Posted on 11/14/2011 5:03:54 PM PST by Kartographer
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I'be decided I've got to move away from so many can goods to dry goods...more beans, more pasta, barley etc....rice...they seem to store alot more compactly...
Will dry rice and dry beans in original pkgs. and in freezer bags, be ok stored in a freezer for a long time—like 5-10 years? Anyone?
Stored in a bucket in mylar and oxygen absorbers 20+ years.
FReeper ChocChipCookie (?) also suggests storing (dried goods) rice, beans, etc. in (clean) soda or water jugs with oxygen absorbers. Then place them into cardboard boxes to protect from light (for closets, pantry's, etc.)
For those of you who buy dried 15-year meals, etc., what company would you recommend from which to purchase?
Freezer bags won’t last 20 yrs, they won’t last but about 6 months. Its also not necessary to store rice and beans in the freezer.
Use Mylar bags, something for bugs, and an O2 absorber. Use an iron to seal the mylar bag and they are good to go.
In the freezer they’ll be fine, on the plus size the freezing has killed any bugs.
They don’t lose nutrition for about 25 years if stored properly.
Thanks. We used mylar at the ad agency as overlays back in the 80s.
Is that the same stuff?
Bugs was what I was concerned about when I threw them in the freezer
but I neglected to use and rotate. Got busy with life’s little problems.
Not the same stuff, mylar storage bags have multiple layers and need to be food grade. Generally 4-5 mm thick. The mylar provides the oxygen barrier and there is another layer of plastic inside.
Lots of places to but them. pleasanthill grain carries a couple sizes that meet my needs and they are good quality. Read up on how to do it before you pack the food. Its not hard but you need to do it the right way.
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Do you want them in freezer to avoid bugs?
I would think you would want to repackage into something stronger than original package—be that freezer Tupperware- type containers or heavy duty zip lock. The packaging I have seen for rice and beans is a very thin plastic—think that “freezer smell” might permeate thru it. Also could easily tear.
That said, I have rice in a very large glass jar.
This might be naive, but what about storing a certain amount & giving 10% of it to a communal food pantry?
Many Jewish communities, including the one I live in, are semi-autonomous. Usually centered around a synagogue, rabbinic leader, or yeshiva, they have their own funds (e.g. bridal, funeral, loans) which are augmented by congregants’ tithes or donations.
I hate to be the only one on the planet surviving. I would need a community for protection & support.
I have them in Ziplock freezer bags and they are still in original pkgs.
lol I have a large unique looking glass container on the shelf, with an assortment of beans I’ve had for 38 years.
It’s sort of a symbol I made so I’ll feel secure in the fact that I’ll always have food in the house. Just a silly thing. Probably full of bugs. If I’m starving they might taste pretty good though.
“what about storing a certain amount & giving 10% of it to a communal food pantry?”
Excellent idea.
It doesn’t take a village to raise a child; but in an anarchic situation, it might take a village (community) to survive.
(everyone helps everyone else...)
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