We put our flour in the freezer, after bringing home, too.
How/where do you store your flour, after you freeze...for long term (like the one you made the bread with, after 12 yrs)?
TIA
Not as well as I should have probably, well wrapped in plastic is all I did. Like someone mentioned if mice or rodents in particular are or became an issue, anything other than a metal container is probably right out, they will eat through it.
It pays to inspect everything periodically. I had to throw out two huge bags of egg noodles because of critters. Maybe I could have froze those and avoided it to begin with, or kept them from being munched on.
Canned good can do weird things too. I’ve found the “store brand” items, while the food quality is often comparable (such as it is) or even better than name brands, they don’t always use a very good can itself. There are different quality levels of the liner itself. Sometimes they will start leaking for no apparent reason. Usually tomato foods are considered acidic and will eat through. And they need to be stored where freezing is not a concern. Maybe, underground or below ground, in the extreme. I assume that’s how Grandma got around it.
My favorite brand of Baked Beans, (which I don’t eat them very often) uses a high quality can and they last. I don’t “like” canned foods, but they are tough to beat in terms of price, and storage life. I tried them after 12 years, and while they had gone a little “stale” they were fine, and was glad to have ‘em.