Posted: 4/22/2008 1:22:46 PM EDT
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Not sure where this question goes but.......I want to buy a supply of flour, say a years worth and knowing that most of off the shelf stuff already has eggs of some type of insect in it, would putting it in my chest freezer for a period of time kill the eggs? If so how long and @ what temp? I have the next steps down for storage but I would like to start with a clean product. Thank-you. |
| Freezer should be running at 0F. I freeze my rice and flour for 48 hours minimum. Placing the bags inside of either large freezer or trash bags then removing the bag after about a day of thawing will prevent condensation from forming. Haven't had any spoilage yet. |
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Wow! Thanks for the feedback. I should clarify- It's looking like the run of the mill flour 9Robbin H@@d, etc)is going to be in short supply soon and I wanted to lay in a stock before I can't afford it. So the question is how do I keep it safe? I goggled "freezing flour" and came up with with some good info. Freeze for 5 days and then zip lock in small batches. I'm freezing my current stuffs of pasta first then I'll go to the big box stores next for the flour. I asked my DW about the ready made bread mixes (yeah, I'm a slacker) and she said that they were already out of sight price wise. If I should project my guess is yeast will be the next hard to get item. Thanks again. |
| I'm not worried about going to the store and finding no yeast. Even if it does suddenly become prohibitively expensive I can always just stick to sourdough. Freezing crap is a worthless step if you're using mylar and o2 absorbers. I don't freeze anything and I've used 3+ year old flour with no creepy crawlies. I wouldn't be too quick to assume that bugs crawled into flour and laid a bunch of eggs. If you've got the room in your freezer without taking anything important out then what can it hurt. Otherwise don't sweat it. You probably don't have anything to worry about. |
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Yeah, not necessary to freeze but may help. Just like putting bay leaves on top of your opened flour. Read this. Ton of food storage info. www.abysmal.com/LDS/Preparedness/Preparedness.pdf |