What to Do With Bug-Infested Grains in Your Food Storage

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@TheProvidentPrepper 6 ай бұрын

Insect infestations are preventable if you package the food correctly. Purchase quality dry goods, repackage them in an airtight container with a fresh oxygen absorber, and store them in a cool, dry, dark location. ***PackFreshUSA sells a variety of sizes of Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers packfreshusa.com/?rfsn=7503114.ecc85c Use the promo code PROVIDENT to receive 10% off your purchase. **You can learn more about grain weevils at: extension.usu.edu/planthealth/schoolipm/structural-pest-id-guide/granary-weevil **Learn more about packaging food for long-term storage at TheProvidentPrepper.org. Long Term Food Storage: Best Containers and Treatment Methods theprovidentprepper.org/long-term-food-storage-best-containers-and-treatment-methods/ How to Package Dry Foods in Mylar Bags for Long-Term Storage theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-package-dry-foods-in-mylar-bags-for-long-term-storage/ Packaging Dry Foods in Glass Jars for Long-Term Food Storage theprovidentprepper.org/packaging-dry-foods-in-glass-jars-for-long-term-food-storage/ Long-Term Food Storage: Creative Solutions to Build a Critical Asset theprovidentprepper.org/long-term-food-storage-creative-solutions-to-build-a-critical-asset/ 8 Food Storage Enemies and How to Slay Them theprovidentprepper.org/8-food-storage-enemies-and-how-to-slay-them/ Thanks for being part of the solution! Follow us! *Instagram - theprovidentprepper instagram.com/theprovidentprepper/ *Facebook - The Provident Prepper: Building Your Family Ark facebook.com/ProvidentPrepper *Pinterest - The Provident Prepper www.pinterest.com/TheProvidentPrepper/

@mannyfragoza9652 6 ай бұрын

I had a terrible case of pantry moths from Brown Rice I left around too long

@sidneyoverland6869 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the links. I new I should have used an oxygen absorber. I’ve been meaning to order Mylar bags & oxygen absorbers. Nothing to get you to in motion like a pantry infestation…

@lyndabuchholz1216 6 ай бұрын

Way back when my kids were very young toddlers I had flour that had bugs. I was a single mother and had very little money so I sifted out as much as I could and made bread with it. I suspect we are eating a lot of bugs in many of the foods we eat without knowing anyway and they aren't poison.

@TUKByV1 6 ай бұрын

The goal is to keep insect consumption to a minimum. Many people are sensitive to or allergic to certain aspects of insect biology.

@Utah_Mike 6 ай бұрын

As a kid ate plenty of grain/flour with bugs

@lyndabuchholz1216 6 ай бұрын

@@TUKByV1 I don't see anyone arguing about that. Just some we can't get around.

@susanjones5592 6 ай бұрын

The old Southern method since electrification is to freeze for a week before using rice oatmeal grits cornmeal ect.

@Jake-Drake 5 ай бұрын

If I freeze these foods in their original bags, remove them from the freezer while keeping them in their original unopened bags, won’t there be moisture even after a period of time? Or will that dissipate at room temperature? Thanks.

@Oxnate 6 ай бұрын

Always eat the lesser of two weevils.

@lauramanion3131 6 ай бұрын

😂

@randomnesspersonified 6 ай бұрын

🤣

@fahinahigby1152 6 ай бұрын

😂

@karynsantiago 6 ай бұрын

❤

@ThirteenKidsLater 6 ай бұрын

ROFLOL 😂

@KingdomCtzen 5 ай бұрын

We've been racking our brains trying to figure out how these critters are getting into sealed bags. Thanks for solving the mystery and what to do with them.

@cherylwmh6543 6 ай бұрын

Oh, yes. Lots of experience with this. I learned to not go on a bulk buying spree if I don't have time to get it immediately stored correctly. Lots of wasted food to the animals and compost pile over the years. 😢

@steveday4797 6 ай бұрын

A few years ago I bought a 5lb bag of mixed bird seed. I kept hearing at night a scratching sound, it drove me mad trying to find out what it was. Eventually I discovered it was the bird seed which was full of weevils. The bag was quickly put outside in a bucket with a lid and I think the local birds enjoyed eating it, weevils and all

@sidneyoverland6869 5 ай бұрын

I thought I froze my gluten free flour for nine days. I had decanted several small bags into an OXO container in the pantry. I hadn’t used it in a long time, but needed a small amount. When I retrieved it from the pantry, I noticed little bugs running around. My husband couldn’t see them…He took the container outside & left if on a deck chair. After a few days or week, I asked him about the plan. He took them down to the garbage & dumped them in. The bugs are now living their best life at the dump.

@TheProvidentPrepper 5 ай бұрын

Some times you have to freeze it then thaw for 24 hours and refreeze it. The initial freezing kills the bugs. Then the thaw period wakes up the eggs and they hatch. The second freezing kills the new bugs.

@AmazingPhilippines1 6 ай бұрын

I have bought a 50kg bag of organic rice here in the Philippines and many bugs. Shared it with others but sorting through and eliminating bugs was very time consuming. Thanks.

@Tennesseemomtho 5 ай бұрын

I feed mine to the chickens. However, my grandmother, born 1893, taught me that the reason people used to sift flour was to get the bugs out.

@TheProvidentPrepper 5 ай бұрын

That was her recipe. Any milk would be fine and full fat would be delicious :)

@thedeathbyfire 6 ай бұрын

I've only delt with rice weevils once. I put my container in the deep freeze until I used all the rice. Washed the rice well, and it tasted fine.

@PegMarieD 5 ай бұрын

Yes, I found bugs in my rice about a year ago. That never happened before. I didn't know what to do with it so I threw it out. I did some research and learned that they don't like the smell of bay leaves. So now I add a few bay leaves in with my rice and it has not happened again.

@gwil6214 6 ай бұрын

I had a similar issue with kidney beans that were a little moldy from freezing them. I will use them as “seeds” for planting.

@KellyS_77 6 ай бұрын

I've been prepping for nearly 30 years and I've bought SO much rice in that time. Only one time have I had rice that had bugs in it. I had bought it in a bag that was only burlap (most burlap rice bags usually have a heavy plastic bag liner, this one didn't). It was only a few bugs, we just washed our rice when we prepared it and made sure not to buy that rice again. My favorite brands of rice to buy are the ones that come packaged in mylar.

@cathclinnick4608 6 ай бұрын

I live in SE QLD Australia, in subtropical climate. Bugs get into EVERYTHING whether we see them or not. Most of the product we buy from the store have bugs that we just don’t see. So what we do is when I get rice or flour home, I put them straight into the freezer for a minimum of 48-72 hours. Reality is - it ends up being several weeks because I forget it’s even there. Then I get it out of the freezer, I leave it untouched for several days just to make sure there is no moisture in it. And then it can go into whatever container or long term storage without any fear of bugs or eggs as any living matter has died in the freezing process

@decormiamour 6 ай бұрын

I use oxygen absorbers in all my pantry containers that run the risk of getting bugs. I also use desiccants in my seasoning jars.

@oldgranny410 5 ай бұрын

I lived in a foreign country where it was common to find bugs. Bugs in flour, cake mixes, etc. If you wanted to eat, you dealt with it. A fine sieve was an essential. Now if you put the eggs and oil in and things start crawling, that is another matter.

@CS-bn4un 6 ай бұрын

Many good storage tips here but …after growing up with grandparents born in 19th century AND who went thru depression, plus after living in a third world country, I wouldn’t dare toss anything, except if rancid, for just having weevils etc. Freeze to kill live bugs and eggs; sift; and use. However, using some of these tips to store things is smart. I got great deal on icing buckets with snap on lids that have gaskets. Just have to wash super well before using to store. Only $2 each from a bakery! )yeah… this bakery used premade icing… I don’t buy their cakes, just their used buckets!)

@lauraservey495 5 ай бұрын

You can also prevent this by freezing the grains for 2 weeks before storing. Freezing destroys the eggs.

@considertheant2292 6 ай бұрын

We live in Florida and have had this problem multiple times even if we freeze or refrigerate the grains prior to sealing. We do the same as others, sift and use what we can. No chickens or pigs here so we don’t have alternatives to feed food too. Your idea of freeze drying and setting up in portions is genius. On a different note would love to touch base with you about your GridDown experience and on ground mount. Blessings😊

@TheProvidentPrepper 6 ай бұрын

We are so excited about our Grid Down Redoubt system. Installation is almost complete. Just waiting on local power company to come and do their part. So far I've been very happy.

@jung4296 5 ай бұрын

You can put hand warmer pocket instead of oxygen absorber

@ryansoo4000 5 ай бұрын

Hello. Have you heard of the Coolar solar off-grid fridge? It uses no refrigerant, has no rotating parts, no electronics, and runs off of hot water generated by solar panels.

@marinaharmon5775 5 ай бұрын

Love your husband who thinks on blessing the food away to those who might need some, as an option. Did you feed the creepy crawlies to your chickens?

@TheProvidentPrepper 5 ай бұрын

They actually all got washed down the drain because we wanted to save the rice :)

@TUKByV1 6 ай бұрын

I don't even store brown rice. I do eat it, though. We have a small family, and we just wouldn't rotate through it fast enough.

@lizadivine3785 5 ай бұрын

I opened a can of oatmeal not even close to expiration from a well known grocery store and it was loaded with bugs. Ick. I dumped it.

@robinfreebird4784 6 ай бұрын

Eww weevils !! 🤮 those and pantry moths … Thank you so much for the tips!

@robinfreebird4784 6 ай бұрын

Both are the reason I put grains in canning jars and vacuum seal them, especially if they are in my pantry.

@huginanenvelope 3 ай бұрын

Bay Leaves for rice and flour products

@TheProvidentPrepper 3 ай бұрын

We have not found bay leaves to be effective. Check out this short kzbin.infoGgKwbVXld7E

@EL-Duder-Reno 6 ай бұрын

Is there a rule of thumb for how many oxygen absorbers to use?

@TheProvidentPrepper 6 ай бұрын

Yes. theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-safely-use-oxygen-absorbers-to-extend-the-shelf-life-of-long-term-food-storage/

@christopherleubner6633 5 ай бұрын

One toe hothands chemical toe warmer can do a 5 gallon pail of whatever you like. The chemicals inside are an aluminum iron alloy, graphite, salt and water. The pack is basically an oxygen absorber that makes aluminum hydroxide iron oxide rust and hydrogen. The wise dry oxygen absorbers are similar except they have calcium chloride to start the reaction by absorbing water and less chemicals per packet.

@myathehappy_1 6 ай бұрын

Ive always just froze my rice for a week let it all thaw for a week and then store the unopened bags in plastic bags that are taped shut so hope that's adequate enough? :/

@ryansoo4000 5 ай бұрын

Did you determine if you had rice, wheat or maize weevils?

@tlmwebb648 6 ай бұрын

Godbless you guys love your videos very helpful

@MichaelR58 6 ай бұрын

Good video, thanks for sharing YAH bless !

@dianevictorianshabbyshop3876 6 ай бұрын

They say put in freezer to kill eggs, I do, not problems.

@frankmackyvaldivia4836 23 сағат бұрын

I only have this problem with this exact rice. I just got one and it was packed with it. I am sure it comes from this company already...I buy other rice and never had this problem. There were so many I just throw mine away. :(

@susantaylor8507 4 ай бұрын

I just had some pazole corn I had weavels in and I believe it was 10 pounds so I had to throw it out so now I'm going to order more so I'm going have to seal them in mylar bags I also had to throw out some of my pasta had weavels I'm going to mylar more of my food now I have some in buckets my wheat grains but I'm going to mylar that to I guess

@kathyknox6423 6 ай бұрын

where do you get oxygen absorders from?

@TheProvidentPrepper 6 ай бұрын

PackFreshUSA sells a variety of sizes of Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers packfreshusa.com/?rfsn=7503114.ecc85c Use the promo code PROVIDENT to receive 10% off your purchase.

@woodydel 6 ай бұрын

Brown rice long term with O2 absorbers?

@TheProvidentPrepper 6 ай бұрын

Yes. Not 30 year long time but 5-10 year long term if kept cool. The oxygen absorbers slow down the rancidity process. Moisture content is around 11.5 percent fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/2512380/nutrients which is not ideal for long term storage but is in an acceptable range.