A scale infection ruined my vision of a constant supply of fresh Kaffir lime leaves. I salvaged the unaffected leaves and now have a baggie full of frozen leaves in my freezer – My local asian food store sells them frozen and I figured I'd take a leaf out of their book.
But how long will they stay fresh?
Of course I could buy a large bag of rice and a crate of coconut milk and put Thai/Vietnamese/… on the menu five days a week, but to prevent domestic mutiny I'd like to stretch that bag of leaves way longer.
I checked our canonical post and the links given there, but couldn't find a conclusive answer. And of course I'm wondering about quality, not food safety.
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Answering from personal experience: Mine are in the freezer now for 5+ months, and don't show any sign of degradation. Not in smell, not in texture, not in color, not in taste. I expect them to be like that for some time to come.