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RE: Saturday Grocery Shopping and Stocking Up Our Pantry!
A helpful tip - If you are not going to be using some of your bulk items for a while, small moths and other bugs can hatch inside your containers. It's very common. To avoid this I put all grain items in the freezer for a minimum of three days, I prefer longer. Bring out and let warm up to room temperature and release any condensation for a day or so and then package for longer term. I've never had a problem since.
Great idea! I'll go ahead and put them in there for a while since we have a lot of space in there anyway. I wouldn't want to find dead bugs in our food!
Thanks for the tip!
I've never heard of this method, but it makes sense. Will have to give a whirl. Thanks!
I also do this with all flour.
Another thing that you can do for bulk grains that are stored for a longer time is get some oxygen absorber packets of the right size for the jars and use one of these in each jar. Screw the lid down tight after you put the packet on top of the food. Any larvae that hatch in the jar can't live without oxygen, so they die. You can store grains, peas, beans, and any other dry food for years this way. I have several 1/2 gallon jars of oatmeal that I have stored that way, along with some 1/2 gallon jars of rice. I think I also have pinto beans stored that way. It's a really good "just in case" storage method.
Oh, I agree with that. I use them all the time. I have many levels of storage, short-term all the way up to decades if need be. They all use a bit of a different method. I do place the oxygen absorbers in all my jars I keep my dehydrated foods in.