Safe, Easy, and Effective Ways to Store Bulk Food

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In this video, I show you four ways that I store bulk foods. Buying in bulk is a surefire way to drop the cost per ounce of shelf stable items to rock bottom. I regularly save between 30 and 70 percent when I buy 10, 25, or 50 pound bags of oats, beans, and grains.
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@saunyawenger7848 3 года назад

I can’t believe how entertained I am by food storage advice. You are so engaging. I’m going to start organizing my pantry for the new year.

@cgt6497 3 года назад

I reuse my glass jars, too. Thanks for the newspaper tip! Those were great ideas for long term storage, and very do-able. Thank you!

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

We have a friend who use only glass - because her family is concerned with the chemical nature of plastic. She had a pretty large family, too. Very challenging, but she had a a great system for sanitizing jars and keeping everything organized.

@christinecunningham8371 2 года назад

Great tip about getting almost free/free food grade buckets! I went to two bakeries, one sold me five 3 gallon buckets for $1.25 (total for all five) and the other bakery gave me six 5 gallon buckets for free! (both with lids) I will use the smaller ones in my kitchen and the larger ones for long-term food storage! So excited! Brand new food grade buckets are upward of $7 each without lids!

@UndertheMedian 2 года назад

That is awesome!

@davidjenson7773 2 года назад

So great to learn this today I live in Chicago and more then once I’ve had issues from store bought grains and cereal.

@KatieHornorFlamingoAdvantage 3 года назад

Love the tip about getting the pickle smell out! moving to glass storage here b/c humidity is horrible. cardboard doesn't hold up and tin rusts.

@cc-by8uk 3 года назад

I love your video thanks for the tip to freeze it 72 hours. In Winter I switch out my fridge to saves electricity but I will definitly try it in spring.

@MFox-tu2co Год назад

Very helpful video!!!😀

@jccastle3452 3 года назад

Good ideas. Thank you.

@pax2day417 Год назад

Someone in a comment below asked about cooking old beans that don't soften as usual. A channel called Deep South Bama with Mr. Tom gave a method to cook old beans. Please look it up in case my notes are wrong. I don't remember if he covered this first step but clean the beans (look for rocks and rinse the beans). My notes: 1 lb. beans (2 cups) to 6 cups water, soak 24 hours, drain. Boil more water and then add the soaked beans. It is important to boil the water first and then add the beans to the boiling water as that releases an enzyme to soften the beans, and it was a scientifically tested method. Bring the water back to a boil for two minutes. Turn off heat, add two teaspoons of baking soda and cover the pot to soak for one hour. Drain and rinse. Add water again, boil, and then simmer 2 hrs.

@beatricealcaraz5799 3 года назад

Very imformative video thanks for sharing.

@ritasue6866 3 года назад

Very good information

@nathanielaranda8407 2 года назад

very helpful tips, thank you :)

@kempfreehold9450 3 года назад

The local Mennonite scratch and dent grocery store in our area gives away gallon sized glass jars, plastic jars and pickle buckets. You sometimes can luck out and score a cart full like I did last week, but you can also call and give your name. Tell them how many you want and then they will call you when they have them saved up

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

That is awesome! What a great source for glass jars.

@kempfreehold9450 3 года назад

@@UndertheMedian i had no idea that they did it until my Amish friend told me about it. Apparently, it was a well kept secret. In the last couple of years, the scratch and dent store opened another location that is too far for the Amish to go. So I'm rolling in jars and buckets because hardly anyone else wants them. Lol

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

@@kempfreehold9450 , that is so cool! I love it when a supply like this shows up!

@sadieesther9721 3 года назад

Good tip, I just found a Mennonite deli near me and they had canning jars and lids in November!

@sal2032 3 года назад

Gamma Lids are nice for the 5 gallon buckets. They make getting the lid on and off as easy as twisting the top off.

@beatricealcaraz5799 3 года назад

Where do you buy those lids?

@joopdaloop5840 3 года назад

you could also take a bag or container from the kitchen with you down to the basement x

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

Hindsight is always 20/20 when it comes to toting heavy items. I figure at least I got a little more cardio going back up the stairs to grab the rest of the big bags and bring them downstairs. LOL!

@glendagonzalez2469 2 года назад

What about using bay leaves for bug control? Many preppers recommend it for long term food storage.

@Mary95191 2 года назад

I’m working on stocking up and have been doing it for a while. I began about 6 years ago, but the canned items probably got old so I got rid of most of them.

@victorwadsworth821 2 года назад

I use to have a couple of tightly sealed something like a Jerry Can, larger, mice, bugs, water, nothing could get in them. Gave one away for a time capsule. I would like to have a few of them & a place to keep them.

@lisaolson1345 3 года назад

Hiya Hope,have you ever used mylar bags for long term food storage? Happy holidays to you and your family!

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

I don't. But, my understanding is that they are very effective and recommended by survival food experts.

@yunjko 2 года назад

For some reasons sweet rice (sticky rice) is easy to have rice bugs. Thank you for freeze 72 hours method. I’ll give it a try.

@UndertheMedian 2 года назад

Let me know if the freezing works. I've cooked with it before and sticky rice has a very distinct texture. It would be interesting to know what it is that makes it more susceptible to bugs.

@lifeinthegap6944 3 года назад

I soak my pickle jar lids in vegetable oil overnight, and it takes the odor right out! Thank you for all the tips, new subbie here...

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip. That's great. I would never have considered doing that. And thanks for subbing. Welcome to the family.

@heidiespinola2669 3 года назад

How long can water be stored? Thank you

@conniespene9138 2 года назад

You can also put the lid and jar in the sunlight till smell is gone

@MELINDASSIMPLEBLESSINGS 2 года назад

I wanna use glass jars and PETE recycled lastic bottles from soda, Gatorade and Powerade , etc for dried goods

@creativelauri 3 года назад

I loved all the tips; especially the newspaper one. Do you know if putting grains in the freezer creates condensation once you take them out? Will mold grow in the grains or is there a drying process? I use bay leaves to keep the hitchhiker bugs away but interested in the freezing process.

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

I've never had a problem with mold growing, but you are right. Your bag needs to be sealed completely. One solution is to move your grains to smaller freezer bags first and then place those bags into the freezer for a couple of days. The freezer bags should not allow moisture to build up. I know some preppers use an oxygen absorber in their containers. We use up our bulk items pretty quickly and that could very well be why we haven't had any notable problems.

@creativelauri 3 года назад

@@UndertheMedian Ok, thank you very much. I appreciate it!

@mariannepatynik9729 2 года назад

Love your videos. We are starting to store food also. I have a question and it may be stupid but I am really trying to do this right. I bought 2 20 pound bags of long grain rice and I have 25 pounds of sugar. Do I need to freeze these for 72 hours 1st before storing them. We have the 5 pound food grade buckets and lids also, as well as the gadget you recommend to open the lid. Now I just don't know if I have to freeze them 1st or if I could just dump them in the bucket. Help please...🤔

@robinmeier6048 3 года назад

Hope you post recipes too!

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

We'll definitely be talking about how people can cut their grocery budget.

@owenwhisker7068 3 года назад

Just wondering if you use oxygen absorbing sachets when storing long-term as this will assist in extending shelf life

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

Great question. I never have. But, I do know that a lot of long-term preppers use them.

@tamihill4229 3 года назад

I have also planted tomato plants in the bucket. Works well for apartments .

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

I did a patio tomato plant this year on our back patio. It looked really healthy, but I didn't get many tomatoes. I'm going to give it a try again this next year. Keeping plants alive is not my strong suit, but I am determined to get better at it.

@heidiespinola2669 3 года назад

What are your thoughts on food saver machines?

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

We've never had one. I dd, however, have a viewer who commented that they have one and absolutely love it. My main concern would be the cost of the special bags offsetting any savings.

@melissawright4040 2 года назад

Gland I'm not the only one that reuses jars and other containers.

@alfy337 3 года назад

sometimes when i buy dry beans they seem to be bad and don't really soak. has anyone else experienced this? hope, do you buy any bulk items online?

@sadieesther9721 3 года назад

What do you use millet for?

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

We use it like we would rice and throw stir fry veggies over it (or anything else we would put with rice). We also use it in a grain loaf that we often make.

@firegirl441fromga6 2 года назад

An easier way to get rid of pickle smell is put that pickle jar or a pickle bucket in the bright sun for several days and the sun will absorb the pickle smell right out of the containers!

@UndertheMedian 2 года назад

Thanks! Great idea!

@mrs22A 3 года назад

FireHouse Subs sell their pickle buckets for under $5. Ours sells their buckets for $3! I'm pretty sure the lid comes with it too..

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

That is a great tip!!

@mrs22A 3 года назад

@@UndertheMedian Is it ok to store rice/beans in the freezer instead of buckets/containers? Would the moisture from the freezer hurt rice/beans?

@kempfreehold9450 3 года назад

@@mrs22A a freezer is mostly dry. But it doesn't make sense to take up space in your freezer with dried foods like beans and rice. Then I put them in glass jars.

@kempfreehold9450 3 года назад

Rice and beans will last a hundred years or more in dry storage. Literally, they've found beans and rice in ancient burials in recent times and planted them. They grew!

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

@@kempfreehold9450 , I think we saw that on a National Geographic special on PBS once. We were studying Ancient Egypt and they talked about that on a documentary. Unbelievable how that could even be possible.

@treasuringpricelesstime5962 2 года назад

Hello Hope! Thank you and Larry for your great content. I have concerns about my food grade bucket lids with rubber seal. I noticed a few of mine can open easily, even when apply a lot of force to close it, meaning I can get them open without any tool. Do you think that it is compromising my long term food storage? I don't see it lifted at all, but I'm just saying I can easily pop open my lids. They were obtained from a Sub place recently. Thank you .

@kempfreehold9450 3 года назад

I have found that white vinegar takes out the pickle odor. Trust me, im just as shocked as you are. Lol.

@UndertheMedian 3 года назад

You're right. I'm shocked. I would never, in a million years, have considered trying that. Thanks!