Hi Robin, I’ve not seen putting the oxygen absorbers in with the vacuum sealer bag. What a great idea!That takes care of any oxygen left in the bag, and yes, I had a weevil infestation once and oh my goodness. We had to throw out everything in a bag or box. Just got a food dehydrator and I’m learning how to use it. I’m looking to do carrots and celery.
Hi Denise! Those weevils! 😱😂 The dehydrator is very useful. I’m planning to use the onions, carrots and celery for soup. They take up very little space and are lightweight , so a good addition to the pantry- plus it would work well for your herbs too! Happy Thanksgiving! 💛🤗💛
Hi Robin - This was all very interesting. I soak and wash my fruit and vegetables in vinegar and water. Especially the ones that are on the “Dirty Dozen” list like strawberries and apples. They have a lot of dirt and pesticides on them. Also, we vacuum seal our fresh seafood we get here on the Gulf Coast. For instance, the shrimp comes out just like it just came off the boat. I have never tried dehydrating food though. Please pray for my son-in-law in Dallas who is very sick and has all the symptoms of Covid. He was tested yesterday so we don’t know the result yet. I’m also concerned about my daughter. I know you need Time off and I want you to take it but I have to admit I will miss you. Love to you my sister in Christ.
Thank you Donna. I’m sorry about your son in law. I will be praying for him and your family. I won’t be gone long and will try to keep in touch on Instagram. Stay safe and God bless! 🙏💗😊💕
If you freeze (24-48 hours )your flour, dry beans, and grains as soon as you get home from the store, this will kill all the eggs preventing any bugs from hatching. Then store your flour, dry beans, and grains as usual for short or long term storage. I’ve been doing this for years and have never had a problem. Great video. Enjoy your break.
Great idea with the flour! I like the measuring it out for breads, etc. so all you have to do is grab one of the bags and you are good to go. I will definitely try this.
Hi Robin! Have a great time with your family and enjoy them! So glad you get to be with them. Thank you for all the work you do putting these videos together for us. They are always informative and I always learn something I didn't know before. We had a bad infestation of weevils years ago and had to throw away everything it seems like. My mother told me that I needed to put flour and rice in the freezer soon as I got them home from the store and freeze them for a few weeks. I don't remember just how long and I tend to go well over with something like that. lol I will definitely be using your idea of storing it in smaller amounts in the way you did. That makes a lot of sense for convenience. You have a good visit with your family. We'll see you when you get back!
Thanks for this video, Robin. I learned several new ideas and tips. I vacuumed sealed flour, I didn’t think to use paper sacks. I had a MESS to clean up. What a great idea to measure out right amount of flour for a recipe before vacuum sealing. I have been thinking about a food dehydrator and I may just get one. Happy Thanksgiving and enjoy your family time.
Have a great time with your family. We will all be here when you get back. Love the prepper pantry series. We had chicken divan for supper earlier this week!!
Faith and Flour Happy Thanksgiving! Although I am from Canada, we still get Black Friday sales. I’m hoping to get my all Christmas shopping done. Doing as much as possible online.
Have you thought about vacuum sealing all the dry ingredients for your bread already measured out? And write the perishable ingredients like eggs, milk etc and it’s measurements on the outside of the lunch bag You could probably fit an extra freezer in your prepper pantry if you want to get one
Years ago my friend, an avid baker, told me that if you put a bay leaf in your flower it will not get bugs. I was horrified when I took my flour down and saw bugs in the ziplock bag. I didn’t use flour quickly back then because I wasn’t much of a baker. I have followed this tip and no bugs👊
Hi Robyn - I use dried bay leaves to keep my flour, oats and grains etc bug free. Pop a leaf on top after putting into canister or zip lock bag also put some along your shelves. We get every bug known to man here in Australia. Thanks for the content.🇦🇺
I've been reading that you should place your store bought flour into the freezer for 3 days, then prepare them for long-term sealing. This way you kill any larvae that may be living in there.
Hi such great tips! As for the weevels (spelling??!!😋) the best thing you can do prior to storing long term is place flours, grains, beans etc. Directly into your freezer for 72 hours when brought home from the store. This kills the bugs and eggs. Remember to wipe the exterior of the bag off as well before placing into the freezer. After 72 hours you can then process into long term storage. This tip works even if you don't put up for long term storage. It's good practice to protect all your dry goods from infestation. God bless!
You are absolutely amazing. What stores do you usually do your grocery shopping at? Do you ever stock up on anything like soda or water? Can you possibly do some in store grocery shopping videos? It would be awesome if you could show your full shopping trip
Robin I love this idea of storing flour. I have been storing my flour in the freezer but to open up some freezer space would be great. I just watched a RU-vid video about using food saver and some mason jars with nuts and it keeps them good for six years or more. I don’t know about you but I waste a lot of nuts because they go bad even though I keep them in the freezer. I’m definitely going to do this next time.
I recently found your channel and am enjoying it! 😊 The ‘prepper pantry’ has become quite a ‘trendy’ thing these days, which is really weird because I’ve never been ‘trendy.’ And homemaking and homeschooling, too, are becoming trendy. 😂 But I’m glad! I think it’s wise to have food storage on hand. My husband and I have used ours multiple times in the six years since we started keeping food storage. (Mostly due to unemployment, but once because we had one last debt to pay off, so food storage it was until the debt was paid! And besides ‘needing’ it, it’s SO convenient!!) It’s wonderful to see so many people getting prepared (hopefully out of wisdom & not paranoia- but paranoia can be distinguished from fear because fear can be healthy if it moves us to act wisely). Blessings with your prepper pantry endeavor!! 💕
Thank you Raquel! Just like you, we have done this for years. I think the term is new, but not the concept. 😄 We lived where we had frequent weather events and this saved us a few times - and you are right- the convenience is nice. 💗😊💕
I didn't think I could have a favorite video, but there's always a first time and this is it! What great information! You've inspired me! I'm going to look into buying a vacuum sealer and food dehydrator. I think I need to start a list! Good thing Christmas is just around the corner! I've been watching your channel for over a year now. Love your show. Toodles! 😊🎄🎁
What I have done for years is when bringing home flour, rice and grains is to freeze for 3 days. This kills and weevils and larvae to prevent future infestation. If I have the room I will continue to store in the freezer.
Great ideas! Handy for if it’s bad weather or something like that, as in Australia we don’t have a lot of bad weather but if we do have a few cyclones it’s always good to stock up 😁
Looks like I’m not getting alerts to your videos. ☹️ RU-vid has been known to do this. Love your videos! I’ll go back and watch the ones I missed. Blessings to you and your family.
Here’s a tip to prevent bug infestation. Put your flour and other dry goods in the freezer for 24 hours after purchase. This will prevent any eggs from hatching. After which you can store these items as you normally would.
To avoid bugs in the flour,semolina,beans or any food,put 3 bay leaves in the container in the flour,it will keep any bugs away,i do it for years,it's a very old tip,if you don't have bay leaves put whole peppercorns instead..
Hallo! Is the use of so much plastic necessary? If I watch videos from the US about food it’s so much use of plastic and aluminium foil! It’s just so bad for the environment.
I just watched another video where you said you were gluten-free. In this video, the flours are not gluten-free. Is this a recent thing? I'm asking because I'm curious about gluten-free cooking. Do you have a video about this? Thanks!
I use a ziplock bag and it works fine. I don't have a sealer machine and is it really cost effective when trying to do long term storage and save money. As for the freezer, not at all for me. I have two freezers and went on a week vacation only to return to see that they both had kicked out for some reason and lost all the food that we had. I can say that I use my flour regularly. I make biscuits and pie crust to freeze to stay a little ahead of myself. Thank you for the information.
We always were told to freeze the bags for 24 to 48 hours......while I would have done the same As you I always think of our grand and great grand parents. Did they just sift them out? Years ago people didnt have the luxury of just throwing things away. It always make me wonder. Have a great Thanksgivings and Christmas
That’s exactly what they did! It was just part of the process of baking. I actually remember reading a very old recipe that listed that as one of the steps. 😳 I guess we are very spoiled and wasteful compared to our grandparents and earlier generations. 🙈
