I keep the rice and beans in original bags, poke a hole in them, seal them in a vacuum sealer bag with an oxygen absorber. Date the bag. I put a mix of a few bags of beans and bags of rice and sealed spices, and a cheap salt and pepper shaker. I figure that way I only open what I need and the rest in the bucket is good to go. Also, if I can only grab a few buckets for some reason or choose to give away a bucket...everyone has what they need. Drawback is you can’t fit as much in, but I’m good with that.
PRO TIP-- if your vacuum sealing items in smaller quantities, you can put those packages in ANY bucket as the food won't actually touch the bucket. I'm using cat litter buckets .... They are rectangular and stack good.... The only time food grade buckets are required is if the food is in contact with the plastic bucket
Just remember don't use any buckets that have had toxic chemicals in them... you don't really want that. the kitty litter buckets and different things like that animal feed buckets whatever are fine. they don't necessarily have to be food grade if the food is not actually touching the bucket, same goes with your mylar bags you can use a non-food grade bucket put your mylar bag in there and your oxygen absorbers and do it that way. But have a few food grade buckets so that you can put your food into them if you need to unpackage it for use
Also, the white kitty litter buckets I do believe our food grade buckets. The lids however are not. So you would have to actually order lids that are food grade quality if you wish to use them that way. But kitty litter buckets don't seal up good enough on their own.
We use all kinds of buckets, food grade or not, just so long as they haven't been used for gasoline or other noxious chemicals. The mylar bags themselves keep the food safe, the buckets protect the mylar bags from damage.
Thanks for the information on storing rice for long term. I use the quart jar method. I'll buy a case of 12 jars and vacuum seal with oxygen absorbers rice and store the in the box they came with. Stay safe and healthy my friend 👊 💥
I have a couple dozen quart jars I dry canned rice and beans in. Now I have started vacuum sealing it up into meal sized bags. Put all those packages into a bucket. I freeze all my rice and beans for about a week before I seal them up.
Roger that, I have about 10 lbs in the freezer that will go into jars here next week. I learned from some older folks that when the oxygen is removed if there are bugs they will die. So far I have been pretty luck over the past decade or so, I did have one mishap early on in my prepping days. Weebles eww lol
I layer as well. I use a 50 gallon food grade barrel for my rice. I layer with bay leaves. I have done this for 40 years. The rice is still in great shape. I am using out of one barrel while filing up another. That way I can rotate the rice.
I couldn't afford mylar bags and oxygen absorbers... I have used food grade buckets cleaned well, I froze the rice for several days, then I put bay leaves in bottom, middle and top and closed up the bucket. My lids don't have rubber seals, but are a very tight fit. Maybe later I can afford the other stuff and repack the rice. I know it will be good for a long time this way, but probably not as long as yours.
It depends on the size of your family. I put my rice in canning jars then add oxygen absorbers. I heard vacuum sealers can be faulty so with an oxygen absorber I feel safe.
Agreed RCX family size does come into play. I have canning jars with rice in my 1-5 year pantry per say and the buckets go into my long term pantry. My father uses the 3 gallon buckets for his long term storage since it's just the 2 of them. I don't really mention my MAG but there is a group of about 20 of us that work together, mostly fellow vets, medical professionals and close friends.
Awesome video, especially when rice should be a main ingredient in a type of food for storage. Add kidney beans, chick peas etc with canned chicken and preferred spices and lemon juice (scurvy)you have an abundance of protein, carbohydrates to get you through the day. Again, Your the Man! Greyman!! Foxtrot Julia Bingo! LoL..
I buy my rice in 5 pound bags, and then portion it into 1/2 pound for sealing. Keeps from having that much rice exposed at once. I also think you have enough room in the top of your older buckets to store things like salt and spices that you may want for the rice.
According to your way… I didn’t use enough of the oxygen absorbers. Now I need to recheck my rice, it’s been 6 months. I’d hate to have problems. The bay leaves are a nice addition.
It's always a good point to check your long term preps at least every few months just to make sure everything is doing well. Last thing you wan6t to do is open something up and the food ruined when you need it the most. If you ever have any questions feel free to email me anytime. Have a great night
Thanks Grey for posting this, I guess I have to buy a lot of oxygen absorbers and also bay leaves, lol. I think Rudy was putting salt, sugar, flour and possibly rice also in gamma vaults. Not too sure if I can get 5 gallon buckets here in SW Ontario, I'm going to have to check out our Home Hardware store for starters. Stay safe my friend and God bless you and your family.
If stores do not have buckets, try resturants, fast food places as often they have extra as food is often delivered in them, I have been using toss outs for a couple of decades now not for thier original use food but for plants, disposing of junk mail.
Thanks for watching Julie, You can order gammas online well here in the U.S. you can, have you reached out to any restaurants that may dispose of food grade buckets. A lot of folks pick them up for free here
@@harveyblack2699 Hi Harvey, thanks for the info, I think we have a Home Depot here in Simcoe but we do have Home Hardware and a few other places I can check out. Problem is , I hate the cold and pretty much hibernate for the winter, lol and hate going out as this year the cold so far has been pretty rotten. Take care Harvey stay warm.
@@GreyManPrepping Walmart is also a source of free buckets from the deli. They are typically washed but I still bring them home and bleach them to get put any residual oils and to sanitize them.
I use 1 gallon bags since I live stone plus I vary the rices I store. I use a flatiron to seal my bags too, found it in a thrift store for only $3 !!! sounds like your birdy buddies trying to get in a few words lol
I wish I would have had the internet and your videos 20 years a ago when I was prepping that was a very interesting way to store rice. I used to put individual bags in a food-grade bucket and every week when I did my grocery shopping I would add another bag or two put the lid back on the bucket when it was full I would label it and close it up no wonder why I had problems with boll weevil thanks for the informative video God bless America our military and God bless you
In my mind, I hope & pray that someone will come across my videos or others like it and get the information that they need. If more folks had the mindset of being prepared and things did really get bad, so many more folks would at least have a chance at making it through. Please have a blessed evening 🙏💛
@@GreyManPrepping when I lived in Florida and was prepping there'd be a hurricane power be out everywhere my house was the only one lit up on my whole road. And I would think to myself if someone came to my house in the middle of the night I would feed them and give them a place to sleep, so many people are not prepared. I had a friend of mine many years ago ,the power went out her husband just about cried because he couldn't watch his football game I was shocked, they weren't prepared for anything not even a power outage. Thank you for your kind words God bless you and your family
@@GreyManPrepping you know the sad part about all the work that you put into prepping people who made a joke out of it getting prepared for the zombie apocalypse so people don't take it serious about being prepared because if there was an apocalypse even the most prepared person isn't going to be prepared for multiple global natural disasters
My mylar bags never did that....I know I used enough 02 absorbers , I did way overkill. I heard that it may not do it and its ok. But now im wondering..Do I remove what I have and try again? the rice is only like 6 months old, so not worried about spoiling yet. I liked your layering technique.
Thank you and I would try to keep an eye on them and if you have the opportunity to do so and have the finances as well, I personally would give it another go just to make sure
@@GreyManPrepping yeah, I think I’m gonna give it a redo, better to do it now then wait and find out it’s bad. Plus I want to add the bay leaves Thank you!
How many years will white rice last in its original plastic bag? It still has to be several years without oxygen or Mylar? My mom put in glass jars unvaccumed and I remember it being like 5 years old and we would eat with no taste issues?
The problem with being in the original retail bag is that bugs can grow in it. Most sources I read say 2 years, but in my opinion, if bugs doesn't grow in it then it'll last easily longer. But I have seen bugs growing rice bags that isn't too old. Personally I put the rice in vacuum seal bags, put in a oxygen absorber and suck out most of the air before sealing the bag. You could put in a oxygen absorber in the original retail bag and reseal, but I do not trust this method because most retail rice bag don't have plastic thick enough and even then it's hard to know for sure it isn't leaking air somewhere. This is just an opinion. If you put rice in mason jar, put in a oxygen absorber + vacuum out the air which not only prevent bugs to grow but effectively sealing the lid, then put the jars in a relatively cool and dark place, then I can't see why the rice can't last 20yrs in it. With one caveat which is moisture, moisture can't get through mylar but it can get through glass. I think for most people it won't be a problem unless you live somewhere very wet and humid. Only downside with this method is take up a lot of space and heavy with all the glasses. If you want to be extra careful you can put moisture absorber and vacuum the jar. I read conflicting ideas about whether you can use moisture and oxygen absorber at the sametime, so I can't say conclusively.
Like Lorif said yes you can, I do vacuum seal my pasta in individual bags prior to putting into the buckets as an extra precaution but I do everything in excess lol
I don't have intention to store for 25 years, also because I'm too cheap to afford mylar. I don't use a giant bag because my intention is to rotate my food so I separate the rice in smaller bags. My method is not ideal, but if it can get me 7-10years, that's more than enough. I put ~5lbs of rice in a vacuum bag with oxygen absorber, suck out most of the air before sealing it, but not completely otherwise the bag become a brick and it's hard to shape in the bucket. I trust the oxygen absorber inside the bag will complete the job for the remaining oxygen. This fits about 25-30lbs of rice in a 5gal bucket. I add another 7 x 300mg oxygen absorber in the empty space of the bucket, and seal the bucket with airtight rubber ring lids using a mallet. We'll see how wrong I am, I'll check back in two years and see how it turn out. I am aware of the moisture factor, that's the risk I'm willing to take, with my state not being too humid and no flooding in my area. Again not perfect.
Okay I lied, no flooding so far, if shtf and the sewage pump station have an issue, that's going to a shtty situation without a backwater prevention valve.
Oh man! I do the same thing but I never thought of not removing all the oxygen! I could have fit so much more in my buckets if I had trusted the oxygen absorbers to complete their job 🤦🏽♀️. I mix bags of rice and bags of beans in the same buckets. I, also, put containers of cheap spices and cheap salt and pepper shakers in. I’m doing your trick from now on. Thanks!
@@GreyManPrepping it’s a shame your a good man never any negative the group chats laugh always happy and true news without it being hard to understand always answers my questions and we are all happy with GRAYMAN lol
@@GreyManPrepping the bags they originally come in. Are they air tight or if you press down on them, the air escapes? I am asking in general. In other words, how do you know you have a non-stale bag of rice to begin with, before you even buy it? Dates are good, but proper storage is even better. I was just curious about the original bags themselves.
@tilasole3252 Oh, OK. So no, the bags are not air tight but, white rice can last up to two years on the shelf, and most rice are stamped with a production code date and a "BEST BY" date. Hence, it's wise to make sure you know what you're buying.
My brother who lives in KY had an issue with mice eating though his buckets last year, Took him several weeks to get things under control and built a vault like storage area. so far so good
@@GreyManPrepping Yeah. It can be an issue. I had been storing rice in bundles of multiple plastic bags. I knew they were at risk so I went out of bought two large rectangular plastic storage containers. Without removing the rice bundles from the multiple storage bags, I just placed them all in the plastic storage containers. Those containers are stackable so they are very convenient. No mouse or rat can chew through those containers. Fortunately, upon inspection of the rice bundles, none had been broken into by any pests
I keep the rice and beans in original bags, poke a hole in them, seal them in a vacuum sealer bag with an oxygen absorber. Date the bag. I put a mix of a few bags of beans and bags of rice and sealed spices, and a cheap salt and pepper shaker. I figure that way I only open what I need and the rest in the bucket is good to go. Also, if I can only grab a few buckets for some reason or choose to give away a bucket...everyone has what they need. Drawback is you can’t fit as much in, but I’m good with that.
Actually a pretty awesome idea, I may have to make a few of these myself. Thank you for sharing!
PRO TIP-- if your vacuum sealing items in smaller quantities, you can put those packages in ANY bucket as the food won't actually touch the bucket. I'm using cat litter buckets .... They are rectangular and stack good.... The only time food grade buckets are required is if the food is in contact with the plastic bucket
Thank you ! I have been having my daughter save her kitty litter buckets but just wasn’t sure why lol.
Just remember don't use any buckets that have had toxic chemicals in them... you don't really want that. the kitty litter buckets and different things like that animal feed buckets whatever are fine. they don't necessarily have to be food grade if the food is not actually touching the bucket, same goes with your mylar bags you can use a non-food grade bucket put your mylar bag in there and your oxygen absorbers and do it that way. But have a few food grade buckets so that you can put your food into them if you need to unpackage it for use
Also, the white kitty litter buckets I do believe our food grade buckets. The lids however are not. So you would have to actually order lids that are food grade quality if you wish to use them that way. But kitty litter buckets don't seal up good enough on their own.
We use all kinds of buckets, food grade or not, just so long as they haven't been used for gasoline or other noxious chemicals. The mylar bags themselves keep the food safe, the buckets protect the mylar bags from damage.
It was cool to see how you do it. Everyone does it differently. I use oxygen absorbers and bay leaves too.
Great minds think alike 😀
Thanks for the information on storing rice for long term. I use the quart jar method. I'll buy a case of 12 jars and vacuum seal with oxygen absorbers rice and store the in the box they came with. Stay safe and healthy my friend 👊 💥
Do you need oxygen obsorbers when you vacuum seal in jars?
@@bonnieswenson9925 I believe it's just extra insurance. I only use them in mylar bags rather than in my jars but it certainly can't hurt.
Thanks for sharing your method Iceman!
I have a couple dozen quart jars I dry canned rice and beans in.
Now I have started vacuum sealing it up into meal sized bags. Put all those packages into a bucket.
I freeze all my rice and beans for about a week before I seal them up.
Roger that, I have about 10 lbs in the freezer that will go into jars here next week. I learned from some older folks that when the oxygen is removed if there are bugs they will die. So far I have been pretty luck over the past decade or so, I did have one mishap early on in my prepping days. Weebles eww lol
I layer as well. I use a 50 gallon food grade barrel for my rice. I layer with bay leaves. I have done this for 40 years. The rice is still in great shape. I am using out of one barrel while filing up another. That way I can rotate the rice.
That's awesome Joyce. Layering gives me peace of mind. I rather over prepare than under prepare 👍Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
That’s exactly how I did my rice today. Lots of bay leaves, lots o them inside and out.
Hey Cbass great minds think alike 👍😀
@@GreyManPrepping Lol…I must say I was really happy to see how you did it! And, like I said, it’s exactly the way I did mine! I was relieved..🤣🤣❤️
Great video on storing rice. I never used a whole 5 gallon bucket on rice but I will have to try it like that next time! Thanks!
You are so welcome! I also use 3 gallon buckets and jars as well depending on what I am doing, Some for regular pantry other for that long term pantry
I couldn't afford mylar bags and oxygen absorbers... I have used food grade buckets cleaned well, I froze the rice for several days, then I put bay leaves in bottom, middle and top and closed up the bucket. My lids don't have rubber seals, but are a very tight fit. Maybe later I can afford the other stuff and repack the rice. I know it will be good for a long time this way, but probably not as long as yours.
I would just keep an eye on it from time to time. Bugs are very determined. i have had a few mishaps in my time. Thank you for watching
It depends on the size of your family. I put my rice in canning jars then add oxygen absorbers. I heard vacuum sealers can be faulty so with an oxygen absorber I feel safe.
Agreed RCX family size does come into play. I have canning jars with rice in my 1-5 year pantry per say and the buckets go into my long term pantry. My father uses the 3 gallon buckets for his long term storage since it's just the 2 of them. I don't really mention my MAG but there is a group of about 20 of us that work together, mostly fellow vets, medical professionals and close friends.
Lasagna rice I'll have to try.
😆 We should coin that term lol
Awesome video, especially when rice should be a main ingredient in a type of food for storage. Add kidney beans, chick peas etc with canned chicken and preferred spices and lemon juice (scurvy)you have an abundance of protein, carbohydrates to get you through the day. Again, Your the Man! Greyman!! Foxtrot Julia Bingo! LoL..
thanks for the support and I concur great tips Smiling wolf
I buy my rice in 5 pound bags, and then portion it into 1/2 pound for sealing. Keeps from having that much rice exposed at once. I also think you have enough room in the top of your older buckets to store things like salt and spices that you may want for the rice.
Great point Milo and thanks for sharing as always brother
According to your way… I didn’t use enough of the oxygen absorbers. Now I need to recheck my rice, it’s been 6 months. I’d hate to have problems. The bay leaves are a nice addition.
It's always a good point to check your long term preps at least every few months just to make sure everything is doing well. Last thing you wan6t to do is open something up and the food ruined when you need it the most. If you ever have any questions feel free to email me anytime. Have a great night
@@harveyblack2699 yes I have it in food grade buckets with gamma lids. Thank you for the comment
You are right. The zippers really are for after you open the bag.
Thank you Yarn. Hope you and the family are doing well!
Nice example of what to do 👍😄❤️✝️
Thank you Raka
Thanks Grey for posting this, I guess I have to buy a lot of oxygen absorbers and also bay leaves, lol. I think Rudy was putting salt, sugar, flour and possibly rice also in gamma vaults. Not too sure if I can get 5 gallon buckets here in SW Ontario, I'm going to have to check out our Home Hardware store for starters. Stay safe my friend and God bless you and your family.
If stores do not have buckets, try resturants, fast food places as often they have extra as food is often delivered in them, I have been using toss outs for a couple of decades now not for thier original use food but for plants, disposing of junk mail.
Great tip, I have a local baker that I made a deal with to pick up buckets once a week starting this year.
Thanks for watching Julie, You can order gammas online well here in the U.S. you can, have you reached out to any restaurants that may dispose of food grade buckets. A lot of folks pick them up for free here
@@harveyblack2699 Hi Harvey, thanks for the info, I think we have a Home Depot here in Simcoe but we do have Home Hardware and a few other places I can check out. Problem is , I hate the cold and pretty much hibernate for the winter, lol and hate going out as this year the cold so far has been pretty rotten. Take care Harvey stay warm.
@@GreyManPrepping Walmart is also a source of free buckets from the deli. They are typically washed but I still bring them home and bleach them to get put any residual oils and to sanitize them.
Thanks grey …..hope you have a Merry christmas and a happy blessed new year 🙏🏼
Same to you! Donna
Definitely nothing wrong with that process. A bit more thorough than I but hey I like it. 👍
Thank you 😁👍
Great tips. The mice I have around my property chew threw wood but for some reason don't chew plastic. A bucket would be perfect.
Thanks 😁👍
Great video. I do stuff in layers, too. I don't use bay leaves (not for any reason but my custom), though I do use diatomaceous earth.
diatomaceous earth works really well also, thanks for sharing Matty
I use 1 gallon bags since I live stone plus I vary the rices I store. I use a flatiron to seal my bags too, found it in a thrift store for only $3 !!! sounds like your birdy buddies trying to get in a few words lol
Yep they are always making a racket when I am out there lol
I wish I would have had the internet and your videos 20 years a ago when I was prepping that was a very interesting way to store rice.
I used to put individual bags in a food-grade bucket and every week when I did my grocery shopping I would add another bag or two put the lid back on the bucket when it was full I would label it and close it up no wonder why I had problems with boll weevil thanks for the informative video
God bless America our military and God bless you
In my mind, I hope & pray that someone will come across my videos or others like it and get the information that they need. If more folks had the mindset of being prepared and things did really get bad, so many more folks would at least have a chance at making it through. Please have a blessed evening 🙏💛
@@GreyManPrepping when I lived in Florida and was prepping there'd be a hurricane power be out everywhere my house was the only one lit up on my whole road. And I would think to myself if someone came to my house in the middle of the night I would feed them and give them a place to sleep, so many people are not prepared.
I had a friend of mine many years ago ,the power went out her husband just about cried because he couldn't watch his football game I was shocked, they weren't prepared for anything not even a power outage.
Thank you for your kind words God bless you and your family
@@GreyManPrepping you know the sad part about all the work that you put into prepping people who made a joke out of it getting prepared for the zombie apocalypse so people don't take it serious about being prepared because if there was an apocalypse even the most prepared person isn't going to be prepared for multiple global natural disasters
@@GreyManPrepping you have a blessed evening as well
Great chat!!! Thx for leaving links and this video.
Thank you Sheila!
Great video, brother! Thanks!
Thanks Jeff!
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My mylar bags never did that....I know I used enough 02 absorbers , I did way overkill. I heard that it may not do it and its ok. But now im wondering..Do I remove what I have and try again? the rice is only like 6 months old, so not worried about spoiling yet. I liked your layering technique.
If it didn't pull the bag tight and make it hard I would open them.
@@jeffriffel4364 ok, thanks !!!
Thank you and I would try to keep an eye on them and if you have the opportunity to do so and have the finances as well, I personally would give it another go just to make sure
@@GreyManPrepping yeah, I think I’m gonna give it a redo, better to do it now then wait and find out it’s bad. Plus I want to add the bay leaves Thank you!
Great video BROTHER👍👍👍❤❤❤
much appreciated brother
Watching reply yes I have a lot of rice GRAYMAN
Thank you Barbara
Great video I learned a lot thanks for sharing this with us 👍
Glad it was helpful and thank you for watching
How many years will white rice last in its original plastic bag? It still has to be several years without oxygen or Mylar? My mom put in glass jars unvaccumed and I remember it being like 5 years old and we would eat with no taste issues?
The problem with being in the original retail bag is that bugs can grow in it. Most sources I read say 2 years, but in my opinion, if bugs doesn't grow in it then it'll last easily longer. But I have seen bugs growing rice bags that isn't too old. Personally I put the rice in vacuum seal bags, put in a oxygen absorber and suck out most of the air before sealing the bag. You could put in a oxygen absorber in the original retail bag and reseal, but I do not trust this method because most retail rice bag don't have plastic thick enough and even then it's hard to know for sure it isn't leaking air somewhere.
This is just an opinion. If you put rice in mason jar, put in a oxygen absorber + vacuum out the air which not only prevent bugs to grow but effectively sealing the lid, then put the jars in a relatively cool and dark place, then I can't see why the rice can't last 20yrs in it. With one caveat which is moisture, moisture can't get through mylar but it can get through glass. I think for most people it won't be a problem unless you live somewhere very wet and humid. Only downside with this method is take up a lot of space and heavy with all the glasses.
If you want to be extra careful you can put moisture absorber and vacuum the jar. I read conflicting ideas about whether you can use moisture and oxygen absorber at the sametime, so I can't say conclusively.
Duke pretty much answered the question for me, and I would agree. I do store rice in my kitchen pantry with jars and o2 absorbers. No oxygen no bugs
Thanks for help duke!
Thanks for video
My pleasure, I hope it was helpful. I should do an update, sometimes older videos like these are harder to find. Have a great evening 😊
¿ Can you store pasta the same way?
Yes you can
Like Lorif said yes you can, I do vacuum seal my pasta in individual bags prior to putting into the buckets as an extra precaution but I do everything in excess lol
Thanks 👍
I don't have intention to store for 25 years, also because I'm too cheap to afford mylar. I don't use a giant bag because my intention is to rotate my food so I separate the rice in smaller bags.
My method is not ideal, but if it can get me 7-10years, that's more than enough. I put ~5lbs of rice in a vacuum bag with oxygen absorber, suck out most of the air before sealing it, but not completely otherwise the bag become a brick and it's hard to shape in the bucket. I trust the oxygen absorber inside the bag will complete the job for the remaining oxygen. This fits about 25-30lbs of rice in a 5gal bucket. I add another 7 x 300mg oxygen absorber in the empty space of the bucket, and seal the bucket with airtight rubber ring lids using a mallet.
We'll see how wrong I am, I'll check back in two years and see how it turn out. I am aware of the moisture factor, that's the risk I'm willing to take, with my state not being too humid and no flooding in my area. Again not perfect.
Hey we all have our methods and experimenting is key to find what works the best for our individual needs. Appreciate you sharing your methods Duke
Okay I lied, no flooding so far, if shtf and the sewage pump station have an issue, that's going to a shtty situation without a backwater prevention valve.
@@dukeman8481 Maybe build a platform and add a pump that could run on solar?
Oh man! I do the same thing but I never thought of not removing all the oxygen! I could have fit so much more in my buckets if I had trusted the oxygen absorbers to complete their job 🤦🏽♀️. I mix bags of rice and bags of beans in the same buckets. I, also, put containers of cheap spices and cheap salt and pepper shakers in. I’m doing your trick from now on. Thanks!
My notifications aren’t notified me
A lot of folks have been telling me this, which to me is truly a shame that the tube suppresses content like this
@@GreyManPrepping it’s a shame your a good man never any negative the group chats laugh always happy and true news without it being hard to understand always answers my questions and we are all happy with GRAYMAN lol
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Are the original rice bags air tight? Meaning if you press the bag down, does the air slowly escape?
@tilasole3252 The bags they came in or the Mylar Bags? I removed the original bag for long-term storage. I don't want plastic involved in the process.
@@GreyManPrepping the bags they originally come in. Are they air tight or if you press down on them, the air escapes? I am asking in general. In other words, how do you know you have a non-stale bag of rice to begin with, before you even buy it? Dates are good, but proper storage is even better. I was just curious about the original bags themselves.
@tilasole3252 Oh, OK. So no, the bags are not air tight but, white rice can last up to two years on the shelf, and most rice are stamped with a production code date and a "BEST BY" date. Hence, it's wise to make sure you know what you're buying.
Use a sealed container so the mice don't get to it
My brother who lives in KY had an issue with mice eating though his buckets last year, Took him several weeks to get things under control and built a vault like storage area. so far so good
@@GreyManPrepping Yeah. It can be an issue. I had been storing rice in bundles of multiple plastic bags. I knew they were at risk so I went out of bought two large rectangular plastic storage containers. Without removing the rice bundles from the multiple storage bags, I just placed them all in the plastic storage containers. Those containers are stackable so they are very convenient. No mouse or rat can chew through those containers. Fortunately, upon inspection of the rice bundles, none had been broken into by any pests