Newbie Prepper Food Storage Questions Answered
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- Janise is a newbie prepper and posed a few good questions about how to store food long term. We created this video to answer those questions and hope that you will benefit from these answers also.
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I think we always need to be welcoming by assisting newbies in food storage. Not one of us can know everything and we must vary depending on our climates
Great video. Will share with my friends.
I've recently ordered some cans from Augason Farms; some are freeze-dried and some are dehydrated. I'd like to decant them into smaller mason jars with oxygen absorbers as I'm single and won't eat whole cans within a short amount of time. Would it be okay to decant either the freeze-dried or dehydrated cans into smaller mason jars (quart-size or smaller) with oxygen absorbers? Thanks for whatever advice you can give me. I've read many articles on your website and have already greatly benefited by your experience and wisdom. Thank you to your and your family for sharing all this good information.
@@TheProvidentPrepper - Thank you!
I just love you all. Thank you for all your hard work and tips!
How would you store yams / sweet potatoes? I have a potato bucket where I buy in yams and onions and potato bulk, but how would you store yams long term? (I’m not in a climate to grow them, and they make excellent baby food for those of us in baby phase :))
@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you! I do have a modest countertop dehydrator so I may start doing that!!
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I put flour for long term storage measured out into a brown paper lunch bag, label it with the amount and date, and then vacuum seal it. Brown paper lunch bags are cheap, keeps light out, and allows you to seal without having to worry about powder or glass.
Do you fold over the paper bag or what? Put the absorber inside the paper bag inside the mylar?
How do you find out how much moisture is food? EXAMPLE- I seal n mil instant oatmeal packages (the apple cinnamon & brown sugar maple syrup flavors) and I'm worried about them but I have no idea how much moisture is in them.
I'd like to know that also
Apparently the flavored oatmeal go bad faster.
So it's better just to do plain oatmeal and add freeze dried fruit and honey etc to it.
Too bad because I love cream of strawberry oatmeal only. Meh
My gramma used to put a paper muffin cup in the jar before sealing. This prevents flour and other dry goods from sucking up into the machine
For coffee, my son said freeze whole beans, do not grind. He worked at Starbucks.
How long does it last in a normal storage on a prepper shelf, or does it need to be frozen?
@@2Ryled 1 year
@@mastiffpeople4868 thank you. Good to know:)
I just found your channel, and I love it!!! I subscribed to it because I feel confident about the accuracy of your content! I’m trying to do the right thing for my family, and one person says don’t do it this way and then another person will say yes do it this way! 🙄
Very confusing, your channel is like a breath of fresh air. 🙂
Your best bet is putting your mylar bags into a 30 gallon metal trash can. Ain't no mice getting into that!
I do this too.
i've had a couple cardboard cans of Crisco for just a wee bit too long. Rather than tossing them, however, I've re-packed them in glass jars, labeled them "CANDLE USE ONLY" and have given them a potential second life.
Thank you for your helpful tips, I'm learning lots. Re the PETE plastic storage containers, is that some kind of tape seal you have wrapped around the lids?
Semolina flour for pasta says its 12 to 15% moisture content. I am new to long term storage. I used a mylar bag with a desiccant on bottom of bag & put in 5 gallon bucket with gamma lid. Should I not have used a desiccant? I didnt use oxygen absorber because of moisture content.
Thank you so much Kylene for making a video to answer all my questions...I really so so so appreciate your kind effort. Love your video and it's really so helpful especially for newbie like me and now i can share this video with all my friends out there who is also looking into food storage. Thank you once again and God Bless You & your family.
Crackers…how to store them? I have a ton of Graham Crackers bc I use it for crusts. Other crackers too…cheese crackers, etc. I’d like it to store for at least two years? Is that possible?
My grandma volunteers at a food pantry. She will take things left over and give it to us. Even if we dont like something we store it back in case we need to give something to others. That way we arent taking from our own preps.
Thumbs up great vid 👍
I will just say that I am very picky when storing food. Back in 2008 I made 12 buckets with 1 large mylar bag and left spices and other things in original packaging. In 2019 when the pandemic started I went into my buckets and some things did better than others. Now, I package EVERYTHING in individual mylar bags and THEN put it all in the 1 large mylar bag in the bucket.
This pandemic was a good field test. I personally recommend wrapping everything individually from my experience. I was truly impressed with the capabilities of mylar. This is TRULY a reliable storage method.
Again, great vid!
Can we make mylar bags out of emergency blankets? heat seal 3 sides and fill then vaccumn the bag closed...any answers
I forgot to ask my second question lol
When storing five gallon buckets in garage, do you need to put cardboard or some type of barrier on floor so the buckets are not directly touching concrete ? Thanks again !
your channel has been one of the most helpful i've found on this subject. thank you for you help
Just subscribed....learning soooooo much! Thank you, God bless.
I queried the USDA about long-term food storage. They provided many links to state agencies and several universities. None addressed storing dry foods, vacuum sealing, mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, repackaging retail products, or other topics that preppers are passionate about. You do. You are a treasure.
From what I'm reading lately, the U.S. DUH is not our friend, far from it unfortunately. So thankful instead for our friends, the Provident Preppers!
God Bless you and yours for all you share.
I'm a newbbie, so i'm not clear about salt storage. You showed it in it's original package. Is that the best way to store it? I'm learning so much from your videos. Thank You.
I've always kept my flower in the fridge in the original container. Hint from my grandmother.
Can you please do a video on 72 hour kits ?
This video has given me so much insight and a better understanding on how to properly store my food. Your family's channel is truly a blessing! Thank you!
NOTE: mice are off put by citrus fragrance, lime in particular and MINT. Mice hate mint. I learned this the hard way!
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I like to store my long term spices in little Mylar bags. They usually fit an entire spice bottle (I buy my spices from BigLots) with minimal air space left in the bag. Then I iron them shut with a straight iron. Thanks for your experience with storing white flour as well. I have about 200 pounds stored in Mylar bags inside five gallon buckets. The oldest bucket isn’t even three years old yet so I figure now that I know, I’ll use it in the next couple years. You guys always have great practical videos this is why I stay subscribed. Many preppers know nothing of what they’re storing.
Great video, as always PP, I have some info regarding storing coffee, another channel, Bear Independent has a coffee company that advertised bags of green coffee beans for long term storage (Bunker Coffee IIRC?) you basically use a mylar bag and oxygen absorber, and once you're ready to use the coffee, you would open the bag and roast it. There are several options for that, most ppl use an air pop popcorn maker, theres loads of videos out there on how to do it.
I know some coffee varieties once roasted have a lot of oil on the bean, so storing them green seems to be the best route. Now you can store freeze dried coffee (yes, the taste is not great) but i've seen guys on the MRE channels make some from back in ww2 that was still good. If you wanted to store that long, you'd need small mylar/vacuum pouches, as in the MRE/K rations they were in a small sealed pouch. Hope that helps the coffee drinkers out there.
You also could look at giving it up as well, verboten, I know, but once I had some hard times where I had to do it, and after a few days, you get used to it. Luckily I had winter preps, although not as organized as I am now, to see me through. If you're like me and like the good stuff, it's an expense that could be put to better use, even though on the luxury scale its pretty reasonable. If you were worried about needing to be alert in a crisis, you could always keep some caffeine pills on hand. It's been something I've been considering as the desire to prep expands.
Speaking of dry goods, lunar new year is at hand, and hopefully there are deals on rice wherever you are, I just was blessed enough to get 500 lb of rice at a 25-30% discount, so check around and hopefully when those once a year sales come around you'll be able to take advantage. Next project is making pemmican, if that works out, it will save the need for additional freezers, as well as a lot of the bulk associated with regular dry goods. Being on a carnivore diet it seems odd buying large amounts of grains and legumes, however, if the info about Grand Solar Minimums is correct, food prices could price me out of that market.
For those starting out, don't be discouraged, you'd be surprised how fast an extra can of beans or bag of pasta adds up over time, thats how I started, I would try and have extra for the house each autumn for the upcoming winter, mostly to not have to go out in storm for supplies, then in late Jan/early Feb, I saw the videos on Peak Prosperity and realized things could go sideways real fast and upped my game. When it became time to ready my preps for long term storage I came across PP, and I cant recommend the videos highly enough, they are a fantastic resource, and I've been blessed to have the peace of mind knowing many items are covered.
For rodent control, I'm lucky to have a few 4 legged paw-trollers to keep the area clear & they work for food, catnip and chin scratches^^
Hey, how about non caffein coffee ? Can you store it for long term though ?
Yes, you can xD Had to check if they were a thing & found this...Green coffee is decaffeinated before roasting. This process changes the color of the green coffee. The main process we offer is the naturally-chemical-free Swiss Water Process, which is a light brown color before roasting!
@@goofyroofy Interesting, thank you.
So where's the caffein coming from? Do you need to roast the green beans to drink coffee?
How can you roast without doing the process of filling it with caffeine?
I thought it was naturally inside the coffee beans as it is and the decaffeinated & roasted is made by some process in the factory
@@DanaKot336 The caffeine is in bean, when picked, dried, etc. its removed either with a chemical solvent process, or the swiss water process before they roast the beans.
@@goofyroofy can you remove in manually or naturally at home ?
I have 3 jars of pasta sauce that's past its best buy date by 2months is it still good to eat.
@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you
Do you have any experience saving gluten free grains/flours? Quinoa, millet, tapioca, nut flours, etc?
Fats are so important for health. Are there any healthy fats that can be stored without going rancid?
Potato “NO-chee”??? Did you mean “gnocchi”? It sounds like /NYAW-kee/. 🍝 😋
Thanks for this.
Wondering if I could put Grape Nuts (nuggets, not flakes) in Mylar bags with oxygen absorbers for long-term storage. They don’t have any appreciable fat, are low-moisture, and are wheat. Should work, right?
Thanks again! 💕
@@TheProvidentPrepper THANK YOU SO MUCH! I love science and credible sources and thank you for directing me there! 💕
BTW, I recently attended a Cooperative Extension workshop through the University of Idaho on safe water storage. The volunteer presenting the workshop had extensive training - and had a link to your website on his handouts. That ain’t nothing!
Rose Red Homestead is another wonderful TH-camr who provides science-based information I trust.
Thanks again! 💕
Very informative video. I’m prepping for just myself so my plan is prep the food pails that I can just grab and go if need be. My question is can you store can goods and package goods in the same pail for up to a year together? Also do you have knowledge on how to store dog food?
If I put my pasta noodles into vac bags with oxygen absorbers and then into buckets, would that make them good for long term. Or still better to use Mylar bags( expensive) or mason jars.
HELP when storing flour salt sugar etc which require no O2 absorber, then storing those in the food grade bucket do you still put an o2 absorber in the bucket.
Hello, can I use plastic buckets to store my Mylar bags? The buckets were from a pharmaceutical company.
Can I safely repackage instant grits in Mylar with O2 Absorber for long term?
Pasta storage question. When you put a bag or a box of pasta in a plastic bucket with an oxygen absorber, do you need to cut a hole in the bag of pasta (to get the oxygen out) How many oxygen absorbers do you need per bucket size. Is it better to put the pasta in mylar bags with an oxygen absorber and then put the mylar bags in a plastic bucket? I thought I remember you saying that if you put an oxygen absorber in a plastic bucket, it doesn’t really work because plastic doesn’t block oxygen. So the mylar bags are to keep out the oxygen and bugs and the buckets are to keep out rodents. Am I understanding this correctly? I have heard you say your preferred choice for mylar bags and oxygen absorbers is wallaby. What is your preferred choice for new buckets? Because of the war in Ukraine I understand we are going to have a pasta shortage in the near future. Can you make a video just about pasta storage.
I want to store higher fiber grains for long term storage. Can I store Bulgar, quinoa, and kamut in mylar bags with absorbers in buckets? Also can I store freeze dried yogurt to use as a starter? Or can bought powdered starter be stored long term?Thank you!
Newbie and put flour and cornmeal in freezer for 3 days before vacuum sealing in mason jars. Found out I probably introduced moisture to grains. Should I use dessicant to remove before sealing?
Clarification on freeze/thaw/freeze of white rice and beans. I can do the f/t/f after I have finished the storage process in mylar bags. Or is the f/t/f completed before I store in mylar bags? Thank you.
That's what I want to know.
Mylar bags got 90 of them with absorbs checking the bags so many pin holes I only have 31 bags out of 90 that' any good ,what a waste of money and my time these are heavy duty mylar bags please everyone if you get mylar bags check for holes they said to return them, haha I don't have time to mess around sending them Back.
Hello! I am a new subscriber and have been binge watching all your videos. I have a question so am hoping you are able to see it! I see where your paper says pearled Barley is not a candidate for long term storage. Does this apply to all barley's? Is this due to it having moisture? I recently tried barley and loved it...so I bought several big packages of (I think quick barley and some pearled barley) to store. Should I use vacuum sealer bags or mylar for storing it? would I put in an oxygen absorber or desiccant pack (or nothing at all)? and final question...if it is considered to be a "short term" item...does that mean just go by the "best by date" on the packages? thank you so much and God bless
any Australians here? do you know any good mylar bags like mentioned in the videos I could buy from eBay? cheers
I live in a trailer. No storage space. I bought large out building how do I make. It so I can put my food pantry there and keep my food storage safe to eat. I got 5 gal food grade buckets for rice bean oat meal etc can I leave rice and quinoa in their original vac sealed bags and place in bucket with O2 absorbers?
Have you had any experience with oxygen absorbers changing the taste of dried goods?
@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you!
Could I use clean Tidy Cat containers to hold mylar or packaged foods? They save space and are usually free.
Do the same storage rules apply to unbleached flour vs white flour?
How do you clean and sterilize the food grade plastic buckets?
I have been a true prepper for many years and this channel is one of my favorites..
freezedried instant coffee lasts 20 years in mylar with an O2 absorber - i have drunk ordinary instant coffee that was in it's unopened original container 7 years past it's use by date and it was good
I’d wondered about that. Thanks for the tip! Guess what I’ll be storing next? 😉💕
Wouldn't that be the same for regular instant coffee if you put it in mylar with 02 absorbers?
When you were talking about flours you didn’t mention bread flours. Would they fall into white flour? I would think yes but when wheat flour is a no go....... thanks for all the great info m
Can you vacuum seal quaker instant apple and cinnamon packets. Can you pour the favor oatmeal all in one jar and vaccuum seal it. will it store up a long term life shelf.
Should i spray paint the outside of my maspn jars to help with light barrier?
Newbie here. Can anyone recommend a good solid mid price vacuum sealer?
I read the plastic bottle section. I think Teflon plumbers tape may be the best tape solution because the adhesive doesn't wear out. I suppose it could be taped over too. Maybe glue would work?
Once I have placed my food in the mylar bag and put it in a bucket can I use a gamma lid for long-term storage or should I get on a lid that stays on?
How would you store rice cakes? My kids love them and we eat half a pack a day.
use a bit of dry ice in conjunction with an oxygen absorber, the dry ice creates carbon dioxide as it evaporates/dries.
I wanna know the recipe for what grandma was making on the slow cooker lol 😹 that looked good!!
@@TheProvidentPrepper omgggggggosh it looks good!!! I thought it was creamy chicken soup. Thank you for replying ❤️. I'm a new subscriber and kinda new to prepping, we've been waiting for the rapture forever and the way the world is now it doesn't seem too far off 😿
Is it dangerous to seal up a few missed rice weavils in mylar bag long term storage ?
What attachment to vacuum seal in empty spaghetti jars and the likes
Can you put pasta in mason jars with oxygen absorbers?
Bonjour je vous écoute avec les sous titre en français en ralentie pour ne rien perdre e vos précieuses information ,,
Je suis à mettre de la nourriture dans les sacs mylar à glissière avec des enveloppes anti oxygène et les sacs ne semble pas ce seller ??
Combien de sachets dois-je mettre par sac ?
Merci pour vos précieuse connaissances..
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When storing white rice for long term storage, should there be any concern taken for white parboiled rice? We would love to long term store the 50lbs we have on hand but want to make sure we don't waste it by storing improperly. Thank you!
Instant soups like bear creek - how can I store it for long term?
Corn Meal? Jars or Mylar bags? I had to remove it because it came in a cardboard box. I have 3 Quarts of them. I can vacuum seal or use 02 absorber’s or desiccant if needed…….
What is corn meal for?
How do you store water for long term use, drinking water?
Vacuum sealing flour: my preferred method is to put the entire bag into a long vacuum bag. you can make a tiny tear or hole in the bag if you like (preferably at the far end) and vacuum. never had a problem with dust. since its short term storage i dont worry about the air permeability of the plastic.
if you need to store something very powdery in a jar and vacuum it? you can use a thin clean fabric (think handkerchief weight?) and press it down over the top of your power inside the jar, then put the mason id on and vacuum.
what about potato flakes and powdered milk?
Question about the Honey in glass. Would you vacuum seal the mason jar or just leave it as is?
I am newer to all this, you guys have hit me back a few times with some answers to other questions, which I really, really appreciate.
I love that you guys do these videos and I am very grateful to you all. Sometimes I wish I can just come visit and spend time learning in real life, real time with you guys.
A heart felt thank you. :)
I'm pretty sure ethe have 400 year old honey in clay jars that is still good to eat.
I don't think you have to vacuum seal and honey
Very good advice, I need to do my inventory and rotate due to I am reaching about 2 years now. God Bless
My family is down to 3, 5 if the kids come home. Is it possible to store beans, rice , pasta, flour and legumes in their separate bags with oxygen absorbers in a mylar bag. Say things i would use and cook with for the month.instead of huge bags of each item. Thank you , love watching you both.
Absolutely it is possible. You could line a bucket with a 5 gallon Mylar bag. Add packages of beans, rice, pasta, etc. with a small hole in each so that the oxygen absorber can suck the oxygen out of the individual bags. Heat seal the Mylar bag closed.
Is there a list of foods that are safe to add oxygen absorbers to ?
Rain Country on TH-cam had a video recently about how to store coffee.
also, I heard that pasta lasts longer than most marriages!!!
Can you put flour in the refrigerator to kill bugs
Where does one buy the #10 cans please?
Is this per person, or per family of four?
I store instant coffee long term. It's freeze-dried so it lasts long time.
How long can you store Ramona noodles
Super disappointed with these bags and Frankly your recommendation. These are made abroad and I would not trust the materials or country of origin.
@@TheProvidentPrepper I thought they were made in the USA.😕. I’m bummed.
So 300 to 400 pounds of grain (oats, flour, rice, etc.) is ALOT per person. I am thinking this was the recommendation for a family, even though you didn't specify this.
I was wondering that too. That's per person?
If it’s all you have and you’re doing physical labor. 1 lb. Of grain isn’t much. 1 lb white rice on average is about 600 calories, 1 lb wheat is about 1500 calories, 1 lb of oats is about 1700 calories. Many people depend on rice because it’s cheap and stores well but 600 calories a day isn’t a lot of energy.
Can jasmine rice be stored long term? I know its white in color but I'm afraid the jasmine element might go rancid.
@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you
Excellent information as always, thank you so much!
So it's not necessary to put rice into a mylar bags if using a 5g bucket with the absorbers? How long will it last without?
@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you!
What if you have stored white flour for the last 4 years in plastic containers with cover? Do I have to put them in the freezer? Or should I throw it away?
@@TheProvidentPrepper The rice that I got from the food pantry was individual bags. I didn't know I had to put it in the freezer. I just have them in buckets. Do I have to throw them away? It's been 6 months.
Sugar can also be put into brown paper bag fold over top. Be sure to tape bottom of bag with a wide tape same with flour. Then vacuum seal
Someone answered another comment, saying those paper lunch bags (any paper bags) are porous; you will lose your seal.
Hello my favorite family, I have two questions, my children love cereal! What brand of cereal would be best to store Long term ? I know cereal that contains nuts or high in fat would not be good because of rancid taste, any recommendations ? Love your videos !
@@TheProvidentPrepper perfect ! So glad to hear this can stay good up to 18 months
Thank you !
Just a side note -- when I buy cold cereal I check the date since, when they place them on the shelves the expir. date is about 11 months later. ie. If I shop in May and see the date is the following March or Apr on the box, I know they're the freshest.
Do you have video on storing pet food? I hear it goes rancid quick. Thank you for this!
@@TheProvidentPrepper thank you will stock up on canned dog food and probably mix with rice!
Question, I purchased several
Large bags of rice in 2020, I did not freeze them or treat them
In any way, I put them in buckets but r still in the original bags. The buckets are lowes so not sure if they are food grade or not , but they have been in the buckets for over a year. Do you think they are still good? I was thinking of moving them
To either glass jars or dumping them
In food grade buckets with oxygen absorbers. ??
How long is my pasta good for stored in original box but used a plastic food saver bag to suck o2 out?
@@TheProvidentPrepper ty they are in food grade buckets
I’m not a new preppier, but I am new to Mylar bags….I just can’t get it right! My moisture removers are bland new. I sealed a bag with my iron, waited 24 hrs…..no go….not sealed. Please help, I bought a bazillion bags to put in 5 gal buckets with too
recently ive packaged some ziti(pasta) 1-qourte mylar bag and a 300cc oxygen absorber- my question is - is there supposed to by some play in the bag after the oxygen absorbor has taken affect ?
Help! I have a question about parboiled rice. I read a post on another site that said since parboiled rice has been partially cooked, that it can be vacuum sealed without freezing. The partial cooking kills critters. Is that true? Otherwise, I’ll be storing it in my Mylar bags with an O2 absorber. Thanks for any help!