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Default Old paste solder?

Greetings,

I've never done hot-air soldering but am helping set up a lab. I understand
we need solder paste and its shelf life is short. But I just found some
solder paste that has been out of refrigeration more than 7 years, and it
still looks like paste. What quality has it lost? Stickiness?

Thanks!