Long Term Storage of Dry Foods
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- Опубліковано 5 бер 2021
- Storing dry foods like grains, rice, beans, and lentils for the long term requires one of two processes for protecting against pests. We show both ways in this video.
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Another option would be using multiple 1 gallon Mylar bags stacked in the tubs so you only have to use a portion of the rice at a time.
I did it by lbs. I was able to put 10 2lb Mylar bags per 5 pound bucket. I used square ones.
I need to know what size oxygen absorber to use for a 1 pound bag please!
I was thinking to do it this way! Thank you!
I love how easy it is for you to correct yourself when you make a mistake:) some people still need to learn how to be wrong (even just slightly wrong) gracefully
Thank you.
Pam is real people with so much to share. I dont think i would have started dehydrating if not for her. Eventhough I've been gardening and canning since I was a teen (with my folks) I have learned a lot from Pam. I'm getting a ph tester wand if not too expensive (maybe let my Amazon rewards build up a bit first😎) It was amazing to learn about that on her post about safety, ph and making your own salsa recipe. I don't think I would have found that anywhere else.
@@katydidiy Thank you, Kathy.
Yes, it's very important to curb our egos.
That’s because she has good character, and isn’t afraid of improving the narrative.
Your humility in admitting your error makes you absolutely radiant and lovely. What a good example you are to me. God bless your day 🌸
Thank you so much!
Thank you for mentioning the Kneady Homestead. Heather has extreme injuries with a long road to go.
You are welcome, but it was my privilege. I am also praying for her and the children.
We're praying for the family.
Everyone needs to subscribe to her as well so she has a monthly income from utube
How sad for the family! Praying the Lord sustain them, meeting their every need and the Lord be honored!
You have taught me more in 3 days of watching your videos than I’ve learned in years. Years! Thank you, teacher.
Happy to hear that!
If my science teachers had explained things so clearly I would have loved science class.
She is an excellent teacher
How wonderful of you to mention The Kneady Homesteader.
It was my privilege. I am glad to see their total already so high. I know Heather will need every penny.
Yes, love her!
@@RoseRedHomestead I use my hair straighteners for mylar - works a treat - also bay leaves in bag - I freeze my flour for 3 days too
@@fullofhope2222 What do you use the Bay leaves for in the bag?
@@lisaruiz149 bugs hate bay leaves - if you were keeping any in bags opened later - try keeping a few bay leaves still there
Yes, 17 months ago, Heather entered a hellish existence. she still has more surgeries for her recovery. Kids are better but still recovering. Thank y'all for adding the gofund Me. Wonderful of y'all.
Thanks for all y'all teaching me. Blessings, julie
My favorite people in UA-cam to learned from! Thank you Professor Pam for all your food storage videos to canning and all! I am confident to store my foods the way you do yours because you always backed with Science and Research 🔬🧐. And you and Mr. Jim are kind enough to share that with us! I can’t thank you enough but thanks a million 😘💗👍
Wow, thank you!
I put my flour, rice, corn meal, in the freezer for 2 weeks, take out, thaw to room temp, let any moisture evaporate then use food saver bags take out the oxygen then put in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers in food buckets this stuff will be eatable next century 😂😂but thats just me😂
That is a good and safe process as well. Thanks for sharing
I do that also, but I take it 1 step further. After thawing or from the freezer, I place them back in the freezer again for a day or so to kill any bugs that may have hatched after thawing out.
I do the same as we do not have access to dry ice. I also add Bay leaves in.
Blessings
@@amsohn1 Safe practice! However, there is no valid research that substantiates bay leaves as effective, but our grandmothers thought it worked! So long as you are doing the freezer and then oxygen absorbers, which is research-based, then bay leaves won't hurt a thing!
@@RoseRedHomestead yes, we've had and are having research done with TX A&M Commerce students now... its a Research and Thesis Paper project so it's been fun... and as you've stated many times... do what you feel is safe and do your own research to make the most informed decisions.
Enjoy your videos... blessings
It’s rare (for me) to see such gifts of teaching, communication, & practical applications like she exhibits. I’m thankful I ran across her plethora of wisdom and hope to be like her one day. She seems like an amazing woman to know and I hope she and everyone in her circle realizes that.
Sandy, thank you so much for your kind words. I really appreciate that.
You said it !
You brought me to tears again, over the loss of Heathers husband. So sad and devastating. Thank you again for your wonderful videos. I always learn so much.
You are so welcome.
Same, Miss Lyn.
I clicked their Go Fund Me, saw their sweet faces, and was immediately breathtaken, and teary-eyed. I'm so grateful Jake hasn't closed it, yet! The amount of donations has continued to grow! 🙏❤
And, Professor Pam, loved your experiment! Thank you for including that! Would love if you continued 'teaching' us all. Grateful to be following a professor (former qualifies!).
Much love and appreciation from Texas to you, both! 💕
~ Christine
P.S. Hello, Mr. Jim!! Thank you for sharing your time with your beloved with us! We love and appreciate her, too!
Thank you for mentioning Heather and her family from The Kneady Homesteader. My heart hurts for her and her children. She will need lots of support and there is no nicer group than all the Homesteaders. God Bless! Thank you too for all your information on canning, storage, etc. I enjoy following you.
You are so welcome. Heather and her family are also in my prayers. I am so glad so many people have contributed to their fund.
I use a small shop vac with a stainless steel "straw" taped and sealed at the end of the hose.
Slip the straw into the bag just before sealing and draw out as much air as possible.
Close the impulse sealer as you pull the straw out and BOOYAH!
It removes so much air and tightens the mylar up nicely.
The O2 absorbers do the rest!
I was picturing this in my mind as I read your description! LOL. Sounds awesome! Thanks for sharing.
With that technique, you won't need as large an oxygen absorber.
@@lxmzhg last 30 years
Thanks I use rainbow vacuum. It comes with straw. Good for under the R fridge. I'm not buying a fancy electric gadget for every little thing
Thanks for your shout out for Heather, kneady homesteader, her hospital bills must be enormous, I understand she is still in rehab
Such a tragedy. I wish her the best...and a speedy recovery.
Probably someone else has made this comment but you can take your dry goods and divide them into smaller, separate bags (i freeze mine first) and then drop them into the mylar bag. When you have to retrieve a small portion of the food for use, it's very convenient to pull out a portioned bag without disturbing the others. You can use smaller O2 absorbers in each little bag.
Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
I always love how you explain everything, you make it easy to understand.
Thank you.
Yes!
I love your chanel,,, We learn so much from you in my house .. 🤗.. THANK YOU for all your, and Jim's HARD WORK!
So nice of you! Thank you.
I'm literally 5 minutes into your video and can already tell you are the one to watch!!!! Aloha from Hawaii
I enjoy your channel so much. Not too many people are able to admit their mistakes to all and also show how to correct it.
I am like a sponge and absorb all your knowledge when watching your videos. I love them and you!! Thank you for going into depth and explaining “why”. I retain information when there’s reasoning. You’re such a great professor and I’ve learned so much from you already. You are appreciated!!
Wow--thank you so much. I am so glad to hear you are learning lots! Way to go!
This is such a sad, horrible situation. Her video telling about the situation was so devastating. Prayers to family. May they heal both physically and mentally.
Yes, it was a tough video to watch. They are in my prayers as well.
By the way, I am so excited that you replied to me. I am a BIG fan!
I sit on the pail and the lid snaps shut.Thank you for this video.
😂
I love watching you and I'm still learning. I'm in my 70's and I guess your never too old to learn something new. Thank you.
I agree!
I am so glad you mentioned Heather & her family at the Kneady Homesteader. Thank you for that.
You are welcome. It was my privilege to do that.
How are they doing?
I do so love your videoes! I've watched a lot of The Kneady Homesteader's videoes, too.
Awesome! Thank you!
I saw this done once many years ago, and the way they decided the oxygen was all forced out was to light a match and hold it close to the side of the bucket on the outside. Maybe 2 or 3 inches down from the rim. The carbon dioxide will put a match out as it flows over the top. No guessing.
Thank you for all the great tips. That sealer you have is very fancy, some of us just use a hair straightening iron. I picked one up at a
thrift store for 50cents, works great! Also, some folk trim two or three inches off the top of the mylar bags, which makes less bulk to fold over and the pieces cut off can be saved to repair any holes in the mylar bags.
You always have the BEST instructional interesting videos!!! Thank you for being so interesting.
Wow, thank you!
Thank you for mentioning heather!
You are so welcome! It was my privilege.
I just love how thorough you are and how you laughed at the thought of "burping" the bucket if it bulges. You are a priceless teacher. Thank you!! And thanks to Jim too! I've learned so much.
I find weevils in pasta, noodles, cake mixes etc! So when I bring any of these home from the store, I tightly wrap the packages in saran wrap. I buy the wider large rolls at Sam's and a roll lasts for a couple of years. If when I open the package and there are weevils inside, they or their eggs were already there. However, I rarely find any after being wrapped first especially as I often stock up when the price is right. I am assuming they were getting there right in my pantry! It's a small pantry on the first floor of my house so it's a testament to the tenacity of those little bugs. After opening items not fully used, it's stored in real Tupperware, which has never failed me. Not totally on topic, but a heads up for regular timelines. But beware the bugs could already be there. Pam, thanks again for your helpful advice. 😎
Thank you for your comments--good information.
I hope this doesn’t cause bad feelings and I respect your right to use whatever method you choose, Kathy. I quit using Tupperware because of the odor of plastic left behind when I stored sugar in it for years. I worked in a lab at the time and learned that plasticizers were somewhat volatile. Some plasticizers are hormone disrupters and can create health issues for children, so I now use glass containers or Mylar bags in food grade containers only. You could place sealed Mylar bags full of dry goods inside your Tupperware. I hope this sparks a new video researching storing food in plastic!
diatomaceous earth along the seams/joins in the cupboards or drawers will take down any leftover bugs that were hiding.
Freezing ALL your "grain based" FOOD, including processed food products, for a full 72 hours in the freezer kills all bugs and eggs. Use oxygen absorb packs when storing after freezing just to be safer
@CowGirlLaurel, I have always frozen grains to kill any bugs. But I want to add a caution to anyone coming along and reading this thread. I froze a 10" diameter x 12" high tin of almonds this last year. My family removed it to make room for something else. It sat on the counter and as it warmed up, sealed in that tin, it created condensation in the nuts. They all molded. Ruined the whole batch. :( I had to replace it, pricey. I've not had this happen to flours, or rice or beans.
Always learning from you,Tks. Plus thanks for remembering Heather n children. Sweet lady with a long recovery from so serious injuries.
Thanks. I am praying for a speedy and full recovery for her and her children.
I thought a gamma lid was the one that you could “spin” with your hand?
I’ve learned so much from you! I trust you more than anyone I’ve watched on UA-cam. Thank you so much!!
Yes, you are correct. I mis-spoke when I called those lids gamma lids. We now have true gamma lids on lots of our buckets.
@@RoseRedHomestead I truly wasn’t sure if I didn’t know what a gamma lid was! Ah well, such is life. A friend told me about your channel and I’m thoroughly enjoying it.
You just continue to impress me with your information and genuine desire to educate. Thank you!
Wow! So cool to see you work with the dry ice. I’ve never seen anybody package food for long term storage using dry ice. You explained it so beautifully and clearly.
I really enjoy watching your videos because of the way that you explain the details and steps. I’m the kind of person that learns better when I know the how and why behind the thing. I’m also sort of nerdy for really cool science stuff so this video was a real treat for me.
Many thanks! ❤️
That you for teaching all of us.
I have been eager to learn as much about food preservation as I can. Your channel has helped so much.
I am so glad to hear that. Thank you.
Thank you for explaining the science behind all the steps. ❤
Thank you for all your help with food storage 😊 I really appreciate you!
You are my hero! I am so impressed at your strength. I am new to food preservation. I wish my Grandmother had shared her knowledge with me. Unfortunately, kids were not allowed in the kitchen.
Great video! So glad I came across your channel! Love the detailed explanation and instructions!
Welcome! We are glad you found us as well!
Appreciate you sharing your knowledge. Thank you
God bless you. Thank you for taking the time to make these videos.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us 💗
You are so welcome
Lifting Heather and family up in Prayer. Thank you so much and Bless you for bringing this up. ❤️ ~~Sharon
Thanks so much. I am also praying for their swift and complete recovery.
I love your confidence.
Thank you for your dedication to helping others ! You are a beautiful woman inside and out !
Thank you so much. You are very kind.
Red you are a tough cookie hefting that heavy grain around! Dry ice is brilliant 👍🏻
Thanks! LOL
What kind or brand dry Ice I should get for this method? Thanks 😊
@@parisab4229 it will all be the same thing. So doesn’t matter.
@@daydreambeliever6603 thank you for responding, the one I ordered and came in was a dry Ice but it’s said on packaging just soak then freeze and use!
Is not even near as the one she used! Or the other one I got was a looking like a jelly then you freeze it! Can you share what should I order which works good for this kinda packaging?!
Appreciate your knowledge and kindness 🙏
Thx for explaining everything so well
Happy to help!
I did not know about the dry ice method. I love learning this.
Thank you for sharing.
I just used a regular cloth iron on the big bucket packages. In fact, that iron was the only thing I had. Lots of ironing/sealing that evening. I did it during the dead of winter when the humidity was very low. Old house with baseboard heating dries out the air😉
Super informative as always. That is wild how you used to store it with an insecticide but that was the knowledge then. So interesting. Thanks Pam!
I know--pretty scary to think about now. Thank goodness our knowledge changes over time as more is learned.
What a terrific video! I learned so much. I have never seen dry ice used like this before, this was exciting. Thank you so much for sharing this. ❤️ ~~Sharon
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for being thorough in explaining things. I don't have any questions when I listen to you.
Every time I watch a show I learn more and more and more how the store food make long-term storage as well as short-term storage thank you for all your tips
tyty..i love how easy the dry ice method is..and im going to implement that
You’re welcome 😊!
Very good video. I understand the struggle you expressed sealing your Mylar bags. I use an iron and broom handle to seal mine which works well but I always struggle to keep the air out while sealing. Would love to try the dry ice but living in north Florida I’d be afraid of not getting all of the ice crystals. So love your videos. Thank you🙂
Great tip! Thanks for sharing.
@@RoseRedHomestead
Hi Pam …. You can also use a hot iron that’s used for hair straightening. All kinds out there and some have adjustable heat settings. I purchased one but don’t have my bags yet. They are so easy to use, especially for those big bags that are difficult to handle. Your impulse sealer is ideal for smaller size Mylar. I had a nice one but sent it back because I found a hot iron that would be easier to use. I’ve never heard of the dry ice method but looks interesting. Thank you for all your hard work !! I can’t wait to make your bread recipe !!! 🥰
I had not heard of the dry ice dispersing for long term food storage and I love it. So much more economical I would think. I have 20 lb bags of beans and of rice, so I think I'd better get busy before any critters discover them! Thank you for your expertise!!
You were very kind to mention the Kneady Homesteader.Your emotion was touching. Hope the family is doing well following their devastating loss.
I use a hair straightener to seal my Mylar 😀works really well. Learn ed something new with the dry ice, wow! Nice to have back up plans and extra knowledge. Thank you!!
Several of our viewers have suggested hair irons and I think that is a great idea! Like you, I appreciate several ways of doing things! Thanks for your comments.
What kind or brand dry Ice I should get for this method? Thanks 😊
I just showed your demonstration to my 7 year old and he loved it! We are going to make root beer and I'm going to use the dry ice for my food buckets. Thank you for sharing!
That is awesome! Here is how we used to do it. Pour 5 lbs sugar into a 10 gallon container and then pour the extract onto the sugar and stir until mixed. Add 5 gal water and stir until sugar is dissolved. Gently slip the 5 lbs of dry ice into the container. We usually broke it into 2-3 chunks. Then we let it give off the CO2 until it calmed down. Sometimes a root beer "crust" forms over the dry ice and we would break that off and expose the dry ice again for more CO2. Hope you enjoy!
@@RoseRedHomestead thank you so much!
How much extract did you use?
What a great teacher!
Just found your channel. By far the best food storage channel I’ve seen. You are detailed in your explanations and you explain how the science works all while staying engaging and interesting. You keep things interesting by adding a judicious amount of anecdotes without getting sidetracked. Thank you so much for this important info. Subscribed from northern Ontario!
Awesome! Thank you for subbing, and welcome! I really appreciated your comments.
a few words of advice on dealing with CO2 / dry ice
1. you can find out for sure if your bucket is full of CO2 by just moving a lit match into the bucket top- if it goes out you have no oxygen.
2. remember that CO2 is odorless, fast, and you CANNOT breathe it- thats kind of the point? well if you lean down into, say, a cooler chest you kept your dry ice in... you can pass out. keep your head CLEAR and make sure you are allowing any CO2 building up on the floor to vent
Thank you for that info..
I was thinking of temporarily use dry ice to keep my frozen meat cold and frozen in a cooler while I defrosted my garage freezer. Any tips on that?
@@bakokat6982 works great, in fact it's what it's usually for. Just wear good thermal gloves, and remember to not dunk your head down into the cooler chest.
Also I'd you open the drain plug the gas CO2 will pour out, as it is heavier than air...which is why it stays in the cooler.
But don't let it pour out into a non ventilated area.
When done take it outside and upend it.
You can get free food grade buckets at your local bakery, or Costco bakery department. Helps to call ahead to have them save them for you.
Thank you for showing how to do this. I think if I use the Mylar that I’ll use smaller bags and load more than one bag in a bucket because I don’t have a sealer that large. However, I’m intrigued by the dry iced method and will definitely try it.
I just love Heather at Kneady Homestead. She is an inspiring person.
For years I have put my King Arthur Flour into ziplock bags and put them into the freezer . Never had a problem , always make sure I rotate and also sift all my flour
but never seen bugs or larve . Thank you for your information because I was thinking of dry canning . 🙂
A flat iron (the kind you use for hair) works really well too. Bay leaves will help with insects as well.
Several people have mentioned that flat hair irons work. I will try that next time.
Thanks. About bay leaves--they actually do not work. That has been debunked by solid research.
I heard putting a stick of spearmint gum works but have no idea as I’m just starting
You had me rolling when you said " ok, I'm gonna go get a hammer" lol. But seriously, with all the food shortages coming our way this is a great video. I am currently running an experiment on storing sugar in my humid basement. I have put a 5lbs bag of sugar in it's original bag, a quart mason jar full of sugar and a quart mason jar full of sugar with moisture absorber and vacuum sealed to see which last longer.
Thanks for the information. Let us know the results of your experiment.
Any results yet on the sugar experiment?
@@rwind656 Our sump pump failed in our basement and the moisture made the bag of sugar hard. The sugar in the jars are still good and loose though after 5 months.
@@jeffseaton5193 thanks for the report back! I'd watched this video before, came back for a refresher. Since I have your attention, maybe you can answer another question? Haven't found it in the comments.
For years, I've only stored my bulk goods in actual tins or jars. I'm planning on buckets now, and need to know if the rubber gaskets are necessary for long term results. Have you read this somewhere? (Can't afford fancy screw on lids and the place I want to order from doesn't have the lids with a rubber gasket. ) Thx!
Thank you for this, looking to start storing more than just a couple of weeks worth of things so I started getting food safe buckets but want to make sure when I get the rice, beans, and flour that I process them well, your videos provides so much information! :)
So glad to hear that. It is a really good idea to store supplies for more than a couple of weeks. We are doing a video tomorrow and will release it next week with a guest presenter on how to store a year's supply of food.
Thank you, Pam. You are such an inspiration! I am not a novice at food preservation, yet I have learned so much from you. Thank you again.
You are so welcome!
Miss Pam, I live in Louisiana and we definitely have to contend with humidity and insects. When I have utilized Mylar bags, i would leave a corner unsealed, press out the remaining air and then seal it off. That really made my sealing better. Having said that, the idea of utilizing dry ice sounds so delightful and really does take some of the expense out! I have two questions, if I may. How do you “burp” a bucket if needed and secondly, where did you get bags of wheat in bulk? Thank you so much for your fabulous educational videos! They are GREATLY Appreciated! I forgot to add, I have used nitrogen to pack bags before, but it requires renting or buying a tank
I don't know if this helps but I went online and found 50lbs of wheat berries for 1$ a lb..get it fast. Went from .67¢ to 1.$ a lb in a week.
@@billcat1840 and @Allison B
Pleasant Hill Grain is one site I know of that has all kinds of grain. Very reputable and honest company with a knowledgeable staff. Azure Standard is another one I know of. They deliver to drop points, possibly one near you. Hope this helps.
to burp a bucket you lift up or unseal a tiny portion of the lid and push on the bulges till flat and then quickly close the bucket to make sure no oxygen gets in but if you are using dry ice then you shouldn't have to worry so much. sometimes it gives off a small burp sound that's why people call it that i think but anyway that's how you do that.
I just thought you should know you aren't actually using gamma seal lids. The gamma lids have a twist top and cost anywhere from 7 to 12 dollars each. I like the dry ice method too but rarely use it because it's not so easy to get it where I live. Diatomaceous earth also works well in conjunction with the mylar, though I'm finding I don't prefer that method. Freezing for several days is good too, but not so convenient because you need to make sure your grain is good and dry before you seal it in the mylar. I find a flat iron is the easiest way to seal the mylar. A great way to remove as much oxygen as possible before completing your seal is to use a mini vacuum nozzle attachment that can be used with an upright vacuum cleaner. You just need to practice a bit with the nozzle and the flat iron to avoid letting air back in before you complete the seal. It works great. My buckets of grain are sealed almost rock hard even before the oxygen absorbers do their magic.
Thank you! These were sold as gamma, but with further research, I see that you are correct. Thanks for your comments.
Thank you for sharing what you know and what you learn along the way. This is such a great help. I so enjoy watching your videos.
That is so nice to hear--thank you!
This!!! Thank you for the 2nd method using dry ice. Glad I found your channel. I also watched your video debunking dry canning, a method I was actually going to try until I found your videos. Saved me a ton of time and money🌹
Glad it was helpful! So happy you found the video in time. Thanks for your comments.
In Florida we have weevils, Indian meal months, flour beetles, etc. All are extremely common threats to dry food storage. Common. Don't skip the freeze/thaw/freeze/restore steps before packaging for long term storage. Those are not gamma lids. Those are regular five gallon bucket lids. Gamma lids have a base that goes on top of the bucket and then a screw on top. They are used for frequent usage where you are re-opening buckets. Gamma lids are expensive and completely unnecessary for long term storage. You just need the regular lids to seal down click, click, click, click (there are only 4 places the adhere so no need to hammer everywhere and risk breaking off the rim of the lid) and then a bucket opening wrench to open makes life much easier. If you need to use a hammer on edges of top, I recommend a rubber mallet. If you are going to bucket rice or flour or wheat, package it right after purchase if you are not going to do the freeze/thaw sequence
Hi there @pinchrunner! Can you tell me please about the freeze thaw sequencing needed for storage of dry goods here in Florida? Thank you so much! I’m new to all of this & could sure use help!
There is nothing more “shaking” than finding crawling “things” in our food! Shivers! Happens to all of us.... Ugh.
Shivers indeed!
I just made a comment about how I avoid the bugs on my everyday storage if you care to read it. Of course it would be ok for a year or so under optimum conditions.
Using the dry ice is a really neat method . Thanks for sharing.
You are such a wonderful teacher.
Thank you so much.
Thank you for the video. Good information. I hope everyone who is preparing for the future by canning food and storing grain and beans and meals, will also think about their financial preparedness as well. Prepping is not just about food.
I agree--thank you.
You are amazing! Reminds me of watching my grandma and mom working together in the kitchen when they would do food storage. I do have one question, I just bought a 50lb bag of rice. If I am going to be using it over the course of the next year or two is it necessary to use dry ice or a Mylar bag with oxygen absorbers? Or is it going to be okay if I just leave it in the bag I bought it in and put that into a plastic bucket?
If you're worried about it, you can take the rice and put it in the freezer for 3 days, take it out for 1 day and put back into the freezer for 3 days. That gives it ample time to freeze kill any eggs. After that, you can just store it in a clean bucket. If your rice is clean, it can just be stored in a food grade bucket for quite a while. I live in dry climate too and my rice lasts 1+ years stored in a bucket- It'd last much longer I'd assume, we just eat it within a year or so.
You have a kind heart!
I just came across your channel when I was looking to store for long term. What a wonderful explanation😘 Thank you🙏
You are so welcome! We are delighted that you found us!
Using masking tape to mark the buckets allows you to use them later for other things
I use a flat iron hair straightener its quick hot, easy to lift & works great😉just an idea .
Great tip. I will have to try that if I use that method again. I suppose I will given I still have some mylar bags left!
Also an clothes iron works great too. Put a towel on a 2x4 and iron it flat.
Thanks for the video.
Thank you for letting people know about The Kneady Homesteader, she's home now, but at first she had to deal with so many injuries and the death of her husband. God bless you.
To simplify your sealing method: 1. Use a wood broom stick handle and lay it across your bucket. 2. Plug in your electric iron you use for ironing your clothes. 3. Iron to be heated up between medium and high. 4. Lay bag across the wood broom stick about 1 inch from the very top of the bag and put the iron to it to seal. The higher you make your seal at the top of the bag is better. The next time you need to open the and reseal it the bag is a little shorter for sealing. So, seal the bag over the stick near the top of the bag so you will have a long life from that bag of cutting open and resealing.
Simplify No. 2: I would use smaller bags other the 5 gallon bags. You could use (5) 1 gallon bags. When you need food from your bucket you only need to open 1/5 as much (1) 1 gallon bag instead of all 5 gallon bag at once. 4 gallons remained sealed until you need it. You would reseal the 1 gallon bag when finished. You can still use the wood handle and iron.
FYI: You could also add an Oxy Absorber between the bucket and the bags for full absorption.
Hi Pam....i'm doing a bit of research on storage bags and have often wondered why so many folks use Mylar bags instead of regular "Food Saver" type bags....they are both PET bags, the only difference I can find is that the Mylar bags are light proof and that Food Saver bags are much easier to Vacuum Seal....I have also found out (from a plastics distributor) that the OTR (oxygen transfer rate) is practically the same between Mylar and Food Saver Type Bags....so since I am sealing the bags up to put into a light proof environment, can you help me understand why Mylar is better or is it? Food Saver knock off's seem to be PET and less expesnive than the Mylar as both will allow oxygen in eventually.....I really can't find anyone that has discussed this. Thanks for any info you may have. Martha
These comparisons between clear plastic storage bags and mylar are dependent on the thickness of the bags. Even between different mylar bags the transmission of oxygen will differ. For the same thickness it could be the same. We have mylar for one year storage with about the same thickness as vacuum chamber bags and using both for the same food for a year, they seem comparable. I used food saver bags also. Freeze dried apples were soft in the "seal a meal" type bags and those in glass jars and thin mylar were still crisp. For longer storage mylar comes in 7 mil thickness, that is 7 mils per each side. There is a lot of confusion between manufactures and marketing. If you order from one manufacturer 7 mils may include total thickness of both layers of mylar. I haven't done serious research because I am keeping food for a year or less while I experiment with oxygen absorbers vs dry silca moisture absorbers. I want to see if one is better than another or if any leave an off taste.
You explained the information very well.
I learn something new with every video that I watch, thank you so much for sharing everything that you know.
Linda: Thank you for watching our channel. Jim
Thank you for the valued information you share, you are a Godsend to so many of us. My question is: Are there any temperature guidelines for storing dry vacuumed foods. I have a “bug out” place but I don’t keep the AC on in the summer nor the heater on in the winter and I live in the Deep South. I would love to store a lot of vacuumed dry foods there but not sure if that would be safe for the foods with the wide fluctuations of temps. Your thoughts? Thanks and God Bless. 🙏♥️
Moderate temperatures are the suggested range--around 70°F, but we have never been able to do that. Our food storage is in our garage and the temperatures range from about 50°-95°F and our food has done just fine.
@@RoseRedHomestead your food storage in garage gets up to 95*…. does that include your canned meats in glass jars, etc. ??
Mine gets to 75* and I’ve been worrying if that’s bad…?
@@tiptopgirl4124 Don’t worry - our ancestors didn’t have AC either, and their canned goods didn’t kill them after being stored in hot temps.
This is so helpful! I just watched your other video talking about dry canning and it not being a safe method. I’m watching you seal these Mylar bags and I’m wondering if you could use oxygen absorbers to seal glass jar full of dry food.
Glad it was helpful! And yes, you most certainly can use oxygen absorbers to do that. Great question.
Thanks Pam and Jim I'm from New Zealand and have being really enjoying your videos learning heaps Grateful
So glad to hear that! thank you so much for watching and for commenting.
Truly enjoy your knowledgeable wide array of videos..Love..Love.. Love Heather from The Kneady Homesteader!! She was the one who inspired me to start canning, dehydrating and making bread..at over 65. She is just so genuine, real and has a heart of gold, God Bless her and her family! Matt will be truly missed by her followers, immensely!
Awesome! Thank you! I agree.
They should have individually wrapped the oxygen absorbers. 🤷🏻♀️
Thank you so much for this video. I love how your so safe. You are a great teacher.
Thank you so much.
Pam I love your experiments, I always learn something when I watch your videos. You are a wealth of knowledge, do your research and throw in a story or 2 just to keep it interesting..lol thank you. 😊
Wow, thank you so much. I appreciate that.
You are such a thoughtful person and a great teacher. Thanks for sharing. Have a Blessed Day.
Thank you! You too!