If any of you have not find containers large enough for storage. Check out bakeries they have empty containers that they are willing to get rid of . I got containers from 15lbs up to 25lbs. I stored my flour and grains , rice, beans, pastas. I marked my containers with its contents and don’t forget to buy a handle opener. Your food will remain fresh for a very long time. How much I paid per container $1 each. Blessings 💕
Thank you Azure Family! I came across a vacuum chamber last year that I just love for sealing jars. It's made from pvc pipe with a gamma type lid. At the bottom is a fitting to attach a hose. You can use a Food Saver but I chose to use a brake bleeder. I vacuum seal dried fruits, spices and powders (eggs, cheese and tomato).
@@jbrandl101 I got mine from Rain country homestead.. Her hubby makes them and she is affiliate or something with Azure also...awesome channel knowledge powerhouse I learned so much from her
Excellent tutorial on Food Storage! We appreciate having Azure Standard as a resource for quality products for our family. Thank you for your continued work and dedication to keeping the supply chain open! 😃
Thank you for all your videos. My family and I live in Everett, Washington, and started using your services this last year. I have been so grateful for your products. God bless!
Thank you for all you do, and for this excellent content ❤️ One suggestion: omit the background music. It's a challenge when one has an auditory processing disorder and can't discern speech in noise (I do use close captions, but sometimes it's nice to listen while I work in the garden.)
Maple syrup can keep a very long time in sealed jars. We make out own and it keeps for years just in canned mason jars. Stories have been told of barrels of maple syrup found in old barns...still good. If it is finished at the right sugar content, it will keep very well. I don't know why they said they it doesn't keep without refrigeration.
if its bottled properly its fine forever. once it is open, tho ... can need refrigeration. (similar to jelly, which can sit on the counter fine for a while, but sometimes not...)
Thank you for taking the time to provide storage information. It was exceedingly helpful. I am somewhat new to the storage process and I appreciate the insight.
Thank you Azure family for these helpful videos. They provide beneficial and important topics, and I appreciate you taking the time and effort to make them. The description of food items to store long term is so useful! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Thank you!, good information. A hair iron works great for sealing those Mylar Bags. I like to make sure my buckets/bags are as full as I can get them so there is less oxygen to take out. Also wheat and oat groats can be cooked whole and eaten like rice with butter if you don't have a wheat grinder.
Thank you so much for this! I have a few questions: for things like already ground flour or popcorn, how long does that typically stay fresh in a bucket with a gamma lid and do you need an oxygen absorber for this? When you need to get the longterm storage stuff out of the mylar bag, do you just open it, take out what you need and reseal with heat and an oxygen absorber? Thank you!
For the shorter storage (because I don’t want my food touching the plastic) could I store the bagged food in the plastic bucket right in its original bag without opening it and dumping it in?
@Sharril Swindle For how long a period of time have you kept nuts stored this way, and were the nuts shelled or unshelled, Shari? Thank you :-)! God Bless us all
@@igitahimsa5871 I just started doing mine this way about 4 months ago. GO to Rain Country Homestead, she is where I learned this cause I'm outta freezer space no room for nuts and seeds.. Rain country homestead ,go thru her videos I have been following her now for 2 years ,powerhouse of info and she really researches stuff but sh ehas nuts stored this way for years and years give her a watch her hubby makes the vacuum chambers ,he does even a 1/2 gallon chamber and save all your used hars to reuse for vacuum sealing olive jars etc. It's amazing I check my hars every week or 2 just to be sure all good.. Also acre homestead ,she live s near Rain country and acre has blown up she is doing so much very young and works full time plus all else she does and grains and grit.. hope you can find all your answers I live all them
@@sharrilswindle752 I Thank you for your kind reply Sharril, but it didn't answer either of my questions. What I am asking for is *your* firsthand experience. I am also subbed to Rain Country and yep, she's great, but I am asking what *you* did and how it worked. For you. I will also check Rain Country again, but I want to know about *you* :-). God Bless us all
@@igitahimsa5871 I do it the way Rain Country taught, ad I said only been doing for not as Long..But they are holding up perfectly fine...I use a brake bleeder, with the food saver tops.. and the vacuum chambers and brake bleeder depending on my jars..I hope it helps. Also they are shelled
I've been trying to using smart food storage idea, which included large plastic storage bins. Of which I received. The lids are sold separately, of which I've been waiting to be shipped to my residence, since last year.
I absolutely love ordering from you all and appreciate being able to shop this way. I tried one 5 gallon bucket last summer with the gamma seal lid and it was great so I I ordered a couple more 5 gallon buckets from you last September with 2 gamma seal lids and the lids wont go on for anything! I have had several very strong people try but they are warped and the rings will not fit on the buckets. It was very dissapointing. Even that wood and hammer trick would not work.
Try heating the band in the sun or near a heat register in the house. Make sure to unscrew the cap then use a rubber mallet to pound the ring on the bucket edge
I found it easiest to place the entire lid (lid plus ring) on the bucket, making sure to align it correctly, then using a wall or chair back for stability, I stepped onto the lid. Once on the lid, use one foot at a time to stomp the lid into place by stomping around the edge.
I'm considering buying the 50 pack of the 5 gallon mylar bags because the price is about $1.50 each which is great. My question is, how good is the quality of them? My other option is Wallaby bags
I've been wanting to shop here but I don't think I can shop every month. Can I just place orders as I need rather than every month or a set schedule like that? Hope someone can answer my question. Thanks! 😀
You could miss out on using Azure Cash, a small percentage to use towards your next purchase, if you wait too long before your next order. But there is no commitment to order each month. if your orders are small, you will only be losing a small potential savings if your Azure Cash expires. The semi will also only deliver if the area has enough ordered, so your order could be postponed for a month and you won't be charged until they load your order.
I actually have a question. I bought some hard red wheat berries from Azure standard and also soft white berries. I put them in mylar bags with an oxygen absorber and then used my flat iron. Then somebody told me that you cannot put oxygen absorbers with the wheatberries? Is that true? I just did it a week ago so I can always fix my mistake. Please advise. Thanks again
@@zsquire1 hi Suzanne, I probably have a very crazy question. Is that what you do when you want to know the same answer? You comment “following?”. If so that’s brilliant and I’m so glad to know! I couldn’t figure out how to find the answer… I hope you see this and can respond. Thank you
@@joanrichter4718 yes, that's what it means. Not original but good. That and 'bump' when you want a comment to promote a post. It 'bumps' it up. I have both berries to and was going to use oxygen absorbers and mylar. Mary's Nest explains the fat content and other great things! I'm following to see Azures response!
@@zsquire1 Awesome, what’s really amazing is I had just finished storing all my red heart wheat berries in Mylar bags oxygen absorbers and my flat iron. And then Mary‘s nest popped up and said not to do this. I “panicked“ as I had just finished this big project, lol. But I’ve tried to do some research later and it seems that it’s OK… Still waiting for a response. Let me know if you hear anything, please. Thank you so much and thanks for your response
If the olive oil and maple syrup hasn't been opened, will it be good for years without refrigeration? Will nuts keep for years if they are vacuum packed?
I bought 100# of steel cut oats from you stored in a sealed gamma lid with vacuum packs all and unfortunately bugs got to it within 6 months. Just bought more. Why does the normal lid act as a better way for longer storage?
We live in Montana. We have had previously orderd then wait for delivery then 2/3 of the order came which was available when we ordered. But not available when orders are filled to ship. Im not email computer dependent. ( i can use one in the library) so when our products arrive we are short. Can this be addressed
If anyone wants to increase their underbed storage space but doesn't want to go buy a new bedframe, you can simply buy 6" risers and put them under the bedframe feet to raise the bed on its original frame. Voila, six more inches of vertical storage space! I hope this is helpful to someone here.. God Bless us all
If you’re storing up wheat for Azure customers; why is it I haven’t been able to get my whole wheat order? Some wheat item red hard wheat, white hard wheat, soft white wheat is always out of stock. : (
Yes, we do deliver by parcel. There is an option as you are checking out, but do feel free to connect with our customer care team members at 971.200.8350 who can answer your questions, and walk you through placing an order for parcel shipment.
@@stephaniewoods6505 The only time she speaks is to read the cards for the various topics. Otherwise, she silently smiles and nods through the video. Looks like yet another wife "transformed" by the 1 Peter 3:5, 6 submissive, obedient wife protocol.
