How do you store rice. I understood rice can go (??) rancid
I’ve kept it up to a few years in nothing but a bucket and it’s been fine. For actual long term, Mylar bag with O2 absorber in it and sealed with clothes iron or actual sealer made for the job.
I store it in the small 6 gallon metal trash cans available at Wal Mart.
When I buy the rice, I buy small bags (typically 1 or 5 pounds). Since I have many small bags, if one goes bad for some reason, probably bugs, the others are not as likely to be affected. I squeeze the bag to see if it holds pressure right off. When I put the bags in the can I include a chunk of dry ice to displace the air in the can before I seal it.
I also put some of my spare electronics devices in the can between the rice bags. It is a very good EMP faraday cage. Be sure to keep the device from touching the metal side of the can though.
store rice in 5 gallon buckets with oxygen absorbers. White rice lasts for decades. Brown rice will go rancid. Pinto beans get hard after 5+ years, and need to be soaked in water with a teaspoon of baking soda per pound, for a few hours, then rinsed and soaked over night before cooking them. Honey stores forever in glass jars. For supplementing, I use Auguson Farms from Walmart or on line. the fruits, powdered tomatoes, milk, and bread in # 10 cans is cost effective.