Weevils in Flour: Save It, Bin It, Stop It Coming Back
You tip the flour into the bowl and something small and dark moves against the white. Then you look closer …
Pantry Storage
Mylar bags, oxygen absorbers, buckets and airtight containers. Long-term food storage that keeps pests and moisture out.
Pantry Moths: How to Clear Them and Keep Them Out
The first sign is one small moth flying a lazy circle near the ceiling. You wave it away. A week …
Oxygen Absorbers: Which cc Size for Which Container
The little sachet is the part of long term food storage that people understand least and worry about most. It …
Mylar Bags: Which Thickness and Size to Buy
The reason people buy mylar bags is almost always the same story. A twenty five pound sack of rice bought …
Long Term Food Storage: Which Method Fits Which Food
Long term food storage gets sold as a shopping list. Buckets, bags, absorbers, a shelf unit, done. What actually decides …
How to Store Rice Long Term: Mylar, Absorbers, Buckets
The twenty five pound bag was a bargain, and eight months later it smells musty, or there are small brown …
How to Store Potatoes: Cure, Cold and Dark
You dug forty pounds of potatoes in September and by Thanksgiving half of them have sprouted, one corner of the …
How to Store Onions: Curing, Airflow and Mesh
Onions are the crop that makes people think they are bad at storage. They come out of the garden looking …
How to Store Garlic Without It Sprouting
Garlic looks like the crop that will look after itself. It comes out of the ground dry, it has its …
How to Store Flour Long Term Without Bugs or Rancidity
Flour goes wrong in three specific ways, and each one has a different cause. Small moths appear in the pantry …
Food Storage Mistakes That Cost You a Whole Bucket
The bucket you packed in January comes open in November and the sugar inside is one solid brick. Or the …
Airtight Food Storage Containers: Which Sizes Fit Your Pantry
Most pantries fail in the same two ways. Half opened bags fold over on themselves and spill, and the shelf …