Long Term Food Storage Questions

To box or unbox, that is the question.  I live in the desert in Southern California in a tiny very old 1 bedroom mobile home that is always hot (Christmas is regularly 85-90 Deg.). How do I store ...

Peas Corn Grow and Store  Hello
I wanted to grow some peas and corn in my yard. I want to be able to harvest them and store them long term. Would peas and corn last long in Mylar ...

Long Term Storage in Zip Lock Baggies  Is it safe to put dry foods like: rice, beans, grains, cereals, oatmeal in zip lock baggies for individual servings to store for long periods of time in ...

Mylar in totes instead of 5 gallon buckets   Two questions if I may, can I store my food in Mylar bags with o2 in totes instead of 5 gallon buckets.

Second question is it ok to store those totes ...

Long Term Food Storage in Las Vegas  I have serious concerns about living here. I have started food storage however, I don't know anyone here who believes as I do as to what is happening. Any ...

Vacuum Packing - Questions & Answers  Vacuum sealing food for long term storage - questions and answers.

How to Determine Moisture Content  At what percent moisture can you store grains, beans, peas, etc. and how do you determine the moisture content?

Long Term Grain Storage  - What are the best grains to store for the long term?

- If stored in Mylar bags, can the Mylar bags of grain be stored in steel 55 gallon drums?

- What ...

Mylar bags of Whole Egg Powder didn't seal  Help!! I have 17 1 gallon mylar bags of whole egg powder and only a couple look like they are vacuum packed (or the O2 has been absorbed at all).

I ...

Bulk Pasta Storage  How do I keep my bulk pasta stores from contamination using commercial plastic bags and five gallon buckets?

Oxygen Absorbers  I recently purchased oxygen absorbers in bags of 50 with a notice on the package saying that once the package had been opened, all oxygen absorbers had ...

Storing Multiple Foods in the Same Bucket  Can I store multiple items in a single bucket? My plan is make single serving packages with the Food Saver and store in sealed Mylar in 5 gallon buckets....

How to Store Grains  I'm new to all of this so what I want to know: I will purchase large amounts of grain. Have buckets - how does one break it down? Baggies, tin cans,...

Dry food storage in sealed metal cans  I've just acquired a 'Tim Taylor' kind of vacuum can sealer. It can seal cans up to #12 under vacuum or at atmospheric pressure.

I'm planning on using ...

Long Term Storage of Spices and Herbs  I cannot find suggestions on quantities of herbs and spices to store for a year. Can you help me, please? Thank you

Can I store Lipton tea long term?  Can you tell me if its possible to store Lipton tea bags in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers? If so, what would the maximum shelf life be to maintain the ...

Where can I buy grains for long term storage?  What and where do I buy grains? What is the best way to store those grains long term?

How to Store Beans & Pasta Long Term  Hello, I was told by a friend to freeze my pasta and red beans to get rid of any unwanted pests that might be brewing in the bags so I did.

Now I want ...

Does this food need to be vacuum sealed?  Just wondering...can't I store something that is not canned and not opened? Or does it have to be vacuum sealed?

What's Your Favorite Brand of Freeze Dried Food?  Has anyone tried freeze dried foods? Have you found one brand better than another?

Have a Home Food Storage Party  I recommend doing what some friends invited us to do a few years ago. We had a meal made only from MRE's (meals ready to eat). It was an enjoyable ...

Storing Salt and Sugar in Ice Cream Buckets  I have 4 teenage boys and we go through about 2 of the one gallon plastic ice cream buckets every week. Can I use these to store sugar, salt, rice, beans,...

Storing Pre-boxed Dinners   Can you take a box of Rice-A-Roni, put in a small Mylar bag with an O2 along with the special seasoning mix? And what if that seasoning mix has sugar listed ...

Do I use Oxygen Absorbers for re-sealing?  When I open a Mylar bag that has already been prepared and sealed with oxygen absorbers to use some of the product, do I need to add a new oxygen absorber ...

Freezing food after it's been sealed in Mylar  Can food such as flour, rice, beans, wheat which has been sealed in Mylar bags and stored in buckets be frozen and then thawed?

Living in MN and having ...

Botulism in Grains & Rice  I read that if the grains you store--wheat, rice, etc. do not have less then 5-10% moisture and then are stored long term with oxygen absorbers, there ...

New to Food Storage  What foods can you store in Mylar bags?

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Just about any dry food, Thomas. Wheat, rice, oats, pasta, corn meal, pop corn, sugar, any kind ...

Idahoan dehydrated hashbrown potatoes  I want to package these dehydrated hash-brown potatoes in a Mylar bag, in a 5 gallon bucket. Should I use an oxygen absorber packet in the Mylar bag? I ...

How Long Does Dehydrated or Freeze-dried Food Last After Opening?  I have 2 adults and 1 teenager. I ordered some #10 cans when I called and asked how long they would be good after opening I was told 1 week. Know with ...

Dry Pack for Long Term Storage  I have a lot of glass canning jars and would like to dry pack for long term storage. I can't find a good list of items only those that say moisture content ...

Can prepackaged food be stored long term?  Would putting prepackaged food.. cereal, pudding, spices regular grocery store items in its original packaging in mylar bags and then buckets for long ...

Storing basmati brown and regular brown rice  I purchased multiple 6 gallon (vacuum sealed with o2 absorbers inside) buckets of brown rice and basmati brown rice several years ago. We are using it,...

Storing Sugar Long Term  Questions about storing sugar long term? Answered here.

My food storage was exposed to heat! Is it ok?  Our food storage recently became in contact with temperatures of 135-145 degrees Fahrenheit - canned goods, liquid in plastic bottles, dry goods. Will ...

What are the best containers for bulk food storage?  My husband and I want to have an emergency plan for food. He is thinking that in order to keep rodents from invading the barrels, we need to store beans,...

How can I prevent insects in my food storage?  We are beginning to store staples. I just opened a bucket of beans to discover insect larva! Also in one bucket of rice. How do you prevent this? I ...

How to Store Powdered Milk Long Term  I have stored boxes of dry milk. Enough that I have extra but not enough that I won't use it before it goes out of date. That is assuming I continue to ...