Storing Pasta for Long Term Food Storage
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- Storing Pasta for Long Term Food Storage
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If u can find them, ball has half gallon wide mouth jars which is great for pasta, flour, sugar. I found mine at Walmart.
Does spaghetti fit without breaking it?
To be honest I don't know because we don't eat spaghetti pasta. I get mostly penne, elbow types. Maybe silly but u could measure the pasta to see if it fits
Does not fit without breaking in half. I personally break mine in half before cooking, so this method works out well for me.
@@wandaerrn thank you for your respectful response.
@@grlnexdoorable I'm sorry if I wasn't respectful in my answer about the pasta fitting in jar, but I guess that's probably what I would've done. Sorry for the way it was worded. Guess I better kept it to myself
Sharpie makes a silver marker which would also work on your black bags.
This is excellent timing. I was just about to start storing long term pasta. Thank you, Ginny. 😊
I know! Same here. I was researching it the past 2 days. 😊
Here is a tip for breaking your spaghetti (I am not Italian, so if you are please ignore my tip, lol) Instead of trying to break it cleanly, twist each of your hands in the opposite direction, while applying the pressure to break it. Makes it so much easier, especially if you have issues with your hands. Thanks Jinne for another helpful video!
Yes that is a Sin and a Curse to Break Pasta.
Lol.
For an option look at bucatini pasta it's straight like spaghetti but hollow in the center and honestly I like it better and the hollow really fills with whatever sauce for more satisfying taste
Jinne, put your rice in the freezer also. Same issue, potential bug, larve, pupa. Freeze those suckers dead so no issue in future. I store my rice in my cleaned creamer jugs after freezing, but seal the tops with quadruple square of cling film, then tighten lids.
I store my spaghetti in empty, washed and thoroughly dried, 2 liter soda bottles. i put oxygen absorbers in each bottle. Each bottle holds about 4 poundst.
Brilliant
Oxygen can leach through plastic.
I store my dry goods in mason jars. One of THE best investments I ever made was getting the jar attachment for my food saver. It sucks the air out & seals it in a few seconds.
I forget about that! Thanks for the reminder!
That's what I do, too! LOVE my Food Saver!
Where did you buy your FoodSaver attachment
@@gurkamalkaur3207 I bought mine at Amazon.
I like mine too. It sucks out about half the air.
I would definitely use mylar with Oxygen absorbers but I would save the oxygen absorber expense and vacuum seal the mason jars with a foodsaver port or a handheld vacuum sealer. They just keep sealing with no additional expense.
I didn't even think about freezing and then storing long term. Thank you!
Trick to do when you have pasta other then spaghetti is to put it in a brown paper bag before vacuum sealing them. Otherwise they poke through the sides lol
Good thinking thanking you
Thank You, I just did this the other day and was hoping I wasn't messing up with the brown bags!🎉
Thanks lady!
My husband is a beekeeper.
He just received pollen traps for his hives.
Pollen is a survival food. But it can get mighty expensive.
Thanks for the tips on pasta storage.
Awesome!!! Pollen traps are wonderful, that is so good for you.. We also scrape up the extra propolis, so good for your immune support!
@@HomesteadCorner Yes, propolis tincture he will make next.
We make beeswax candles in the shape if morel mushrooms.
Thank you for your video.
Years ago I'd stuff pasta into any glass jar with a good lid that I had kicking around.
Now I just pack the bags of Pasta into five gallon buckets and store in a cool, dark, and dry place.
The only negative I found was when I go to cook my Mac and Cheese that's two years past its BBD, it takes longer to cook.
Go figure.
That could prove to be an issue post SHTF , but for now I'm good with it. There's always the pressure cooker eh? The pasta will soften up fast in that thing. EVERYTHING softens up in the pressure cooker.
I've never had problems with bugs in my pasta, or flour, or rice. Maybe it's because this is the Great White North and the Trucks are delivering food in forty below zero conditions, ... that or everything gets irradiated.
I got all paranoid and went through thirty of my oldest buckets checking everything and nope, All good so far. The buckets in the "back up" storage are all dry goods that will not be damaged by freezing but any bugs will be.
Keep up the great work and, ...
Good luck.
Awesome information!! Thank you! Please do more on proper storing! Thank you!!
Thank you for confirming that I have been doing it right, great topic.
I have a ton of pasta in some mason jars with oxygen obsorbers. I have a variety to break up the monotony.
Wow! That's a great sale price! I'm partaking to get some pasta tomorrow for $1/pound which is good for here. This is the perfect video for me and at the best time. And I found oxygen absorbers for the first time 2 days ago.
I also take a pair if scissors and cut it up pasta into small peices to add to soups, stews, chili's, casseroles, meatloaf and sauces to add bulk and calories. I like Angel hair past as it cooks faster, which means less feul to cook it and you could add 2-3 times as much in your jars. Hang on World! Love the tribe that follow you!
You must have read my mind I was thinking about how you would store pasta , lol , thanks Jinne
Great deal on the Spaghetti.👍🍝
I recycle the long containers that Big Mushrooms come in, 1kg of Spaghetti first in perfectly, then I vacuum seal bag it, no sharp edges. The rectangular shaped Mushroom tubs fit 500g of Pasta shapes, like Penne, Fuesli, or Elbows.
TFS HC, take care & keep really busy everyone. ❤🙂🐶
I've never seen those. Where do you buy your mushrooms?
@@misst1586 I'm in the UK, our Big flat Mushrooms come in long rectangular plastic tubs covered in cling film, & the other Mushrooms come in a slightly Squarer tub. Hope that helps misst. You could always try using Ice cream tubs, just leave the lid off, so you can see what Pastas in it. 👍
I vacuum seal in glass jars... Great video Jinnie 💚🙏
Thanks for the reminder. I have some pasta that I need to vacuum seal.
Got a great deal on 20, one pound boxes of Ziti a year ago. THAT was a big learning curve with vac-pacs and sharp, pointed things. Thank you. God Bless and stay safe.
I found that I could not get bow-tie noodles to vacuum seal in mylar bags or clear vacuum seal bags as they are too pointy and will poke holes in the bags. I found that I could only store them in glass jars.
@@timbuktupond I placed two paper towels in the bags, poured the ziti in between and sealed it that way. I still have 10 left and they are still holding. Blessings
Very informative video for long term storage!!!
If you have a foodsaver type vacuum sealer machine, you can get the right sized bags and put the spaghetti right in the boxes into the bags and seal, or you can place the noodles into a bag of the correct length (may have to custom cut it off a roll) and let the noodles lie flat in the bag, then seal it. Works well and doesn't break up the noodles.
This will not work for any large amounts. Don't waste your jars this way! Buy your pasta in the bags if you can, cut the ends, and put them in your larger vacuum sealer bags to process. Keeping them in their own bags will keep the pasta from poking through. Store the sealed bags in totes.
Canning jars are extremely heavy and fragile so if you have to evacuate or move, guess what all those jars have to be moved. We live in a fire zone so this was heavy on my mind when doing our food storage.
I do have canned meats, pie fillings, butter, and milk in jars as well as oven canned crackers (they really do last!) .
I use vacuum bags and oxygen absorbers and sometimes mylar over it. Been eating 10 yr old pasta for years.
Breaking that pasta is like a sin to an Italian!! LOL
My mom used to get spaghetti that came in a long box. Similar to a box you'd get roses in. It was curved at the end much like a horseshoe. That pasta was like 4ft long. It was yummy tho. The little Italian store is gone now so if l want any l have to make it.
Thanks I am purchasing more ball jars. Now I know how to store pasta for long term storage.
Hi Jinnie, I like to go to thrift stores and you can find mason jars, often including the lids for just a few dollars each. I happened to find two of the large 1/2 gallon size with lids at the thrift a couple of weeks ago and they were on sale for 99 cents each! They can't be used for canning but their large size are great for storage, so maybe your viewers can find jars there. I prefer to store in glass or ceramic when possible. Also garage sales and rummage sales may have canning supplies too. Used to be able to find the cases of unused jars at the thrift stores or garage sales but now that canning is more popular, it seems the sellers are selling them per jar.
Thank you so much. I needed this and I like the fact you made it simple 😊
Great video and very informative. I ordered some oxygen absorbers from your Amazon store. I will probably do the jar method. I’m canning chicken soup today.
This is a perfect video for me. Hi everybody I just found a shopping bag of pasta that I bought at Mardens. I think last fall. AnyWho, they’ve already expired, well the date on the package has passed. Are these OK to store away for long-term storage? I can’t believe that I didn’t put this away but I didn’t any help with suggestions most appreciated.
Take care, be well, Victoria.
Thank you for this video. I have a lot of vacumn sealing and dehydrating to do this week.
God bless you, for this information.
It is great, for you make it easy and it will encourage people to try.
Thank you. 🙏👍🌟🌷💫☘️👏✝️
Great ideas - thanks!
I just get the half length spaghetti, but really no difference than breaking them in half. It all works.
Thanks again. I needed to be reminded. Take care.
Outstanding video. I was wondering if you could toss it in the freezer for a few days, before storing.
I break mine over a dish and use the little nibblly-jibbly pieces for soup.
I don’t save too many videos for future reference but this one I did… thankx for sharing
Can u store white rice the same way as the pasta in the jars ??
@@normakraus9411 yes
Always learn something new with you Jinne..❤
Another great tip. Thank you.
Thanks Jinni. I get a ot of great ideas on your channel.
Thanks for another useful tip.
You are fun to watch thanks! A lot. Of good tips.❤😊
TFS, Jinne!
You are a kitchen angel... Thank you sweet friend. This is wonderful. I will be busy now for a couple of days... canning... May God bless you always... Ann BooksbyAFoster
I like to use regular bags for vacuum sealers. I put the whole boxes of pasta in and vacuum seal them. I have also done loose pasta but you have to be careful not to vacuum tight enough to crush it.
Thought about breaking up spaghetti or linguine in tiny pieces, so I could make up some cups of soup.
Thank you!
I use my food saver to suck the air out of my canning jar
Thank You
Good video and tips , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Everyone knows about rice and beans, but macaroni is also great to make meals with. I put all shapes of macaroni into mylar bags, then into 5 gal buckets. Mice love macaroni.
Thank you.
Dang I thought I was the only one that liked Pasta Pops! LOL
Good job 👍
Oh geez, I gently mashed down the box the pasta came in and then put it in a vacuum bag and sealed it.. Will that work? Sure would hate to have to repackage all of that pasta lol... Great idea, thank you, wished I had seen your video beforehand.
I think that would be fine.
You don't need to freeze things if you put an oxygen absorber in it. No oxygen, no life. If you get a paper lunch sack bag you can put your long spaghetti noodles or whatever shaped pasta in it and then put that in mylar bag with an oxygen absorber. The reason for the paper bag is that it will keep the pasta from poking holes in your mylar bag once the oxygen has been pulled out. Personally I use a metal or whatever straw to suck some of the extra air out to help along my oxygen absorber.
I use the paper sack for my precooked and dehydrated beans as well and the same thing goes for pre-measured rice or flour/cornmeal/ etc.
I put the product in the bag, then I seal the top with a hair straightener except about 2 inches. Then I add the O2 absorbers and use my long thin attachment on my vacuum to suck out the air. Then while the vacuum is sucking the air out, I will diagonally close the rest of the bag with the straightener. This makes for a tight brick look which I prefer. T his way, in the future I can tell whether the bag is still good or is leaking in air.
I use the brown paper lunch bags for storing lots of premeasured staples like 4-8 servings powdered milk, rolled oats, hashbrowns, rice, pastas, dry beans, popcorn, etc & then either vacuum sealing or putting in mylar with an Oxygen absorber for longer term storage. It's just the two of us, so this makes more sense for our situation. Plus I write out basic directions for use on the paper bag.... for example 1 cup rice, 2 cups water or 1 cup beans, soak overnight, rinse & add 2-4 cups water. That way if I have a senior moment or someone else hasn't a clue, there's information to use that item. Blessings from NW Florida!
@brenda Nelson Excellent idea! 🎉. Thanks for sharing
Victoria
I stored mine in mylar bags and squeezed all the air out that I could. Then I used a hot hair straightener to seal the top, leaving a small opening. I put in 2 oxygen absorbers and finished sealing it. It took about 3 days, but it worked!
It took about 3 days to completely
so basically u do what everyone else saw on another youtube video///
Weis is my local store. I'll have to check this out!
I hadn't thought of freezing pasta. Spaghetti also cooks faster than most pasta, if you're conserving fuel.
Lost me when you broke it half that is a food crime.. 3:24 . Just kidding nice video thank you
I've been having anxiety for a year now, because when I first started prepping I bought large quantities of flour, and I was freezing it, I always let it come back to room temp, but somehow 1 10lb bag was still cold when I added it to the other floor in my 5 gallon mylar bag and now I din't know which flour bag the cold one went into, as there were several and I'm so worried it'll mold or something.
Just curious. Wouldn't oxygen absorbers prevent bugs so you wouldn't have to freeze it? No oxygen no life? Would you get the same results from brake bleeding it?
No oxygen should take care of it, but I like the extra step to be sure. I do know people who have had issues with dry goods and the bugs will infect the whole pantry.
Dang! Now I’m on a bug killing mission. 🐜.
I forgot about the freezing step 🤦♀️
@@HomesteadCorner, yes I have been dealing with that. I brought home a 50lb bag of infested whole kernel corn. I let it and many bags of grain sit together for several months.
Dont forget to round your corners on the bags!! They'll scratch each other
What type or brand of oxygen absorber do you recommend, and what strength? I'm a newbie and it would be a terrible waste to lose the pasta I've been loading up on.
I use bay Leaves.
Thank you.where do you get this brand of bags. Just getting started ❤️
💜 what is the difference between using oxygen absorbers and using a vacuum sealer to take the oxygen out of your mason jars? Thanks!💜
The vacuum sealer works great as well.. Both work wonderfully,
could you not use your sealer that you use on your vacuum bags? what is the shelf life for these things with oxygen absorbers?
Do you leave the ring on the mason jars with the pasta? Also, does the OA change the taste of the pasta? Love your videos, thank you!!!
Wow! Nice idea with oxygen absorbent, can you but them?
Can you do this with macaroni and cheese mix?
I’m sorry if this sounds stupid but is there a reason why we can store pasta in packages at the store with no preservatives but tortillas and bread tend to have a lot more preservatives.
I've never frozen pasta first ever! I don't store now unless for just monthly
Can you leave the pasta inside its original package and stick it inside mylar and then do the freezer thing?
I found my pasta after 1 year checked lids and couple were not sealed yes I checked periodically
Are they still good
Omg!! Can I do this with sprinkles?! It says 1% fat.
Or will they dissentigrate?
Never saw the black bags!
What brand again on mylar bags
I bought some from Costco, but it's in bags. Can I freeze and thaw it the same way? TYIA
Yes and yes
Where do you get the oxygen things? Claudette
Hello have a good evening.
In the flour video you said the oxygen absorbers make the flour smell and taste funny. Does that apply only to flour or would it apply to pasta as well?
Can You tell us how to Freeze Bread?
My pasta sealed nice, but spaghetti I redone it twice and its not sealing at all, do you know why ?
Would clear bags work if kept in the dark?
Pasta stores well in a bag just keep out of light and in a steady temperature, but you can buy large mylar bags and cut to size. Mylar is better.
Can we vacuum seal in bags and/or jars?
Yes, vacuum sealing works great as well! I'm a bit put off by the bags lately, as they seem to have gotten more flimsy over the last couple of years and I'm noticing a lot of seal failures in a short amount of time. Even with double seals, I'm having trouble.
Jenny that’s what I do. Break it in half. So much easier
I have some pasta that I’ve had for awhile & left them in original boxes. How can I tell if it’s gone bad?
I've just been using some forgotten angel hair pasta that is 3 years old. It is perfectly fine and cooked fine.
I bet yours is fine and you could redo them now into mylar and they'd be fine.
Mine were not in mylar. Just a storage tote for shoes. Lol.
I need to add more pasta
I don't think you can have to much!!
@@HomesteadCornerNo such thing as too much pasta! Not enough pasta is a whole different thing. 😊
I'll be dead in like 10-15... do I leave it to someone in my Will?...🤔... just in case the SHTF... what do you think the barter value might be if I can't eat it all?
Hi Jinne 👋
Hi Maria 👋
So do you do pasta noodles in freezer right away .can you do later .can you put all kinds of noodles in mason jars .how long can noodles last in mason jars the way you did your
You don't have to freeze right away. I let mine build up on the shelf until I have a bunch to do at once. You can do any boxed pasta like this... Fresh pasta or egg noodles won't last long term. All sealed up, stored cool, dark & dry, pasta will last over 20 years.
@@HomesteadCorner where can I get that thing you put in jar .how long to i have few days then put in jars .or longer time . thank you
Can you reuse mason jars for this?
Yes!! 💕🇺🇸
Can't you just vacuum pack ? Would be a lot cheaper.
Yes you can and you don't have to freeze it first... Vacuuming sealing will pull out the oxygen and anything living will DIE 💚🙏 Kendra
I washed jars and hot hot water. Should I repackage. Now that I purchased a canner to sterilize
As long as they are good and clean they will be fine! 💕🇺🇸