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Originally Posted by PedroMartinez
If you vacuum seal beans and rice (seperate) and put them in a bucket, is it better to vacuum seal or put them in a Mylar bag, assuming you use oxygen absorbers in both? I’m talking long term.
I can vacuum seal them wit O2 absorbers then put them in Mylar and then in a bucket, but would all those steps be necessary?
I live in Houston where the humidity is high.
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IMO, any long-term (multi-year) storage of dry grains and legumes should always start with vacuum-sealing, and most especially in a humid climate.
This is the order I do this in:
1) Freeze the product to kill any bugs or larvae (usually there are some)
2) Remove the store bags, and vacuum-seal the food in sealer bags
3) I seal in mylar but without using O2 absorbers. This is to keep the light out (if stored in plastic buckets)
4) I use new 20-gallon metal trash cans to store the bags in. We have had problems with mice out in the pole barn, and metal keeps them out better than plastic. I am now transferring food from buckets to metal cans.
Just keep in mind the things that spoil food: light, oxygen, moisture, and heat. If you can find a way to keep all these away from your food, you'll be golden!
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