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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.
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As long as the bags are thick enough to not get a pin hole from what you are packing they should be fine. The oxygen absorbent packs wouldn't hurt either.
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and maybe a little dry ice to totally draw out all of the oxygen.
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for beans and rice, buckets, and sealed bags with O2 absorbers is the way to go. I have been doing this for many, many years. No down side.
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