[CottonBall]

I've been thinking of canning dried rice and beans. My idea is to put it in canning jars and put it in the oven for a half hour at about 170 degrees to kill any bugs and eggs and then put the lids on it before it cools. That would create a vacuum inside to keep it from getting contaminated.

Did exactly that. But being one to over do just about everything, I also froze the grains and beans for a couple of days first (this also kills the bugs, supposedly). Then dried in the oven. Then added an oxygen absorber before sealing the jars. Probably way too much effort - and any one of the 3 methods would've sufficed ;)

[Chuckster]

We have been carrying dry beans and rice, barley and oats on our boat for years. We just drop a bay leaf into each container. No bugs.