Post by admin on Sept 3, 2006 15:10:23 GMT -5
At 11:25 PM 9/2/06, you wrote:
In a message dated 9/2/2006 9:34:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, faun2@comcast.net writes:
Then I package it in unused, new, empty
paint cans. I get them from Home Depot.
how much are the buckets at home depot are you talking the big 5 gallon ones
I was going to let Emily answer this, but I see that she uses the smaller metal cans (also a good idea). I do buy the 5-gallon paint buckets for storage of flour, wheat and rice and at Lowe's they cost about $5.00 with the lid. You can also get them at Walmart for a bit less, but you have to buy the lid separately. As far as I can tell, they are essentially the same thing. I don't use an oxygen absorber in mine because I store the grains or whatever in heavy plastic freezer bags from which the air has been removed with a manual vacuum pump. Then I put the bags in the plastic buckets.
Emily's idea of using the metal paint cans certainly does give greater protection against rodents, but I'm mostly concerned with keeping oxygen and moisture out. I also use 2 and 3 gallon food grade buckets that I get from a local deli for 50 cents each. I store some of my dehydrated foods in these. They get used quickly enough that I don't have to worry about moisture coming through the plastic, typically less than 6 months.
Liz
In a message dated 9/2/2006 9:34:08 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, faun2@comcast.net writes:
Then I package it in unused, new, empty
paint cans. I get them from Home Depot.
how much are the buckets at home depot are you talking the big 5 gallon ones
I was going to let Emily answer this, but I see that she uses the smaller metal cans (also a good idea). I do buy the 5-gallon paint buckets for storage of flour, wheat and rice and at Lowe's they cost about $5.00 with the lid. You can also get them at Walmart for a bit less, but you have to buy the lid separately. As far as I can tell, they are essentially the same thing. I don't use an oxygen absorber in mine because I store the grains or whatever in heavy plastic freezer bags from which the air has been removed with a manual vacuum pump. Then I put the bags in the plastic buckets.
Emily's idea of using the metal paint cans certainly does give greater protection against rodents, but I'm mostly concerned with keeping oxygen and moisture out. I also use 2 and 3 gallon food grade buckets that I get from a local deli for 50 cents each. I store some of my dehydrated foods in these. They get used quickly enough that I don't have to worry about moisture coming through the plastic, typically less than 6 months.
Liz