Posted: 8/13/2010 8:50:27 AM EDT
| How long would a 50lb bag of uncooked rice keep assuming you kept it indoors away from pests and stored in a cool, dry place. |
| Pack it in 2 5 gallon buckets with mylar and O2 absorbers and it will last for around 10 years easy. Probably longer. If you don't put it into a container and get the oxygen absorbed, little bugs can eat the rice and leave nothing but little rice shells. If nothing else, at least put it into buckets. |
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30 years or more if packed/stored correctly
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I remember reading about some rice that was found in an Egyptian Tomb that was able to be planted. I am not sure if that is true or not. ignore the psycho babble...but here is a guy who claims to have grown some beans from King Tut's tomb: http://www.livingdharma.org/MemorableSermons/Saito-BeansFromEgypt.html |
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OK sounds good. I get the 5gal bucket but why mylar and O2 absorber? I not sure I understand what you mean by mylar anyway. Please forgive my ignorance. The mylar areMylar Bags. https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/emergency_supplies/mylar_food_storage_bags.htm They are realitively air/water tight, durable and keep out light. The O2 absobers https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/emergency_supplies/oxygen_absorbers.htm are put in the mylar bags with the rice etc and then the bags are sealed. The O2 absorbers suck up the air and keep the food freasher. It all goes in the bucket which protects it from mice etc and makes it easier to carry. here is a link to a youtube vid that give you the idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW7_cTn6YpE it is very easy and not to expensive. Hope this helps. J- |
| the rice can have super tiny bugs in it from the source or from your own home. They are too small to see and can literally eat the rice out from under you. If you store the rice in mylar, no oxygen can get through. The O2 absorbers will take the oxidizing oxygen out of the container and also kill the bugs the same way. |
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Freeze it for a few days in a deep freeze/chest freezer. That will kill any eggs in the rice from harvesting or shipping.
I have rice that was frozen, brought to room temperature, and then put into gallon ziplock bags. Pushed as much air out ofthe bags as I could. It was then packed into a 5 gallon bucket with a lid and stored in a cool dry basement. Ten years later we opened the bucket and are eating from it now. No bugs or other problems. Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers are the best way to go, but I don't have the money to do that. I'm not saying my method is fool proof, but it worked. |
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Quoted: Quoted: OK sounds good. I get the 5gal bucket but why mylar and O2 absorber? I not sure I understand what you mean by mylar anyway. Please forgive my ignorance. The mylar areMylar Bags. https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/emergency_supplies/mylar_food_storage_bags.htm They are realitively air/water tight, durable and keep out light. The O2 absobers https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/emergency_supplies/oxygen_absorbers.htm are put in the mylar bags with the rice etc and then the bags are sealed. The O2 absorbers suck up the air and keep the food freasher. It all goes in the bucket which protects it from mice etc and makes it easier to carry. here is a link to a youtube vid that give you the idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW7_cTn6YpE it is very easy and not to expensive. Hope this helps. J- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBoKCSFA1lQ this movie series shows the results of different packed food over a 15 year period. This is a 2 part series with 2 more parts dedicated to the " drop in the bucket" for short term storage( 0-5 years) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pg03q7hlquk Then there is also a movie that shows rice with bugs, and how freezing can kill them,even after being packed incorrectly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qA0ikjtEk0A&feature=related Indoors and HVAC controlled is not a 100% means to keep "bugs" out of your food stocks. mylar and o2 ftw,if doing anything over 1 year IMHO> |
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Quoted: Watched the video but could not find part 2 were the bucket was filled bag sealed and absorbers used and I was wondering were the absorbers go in the bag prior to sealing or in the bucket or both. I know rookie question the mylar bag is the barrier, the bucket only hold the rice and stops the mylar from getting punctured, etc. the oxygen absorber goes in the mylar bag immediately before it is sealed |
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I've cooked up rice years beyond it's expiration that was just stored in the factory plastic bag.
I think as long as it doesn't get stored in a really humid environment, you can eat it years beyond it's end date with no special storage. Same goes for dry pasta- I've cooked up plenty that was years beyond expiration, and was just stored on a shelf in it's cardboard box. |