Food storage

[mole hill]

I've bought some food grade buckets to make a water filter, but i was thinking can i store food in these, like rice and pasta etc, put the food in they're original packets in the bucket and put the air tight lids on. Would this be the same sort of thing as putting them in Mylar bags?

[latebloomer]

food grade buckets would imply you can keep food in them. personally i would not keep them in original packets if they are made of cardboard or plastic. I would transfer them into glass jars or metal tubs or, at a push, plastic tubs. Its just that if one packet is infected with 'critters' then they will be guaranteed to chomp their way through most types of store packaging materials and spread to everything else in the bucket. If you tip them into something they cant munch through then you would only need to ditch one package and not the whole lot.

[pseudonym]

Unless you throw some oxygen absorbers in then not really; the O2 in the bucket will affect the food over time.


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[jansman]

food grade buckets would imply you can keep food in them. personally i would not keep them in original packets if they are made of cardboard or plastic. I would transfer them into glass jars or metal tubs or, at a push, plastic tubs. Its just that if one packet is infected with 'critters' then they will be guaranteed to chomp their way through most types of store packaging materials and spread to everything else in the bucket. If you tip them into something they cant munch through then you would only need to ditch one package and not the whole lot.

I sling the shop bought(rice for instance)in a food grade bucket. I use the screwtop barrels that rice and pickles come in. Write the expiry date on and rotate. No problems in 10 years of doing this. Regarding 'critters' it may be a problem if you ate storing your own-produced foodstuffs, or you live in warm and humid parts of the USA. Purchase a bag of pasta from Asda it will be clean( we have the Food Safety Act!) don't bother transferring to other containers, it is a load of faff, and the more it is handled the hreater the opportunity for contamination. This is standard food safety procedure.

As with most things , keep it simple! Food storage can seem complicated depending on your information source.

[itsybitsy]

I've bought some food grade buckets to make a water filter, but i was thinking can i store food in these, like rice and pasta etc, put the food in they're original packets in the bucket and put the air tight lids on. Would this be the same sort of thing as putting them in Mylar bags?

Yes, you can store food in food grade buckets as they are critter proof and airtight. For added protection, however, if it were me I would put everything into mylar first and then into the buckets.

When I'm packing food in mylar, I keep items such as pasta/rice/beans and so in the original plastic packaging and then put it into the mylar bag with oxy absorbers. I just put a couple of pin pricks into the packaging before it goes into the mylar bag. That then allows the oxy absorbers to draw out any oxygen that's in the food packaging, as well as in the mylar packaging. I do this because some pasta shapes can actually pierce thinner mylar so to leave it in the original plastic packaging offers an added layer of protection.

[mole hill]

I've bought some food grade buckets to make a water filter, but i was thinking can i store food in these, like rice and pasta etc, put the food in they're original packets in the bucket and put the air tight lids on. Would this be the same sort of thing as putting them in Mylar bags?

Yes, you can store food in food grade buckets as they are critter proof and airtight. For added protection, however, if it were me I would put everything into mylar first and then into the buckets.

When I'm packing food in mylar, I keep items such as pasta/rice/beans and so in the original plastic packaging and then put it into the mylar bag with oxy absorbers. I just put a couple of pin pricks into the packaging before it goes into the mylar bag. That then allows the oxy absorbers to draw out any oxygen that's in the food packaging, as well as in the mylar packaging. I do this because some pasta shapes can actually pierce thinner mylar so to leave it in the original plastic packaging offers an added layer of protection.

Do you only store small amount of food in these mylar bags? When you open the mylar bag have you got to use every thing straight away?

[itsybitsy]

I've bought some food grade buckets to make a water filter, but i was thinking can i store food in these, like rice and pasta etc, put the food in they're original packets in the bucket and put the air tight lids on. Would this be the same sort of thing as putting them in Mylar bags?

Yes, you can store food in food grade buckets as they are critter proof and airtight. For added protection, however, if it were me I would put everything into mylar first and then into the buckets.

When I'm packing food in mylar, I keep items such as pasta/rice/beans and so in the original plastic packaging and then put it into the mylar bag with oxy absorbers. I just put a couple of pin pricks into the packaging before it goes into the mylar bag. That then allows the oxy absorbers to draw out any oxygen that's in the food packaging, as well as in the mylar packaging. I do this because some pasta shapes can actually pierce thinner mylar so to leave it in the original plastic packaging offers an added layer of protection.

Do you only store small amount of food in these mylar bags? When you open the mylar bag have you got to use every thing straight away?

Well, you could open the bag, take out what you want and reseal the bag again. OR, you could put in each bag (depending on the size, of course) 1 x bag pasta, 1 x bag rice and 1 x bag A.N.OTHER so that when you open the mylar bag you have a selection of products to use.

You're really got to find out what works best for you. There's no 'one size fits all' approach, really.

[mole hill]

Thanks itsy