Am i doing it right

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cyarnell

Discussion Starter · Nov 30, 2013 (Edited)

Just joined forum and Wife and I made first purchases rice/beans/ oats, cornmeal, flour etc. i went and bought 10 5 gal buckets from Home Depot. most of stuff just left in bag and put in buckets with tops on. As for the rice, bag was to big so poured rice in bucket put top on it. Now i am reading about "food quality buckets, moisture fears etc" is there something I should be doing to insure food stays dry/fresh free from spoil?? also thinking of investing in year worth of freeze dried products any particular brands stand out?? as for water have in
ground swimming pool (going to purchase water purifier what kind?? and have 5/6 water bottles from water dispenser. So any insights/guidance would be greatly appreciated

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inceptor

· #3 · Nov 30, 2013

You can use those buckets but the self life would not be very long. I would store then in mylar bags with o2 absorbers inside the buckets you have. This will make the self life a whole lot longer. I have heard of rice storing for 25 years.

I found this video short but useful.

Mylar bags and o2 absorbers can be found on amazon and ebay at very reasonable prices.

YouTube has some real useful video's on food storage.

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inceptor

· #4 · Nov 30, 2013

And, oh yeah, welcome to the forum from Texas.

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inceptor

· #10 · Dec 1, 2013

Inor said:
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Note: Do not use the oxygen absorbers with salt or sugar. It makes them both turn hard as a brick and you will need a hammer to later break them back into powder.

Thanks Inor, I didn't know that. My plan for those is my vacuum sealer but I could have been tempted to add an o2 absorber. I'm just now getting into long term bulk myself.

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inceptor

· #12 · Dec 1, 2013

Inor said:
We still have not figured out how to keep brown sugar from getting hard. Mrs Inor bought about 10 bags of it a year or two ago when they were having a big sale. Now, she can either beat the bags with a hammer for 10 minutes when she wants to make cookies, or I can strap one to my chest for body armor.

Cheap body armor, I like that. ::clapping::

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inceptor

· #14 · Dec 1, 2013

Inor said:
We still have not figured out how to keep brown sugar from getting hard. Mrs Inor bought about 10 bags of it a year or two ago when they were having a big sale. Now, she can either beat the bags with a hammer for 10 minutes when she wants to make cookies, or I can strap one to my chest for body armor.

I'm no expert by any stretch of the imagination but my 1st thought was an apple. So I did a search and found this.

Pantry Problem Solving: 5 Ways To Keep Brown Sugar Soft | The Kitchn

Sounds interesting. I may try the marshmallow with sugar.

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inceptor

· #16 · Dec 1, 2013

Inor said:
Thanks!

Let me know if it works.

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