LONG-TERM Bulk Rice Storage - the BEST Way!

[@pranksterguy1]

Thank you for this vid. I store my rice in 5 gallon food safe buckets I bought at Home Depot. No mylar or oxygen absorbers. The buckets have been stored in a cool dark place for ten years and the rice is just fine.

[@Mamarita3333]

I do the same but add bay leaves in with the rice

[@catherinerosner970]

Love that you are including your daughter! She has a very kind disposition. It is obviously that your family is very supportive of each other. BTW, I like these videos the best. More relatable in everyday use.

[@Mamarita3333]

Add bay leaves in the bottles with the rice!!!! Bay leaves are a natural pest inhibitor!! We farm folks have been using bay leaves for decades by putting bay leaves in the rice jars or bottles or any other storage containers. Bay leaves are a must!!!!! We have stored it this way for up to 27 years with no damage to the rice! We do this with corn and beans as well…..

[@melindamiller2804]

Thank you! I use bay leaves in my pantry.

[@jsmythib]

Its interesting that bay leaves are added to lots of recipes and even canning. I thought it was just a spice..sorta tasteless spice :)

[@Mamarita3333]

@@jsmythib it is a delicious herb and it adds delicious flavor to many dishes and soups. I love bay leaf tea also. The tea is very medicinal with many health benefits! It helps me lower my blood sugar. But it is multipurpose too, it will preserve foods and grains for many many years because pests don’t like the smell. It contains something in it that eradicates pests and won’t let the eggs of the pests grow or hatch. Great natural way to preserve dry food for longtime storage. They used to put bay leaves in the tombs of kings during burial ceremonies because they considered it essential. The king would need to take it with him for the afterlife….. so it is a very special and useful herb. If you burn bay leaves inside your home it cleans the air of all impurities and viruses and bacteria and promotes calm and well being. Been done for years

[@jsmythib]

Im sold. Put me down for a bale :) My taste might not be the most educated. If im not mistaken garlic and onion are bug and deer resistant. Marigolds have anti bug properties. Its all very complicated but super cool. :)@@Mamarita3333

[@jsmythib]

I was asking chat gpt 4 about this topic and decided to see what it had to say. Sort of a tangent but here goes! :) You Could you take a look at this comment and make a response : Add bay leaves in the bottles with the rice!!!! Bay leaves are a natural pest inhibitor!! We farm folks have been using bay leaves for decades by putting bay leaves in the rice jars or bottles or any other storage containers. Bay leaves are a must!!!!! We have stored it this way for up to 27 years with no damage to the rice! We do this with corn and beans as well ChatGPT ChatGPT Certainly! Here's a response: That's a fantastic tip! Using bay leaves as a natural pest deterrent is indeed an age-old trick that many people might not be aware of. It's wonderful to hear that this method has stood the test of time, especially with such impressive results-27 years of pest-free storage is quite a feat! It's also great to learn that this method isn't limited to rice and can be used for corn and beans as well. I'm curious, have you found bay leaves to be effective with any other grains or pantry items? It might be helpful for others looking to adopt natural methods for protecting their stored food. Thanks for sharing your wisdom! User You Now give me your super scientific variant ChatGPT ChatGPT Absolutely, let's delve into the science behind this: Bay leaves, scientifically known as Laurus nobilis, contain essential oils and compounds such as eucalyptol, which have been documented for their natural insect-repellent properties. These volatile compounds are likely to interfere with the insects' sensory mechanisms, making the environment less inviting for them to inhabit or lay eggs. The practice of placing bay leaves in storage containers with rice, corn, and beans serves as a botanical deterrent, leveraging the leaves' natural aromatics to create an olfactory barrier against pests. The longevity of your method, preserving grains for up to 27 years, is particularly impressive and speaks to the efficacy of this traditional approach. It also suggests that bay leaves may have a role in inhibiting or slowing down the degradation processes, possibly by deterring insects that can introduce moisture or disease to the grains, which can be a precursor to spoilage. While the anecdotal evidence is strong, especially in agricultural communities, there is room for more controlled scientific studies to quantify the effectiveness of bay leaves in various storage conditions and with different foodstuffs. Your experience with corn and beans expands the potential of this method beyond rice, suggesting a versatile and sustainable approach to food preservation that aligns with integrated pest management practices. Do you incorporate any specific techniques in placing the bay leaves-such as the number of leaves per volume of grain-or is the process more intuitive? Sharing such details can provide valuable insights for those looking to adopt similar practices.

[@kimskluckers5665]

I have had hundreds of pounds of rice delivered from Walmart. Poor UPS guy, he must hate me!!! I've done most of my prepping with free delivery thus saving me money since I am out in the country almost an hour away from any big stores.

[@MarkFaust]

As our world is spinning out of control. these are the videos we all need more of. It gets us into gear on prepping and keeps our mind off of the nightmares to come that we can't control.

[@urbanhesse6084]

If every one would do it the world be safer

[@MarkFaust]

@@urbanhesse6084 What? Prepping?

[@ML-rd6ci]

@@urbanhesse6084 The world would be safer IF more people learn self-control and Christian charity.

[@urbanhesse6084]

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[@Esterpaisley]

I have been doing something like this for years. I believe that bug eggs are already in the rice. I use PET juice bottles - the lids are larger. Rice naturally absorbs water from the air. This is bad for the rice. I put the amount that I need for the bottle in a glass dish and microwave for 4 minutes. Let it sit on the counter until cool then put in the bottles. Kills any eggs and the heat dissipates moisture out of the rice. Or put in the oven at about 230 F for 20 to 30 min. Shelf life has been about 5 years or so.

[@ThePinkBinks]

Pro tip - put your bottles on top of something that vibrates like a working washing machine or tumble dryer when you’re doing a load. It’ll self tamp and you can top the bottles up. Very very lightly toast your rice before packing to remove excess moisture before bottling it. (Just warm it up slightly.)

[@LoriQuaid]

Most of the fat in white rice is removed when the husk is removed. However, there is some residual fat left that can go rancid. In Japan before cooking the rice, it is rinsed until the water is clear. Among other things, the rinsing process can remove the residual fat, so this can keep the rice from tasting "off" in the event that the residual fat has become oxygenated.

[@kevinjorgensen1046]

I smile when I see all the so called health experts calling rice unhealthy and fattening. I'll tell you what is unhealthy. So called vegetable oils, refined sugar and refined flour. I have lived in Vietnam for the past 20 years. I have a large extended Vietnamese family. All eat rice up to 5 times a day, the rice cookers are never off. All are as skinny as except one. My sister in law. My sister in law went to the big smoke to do a uni degree, where she was introduced to fast food, cakes, and sodas. Her weight doubled during her time there. In fact obesity among the young has become a real problem here in the last 10 years whereas before it was never a problem. Why? Fast food, sweets and soda's. The government is very concerned. They won't need to look far to find the culprit/s.

[@Eddie33154]

And the CEO's of such companies would not be ignorant of how their products are destroying the health of multi millions.

[@drobinson7372]

Also, there's a difference between complex carbohydrates (ex. minimally potatoes, rice,...) and simple carbohydrates (refined/processed sugars and flours) 🤔

[@royjohnson465]

Kevin Jorgensen ~Very interesting and true. But do those Vietnamese people who eat rice all day long: >>eat whole grain brown rice "or" white rice.?

[@KT-yq7ed]

Kevin, you are sooooo right with everything you said especially the highly processed and Glyphosate and Hexane-laced oils…..and refined and processed “anything”……..however, I feel that more and more people are becoming aware of all the nasty things they’re putting in our foods and more people are reading the ingredient list on the labels…….e.g.-“natural flavors”~~~~there is Nothing “natural” about natural flavors…….they are chemically produced in a lab!!!!!!!!!!!! When I see natural flavors, carrageenan, emulsifiers, high sugar content in a package, I put it back on the shelf and I do not buy!!!

[@gohboy56]

@@royjohnson465 I am changing the " Rice eaters culture" from Asia to West Africa where I was born ,lived there until left my family to go overseas for post grad.education. From Gambia to Liberia, rice is eaten even for breakfast. Brown rice was unknown and thus not grown by the farmers. Rice was planted in fields, harvested and piled on rough sacks on the ground in the sun while every able bodied member packed the huge jute / hemp bags. Women sewed the tops, and bags slung into lorries for distribution to merchants in minor and the capital city. Female entrepreneurs retailed bags to more women. According to one's budget, bags were bought for the households while poorer folks went to the markets to buy rice by " the cup" ....the white rice most popular was a roundish grain that tripled in size when cooked. Cheaper version needed to be winnowed by hand in a flat woven utensil to eliminate remnants of husk, and very small pebbles. Time consuming, yes but then traditionally young girls were trained to winnow as they chatted in large outdoor cooking areas. Obesity was unknown, but other diseases were common, like water borne, or infections from cuts since health care was scarce. Other staples were tubers like Sweet Potatoes, Cassava ( yucca) or small white yams. The point I am belaboring is Rice, white rice is still what is eaten by lots of ethnic groups in West Africa, who do not need to debate about "processed, whole grain or Brown is better". I was slender until I settled in America, made friends with the people around me, got married eventually to Texan, introduced to lots of foods I never had before. Formerly a fish eater only, I got fascinated by beefy burgers with layers of cheese and slices of bacon. Years passed, I am fighting Obesity, Diabetes and Arthritis. I blame no one but wish I had known more about the fast foods and their contents before now.

[@jen9774]

Thank you for this video which has put my mind at ease. I don't live in the USA and mylar bags and oxygen absorbers are unobtainable here. I have to buy drinking water in 5 litre bottles. I have been drying them, a couple of days in my enclosed (hot) porch does the trick. I fill the bottle with 5kg of rice and 3 layers of a few bay leaves in each.

[@cosia5072]

May I ask what good do those bay leaves? I have never heard of this way to szore rice before

[@dragonflydataV]

@@cosia5072 A lot of bugs avoid bay leaves. Some people leave them in cupboards to repel bugs etc

[@evabirch669]

I have put my rice in plastic bottle and they sat in my basement for 7 years and when I opened it up to use it the rice absorbed the plastic oder but I washed it in water to get the smell out and it was fine to use . When I cooked it it tasted like rice should. Just to let you know ok

[@cm9743]

That is why I won't store anything in plastic bottles as I don't want the food absorbing the plastic odors. Food is too expensive to have it ruined, so I figure I may as well store it using mylars and O2's to get the longest and best storage time.

[@donjose6520]

See any bugs in your rice ?

[@evabirch669]

No bugs

[@elenitacarrillo4463]

Thank you so much for your comments I will try this method

[@lindaertel7558]

I will bet the rice had PBA from the plastic bottle. I don’t know if washing would get rid of that. I prefer to store mine in glass jars.

[@mrdanforth3744]

My favorite way to store rice. Buy it by the 8Kg or 20 pound bag, it's cheaper. While you are in the supermarket go to the deli or bakery department and ask for a food grade plastic pail. They get cole slaw, cake mix, icing etc. in them. Usually they will give you one for free or maybe charge a buck or 2. Store the rice in the pail, you can add oxygen absorbers or dry ice but I don't bother. I have a plastic juice pitcher full of rice in the cupboard that I use, when it gets empty refill from the pail. Have been buying rice in bulk and using it this way for years.

[@Eurynomea]

We're learning to grow rice. I grew up just 12 miles away from the rice capital of Texas in Alvin. Riceland Texmati. I already had a cursory knowledge but never put it into practice until recently. But, we store our rice carefully, even add DE to our stores.

[@dizzyhaha640]

Shout out to my folks near Houston :)

[@cutterboard4144]

I use big Pickle jars, and i heat the rice in the oven just above 100°C for an hour before filling it in these jars. The heating removes water in the rice, kills whatever bug egg is in it, and upon filling the still hot rice in the jar and closing it, pulls a vacuum when it cools down in the closed jar.

[@andrewhanson5942]

Sounds like a good process. Thank you.

[@red9man2130]

I have stored BROWN rice for YEARS in mason jars and it is still good today!

[@catbutterbiscuits5316]

I "sift" my white rice over the sink using a sieve prior to storing it to get any weevil eggs and loose bran out.

[@crapsforlife3023]

Great tip we store our rice in suck n seal bags, when you suck all the air out it will last forever also, we had rice stored now for 8 years, when you open a bag its just like opening a new bag, Thank you for the great info.

[@zhoylahostia1328]

Thats really great. We do the same here and add some laurel leaves before putting rice and then some at the end of the process. This method will deter any insects and help preserve freshness. Blessings.

[@UrbanGardeningWithD.A.Hanks14]

I put mine in the stackable 1 gallon milk jugs that Sam's used to have, back in 2012. I washed them thoroughly and made labels for the front and back to both ID, and give cooking instructions in the event I trade them or a family member inherits them. They have worked great! I also used them for beans, sugar, salt and wheat.

[@FarawayPrepper]

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[@TheVonLuxembourgFamily]

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[@FarawayPrepper]

I’ve learned a lot from Goshen Prepping

[@bevp5612]

My old roommate used to keep huge storage containers of rice (maybe 20gal) and kept the bugs away with just a few bay leaves in the container. It worked flawlessly.

[@lillieberger2883]

I’d choose something other than plastic to store this. I’d worry about the BPA in cheap plastic, unless it’s written on the container that it’s BPA free.

[@jackryan9587]

I was told not to store this way because the plastic bottle is actually permeable to air over time. However seeing your container after a couple years just dispelled that belief. Thanks!

[@jsmythib]

It is permeable. How permeable over time. In both directions. Leeching of material in the plastic. Keep that belief! lol :) Having said that. I would do this. The vacuum produced in those bottles is a really useful indicator. Once it contracts- it should stay like that for as long as that rice should be considered useable.

[@Thesureleague]

We put turmeric powder in the rice for bugs for long term storage, cloves too are good.

[@terryoliver1410]

From my family to yours thank you. This video was simple concise and something the family can get involved with. Spot on thank you

[@GoshenPrepping]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@savkatonashka6795]

Rice is a great moisture absorber as well.

[@itahayes6165]

Great video, FREEZING the rice for five days the same goes for flour is the most important take home here. Thanks.

[@truegrit8280]

4-- 50YRS we have been putting a bag of rice in a tote down the basement and it always tastes fresh/also buy short grain- what the Japanese eat.

[@patrickhenry4452]

This looked like a great idea so I thought I'd try it. Then I noticed my open bag of rice expired in 2017! Whoops. It's still good so I packed it into a jar. Opened the next bag since it will keep better packed in jars. A 25 pound bag of rice will fit into 6 half gallon juice bottles, with a little left over. Good idea about packing it down in the bottle. I was using a measuring cup to fill them, and found that I could get nearly one more cup of rice in there by packing it down a few times. Thanks!

[@MYZTICTRAVLER]

You two are really good on camera together..... A very fun, chilled duo.... And a great video🏆🎖️👍 thanks

[@LMKTinyForest]

I have been doing exactly the same because I get around 20 kilograms if rice each time. I also do the same for the green beans and all the seeds that I harvested. I have been eating rice since I was born. I have only one problem when I go to see the doctor. They always tell me to eat more to keep my weight to at least 40 kilograms. Thank you for sharing. Big heart from Thailand.

[@veronicas-puppy]

Asians are naturally thin....I'm jealous lol

[@YT4Me57]

I don't store in plastic, except for short term food safe containers in my kitchen cabinets. Long term I vacuum seal in mason jars. Just used the last of the rice I stored over a year ago. No bugs and fresh as the day I bought it.

[@janetfuller1900]

Dr Shiva Ayyadurrai says back in India they would put it in glass jars and add cloves to it. I have added 3-5 cloves and it seems to help. Take out cloves when cooking unless u want them.

[@keahithefieryone8513]

I was going to suggest adding a bay leaf or two in there as well

[@DAMON409]

Im going with vacuum sealed mason jars. No plastic for me.

[@gianthills]

plastic soda containers? why? why not big water containers? you also can't vacuum seal them. I think I'll go with the mason jars.

[@theresewalters1696]

Thanks for the info. I see so many videos that say you must freeze or dry can or use oxygen absorbers. But I don't know that my grandmother ever did those things. KEEP IT SIMPLE.

[@Eddie33154]

The rice may have been a better product back then. "They" fiddle with real food nowadays.

[@SomewhereInIndiana1816]

Great information, thank you! Using glass for this kind of storage is probably better if you can.

[@lisar9878]

I dry can my rice in mason jars using my Food Saver attachment. I'm learning how to sprout and make Gaba brown rice at home.

[@dizzyhaha640]

FYI, that’s not dry canning. You are vacuum sealing, which is different.

[@nonnieTerri]

Thank you for the great tips. Will put my rice in freezer for 5 days. Good to know.

[@momcquinn]

Love this idea! I vacuum seal my rice, then mylar bag it. It's easier for me to store.

[@ML-rd6ci]

@Monique McCoy How do you vacuum seal your rice? Storing oxygen absorbers along with it inside the mylar bag ??

[@annettefujii7331]

Freeze cooked rice or refrigerate it for a few hours. This renders rice starch resistant.

[@wirelesscaller7518]

Cold cooked rice salad: Cesar dressing,feta cheese,chopped green onion,chopped celery chopped peppers , chopped fine cilantro, black olives hole or chopped. Optional chunked chicken . Or tuna.or salmon chunk not mixed in,just top with. Chill at least 33 min.

[@KT-yq7ed]

That sounds wonderful!!! tks. How bout with cold rice, avocado, red onions, the feta, celery, peppers, hard boiled egg, Tuna or Chicken or the Salmon, little drizzle of Evoo, and just enough mayo to have it moistened enough……s/p, olives are good too……..

[@lesbooth2837]

In a SHF a situation there are no bad carbs, no bad protein, no bad sugars, most people's body will be lacking everything,

[@aspinallsandy4810]

Please excuse my ignorance, what is SHF, Thank you

[@Finn-ex8kl]

@@aspinallsandy4810 “shit hits the fan”.

[@CS-tk1ni]

For a homemade funnel, cut the top few inches off a 2 liter soda bottle - will fit most jars and larger juice bottles.

[@evaallen9728]

Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing.

[@davesherry5384]

Great stuff, guys! nice to see the yung'uns involved in these skills - at leas tone family with be passing info down the line! Very useful and I am doing it now thanks to you guys!

[@dlpeters0n]

I use 5 gal buckets, either BPF-free without a food grade bag or a cheapo with food grade bag. Rice is good for years. I also throw in an oxygen absorber and diatomaceous earth.

[@andreazumpano8006]

Your info and presentation is the best I’ve found. You’ve created a beautiful family together with your wife and are helping so many families! God bless you all and thank you!

[@Kim-n-Brian]

I dont put mine in a freezer because you have to make sure its totally dry and moisture free before you pack it away and many people dont have the freezer room....as long as you get all the oxygen out it will kill all the bugs.I put my rice in a brown paper bag fold it down 1 time , put it in a food saver bag suck the air out and seal !

[@gaeaw8189]

I've never put my rice in the freezer and have never had a weevil problem. Flour is the only thing I've had a problem with so I started storing it in the refrigerator with no problem for years.

[@Kim-ri1hg]

What if the power goes out long term ?

[@gaeaw8189]

@@Kim-ri1hg I have a few options. Mini fridge with a generator, I have 2 varieties of wheat berries and air tight containers. The airtight containers i haven't done long so fingers crossed it works ok.

[@gingerkelly7257]

Go Hanna! You rock, girl! Hanna, I purchased 25 lbs of Jasmine rice in March 2020 (Covid scare) and we just finished it this weekend. Our rice kept fine for 2 years. No rice wevels. No bugs. Rice was fine! We live in Massachusetts. Maybe the climate makes a difference. "Rice is an oxygen absorber" - way cool! Thanks!!! How long have you kept rice in containers like this, one year, two, more?

[@DMF716]

I freeze the rice first for 72 hours. I put rice away back in 2012. Put it outside in 20 below zero for several days..then packed the bags away. I just checked it last fall for the first time from boxes and it's still good.

[@jsmythib]

I wonder if it would survive a vacuum seal and freeze. Seems like it would last forever.

[@benanglin1458]

I’ve found that spinning the container makes the grains lay flatter, almost in a pattern.

[@montigniejean-luc2332]

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[@CookingwithCatLover0330]

Great video! Such a good idea to store rice. My husband HATES rice so I don't buy much of it. If I did, this would be my method to save it. Thanks!

[@crispusattucks4007]

Costco sells 50lbs bags of rice for $22. Personally, I like storing them in 5gal Mylar bags and 5gal food safe buckets for truly long term storage. But Goshen’s method is my favorite for shorter term storage. Thank you for these videos

[@nanaof792]

I use Ball jars for flour just what I need out . The rest I keep I. The freezer. Since I am in Oct. I will be going through flour faster. I keep my rice in a ball jar also. Thanks for the tip of packing rice down. Plus putting it in the freezer for 5 days.

[@KittyMama61]

Great info! Just make sure the lid you use (If using a soda bottle) has the plastic ring on the inside. The cheap ones do not.

[@davidallen1418]

I have 12 year out of date rice stored in the bag I bought it in & its still good to eat.

[@KT-yq7ed]

@@user-uj9cy2wj1j Darling, you package up a little at a time and put in freezer……..I would think…….

[@irisfigueroa5882]

I've tried bay leaves and cloves but I still get thise lil pesky critters, I'm going to try this method in the freezer TY

[@user-hn9wu2zt1r]

Yeah

[@soundsnags2001]

Simple and effective. Just what I needed!

[@rogerknight2267]

Funny how things suddenly got so scientific. In Vietnam, they stored their rice in large clay looking pots with a lid. The VC carried their rice in little pouches attached to their side. They did just fine until we dumped Agent Orange on them.

[@ottisqaiucci2987]

I didn't pack the rice in ... good Idea ! , I like the juice bottles ( squarish ) less wasted space in a box !

[@KittyMama61]

I use the 2 liter bottles and make sure to use a lid with the plastic seal. I fill up several jars, and add one or two oxygen absorbers. I always forget to add the oxygen absorber, so I end up stuffing into the neck of the bottle. Just to be sure there's no bug issue, I too freeze the rice for several days (or weeks if I forget), then pour into a bowl and let it air out for a couple of days.

[@cynthiasammy3668]

I live in Asia n eat rice everyday. I put in a few cloves. It keep the weevils off.

[@adinamedrea5303]

Wow, this is great advice, thank you so much for uploading! 👍

[@trustme7731]

I just did about 33 pounds, three cups at a time, in Food Saver bags. I cut the 8" wide bags long enough to be reused. Three cups is plenty for 2 to eat with maybe a little left over. I'm a little concerned about the plastic thing too but I think it pertains more to foods being heated in plastic.

[@silvertongue3003]

A folded cone funnel works much easier than the plastic funnels, you can just fill up the funnel then gently massage the tip to let any stuck rice flow through. Also massaging the bottle also works better than banging the bottom to get the rice to settle

[@dgunearthed7859]

I think banging the bottle repeatedly on a hard surface is not doing the longevity of the bottles any favors.

[@ian6551]

So, store it for 12 and then make fried rice with low sodium soy. You have to chill rice before making fried rice. Turn problems into progress.

[@electrictao5180]

Super informative! Maybe sometime you guys could talk about the benefits of presoaking your rice. Thanks! 🌾

[@eliinthewolverinestate6729]

We dry can rice and beans in old pasta jars.

[@noemialmedina1925]

I tap in on the sides, which really gets it compacted, bottles feel solid.

[@donhardy9248]

Oxygen passes through plastics. Plastic are made of polymer chains which form molecular balls, and over weeks and months oxygen can pass through this material. Your stored food will last much, much longer if you use mylar bags with oxygen absorbers because mylar has an aluminum lining. It's a difference between years and decades.

[@dgunearthed7859]

Not disagreeing w you, but explain the walls of the soda bottle shrinking inwards after a couple of years. You watched the whole video right? I think you're right but I think he is, too. If I were using the soda bottles, personally, I'd use an o2 absorber.

[@michaelheurkens4538]

Um, mylar is a type of plastic/polymer, so why is that better than the polypropylene the (soda)pop bottles are made from?

[@donhardy9248]

@@michaelheurkens4538 Mylar, like soda bottles, are made of PET (polyethylene terephthalate), but mylar is coated with a thin layer of aluminum, which is a highly effective barrier against oxygen, moisture, and light. The metal coating blocks the passage of oxygen molecules, preventing them from reaching the food stored inside. Mylar, combined with oxygen absorbers, is great for long term food storage because it prevents spoilage caused by oxidation. The soda pop bottles alone will not stop the passage of oxygen, which is why the stored food won't last nearly as long.

[@tw8464]

​what about glass?

[@donhardy9248]

@@tw8464 Glass is a good barrier to oxygen, but obviously doesn't stop light, which also decays food over long term storage. I've used mason jars for dry food storage (along with a $24 jar vacuum-sealer, and oxygen absorbers), but mason jars are much, much more expensive than using mylar bags inside of 5 gal buckets. Jars also take up a whole lot more space than 5gal buckets for the same amount of food. For long term food storage, buying cheap $15-$40 bulk 50 pound bags of rice and beans from Costco or Sam's and storing them in mylar bags along with hand warmers and using a hair straighten to seal the bag is the easiest and cheapest method for 25 years of insurance against disaster.

[@jsmythib]

One thing I havent seen people try is preheating the rice before it is bottled. 175f in the oven for a bit would do. Its a little fancy :) Reducing humidity and you will get the a contraction of the container as it cools vacuum sealing it.

[@dawnjenney5519]

Rice IS an oxygen absorber !!!!!!!!!!!!! Brilliant bit of information. Thank you for saying it and sharing 👍🏼

[@dl4126]

I generally add a bay leaf to my rice storage; do you do this step as well?

[@ambernectar3158]

Totally brilliant. You have both saved me money. Amen

[@practicalman45]

I have a vacuum pump (they are not real expensive tools, less than $200, used by the refrigeration and AC industries for evacuating air from refrigeration system, like car air conditioners). Mine is a Gast rotary vane vacuum pump I salvaged from an old printing press. Connected to my large size Mirro pressure canner pan it becomes a vacuum chamber. I use glass jars (don't have to be canning jars, even mayo and peanut butter and spaghetti sauce jars will work fine). Put DRY food in jars, screw lids on loosely (close, but don't crank it down tight). Stack in the vacuum chamber. There, an automotive vacuum gauge is also connected to the chamber by a hose. It measures down to 28 inches of mercury vacuum. My pump can pull down to about 25 inches mercury (Hg). These vacuum pumps pull a "high vacuum" (way more than a bag sealer machine). Let the chamber sit with the pump running and the Hg down at least 25 inches for 5 or 10 minutes. It sucks ALL the air out of the loosely capped jars. Release the vacuum quickly on the chamber (I rip a strip of clear packing tape off of a 1/2" hole that used to be for the pressure canner blowout plug, when I turn off the vacuum pump). The lids on the jars suck down so hard they are often nearly impossible to turn. If so I puncture a tiny hole in the metal lid with the tip of a knife blade, a piece of tape can seal the hole in lid to use the jar again. I've saved brown rice like this longer than 10 years keeping in the dark. I dehydrate sliced tomatoes and when put in high vacuum like this they are like i just put them in there even 10 years later.

[@warriormamma8098]

Thank you! I have been prep shopping and planting but have not converted my stuff to the storage solutions yet. Have rice, dried beans, wheat berries & flour to sort out properly. Busy doing the cardboard box wrapped in chicken wire method for garden beds. Since today was recycle & garbage pick up even though I have a cold I went and collected boxes from the curb. 2 mini van trips full. all waiting on my porch. I need a better cheaper solution for soil. 50 qt bags at Costco are $10. Used nearly an entire one (w sticks, leaves, manure topped w mulch & straw for that one "bed"!)

[@StevenJarrett1961]

I learned a lot from this video. I had no idea rice will absorb oxygen. You don’t worry about moisture when you freeze it

[@Fit.For.A.Firefight.]

Rice is perfect for survival food but if you are insulin resistant it could wreak havok long term. Growing Perennial veggies is always a good route

[@louiseeckert1574]

Starving to death could wreak havoc worse.

[@crystalo3550]

Yes and dehydrating the veggies can help to so you can store them to

[@librasun123]

Cook the rice and let is cool completely. That makes it resistant starch which will not digest until it's in the intestines and will not spike blood sugar, ditto pasta and potatoes! You can cook and cool down all or freeze if available and it's starch resistant just don't completely pig out on it and a diabetic can eat everything without harming themselves. Buy the book!!

[@melindahernandez8778]

Thank you. I appreciate your taking the time to share "what works for you 😊 "

[@joanmccreless5979]

Something I bet you didn't even think about is using that rice bag for container planting..just cut that hole a little larger and fill with soil .... I use the same process with potting soil..just lay the bag on its back and cut a rectangular hole and plant !!

[@sct4040]

I use stainless steel containers and refrigerate. Threw out/recycled most of my plastic including the funnel.

[@cindyw235]

Hmmm. I don't drink any beverages from plastic bottles. I don't know anyone who does either. Can I use glass spaghetti jars? What can we use instead?

[@professorhubertj.farnswort7979]

Glass jars work fine You can also get Mylar bags for relatively cheap. I hear using 1 gallon bags and packing them in stackable totes is the best way If your short on space

[@anonymousvapes8026]

I use bay leaf

[@vivy45]

Rice needs to be rinsed before cooking to get rid of the arsenic. Brown rice has the most. California and Himalayan rice have the least arsenic. Also keep in mind the Japanese rice may still contain contaminants and there are rumors of Chinese plastic rice. Try to stick with Basmati or Jasmin rice for long term storage.

[@mattsmith-ri3lp]

Chinese plastic rice is a thing

[@crystalo3550]

Wild rice is the best for us so I've read who knows

[@vivy45]

@@crystalo3550 good point! And I think it tastes better too.

[@Eddie33154]

@@crystalo3550 I can get in in Aus but VERY expensive if u want a kilo of it.

[@fredflintstone6163]

Been doing this thirty years popcorn still pops use most sny dry foods store in shed barn root cellars or buried under ground in dry land

[@gaildunnigan2165]

I've been getting 4 litre (1 gallon) bottles from the recycling bins of my local pharmacy. They use distilled water in some of the solutions they prepare.

[@elizabethtamp1537]

In peas, beans and pulses we add small hot chilli peppers to control the weevils. Soaking will discharge most of the pepper taste.

[@Eddie33154]

Who'd complain about pepper flavour if that was all you had to eat.

[@stephanygates6491]

It's the time being cold, not the coconut oil, that makes the starch resistant to digestion.

[@torstendr4777]

I use 2liter bottles too, but with oxygen absorbers 300cc becauce I don't have the place in my freezer for a lot of bottles for some days. Works fine.

[@nanamomma4166]

Love the coconut tip for rice

[@debrablake1]

You can’t keep rice and beans in the packaging? I live in so. Cal and there is not a cool dark place anywhere in the house.

[@woodsie5796]

I'm not so sure about soda bottles. If its worked for you that's good, but I choose to only use plastic containers that have the hard plastic. Im gonna do more research on it and I'll get back to you. Blessings 🥰 Love your channel ❤

[@idasantiago3918]

The safest plastic products for storing dry food are Pete 1...Hope 2...Ldpe 4...Pp 5 Plastic bottles for storage can't be, V 3, Ps 6, Other 7

[@katherinegoebel9305]

Could you d this with dried beans also?

[@kristilindley7849]

The golden rule when it comes to filling any container is...do it in the sink! That way, if there is ever any spillage of dry or liquid things, clean-up is just a matter of flushing it down the sink. Just saying...

[@jojobaker1764]

I've been told you have to freeze your rice for two weeks prior to storing..so that's what I do..it supposedly kills all the bugs the will grow in your wonderful rice if you dont..I personally have experienced this to be true..

[@crystalo3550]

You half to have a industrial kind of freezer unless ur freezer get down to zero it has to get cold enough basically for it to work alot of people don't know that I barely found out myself

[@godbless6939]

And if you have ever been poor and you get weevils you can sift them out

[@waiting4thegroom517]

I do this but I freeze the rice for four days first and then let it thaw then I bottle it and put one tablespoon of DE (food grade) on the top of the rice and then cap it.

[@jiyoungjungpicha9342]

what do you do when you cook the rice? wash off DE?? how do you get rid of DE?

[@wilmatompkins6291]

Food grade DE is safe to eat​@@jiyoungjungpicha9342

[@cariemorgangraff4829]

Thank you I’ll be storing rice this way