[UnknwownWarrior]

Originally Posted by garret

most people use the plastic buckets because they are food grade and usually easy to get hold of.

if you use a plastic bucket with a mylar bag liner and oxygen absorber you can store rice, beans and pulses (all dried) for years.

as long as you keep moisture out they will be fine

Are the waste buckets, made up of food-grade plastic?

I've been searching food-grade barrels or drums too but at least on-line, I couldn't get them on any of the portals here. I'll go to some malls and search if they have these.

Can you show me a pic of the mylar bags since I have no idea how it is. I hope I can get these things here including the oxygen absorbers. But I was able to get some dry ice manufacturers in Mumbai so I guess it won't be hard to get this thing.

[UnknwownWarrior]

Originally Posted by cowgirlup

I would not use a metal bucket for food storage unless you also sealed the food in a mylar bag. I don't think you could get one airtight and also I would be concerned about rust.

But isn't a steel bucket stronger and more resistible? I have a few stainless steel tanks used for storing water and haven't seen any rust on them in years. Anyway, as for now plastic buckets would do fine.

If I get the steel ones later, do I need to use new dry ice or the oxygen absorbers? And are these plastic buckets air-tight?

[Celticwarrior]

Even stainless steel can shed zinc dust into the food if in direct contact. Always use airtight mylar bags inside a container.

https://www.usaemergencysupply.com/e...orage_bags.htm

[garret]

Originally Posted by UnknwownWarrior

Are the waste buckets, made up of food-grade plastic?

I've been searching food-grade barrels or drums too but at least on-line, I couldn't get them on any of the portals here. I'll go to some malls and search if they have these.

the best places for 20 litre buckets are places like restaraunts or ice cream parlors (which is wher i get mine from) they usually contain condiments or sauces and are thrown out when empty, if you ask nicely they will give them away or at least sell them for a small amount (i pay $1.20 AUD for mine from the local dairybell icream place)

[UnknwownWarrior]

I was able to get 50-liters, food-grade buckets with lids and they fix good, though they aren't with threaded lids. Would buckets with threaded lids be air-tight?

And if I use mylar bags for the grains, do I still need air-tight buckets or containers for the grains?

[UnknwownWarrior]

Yesterday my mother prepared an easy sweet-dish by just baking wheat flour and adding some sugar and a little oil in it. It is not only delicious but also satisfies hunger. Looking at it made me wonder if it is possible to store wheat flour instead of un-milled wheat, long-term.

For rice, no mill processing is needed but wheat needs to be milled into flour which may or may not be possible in survival situations.

Can you keep the wheat flour for a longer time if it is baked? I am talking about whole wheat flour but occasionally, I buy a few instant mix packets of Semolina which contain it in baked form and have a shelf life of one year. So just wondering if I can do the same for whole wheat flour.

Please suggest if this is possible.

[UnknwownWarrior]

Past few days I've been researching for good sealed plastic buckets but can't find air-tight ones. Can someone of you either point me to the lid-buckets that you guys use? Or take a pic and upload it for me to view please?

[raymondsimmons]

All of these will do.
food grade buckets, great deals on Sporting Goods, Home Garden on eBay!
I just went to ebay and searched food grade buckets, which are generally air tight. Good luck

[Roadracer]

Emergency Essentials now has oxygen absorbers...'bout time.

RR

[dtcepl]

Rice is our core grain, so I store rice only for two months before rotating it. Wouldn't want to eat rice which is one or two years old.

Even with long term storage methods implemented, I would suggest that you rotate it every 6 months (the most) to keep it 'fresh'.