in getting dough to rise.)
I will continue to monitor and report on this yeast batch over the coming months and years.
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Original Review:
I did a test with these "instant" yeast right out of the bag, based on a clever idea described in an excellent previous user review (Steve Thomas, Jan. 11, 2015), which I modified slightly (see below). The yeast were quite potent, based on their ability to convert sugar into CO2 (sorry, earth!). I've used the yeast to make several loaves of bread, and they work fine. Any problems I might have had I attribute to my inexperience. But I'm learning, and the bread gets better and better. I ordered this huge, one pound bag of yeast only because I was finding it impossible to get yeast in the little packets at a grocery store. Impossible. So now I have what may well be (see update above) a lifetime supply.
Some user reviews of this product say that these yeast on arrival were not very active, but I wonder whether this might not have been due to the "middleman" who is handling the product. If you look on Amazon, you will see the same product available from many distributors, of all sorts of products, and the distributors seem to change from month to month (for example, the supplier of the bag I received no longer has this yeast available). How long was the bag on the shelf? How well was it stored by the distributor? These are more likely to determine the quality of the yeast you receive, rather than some product irregularity or failure in quality control by the manufacturer. So, as a first time buyer from a particular seller, you are in the tough spot of trying to assess the track record of the distributor (is the majority of their product line foodstuffs that require some care about storage conditions and expiration dates? What is THEIR record according to Amazon shoppers?). Then, once you get your stuff, check the packaging to make sure it is not over or close to its expiration date (mine on arrival was vacuum sealed and only about 5 months old, with a year and a half left on its stated lifetime), then test it to see if it is up to snuff. If it fails to deliver, you might have a chance to get a refund from a responsible re-seller.
Once it arrives, portion most of it out for long term storage and put the rest in a jar in the fridge. Use standard test conditions so you can occasionally test the yeast to see if they are still potent. I plan to do this at least every time I open one of my freezer bags of stored yeast from this batch I just received. Since the yeast arrived vacuum sealed, I used my vacuum sealer to prepare the portions destined for the freezer. I weighed out portions of a couple of ounces into coffee filters (to keep the yeast from getting sucked into the vacuum tube), carefully wrapped them, put each one into a plastic vacuum bag, and vacuum sealed them. Regarding storage in the fridge or freezer, you want to avoid giving the yeast an opportunity to pick up moisture. The best way to do that is to allow the fridge jar or freezer bag to warm up to room temperature before opening it. If the yeast is cold when you open the container, it will act as a condenser for any moisture that is in the air.
You might argue that you don't need to do some kind of lab test to check your yeast, just see how the bread comes out. Personally, I would rather do the standard test described below. Bread baking requires various ingredients and conditions, and it seems to me if a batch fails there might be a number of reasons for failure. Furthermore, why commit a lot of time and materials to making bread, only to find out later that the yeast had lost their punch? Testing ahead of time avoids that risk, and is simple and quick.
I modified the Steve Thomas protocol in order to get by with less yeast for each test. I used a cheap glass champagne flute and added a quarter cup of 115-120 degree water and immediately dissolved a half teaspoon of sugar. I stirred to dissolve the sugar and monitored the temperature till it had cooled to as close to 110 degrees F as I could get it. Then I stirred in a teaspoon of instant yeast, making sure to distribute it evenly in the water, including rescuing any clumps that are clinging to the side of the flute or floating on top. Let stand 10 minutes, which I timed from the moment I added the yeast, so the 10 minutes includes the time I stirred to disperse the yeast. I put a mark on the glass at the level of the originally added quarter cup of water, then a mark for where the "foam" had reached after 10 minutes. With my yeast, on arrival, the foam at 10 minutes had gone up the flute 1.5 inches from the water mark. Now, in a year's time, let's say, when I thaw out the next portion of vacuum sealed yeast, the first thing I'll do it repeat the test, in the saved marked flute, and see how the thawed yeast perform.
I used the champagne flute because it is narrow, and I thought that would provide better accuracy, especially since I was intent on cutting down on the yeast (and therefore water) being used in the test. If you don't have a champagne flute or other piece of narrow glassware, you might want to stick to the Steve Thomas protocol using a cup measure. The point is that you can use a previously described test, or devise your own test. Either way, use it on yeast you know to be good quality, then in the future you can use exactly the same conditions to see how the yeast currently being tested measure up to the "standard". If it's beginning to lose it's punch, it's time to use more in the recipe, and/or re-order.
Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2020
(And, just for the record, previously I used yeast that had been stored in the fridge for 9 months - and had scored at 100% in the "champagne flute test" described here - and used it in the normal amount to make pizza dough. The dough rose as normal, so this method of measuring CO2 release by monitoring the amount of foam produced in 10 minutes seems a good measure of potency in getting dough to rise.)
I will continue to monitor and report on this yeast batch over the coming months and years.
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Original Review:
I did a test with these "instant" yeast right out of the bag, based on a clever idea described in an excellent previous user review (Steve Thomas, Jan. 11, 2015), which I modified slightly (see below). The yeast were quite potent, based on their ability to convert sugar into CO2 (sorry, earth!). I've used the yeast to make several loaves of bread, and they work fine. Any problems I might have had I attribute to my inexperience. But I'm learning, and the bread gets better and better. I ordered this huge, one pound bag of yeast only because I was finding it impossible to get yeast in the little packets at a grocery store. Impossible. So now I have what may well be (see update above) a lifetime supply.
Some user reviews of this product say that these yeast on arrival were not very active, but I wonder whether this might not have been due to the "middleman" who is handling the product. If you look on Amazon, you will see the same product available from many distributors, of all sorts of products, and the distributors seem to change from month to month (for example, the supplier of the bag I received no longer has this yeast available). How long was the bag on the shelf? How well was it stored by the distributor? These are more likely to determine the quality of the yeast you receive, rather than some product irregularity or failure in quality control by the manufacturer. So, as a first time buyer from a particular seller, you are in the tough spot of trying to assess the track record of the distributor (is the majority of their product line foodstuffs that require some care about storage conditions and expiration dates? What is THEIR record according to Amazon shoppers?). Then, once you get your stuff, check the packaging to make sure it is not over or close to its expiration date (mine on arrival was vacuum sealed and only about 5 months old, with a year and a half left on its stated lifetime), then test it to see if it is up to snuff. If it fails to deliver, you might have a chance to get a refund from a responsible re-seller.
Once it arrives, portion most of it out for long term storage and put the rest in a jar in the fridge. Use standard test conditions so you can occasionally test the yeast to see if they are still potent. I plan to do this at least every time I open one of my freezer bags of stored yeast from this batch I just received. Since the yeast arrived vacuum sealed, I used my vacuum sealer to prepare the portions destined for the freezer. I weighed out portions of a couple of ounces into coffee filters (to keep the yeast from getting sucked into the vacuum tube), carefully wrapped them, put each one into a plastic vacuum bag, and vacuum sealed them. Regarding storage in the fridge or freezer, you want to avoid giving the yeast an opportunity to pick up moisture. The best way to do that is to allow the fridge jar or freezer bag to warm up to room temperature before opening it. If the yeast is cold when you open the container, it will act as a condenser for any moisture that is in the air.
You might argue that you don't need to do some kind of lab test to check your yeast, just see how the bread comes out. Personally, I would rather do the standard test described below. Bread baking requires various ingredients and conditions, and it seems to me if a batch fails there might be a number of reasons for failure. Furthermore, why commit a lot of time and materials to making bread, only to find out later that the yeast had lost their punch? Testing ahead of time avoids that risk, and is simple and quick.
I modified the Steve Thomas protocol in order to get by with less yeast for each test. I used a cheap glass champagne flute and added a quarter cup of 115-120 degree water and immediately dissolved a half teaspoon of sugar. I stirred to dissolve the sugar and monitored the temperature till it had cooled to as close to 110 degrees F as I could get it. Then I stirred in a teaspoon of instant yeast, making sure to distribute it evenly in the water, including rescuing any clumps that are clinging to the side of the flute or floating on top. Let stand 10 minutes, which I timed from the moment I added the yeast, so the 10 minutes includes the time I stirred to disperse the yeast. I put a mark on the glass at the level of the originally added quarter cup of water, then a mark for where the "foam" had reached after 10 minutes. With my yeast, on arrival, the foam at 10 minutes had gone up the flute 1.5 inches from the water mark. Now, in a year's time, let's say, when I thaw out the next portion of vacuum sealed yeast, the first thing I'll do it repeat the test, in the saved marked flute, and see how the thawed yeast perform.
I used the champagne flute because it is narrow, and I thought that would provide better accuracy, especially since I was intent on cutting down on the yeast (and therefore water) being used in the test. If you don't have a champagne flute or other piece of narrow glassware, you might want to stick to the Steve Thomas protocol using a cup measure. The point is that you can use a previously described test, or devise your own test. Either way, use it on yeast you know to be good quality, then in the future you can use exactly the same conditions to see how the yeast currently being tested measure up to the "standard". If it's beginning to lose it's punch, it's time to use more in the recipe, and/or re-order.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2024
Additionally, for those who are new to bread baking, please know that you really don’t have to pay attention to the expiration date if you freeze your yeast right away. Yeast will keep forever if it’s frozen. (You just take out about a cup at a time to use.)
As a matter of fact, the last yeast I opened prior to ordering 2 pounds a week ago had been in my freezer for 15 years! I know that because I had written the freezing date on the glass container. Of course I proofed this yeast before I used it. After that length of time I wanted to be absolutely certain it was alive. And it was. But that’s really no surprise.
This is five star yeast. As a matter of fact it’s six star yeast. However, I gave it four stars because I believe somebody has gotten extremely greedy. Although never cheap, the price has always been quite reasonable. The price I paid for the 2 pounds l ordered was, frankly, absurd, and if it stays that way, l may start considering other good brands. I really hope that doesn’t have to happen but I’ll be paying close attention to how they’re pricing from now on.
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