I'm thinking of long term storing of some rice, beans, flour, corn meal, sugar, coffee, spices, etc. I have a Food Saver vacuum packer and was thinking of simply vacuum sealing bags of these items and storing them in plastic tubs.
A friend of mine has packaged some rice and beans several years ago using mylar bags that he packed some oxygen absorbent packets and sealed the bags with an iron. He claims he opened one of the bags 7 years later and the rice was as fresh as when he packed it.
So, what are y'alls experiences along these lines. I am leaning toward the vacuum sealed bags as I already have the equipment and bag material. I have not looked into the expense of mylar bags and oxygen absorbent packets.
