Prepper Series - How to Dry Can Beans and Rice (This controls bugs and larvae in food stores)

[@amathonn]

Let me offer another method. As a beekeeper, we sometimes have to deal with a pest called the wax moth. Their larvae are so strong they actually burrow into the wood of the hive. Easiest way to kill them is by putting the equipment in a deep freeze for 3 days. When wife and I buy flour we usually buy 3 bags or more and I do the same thing with the flour. Don't open the packages, but wrap 'em in plastic grocery bags, freeze t hem, and then when you take them out of the freezer after 3 days, place them in a chest cooler for a day so they warm gradually without condensation. Oila...no bugs, easy peasy.

[@lauriintheloop5121]

I just got done using this method for rice, hoping in fact that it did kill any bug larvae. I'm assuming it wouldn't be a good idea to put the canned jars in the freezer now for double insurance in fear that it will break the seal?

[@mariagee1233]

love this idea. my mom put flour in thr freezer in florida

[@wheepingwillow24u17]

And do you then put them into jars? So no heating jars and all that?

[@CultJam999]

@Andrew D, After using the freezing method to kill the bugs, would dry canning still be advisable to keep shelf stable for extended amount of time?

[@chytealthedeal]

So, I can take the whole bag of rice, put it in a plastic grocery bag, put it in the deep freezer for 3 days, and that kills the bugs and larvae? Can I do that with rice, beans, flour, grits and oatmeal? Thank you.

[@golfgranny58]

I'm 72 years old and I have never found larvae in my beans or rice, no matter how long I have had them.

[@jennyamiantitis4906]

You are some lady. Love your enthusiasm and willingness to share your knowledge. God bless.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thank you!

[@rebeccawhippie1947]

I enjoyed your cheering after each pop of the sealed lid. We cheer at our house too for sealing pops of jars. Excellent instructional video. Thank you!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Our Little Homestead! PLEASE READ BEFORE COMMENTING AS I"M GETTING HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMMENTS: 1.) I DID BUY a pair of silicone gloves and they work great! Thanks for the 1000 comments on best gloves to buy for heat canning! 2.) Hand in jar comments: Please STOP and read -- This method is not about 'sterilization' as nothing is sterile unless it goes through 'time, steam and pressure', like a pressure canner or hospital auto-clave. 3.) Note: This video is about killing larvae that can attack your pantry food stores. 4.) Other methods you may try: You can freeze dry goods for 3-6 days as well, not killing it for seed. Heat does kill the seed for planthing later on...don't use this method if you are planning to plant the dry goods in a garden later. Use the O2s or vacuum sealer for using as seed. 5.) These dry goods will go through the oven after you TOUCHED the jars or product ... you can't have water left in the jars and you MUST check for this ... many did not do this step and regretted it, as moisture built up in their jars and their product turned to mush on top 6.) SOME MOISTURE is okay after taking out of oven, product will re-absorb the moisture. But if moisture is still in jar after cooling, open jar and let product air dry and vacuum seal. You did the job of killing the larva. Seal in a way you would like. 7.) I used that jar of beans and I'm still standing! LOL! So to answer it in short. Be clean. My hands used clorox wipes all over the kitchen. And, remember, if were not for germs, we'd all be dead! TRUTH! Some germs you don't want to kill. We have germs on us that keep us alive and fight off the bad bacteria. You don't want to kill that. So, touching the beans is not valid here. The beans were dirty off the combines and factory belts, into the semis, and onto store shelf before I got it... it's why we pressure can food in cans and jars... The best you can hope for in oven DRY GOODS canning to store for long-term is SANITIZED or CLEAN situation with no larva left alive to breed in your pantry. I hope this makes sense. I could put a mouse in a canning jar and pressure can it...and I could eat it. The most you can do in oven canning is to KILL IT! but the meat would still rot inside the jar if not pressure canned correctly. Gross yes, but true. Thank you for your questions! God Bless and be safe! With over a million views and thousands of comments, however, you can clearly see that I can no longer keep answering the same questions over and over again, so I put the most asked questions in the section above. Again, stay calm and live on! Janie & John

[@PriscillaSwaney]

I always put a towel over the finished sealed jars as I work because of drafts. I let the jars remain underneath the towel until they are completely cooled, usually overnight. This is the way my grandmother did it and we never had cracked jars. If a jar should crack it is a safety measure, will keep glass and contents contained. Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@crimwitch]

Good job! Back in the day I used to can over 3000 quarts from our land which fed us all winter. But I am alone now, and this dry canning is brilliant! I could do dry goods in pints and not worry about critters. Thanks!

[@Randyo223]

Thank you, thank you, thank you. I have been canning for 40 years and never knew about canning dry beans and rice. Silly me. What a fantastic, informative video. While the masses are stocking up on toilet paper, I'm stocking up on canning jars. I can all my vegys and even can suckers(the fish). Better than tuna. A big hug and a kiss from me. Thanks again.

[@ullab.1984GO]

I live in a big city and at first I thought: Why? But now that you have empty shops in Berlin I understand that well.

[@Rangerfan-gz1rx]

Hopefully this situation will wake people up and make them realize just how unprepared we are for something like this that can happen at any time. Everyone needs to have at least a couple of weeks worth of food and essentials stocked up for the next time something like this happens, and there will be a next time.

[@crystalallen4031]

I dry canned two kinds of rice, and some flour, that had been taking up room in my deep freezer, today!! Worked like you said it would! THANK YOU for taking the time to bless people with this instructional video!

[@Maryrose-fs6ue]

Very interesting. Thanks for sharing! I just bought 40 lbs of rice and several lbs of different dried beans. Perfect timing! 🥰

[@nathanielsizemore8594]

If the jar is not full, on the vacuum seal,you can put a marshmallow on top of your beans or rice. The marshmallow will greatly increase in size. When the vacuum is lost, the marshmallow will return to original size, letting you see the vacuum was lost.

[@elsea8901]

Thank you so much!! I’m having to do all my learning and prepping on the way down low because my family does not see the value in it and it looks like paranoia to them. Even beyond being prepared I find it a fascinating process and amazing that food can be stored for so long...God forbid that it should ever be needed in emergency- but in case it does, I thank you on behalf of those willfully and woefully unprepared who may be fed by your knowledge passed on to all of us here! thanks again!!! 🙏💪🇺🇸💪🙏

[@tammy8017]

My extended family (Brother's, Sister Mother , aunts uncles etc..and Family Laugh and Look at me like I am crazy when I say) "Hey I just learned how to make a fire with two sticks" Or I just put a survival Back pack together. I love to learn all this stuff.

[@TheBeachmailman]

Get rid of them . They will not be any help.

[@westcoaststacker569]

They will be the first at your door consuming your hard work.

[@abbienormull]

I bet they're not laughing at you now. :(

[@jennhill8708]

@@tammy8017 I can use flint & steel. Having char cloth to catch the sparks helps.

[@dawnlindgron5570]

There is nothing more gratifying than hearing those pops ! Best part of canning

[@MsBestsunshine]

I learned from my grannies to put several bay leaves in jars filled with rice beans dry herb and spice to deter bugs 🐜 !

[@debslifesimplified6406]

That is what I have used for years in my tupperware.

[@ok2x]

can bugs get in sealed jars? if no then why would you put bay leaves in jars

[@livinglife8333]

Wow who else would love to have that kitchen 😕👍🏻

[@watsondianne]

I never heard of dry canning for long term storage. I just subscribed and saw so many subjects that interest me. Thank you so much !

[@danielmorse6597]

Excellent! Our shops in Michigan are lots empty. The Egyptains stored grains so well that it has lasted thousands of years sealed in clay pots.

[@maggiesue4825]

I have canned beans and rice like this several years ago. They are still in my emergency stockpile. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@lauriintheloop5121]

That's awesome! Do you flash freeze your dried beans before canning? I have around 15 small bags that I probably won't use right away and want to dry can them. Thanks!

[@healthyamerican]

i just did my first three jars of rice. the bubble on two of the lids went down to a flat surface, while the third bubble went down to like a crater dent in the lid. are these all ok or do i need to redo any of them? thanks

[@4williamtx]

Thank you very much... I'm a 59-year-old guy that has never canned anything. Following your instructions now. I will comment on my success in a bit.

[@4williamtx]

Pop, pop, pop... Success

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Awesome! If you see moisture...that is normal for a wee bit to be in there...it will reabsorb... but if you are in a florida type coastal humid region...this method may not work for your dry goods as they may already be too wet.

[@chillindave1357]

I know this video is 5 yrs. old... it's January 2020 now, and I want to say thank you for such an excellent job making this video! You crystal clear instructions helped me look like a pro! These days, the world isn't looking to stable so I have chosen to jar things while the economy is still alive and affordable. Thanks again!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

You are thinking smart!

[@meticulousdiva2725]

Thank you so much for this video. I’m about to begin canning for the first time at the age of 42. You’re a blessing.

[@pappytron]

I started using the vacuum sealer for sealing jars. But, I have recently found, that a vacuum pump ( a braking bleeding pump, like what you might find at Harbor Freight, works great) is actually easier to use, and is much more affordable than a vacuum sealer. You can even use the bleeder cup, that comes with the bleeder pump, if you are worried about your fine powder goods.

[@teresagarza5341]

Can you do a video vacuum sealing yours jars i would love to watch your video my vaccum sealer broke and there all sold out

[@Lumens1]

I’d recommend high heat BBQ gloves with a silicone grip texture when handling the hot jars

[@beebop9808]

You can put the lids on before putting the jars in the oven and tighten the rings firm but not cranked down. They will seal with a great vacuum every time.

[@traceekeeney7942]

Thank you for adding this comment because lids and rings go on for non-dry foods so I was wondering why you couldn't do it for dry foods.

[@theoldfarmerswife5915]

I believe I heard you say you couldn't vacuum seal fine powders. After several "comical attempts" I was able seal mine, by placing a coffee filter on top, then sealing

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing that great tip!

[@KNEISE21]

TheOldFarmersWife I'm gonna try that thank u😊

[@Blissfully-Keto]

I appreciate your thoroughness in cleaning the jars and lids.

[@richardschmidt2430]

I have watched this video more than once.....had my pad n' paper this time! Thank you so much for what you do on this channel! Thank you...….so much! I loved to listen to the "pings"! Blessings from Dawn @ Rich & Dawn in MN :)

[@cosmopolitanwonder9675]

My family live MN Marshall and Lynd smalll towns. I’m in UK going to miss them with this lockdown and corona novel virus. COVID 19.

[@dawnports6896]

A couple of dry bay leaves also works well as a bug deterrent. I have put several in a big bucket of beans and rice and wheat. I also put them in all the jars in the pantry. God bless you! Your kitchen is beautiful!

[@pfdcaw]

Thank you I am watching this years later as the world is falling apart and people are going crazy. I like this method hope everything is good with you today

[@carolweaver3269]

My grandmother taught me about canning. I loved the aroma of pickles and she always made sure we used a knife to go round the edges of inside filled jar to make sure they would have air out, and then a little salt at the top just before sealing tight. Tomatoes etc had to be pressured bathed 45 min. Sealed immediately after they came out of the bath. It is a great idea for young people to learn this as we never know when it would be necessary, many people do just keep their bean, rice etc in a bag and feel that Is enough. So Thank for showing this video. These teaching classes are very good and we all can learn something. We need to actually give it a try and see how much fun it can be too!

[@marenkuether-ulberg3311]

Carol Weaver Very nice, it’s good to be able to continue these simple and valuable skills. It’s 3/2020 now with the Covid-19 virus pandemic starting it’s early weeks around the world. People are having to quickly learn social distancing / isolation / quarantine protocols and the difficulties of having little to no supply preparations. I’m lucky that I’ve the basic sense to have a well stocked house, but haven’t prepped long enough for four adults (& two cats) beyond 2-3 months. Cat litter, I guess I’ll do some trips out to dig sand, hah! ....So, thank you very much for showing the dry canning technique - we’ve had a couple of times when the nasties hatched and ruined a lot of our dry goods until we started double sealing - which doesn’t kill the nasties. Thanks for another tool in our shed to store our food safely and long term. --- please everyone stay safe and healthy!

[@cosmopolitanwonder9675]

We call it bottling n the UK we do pickled onions eggs fruit and veg, same way to preserve.

[@robertmiller5735]

I put mine in the freezer in zip lock bags (air tight) for 2 days , then pour into a clean NEW 5 gal bucket (get mine at Lowe's) with a screw on air tight lid. Take out a canning jars worth at a time.

[@babybooiluvyou]

Hi! I wanted to thank you for making this video so many years ago. I found it about 3 years ago and I have been buying rice in bulk and dry canning it using your method. And oh boy am I glad right now. I have around 10 gallons on my shelf right now. I wish I had bought more beans though. Oh well.

[@WilletteB]

Thank you for sharing. A "canners delight" is hearing that wonderful ping/ting from the sealing process. Great video. I need to do this. ❤

[@thomasmccollum4124]

I couldn`t find a 25 pound bag of beans anywhere until a week after I bought 25, 1lb bags of pinto beans. I almost bought them for gp, but I left them for someone else. I used this method for 25 lbs of rice and beans. Everything went smooth and all the jars sealed. Thanks for a great video. I saw your video on laundry soap, and I have all the ingredients, so that is next.

[@Lovepeacejoy..]

Thank you so much! I have never canned anything and have my rice and beans stored in the plastic bags they came in, in boxes in my spare room but, I think I need to learn how to dry can......

[@mymoxiehouse5200]

I do the same thing with a Food Saver, which leaves my bean able to be sprouted by still maintains the storage length.

[@FemmiGirlz]

I wish I had the ability to like this video 100 plus times. Fabulous and informative. Thank you for this video. This is something we need to do. Especially those on low income can save hundreds of dollars from food going bad and tossing it out. This is a must video for everyone. 👏❤️

[@johnitaroberts-huff1458]

When I was younger my Aunt showed me how to canned fruits & veggies. Wish I had kept it up. I will again after watching your video. Thanks for sharing. :) :) :) :)

[@sallygordin2869]

Thanks for being a great teacher. I wish I seen this years ago so I would be stocked before 2020 virus hit. Now there are no beans or rice or pasta to be had in my city. Lord bless you!!

[@tonyahendrix1549]

Thank you thank you! I have never even hear of dry canning! I lost our 2 year supply of food for our 7 member family to mice and rats because of Mylar bags.... they even chewed through my 2 liter bottle water storage.... it made me so sick!!!! I now have to start from scratch! I’m so glad to have this info!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

As requested, I got it done! Whew! My HOW TO DRY CAN BEANS & RICE for LONG TERM FOOD STORAGE (15-30 years shelf life) is up! Hit the link below. Blessings

[@jakbuji7981]

Our Little Homestead! sure if one lives this long to see the fruit 🙍

[@jakbuji7981]

Our Little Homestead! By the way Thank you very informative.

[@therealborischang]

Bugs add protein. Seriously, bulk bags of rice very often are infested with moths, weevils and their larvae and eggs. Yes indeed.

[@smallfootprint2961]

B edwards...I always give my whole grains/beans, etc, a good wash before use. They have been stored in silos and transported in tank trucks to the distributor to bag up. Bugs,/moths/larva, etc and rodent droppings/pee, and hairs, etc can be in the grain. I pick out stones and wash about 3 times till the water is pretty clear.. Stir around with fingers, let stuff float to the top and pour water off. I just use my hands/fingers.

[@debbie6585]

Boris Chang and

[@s.a.morris8625]

...suggest placing socks over jars for storage.......deters glass breakage...

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Great tip!!

[@Gena777-r95]

Five years later I see this video 😕 I wish I had known this year's ago 💗 Thanks for sharing knowledge

[@OurLittleHomestead]

I had an inkling from the Lord years ago...I was just doing and teaching as He directed. If it is like Joseph and saves ppls lives.... then God is working miracles and we don't even know it! Amen! Glad you are preparing now! Be well and Blessings!

[@JavaRatusso]

I am so glad I ran across this video! I was just about to vacuum pack but glass dry packing seems much better! Thank you!

[@WitchMisspelled]

May I suggest that before you do dry canning again, you purchase a pair of silicone oven mitts? It will make it easier to handle the hot jars.

[@xDrGeek]

I was thinking the SAME thing!

[@olympewalser4865]

Thank you ...Your video is perfect for absolute beginners like me because you explain all details and it's important for me to understand the full process ...I noticed you can also can brown rice in all others videos I saw it was impossible .I'm glad you gave us a way to do it ..Thanks that's a good job and you gave time to help us . Best Wishes from France

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Brooklyngirl1969 Hi! I agree! Any oil would go rancid. I personally have never done that, so I would not suggest it. I have heard of the Bay Leaves in the food, but have not attempted that as well. I would try it if I had no OTHER CHOICE at hand, put it that way! LOL! Being in a tropical climate, I'd run a de-humidifier in the kitchen and would not BOIL water or run dishwasher or even the washing machine and especially a dryer during the 'dry canning process'. People in more humid weather/climates claim to have difficulty dry canning; moisture in jars/dry goods after it seals. You should not have any moisture in the jar. You may need to bake off the moisture in the jars in the oven before sealing a bit longer (don't burn the dry goods but make sure they are DRY before sealing. We may THINK that dry goods from store is completely dry, but any dry food picks up moisture if not sealed, even if in plastic bags. So, buy it and get it sealed up in jars or mylar with oxygen absorbers as quick as possible; again, making sure to dehydrate goods a second time or use oven to do this step if necessary; this is only for humid areas. Practice with one or two jars of dry rice or beans first and see how it works for your area (tropical climate). I know in hurricane that glass breaks; so, if that is your worry, I would use mylar. Also, be sure and store out of the light. Mylar gets rodents where mice can't chew through the glass. But then again, mylar keeps our the light and can be stored in 5-gallon buckets. I never keep food stored by one method in case I lose one group of foods, I still have another group of foods that may have made it. Blessings!!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

+[H]ouse MD, true for the most part, PTO (Pure Tung Oil) will not usually go rancid, any oil can go bad however when adding petroleum/carrier additives to them... where they can trap moisture in the 'wet' form in the can. Your best bet is always to buy 'pure' oils for finishes. For example: Put marbles in your can of finishes so that there is little airspace so the oils do not 'oxidize' when in storage, especially in humid environments. BTW-- we were talking about oils that are consumable for long-term food storage not wood finishes; wet oils that do not dry, like olive oil, vegetable oils, shortenings from veg or animal fats...they are in a constant wet state, those oils, like those in nuts...do go rancid over short periods of time especially in hot humid climates ... but if you want to talk about finishes then your speaking to a professional furniture finisher; I've got 37 years in the 'unfinished furniture/cabinet making' business. I was raised from a young age in my parents 'unfinished' furniture business, selling and finishing unfinished furniture (in the buff). I went on to build and manufacture more than several thousand pcs of furniture in our shoppe where we pumped out a semi load of furniture every two weeks for delivery around the Midwest. The shop is still in business and ran by my ex husband and son who now build beautiful custom kitchen/bath/bar/office furniture. I went on to build custom homes. My father invented the eighties version of the 'seal n sand' brand finish and he invented the Epoxy "Coatings" way back in the early seventies; I was the first person to roller skate on an epoxy garage floor where my father laid an expensive ceramic coatings floor with an epoxy overcoat...later he put down the 'chip' version at the boys' school for the blind and several offices (the pyramids in Indy), King's Island, Castleton Mall, and many hospitals and clinics as they were better for anti-bacterial needs. The floors are still there today, perfect condition. Later, he sold the company and he and my mother bought their first furniture store (wood furniture in the nude). They went on to purchase more stores...and... by the time I was 21, I had saved enough money from working for them through HS that my hubby and I started the factory that would (within a few years) be their biggest supplier of unfinished case goods. Today, my son uses custom 'spray' booths and custom color mixes and all kinds of glazes...finishes have come really far since the seventies and eighties! But, because my experience is so in-depth, I can say, without malice, that tung oil can go rancid when not in it's pure form; I've seen it with my own eyes (and nose). It can cloud your finish as well if you let it oxidize. Always use pure oils if you want a better finish that doesn't cloud your pieces of artwork. Other wood workers will have their own formed opinions. Tung oil is not an oil that evaporates, it 'hardens' over time, therefore it is less likely to go rancid as it is a 'cured' oil. To vacuum seal these oils would be smart; keep them from going cloudy over time and ruining your pc of hard work, for sure. But don't use the same attachments on your food if you do this. JMO.

[@Twinsmoms]

Hi I just found you. you have great information on here.. thank you. I have a question we are in the market for a new stove. really liked your stove can you do a stove video model and where to buy it? thank you very much!!

[@meYus11]

My wife says they quit making it years ago; she's had two of them. Sears Elite was the name brand.

[@marynewbury5436]

Thank you for this video. I grew up with most of the women in my family canning, but they never dry canned. I'm grateful to you for showing us this method of storing dry goods. I will be doing this.

[@horizontal1072]

I loved this. My mom told me stories about this...she has cancer now. I am learning now--just turned 20 oldest of two boys. Thanks for this.

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Our prayers are with your momma and you all! If you need help or have questions here is my email [e-mail]. I can see you from my email quicker. My dad had colon cancer and my screening is end of April. Miracles DO happen! I've seen them. God has a plan. He loves us all. Blessings!

[@parableofthelight]

Hi Janie, Thank you for this illustration! I canned my first batch of rice and oats using your method. It turned out perfect all jars sealed! i'm going to use this method more can't wait to get going on more oven dry canning! thanks again for taking the time to share.

[@sierraechopnw4228]

You missed your calling...what superb teachers the "3" of you make. Back to dry canning my beans. Many Blessings.

[@gladtidings4all]

I vacuum seal in half gallon mason jars dry flour, sugar, salt, corn meal. I fill up the jar and using a wooden mallet packing it down tight then filling up to the inch head space then pack down with the wooden mallet. Then I stuff a clean dry coffee filter covering tightly that head inch space. Put the lid and jar sealer adapter and vacuum seal. I own top of the line gamesaver silver Foodsaver vacuum sealer. Just as long you pack it down tight with a mallet.

[@penelopepittstop6252]

This video is the BEST. I love all her videos. I come back to this one OVER AND OVER AND OVER.

[@merlemitch46]

Never heard of this a day in my life but it'ss always a first time for everything

[@lesleewatson4266]

you were great to watch and listen too. Ive wanted to do this for so long. Now I feel more confident. thank you.

[@dlands9420]

Thank you so much. My mother tough me to keep beans and rice in the freezer to keep the bugs from hatching before eating but took up space and sometimes came open making a mess. I've had that style sealer since it came out over 10 years ago. The original canisters stopped working but I didn't know about that canning lid. Thank you for that too. I hope I can still get it.

[@cuzican9084]

first time dry canner thanks to you. I freaked out when I saw the moisture in the jars, immediately thought everything was ruined. I forgot you said that it would be ok. So I came back to your comment section THANK YOU for posting your update about the moisture..

[@doratalamantes1843]

I’m a one year cancer survivor. I started to eat better, and I’m trying to make my detergent, shampoos, fabric softener, all natural at home. I saw this channel and subscribed. I’m going to try this and see how it goes. Thank you Janie for sharing your knowledge of living better. God bless your home

[@LeaLogsdon]

Love the video, good information & I learned something. When handling hot glass jars, I like to place a cut piece of rubber shelf liner, cut to about a 12" square, under the oven mit. The rubber shelf liner works just like a jar opener, giving you a much better grip on the jar, but is much more versatile than just a jar opener.

[@13ECHO20]

After watching this video over six times, I decided to give this a try. I used 12 pint sized jars. Low and behold, it worked! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

+13ECHO20 Awesome!!!

[@urbanitesgarage3299]

I got the pint sized too

[@sandrarice5575]

I found Kevlar gloves to use. No heat came through. I also heat my lids with a blow dryer before using the jar cap attachment on my vaccine sealer. Thank you for this video. I also did dry milk with my vacuumed sealer. I put a coffee filter over the milk, tucking around inside. Wipe the jar and rim with a slightly damp cloth and let it dry a min.

[@ChiHatcher]

I love that you and hubby do this together. You have lots of great info, thank you for taking the time to help others!

[@treeclimbing7798]

I HAVE READ THAT A 1/2 STICK of SPEARMINT, WINTERGREEN or PEPPERMINT GUM. WILL KEEP THE EGGS FROM HATCHING. WOULD LEAFs from these Plants do the same.

[@KilldeerSurvival]

Hello Janie , My wife and I love this video, so we'll be checking out your other videos. Hope you have a great day and God bless you my friend.

[@abbeysomethingnormal7830]

I have lost hundreds from rice . I have dry beans in sterile jars but not sealed. They appear to be in good shape, i am thankful to see this one! TY 🙏🏽

[@arstrahan]

Thanks, the moisture did absorb and all done. Stored 36 qts of beans and 12 qts of rice. Thanks for the detailed instruction video.

[@charliehintz6671]

Bet you’re happy you have been doing this today. It’s they the shtf that most thought. But shtf is here now. God bless

[@lxmzhg]

Actually this is only a beta test... the worst is yet to come. They'll be a calm after the storm & then the real SHTF.

[@13ECHO20]

This has been a HUGE help! I have several five gallon buckets, (with lids). I have been worried about vermin getting into my stores. Thanks for the video! Peace and blessings!

[@26debsterdots]

I have reused lids both for canning and with the food sealer with success not 1 fail in 2 years. Now I am suggesting anyone go right out and do this at all. You all do what you are comfortable with. This is something I tested and so far I personally am comfortable with do it and I am still alive as is my family and friends. I do check all my sealed jars regularly. by the way the new seals .... I have had a few fails. Thank you for your videos I have learned a lot.c

[@mugsiemay3081]

Excellent. Came across this video by accident. I just bought a few large bags of rice and beans and actually did not know that they will ... come alive so to speak. So this was very valuable time spent. Hubby is on the way to Walmart for jars. Thank you so much.

[@jaylee968]

I know this has nothing to do with dry canning -- which was really helpful and interesting -- but what a beautiful doggy you have! It was so cute how he walked back and forth behind you like he was supervising the operation! lol Thank you so much for sharing with us! God bless!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

janet lee LOL ... she is the boss of us, for sure!

[@scrapper900]

I LOVE Lexi. My favorite are her full conversations!

[@madjac911]

OMG you have beautiful house and your kitchen is aaaamazing so cute. your awesome!

[@OurLittleHomestead]

Thanks! Come visit anytime. We have our 10K subscriber contest this week, so be sure and sub us! Lots of really fun kitchen, laundry and prepper gadgets! Video coming in 2 days! Yeah! Best wishes!

[@donnakennell5111]

Janie, that was amazing. Thank you. I lost my grandparents and parents young. Relying on books to learn is good, but your demo helped more than I can say. Thank you and blessings to you and your family.

[@playxboxgames13mysonpicked98]

I have been watching her videos for years now and I always go back to them when I'm canning or the prepping videos. Good stuff! I started watching her for the fact that she was a female sensible prepper and then I got into canning. I watched all of her canning videos for about a year and then went out and bought a pressure canner and watched her videos again before I tried pressure canning. Then the dry canning. I love it! I just watched the dry canning video (this one) before I started my dry canning again this evening. thanks!

[@ms.monroe7956]

I did this along with you, following your steps as you did it in your video, over a year ago. & now I’m so thankful for it. I have plenty of food & snacks stored up for my family. & I’m not having to fight crowds of people at the stores. (I prepared early for the virus & bought lots of extras like hand sanitizer, water, dry milk, even masks etc in January) But I didn’t have to worry about groceries. So thank you for teaching me this valuable information!! 💕

[@OurLittleHomestead]

THANKS! I remember you!!

[@spitfire57whaley35]

Wouldn’t a few silicone oven mitts grip better? And save fingers. This is so cool

[@Shellocs817]

Excellent job, girl! This was so informative and helpful. THANK YOU!

[@yukey2587]

I have never heard of dry canning, but this is AWESOME! Thanks so much!

[@Jeremy_810]

You're about to get a lot more views! Thank you for this

[@titiatoy]

I wear thin rubber gloves 🧤 when I do the sealing part. It’s really a game changer, you should maybe try that too. Loved your video. It was very informative.

[@healthyamerican]

i just did my first three jars of rice. the bubble on two of the lids went down to a flat surface, while the third bubble went down to like a crater dent in the lid. are these all ok or do i need to redo any of them? thanks

[@mday1416]

critter eggs that hatch out will instantly die if you have pulled a vacuum on the jar. I also include a home made Silica pack in my jars and vacuum packed plastic pouches used in my foodsaver. I use regular silica sand that can be purchased very cheep from home Depot. You need to take a container of it and dry it for a day or so in a dehydrator to remove all moisture. Then put the silica sand in paper coin envelopes you get from the office supply store. Choose the size coin envelope you like, fill it will dry silica sand and put a little elmers glue on the flap, let it dry enough to stick well, then put the silica filled pouches in the dehydrator to dry fully. Then use the packs in each jar. When you remove them, just dry them out again, in the envelope and use it again. If the envelope goes bad, just remove the sand and reuse it.

[@bluedrache]

Thank you. Very informative about how to dry can dry goods to keep them dry for up to 30 dry years!

[@theheritagehousesc]

I love the video! Thank you for the instructions. Please use silicon pot holders or potholders that one side has silicon. They let you grab and tight like a charm and you won’t burn yourself.

[@anniepearl217]

You left the oven door open but your husband went and closed it for you that was sweet of him and thank you for showing this this open my eyes to a new opportunity to do this one day have a blessed day👍🌹

[@survivalistmd2989]

We are eating 10 year old rice and beans and can't tell them apart from new.

[@laurafall7846]

I'm starting to do mine tomorrow! I am stoked!

[@jaymers25]

Wow!

[@pew9277]

SurvivalistMD We have beans from 20 years ago we canned. We canned a lot of beans. They're just like freshly canned. Home canned food will actually last longer than store bought. They don't taste like the metal cans. Take care.

[@pew9277]

Oh forgot to tell you ours were green beans. We also can pintos. We wash them 3 times, then let them sit over night in water to swell them so they won't swell in the can. Then can them. They last a very long time. We also can pork and beans.

[@darlenebradley6756]

I have similar stores...it's funny how squeamish people can be about this sort of thing! I also dehydrate tomatoes, eggplant, apples, green beans....it's great fun!

[@gladtidings4all]

I also vacuum seal dehydrated frozen vegetables in my Excalibur dehydrator. I vacuum seal pasta, anything that is dry goods. In my pantry you only see vacuumed seal mason jars no boxes for me!

[@phatalykat]

Girlfriend!!! That was awesome!!!!! I wish I had learned canning from my gramma. Thank you for this video. I have subscribed and look forward to seeing more of your videos. I am looking for more canning info, so can't wait to see what else you have. If, by chance, you have any on canning things like pasta sauces could you let me know. I am really interested in that. thank you so much for your videos and info!!

[@ChannonWW2214]

Learned a extremely lot of information from that video thank you. As a child I was around my grandmother who canned all the time year-round been a long time familiarize myself with the process again

[@cynthiarivera1930]

Goodness, that was a lot of work! Thank you for teaching us this essential task. Sure appreciate you!

[@jshapan]

Great video just sent to my daughter, we will be doing this over the summer.

[@lisamargaret6751]

I'm learning so much , I can't thank you enough!! You have a new subscriber for sure!!

[@gladtidings4all]

I dry vacuum seal all my sugar, salt flour, etc. my step is I fill my jar with flour and I use a wooden mallet and pack it in tight I keep filling it up and pack it tight to the inch head space. I add a clean dry coffee filter and cover it really good then add the lid and the adapter and vacuum seal! Never has my vacuum sealer got messed up!

[@amyeckhart1164]

this is a great ideas!

[@gasmonkey5152]

Everything is nice with beans and rice. Ive been doing this for the look.

[@serdalkaptan]

Very good video and information. Thanks for sharing.

[@lelenbates3367]

I work in the the commercial food packaging industry and have done testing on almonds and tobacco where an entomologist inoculated bins of almonds and also tobacco leaves with live insects and eggs. First test we induced a vacuum up to 28" hg (absolute vacuum is 30 in/hg) on product in a nylon EVOH bag and it reduced most insects but did not kill all of the insects and there was still infestation so your vacuum sealer with only 10-20" hg is no guarantee against existing insects. Next was 50/50 nitrogen and CO2 gas mix and this had a greater kill than vacuum alone but some insects still lived because the plant material has trapped oxygen and the insect lived long enough to lay more eggs before they died. Next was 100% CO2 and it had a 100% success rate because it forms carbonic acid when it interacts with moisture in the eggs and insects bodies. You can add a small amount of dry ice to the bottom of your upright container, lightly cover it with a loose lid while the dry ice is sublimating and the gas will push the oxygen out of the container and the CO2 will remain because of its molecular weight if left covered and undisturbed. After all of the dry ice is gone you can then seal it to hold the CO2 in. The insects and eggs will be killed within a week or two. I like the idea of dry canning, I just wanted to give another method. The funny thing is the tobacco company backed out of using our packaging system to use against tobacco weevil because their marketing people said CO2 is a bad gas and they did not want to be seen as causing global warming, no joke. Their product creates CO2. For you smokers reading this those small occasional little pops when you suck on your cigarette are often small insect parts igniting, I was told this by the tobacco guys during the trial.

[@christinamiller4660]

you had my attention at 'bugs' and 'larve'........

[@OurLittleHomestead]

ShanDeGlam, No, it comes with a hose in most sealer lids...if not you can buy them for a few bucks on ebay. Make sure your foodsaver vacuum sealer has the hose 'hole' for the vacuum hose attachment. Yes, you can oven dry can beans, mixed beans, with spice mixes, legumes, rices, lentils, etc...all are fine as the oven heat kills the bacteria, larva eggs and insects that can ruin your food storage grains. OR, you can freeze the goods for 3 or more days, let set out to room temps and then vacuum seal with Oxygen Absorber in the as long as the mix does not have oils or shortenings in the ingredients. For long-term, I recommend oven dry canning beans and rice and pastas...as the heat sanitizes and kills eggs and pests. Vacuum sealing is good too, so what ever you are comfortable with. I have meals in a jar all week this week. So, now is a good time to see how to make inexpensive meals with that canned dry goods we are all now putting up. :P

[@John-lw1wp]

Awesome Video. Great method for storing your beans and rice. I had no idea. Thank you so very much. God Bless you.

[@cherylsabol387]

I grew up a city girl & after moving to WV in 09 I discovered the joy of gardening/canning; I've never tried dry canning but I'm going to... Thank you for the video...

[@helloitsme9808]

I buy a small package of beans at the store. When they're gone, I buy another one. Usually cook up a small amount quickly in my pressure cooker. Works pretty well for me.