Foodsaver Sealing Mason Jars~Rice And Long Term Food Storage
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Add to your Long Term Food Storage with a Foodsaver Vacuum Sealer. Sealing Mason jars is the simplest way to store food. Rice is one of the easiest foods you can store. I also give you a list of things you can vacuum seal with the Foodsaver.
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Hi I just wanted to tell you. I watched this video back in 2014. I Just opened a jar a few days ago and it was PERFECT! Please continue to prepare. Bad times are coming. HE told me to prepare 4 years ago among other things. Everything HE told me has come to pass. I pray you and yours are going to be ok and He’ll keep you safe
Good to know.
Glad to hear you have Eyes 2 C... and... ears to hear :)
thank you for the excellent video..i would probably need a lot more than what you prep for..I make sure that if the economy collapses and my children are without jobs they can come home with their families and work the farm..i have enough prepped to feed my family for an entire year..that is 5 children, spouses, and the grand babies....that way they can work and not pay rent..get back on their feet and we all will have enough to eat..thank goodness they are all part of the plan..its not just a end of the world scenerio that people plan for...I thank you and all others that produce these videos.
If you create a vacuum bugs will die They cannot live in a vacuum no oxygen. So no need to freeze it first
Great tips Oldtimer !
I reuse lids when I have them, and I do tap them a little (on a towel, the granite counter would not be too kind to the jars).
Didn't think about paper towels or coffee filters for powdery stuff... Excellent !
Still put rice in my salt shaker! I also use my older previously used lids to dry pack-great way to recycle them. I do keep the rings on as a protector. I use the O2 absorbents vs freezing, but it is a preference. Nice video.
I would say... look around and see what you are doing, what you have learned, what you know... and say to yourself "does everybody else know how to do this?"... if not... do some videos. Some of the things I do vids of are stuff I figured most folks know about, but find out they don't.
I'm having a ball teaching others to do stuff.
I had to learn the hard way, no internet, no RUclips when I started homesteading. I made lots of mistakes. Maybe I can help others NOT make so many mistakes.
TexasPrepper2 there are a lot of us out here who truly appreciate people like you, who put yourselves out there to help strangers. So thank you!
@@cullencasa7217 Thanks so much :)
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge to help others. Really appreciate it much. God bless!
Easiest tutorial, thank you! Have one question please. Are we supposed to sanitize the jars before the whole process?
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Since they are not going to be exposed to heat, I would sanitize yes
Have done rice, a couple other grains, dried milk, sugar, and several types of beans. You can also do dried herbs. Got the jar attachments and went to the local auto parts store and got a vacuum kit for bleeding brakes. Hook it up, toss a packet of oxygen absorber to get rid of the oxygen in it, and hand vacuum them to about 18 pounds. Works great and suppose to keep for around 10 years. Have enough for six months if need be.
Nice! Thanks.
Every time I watch one of your video's my ToDo list gets bigger and/or I'm running out to Tractor Supply or Home Depot.
I usually spend the money BEFORE I do the video :(
I still put rice in my salt and pepper shakers. I also put it in my garlic powder.
i noticed that some of the jars are more full than others, you would be able to fill that final half full jar if you scooped off the excess in some of the jars and put it into that last jar.
I don't remember, but I probably topped most of them off before I vacuumed them...
still use rice in our salt shakers in my house, lol.
missy0390 us too! except during humid monthes then we use dry beans lol
Denise Martinez why?
missy0390 wyy?
He explains this in the video, rice acts as a natural dessicant, as in it absorbs moisture, and putting it into the salt shaker prevents clumps.
Me as well lol
Love how you explain everything! Thank you so much.
Thanks for the comment... some say I talk waaaaaaay too much :)
My wife detests plastic. So, Mylar in buckets are out. Have been doing jars as above since our 2014 wedding.
Thank you.
Plastic causes sterilization in men. As plastic was created by accident as they were trying to create a hormone to make women more fertile. Ironic thing is that it does the opposite with men and does make women hormonal. Thus more sex crazed females and in a quite a few cases, worse parenting. Just like how c-sections get rid of the chemical response "love" that happens when females give birth vaginally. Also causing Tons of emotional instability, lack of positive emotional growth, no more empathy or care for others. = gigantic lack of personal and community growth. A planet of self absorbed pricks. Sad really. Thankfully it hasn't gotten that far and some continents do not approve of c-sections unless there is no choice.
Smaller hips = less likelihood of survival
Aw fer crissake!!
To preheat the jar lids without hot water, use an elelctric heat pad. place lids on heat pad and preheat to soften the lid seal. Just a little insurance.
Great idea !
thanx
Thanks for sharing the video,nice I like this idea to,I to am a prepper I have been for over a year now,so guess a newbie and still learning,I grow all my own food that I can grow,can ect... maybe out of line here but for the non-believers,but if you don't believe in prepping why come to these sites? If you can honestly look around and say you don't see anything wrong or going on then you need a stronger strength glasses. Again thank you for the great video.
on some thread i read that we are not considered as "preppers" but as "late reactors"
It seems like the lack of oxygen caused by the vacuum would also kill the bugs or maybe act as a secondary kill.
thank you so much for all your hard work man. I comment regularly and watch every video.. keep up the good work man!
Something happened to my audio a few days ago. Couldn't hear a thing. Finally found solution. Had to adjust the volume (bottom left) on video display panel. It was set to zero. How/why don't know. I didn't set it there.
Once adjusted, volume normal on all video's since.
Hope this helps.
I vacuum can everything that I dry in my dehydrator. It is a very good way to store the expensive dried, fat-free stuff too such as wild rice and instant rice. The cheap bulk foods such as enriched white rice and dried pinto beans, I just put in 5-gallon food buckets. I don't use the Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers in my buckets of rice and beans. I know from experience that the enriched white rice will keep for at least 10 years just in the food buckets in my air conditioned storage room. And I want to be able to sprout the pinto beans and other dried legumes, so I never store those in oxygen-free containers because I want the dormant seeds to stay alive.
Would you please explain the process on the 5 gallons bucket? I jus bought like 5 of them food grade, but no idea how to do it. Thanks so much in advance! God bless!
O2 abs are a good idea, and I DID use them on a lot of the jars I have. But, I think it might be overkill (but overkill is not a bad thing when you are talking about your food source).
Weighing? I don't think I would bother.
Shelf life? My opinion here... I would think that the date means "consume by".
Although you are not consuming it, you ARE repackaging it in a much better way than the food processor did. I think it adds years to the product ... again... my opinion only.
White Rice will keep for 30 years if stored properly.
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Air conditioners actually dehumidify!
When I buy flower, rice, cornmeal I always freeze before using 24 hrs
Great video! I thought I was the only one that did this LOL. I just did a quick count, I have just over 1,000 quart jars sealed like this, pretty crazy. I had about three jars out of all of them that wouldn't seal, perhaps factory defects. I'd also suggest putting in an oxygen absorber, I tried Jasmine rice with and without an oxygen absorber and compared them after a year or so and there was a huge difference, the one with the oxygen absorber smelled real fresh like I just canned it up, the other one had very little smell. If you use and oxygen absorber there's no need to freeze the food. I'd also suggest buying a pressure canner as well, when the jars are empty you can refill with wild game or fish or veggies from the garden. It's a system that will keep and preserve food pretty much indefinitely, but you need the pressure canner and a good propane stove to keep the system going otherwise you'll run out of beans and rice LOL
Pressure canner? Absolutely. I have 3 😎
I've used O2Abs when I had some.
Great idea, thanks!
Also... even though mice don't particularly LIKE mylar... I HAVE seen them chew through it. So... another reason to go with jars.
Great tip on re-purposing commercially packed jars.
Thanks again !
you need to store all your preps in steel or glass period i lost $1000 food prepped this way they ate threw my buckets....
Wow... great advice!
Absolutely true... a 100 cc packet will do for a quart jar.
This video is for those that don't have (or don't know about) 02 absorbers. Sometimes I put one in the jar even if I vacuum them... just for insurance.
thanks very much for the demonstration!
The church no longer let's anyone check out the can sealer and buy #10 cans. You can only buy prepackaged #10 cans of dry packed foods. Bummer is these foods are gmo.
grandma used the tapping method... she would rotate her canned goods. I remember we would go down into her root cellar and we would rotate and tap tap tap the top... screw the top on tighter ... do that for about six months every month or so... when you have a few minutes just tap tap tap screw that lid on tighter... make it a routine... tap tap tap.. real hard and tighten the lid you will hear the jars pop pop pop pop it is sealed. those lids are important do not bypass the lids .. yes it keeps it safer. Anything can break a seal but the lid keeps that unit in place The fancy electronic sucking machine is nice BUT it actually keeps you out of your cellar you feel safe you feel like you really did something lolol BUT there is nothing like getting in there INSPECTING your store house and the results of your devotion.
You make some good points. But... if you look at a "Dollar" type store, you can usually get quarts for 8 to 10 dollars a case. Garage sales are also a great place to find jars, cheap! As far as for earthquakes... if I was concerned about it, I think I would place some thin cardboard between the jars (i think they USED to do that at the factory) to "pad" them. Also, using a stretch wrap around the cases (like they do now) should stop them from knocking into each other.
thanks for the comment
Thanx, gotta be prepared! Peace
Check your lids weekly. New lids have less “rubber” sealant and are not as good as the old lids were. I have had to reseal quite a few jars, the strange thing is they seem to seal better if the lids are used, which makes me think the lids need to be heated to soften the “rubber” to make a good seal the first time. I plan on heating the lids in hot water, dry them off and put on jars and seal them right away.
Probably a good plan...
Because you have had some failures, I will probably heat mine up next time... so thanks for the comment.
However, I did some 2 years ago, and so far I haven't seen any failures... but I will monitor them a little closer now... so... thanks again...
Prepper :*sees food*
Prepper : I bet I could buy an unreasonable amount of this and put it in cans and jars.
Yep... :)
I have a hand held unit that gets all the air out of the jars and I love it. FoodSaver FSFRSH0051 FreshSaver Handheld Vacuum Sealing System, White on Amazon
Some of us coming into prepping are only prepping for one person, so all the options are open. Huge bags of stored products would do me no good since they start to degrade once you break the seal. That's why I would either use smaller Ball jars and/or smaller sealed bags in Mylar. Just my thoughts.
Take what you need out of jar than just reseal it over ! that's how most people do it !
Hmmmm... haven't thought about chocolate !
Are you doing cocoa or chocolate chips, etc?
Great video! I will use your method. 5 gal buckets don't seem like a good idea to me, smaller containers do.
I am having the same problem with the volumes on some videos too. I thought it was just me :)
Texas men have the sweetest accent🥰
Kathy Brewer
Thanks ❤️❤️
it can save for like 30years
after you freeze rice. how about sterilize the jars, put rice in dry jars, then put in warm oven to dry out. then seal jars.
Sounds like a good idea, thanks
That takes away some/most the nutrients and makes the rice nearly useless.
Look at Oldtimer Lee's comment here about vacuuming powdery foods.
It's great that you're prepping, but mason jars are far from optimal. Their fragile, difficult to store efficiently, and EXPENSIVE. The jars you are using cost 2-3X the food you are storing. 5 gallon buckets will accomplish the same thing for less than $3. To guarantee 40+ year shelf life, add a $3 mylar bag and 02 absorber. You can stack them 3-4 high and store 150+ lbs of rice in a 2 square foot area. Save the jars for canning meats and fresh veggies.
I have done food storage in buckets, and have made videos on that.
Here, I was showing an alternative method, for folks that may want to store smaller amounts... or don't trust buckets... (against rats, etc). I have heard that mice can chew through buckets, and know for a fact that they will chew through mylar bags.
Many times jars can be found for free (or very cheap) at garage sales, etc. They will last forever and are reusable.
I stand by this as a viable storage method.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket... or bucket :)
TexasPrepper2 Gotcha. The availability of jars seems to vary greatly in different areas. I've received quite a few freebies as well, but no matter how many I get, I'm always a case away from running out.
I can't say I've heard of rats and mice chewing through buckets. Mylar is definitely vulnerable, but that is why it should always be stored inside a bucket or other plastic container.
Great video though. Take a peek at my food storage preps video if you get a chance and see what you think. Take care.
Hans S.
I took a peek... you've got a lot going !
Keep it up...
Great video, thanks for sharing
Thank for sharing
Did you do anything to prep the jars and lids? I just washed the jars in the dishwasher and lids with soapy water. Do I need to put the jars in the oven and simmer the lids in hot water since Im not doing the “heat” part of canning?
It would be a good idea to soak the lids in hot water, but make sure they are dried well to prevent moisture or condensation in the jars.
Sterilizing in the oven would probably be a good idea.
I think having a oxygen deprived environment should kill bacteria, but not sure.
Also, I usually leave the food in the freezer for a day or 2 to kill any bugs and eggs.
Then let it slowly return to room temp before storing.
I read thru some of the comments to see if this was already talked about but I didn't see it. I am very new to all of this so forgive me if this is a silly question. Can this type of sealing method be used for canning other types of foods? Like jams, tomato sauces, ect? I've never done any type of caning/food storage but I'd like to start. Thank you!
No. This type of sealing cannot be used for canning because it does not heat the food at 250 °F for 3 minutes to kill organism that cause botulism. Liquid and moist foods can be vacuumed without heating, but must be refrigerated or frozen when stored.
No... any kind of "wet pack"... veggies, fruits, meats, etc... HAVE to be heated in a water bath OR in a pressure canner.DO NOT use this method for those things.This is for dry goods... rice, beans, evaporated milk, oatmeal, dehydrated items, etc...Get the Ball Blue Book like the other commenter said... it's PACKED with info.
I did some potatoes in jars like this, but did not see any indication that there was any powder sucked into the machine. Now... from what I read... there IS a problem with that happening if you use the BAGS to vacuum seal. I have heard from several folks that had powder get in their machine using bags... Another good reason to go with the jars...
nutnfancy has some good vids about a company called honeyville and food storage.
monsterman27 I've bought a few things from Honeyville. And yes, Nutnfancy has a good channel. I seen several of the videos. Thanks
I don't believe in long term storage. My general rule is to not store things for more than a year. My philosophy is. Eat what you store; store what you eat. Your disaster food supply and every day food supply should be one and the same. I buy my rice in 40 pound bags. That rice is the rice I eat whenever I want rice. I store it in a 5 gallon plastic bucket with a gamma seal lid. That storage method isn't good for long term. But I have no plans on storing that rice for 25 years. I plan on eating it and buying more when I am about to run out. This way I don't have to take up space with food I hope to never have to eat. Also, since I am eating the food; it's rotated regularly. So I don't have to worry about what to do with a whole case of canned goods that are about to expire. Eat your food regularly, just make sure to have enough on hand to last a while. A one month minimum is a good goal. But it's probably best to do an absolute minimum of 2 weeks.
Why don't you just load the filled jars in the oven at 150 F for an hour then capping them. That will kill your bugs, dry out your rice to prevent mold and will suck down a partial vacuum as they cool.
very good idea. take my hat off to you. I just used freezer storage for a couple of days to kill off the weevil eggs in my flour ...as I don't use it much, let alone for prepping.....but dessicant is good if you have a bag you can dry out, iun the oven or sun. Getting a load of jars is good for fruit and vegetable storage after TSHTF
Cost? If the jars were going to be thrown away after using the product, then yes, it would be waaaay too expensive. But, you would be reusing them... and maybe you would be reusing them at a time when you really need some canning jars for sustainability... Just make sure you have a lot of extra lids for later... just a thought
I am new to all of this food preservation stuff. So if I do exactly what you did in the vid the rice will last the 20-30 years I keep reading about? and it won't allow bugs or botulism to grow? I just want to make sure I have a solid plan for long term rice/bean storage before I may do something wrong.
thril switch I can't give you a guarantee... but I don't see any reason these wouldn't last at LEAST 5 years... probably a LOT more...
P.S... the way this world's going... we may be needing it LONG before the 20-30 year life expectancy you're hoping for.
Beans and rice are inexpensive... you really don't have a lot to lose.
I would check the lids every 6 months or so to make sure they didn't come unsealed. A couple of mine have. I just re-sealed them... no prob...
Hope that helps... and is an encouragement to start storing... now...
Love the scripture at the beginning. Blessings.
+Nicole Woodall
Blessings to you too...
Hi, do you sterilize the jars by boiling before doing this?
I would highly recommend the jars ARE sterilized before storing food in them.
Thanks,
The intro with Proverbs 21:20 was just what I needed. I'm 75 and live alone and was wondering if it was foolish for me to store food. I got my answer, thanks!
Never foolish to store food... never :)
Great video, I had bought a 50 lb bag of rice as well but I wished I had watched this video prior. My bag was invested with the bugs and the wife would not use. I tried to tell her that 3rd world countries considered this normal. A fellow at my church told me to simply soak the rice prior to cooking. all the bugs, eggs,larvae will float. drain and cook. I do this even with my frozen rice to eliminate dead larvae and bugs. wife now is ok with buying rice in bulk. This storage technique is awesome and I have the food-saver as well.
I just saw a video of a guy who had stored rice in 5 gal bucket, mylar bag and oxy aborb... opened one from 1997... rice was just as good as day one! Would seem cheaper to do that way than all these jars..
GoldGunsandGolf Cheaper, yes... and I HAVE done a lot of buckets. THIS way is an alternative method... AND it is a way to store not just food... but Canning Jars too... and Canning Jars might be worth their weight in gold some day... who knows.
Yes, I agree, we have 400+ jars at our bug out location and 5X lids....
GoldGunsandGolf lol!
PolarBearCO2
Remember... You have to account for the fold on the bag to seal it... so... you won't get as much product in the mylar as you think you will... not a full gallon.
But... again... I do use mylar. I just think jars are also an alternative. Not all eggs in one basket, etc. If you are driving bumpy roads etc... then yes, jars might be a liability. However, I think if you wrapped the cases of jars tightly in stretch wrap, they wouldn't bang against each other... think about it... that's the way jars are shipped now (shrink wrapped) and they make it to the store OK.
My 2 pesos...
Great video!
Tip: When filling jars, especially with rice & small beans, tap jar on wooden surface to compact contents even more. Get more in jar & less air for FS to extract.
Tip: Can use undamaged used canning jar lids tor vac seal dry goods. If problem sealing, place used lids on towel covered heating pad to soften sealing compound a bit. I save all used canning lids for non-canning re-use.
Tip: For powdery items, cut circle from coffee filter/paper towel & place over contents b4 sealing.
Great video. Should you sterilize your jars before vacuuming packing them with rice? Thks again
@@lindagregory4558 IMO, Well washed, rinsed and air dried is all that's needed to be done to jars used for dry storage. As a general rule, microorganisms need moisture in order to survive/thrive and reproduce to cause spoilage.
Next, we can't maintain a sterile environment in our kitchens. Spoons, funnels, containers for the food to be put into the jars would have to be sterile.
Even the dry food, using beans for an example, isn't sterile when it goes into the jars. It is recommended dried beans should be rinsed well, before soaking/cooking to remove dust from the harvest.
Hope this helps.
I too am curious, can you not use the original Food Saver bags to do dry food storage? And if not then what is the reasoning behind it??
MrGattor33 Sure, you can. But, I've had a lot of "failures" on FS bags long term. Some of them will seal like crazy... but 6 months or a year down the road, you look and they've lost their vacuum. I've seen it more often than not.
Since the food storage described here is intended for many years... in my mind... I can't trust the FS bags.
Jars seem to be better for the long term. I check my jars seal from time to time, and I haven't seen a failure (yet).
Good question, though.
TexasPrepper2 Ok i get what you are saying my only thing was the fact that these are glass and you know how that is. I understand that there is risk in everything you do but this one was the one that concerned me a bit more.... thanks for the feedback though!!
Will dry canning powdery foods like flour or cornmeal damage your food saver? Thanks
Great vid, my grandparents would add a squirt of diatomaceous earth ' food grade' and a bay leaf, we ate their canned goods decades later. Perfect.
One question . When u vacume seal sugar and powdered mild do u still not have to use the moisture absorber and do u still have to freeze them b4 sealing .
I think using a moisture absorber is important with powdered milk.
Sugar, maybe not as much.
I don't freeze milk or sugar, but I don't think it'd hurt anything if you did.
I haven't officially started prepping yet. (I have about a week worth of dry goods in storage so far) But think you for what you just showed. I was wondering how to dry pack foods that would lose flavor and texture if they were pressure canned! You are brilliant! :)
grandma WHO GREW UP IN THE DEPRESSION ERA WHO RAISED FOUR CHILDREN ON ALMOST NOTHING did this with a tap tap tap on the lids then twisted the ring then lid every three months LEARN SOME OLD SCHOOL
A break bleeder works for sealing jars as well,but you still need the jar sealer lids from a food saver.
Did this about 4 years ago. Found that most seals fail within about 2 years and all failed within 4 years.
I found out what I did wrong 4 years ago, I didn't heat the lids. It is recommended that you wash the lids, let them dry really well, like for a day, then heat those in the oven before you vacuum seal them. Also, you can use a lid that was used in water bath canning as it already has the jar indention but can seal again with vacuum sealing.
Best Buy Date: Except for baby food not regulated. Seller puts dates on for various reasons including "marketing". Rice for example has 30 yr shelf life if properly stored. Best Buy on bag may only be 1-2 yrs. Dried beans, pasta & more w/30 yr life.
I have 2 yr out of date potato flakes in original carton that are still fine. Foods containing fat have shorter shelf life. LDS have excellent info on storage life of many foods. Actual does vary by type of food & how it's contained.
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I don't use absorbers because the vac sealer pulls out most of the oxygen.
Could weight, but don't see necessity of taking that step. Weighing would only be important if using same recipe over & over again & need exact amount in each jar.
Jars: Takes time & patience to find good deals on used jars. Thrift stores usually over priced. Yard sales & estate sales usually better. Put word out to friends & family. Aunt Betty may have some stashed in basement. My best find - 120 1/2 gal for $20.
But I do have 92 buckets of sealed food in mylar.. Just used the vacuum cleaner to Take out the oxygen, then I use food grade buckets and gamma lids.. I do use Gamma lids daily for wheat and my doggie's food.. But I grind my wheat s the gamma lids are wonderful!! I use the vacuum to remove 02, cause many oxygen absorbers, even brand new, have failed!! A Hot iron and a metal levels seal the Mylar great!!
Does freezing the rice and beans for this cause any mold or mildew after packing it up in jars ?
Not that I've ever seen
Great Video! I like to use #10 cans at the LDS cannery(and no they don't try to convert you) and do ball jar vacuum for chocolate chips and small candy bars.
THIS IS ON MY TO DO LIST BROTHER THANKS FOR SHARING GOD BLESS
Please explain your statement... "the character that run's this channel charges too much"
I don't understand...
this video was a blessing. it answered all of my questions clearly and simply. i cant thank you enough.
You'd be way better off packing your bulk commodities in buckets. If you need or want smaller size, then use Mylar bags. Glass is way, way too heavy, and light passes through (which is damaging). Invest in a good sealer!
IF YOU REMOVE THE OXYGEN FROM THE ENVIORNMENT OF YOUR FOOD, THEN NOTHING LIVES!
DONT PRE FREEZE YOUR COMMODITIES, THEN PUT THEM IN TO A JAR.. YOU WILL CREATE UNECESSARY MOISTURE!
Food Savers are awesome tools, everyone should own one, but use them for the right job.
Darker Skys I do... and have done several vids on buckets and mylar bags. Some folks are a little apprehensive about storing in buckets and bags, or just simply don't have the room. I am presenting an alternative to that in this vid... not an end-all approach to food storage. Not sure about your comments about "not freezing" the food first. I try to overdo my food storage, and add as many variables as I can (freezing, O2 abs, dessicant, etc) to make sure the product is viable when it will be needed. I always bring the food back to room temp before I seal in mylar or jars (as i recommended in this vid). I haven't seen any indications of humidity from doing that. The reason I do that I guess, is that I'm not completely CERTAIN that vacuum sealing removes ALL the O2 from the container... so... just in case... I freeze before I store. For me, just an extra precaution. I have a vid on opening 15 yr old oats here:ruclips.net/video/RrH11pabeMIT/видео.htmlhanks for your comment !
Wow, you got that rice for 30 cents a lb. ridiculous! Only bad thing about jars is that they can break. Get some catastrophe and boom, there goes your food...also you could have a shelf break, etc. Personally, I do not have a place to store all those jars. And if you bug out somewhere...how ya gonna take all those jars? I like the idea of mylar packaging as it's light wt. Lots to think about for sure.
waste of time, just buy and eat what you will month to month, who has storage for cheap food???
Good i dear, but how many jar you use for 50 LBs bag of rice? and how many LB of rice you eat in a year? for me i used 12 to 18 bag( one bag is 50 LBs) of rice in a year, CANNING IS GOOD FOR (ER) situation??????we don't know, 2 thumb up, thanks .
Yes, you are right
I think I said in the video how many cases of jars it filled, but don't remember
I think it was 3 1/2 cases (42 qt jars)
Fruet jars are breakable !!! Jip- lock bags are not.....
I probably put more folks to sleep than Ambien :)
Where 'bouts do you live Tex?
😂😂 But, not true.
U talk about sanitizing ur rice ( 2-3 days) by freezing but how bout sanitizing ur jars? I turn my oven on ,set it at 350 deg. Put in a cookie sheet with as many jars as it will take, bake for 20 min.....kills all the little critters.
Dan Roy Yep... I started doing that. I usually do about 200 degrees. Do you think that is hot enough? I show that step in my new video:ruclips.net/video/obulb25O790/видео.html
so the three non-negotiable scientific requirements for properly and safely storing food long term is keep it dry, keep it in a cool place, and keep it in darkness. So can you please explain me how storing rice in Mason jars is fulfilling the third requirement of keeping it in darkness seems how those glass jars are clear and obviously allows light into the jar which will deteriorate the quality of the rise and destroy the nutrients thereof I would really like to understand the logic of what you do. You say it's cheaper that way but I would ask what good is cheaper if the food is rendered useless within 10 plus years. now you're planning on eating all the rice within the next year that's fine but if you have any hopes of storing that rice or any food for over 10 years I would really like to know how you expect to do that seems how you're violating one of the core scientific principles of long term food storage just for the privilege of doing it your way that's sort of like saying screw the science I'm gonna jump off this sky scraper and flap my arms and fly like a bird LOL
Well... I store mine in a windowless room with an air conditioner.
No light, and cool(ish) in the summer... cold in the winter
Not breaking the laws of science here...
nit necessary use rice in jars.
get home. depot fice gal.sealed bucket. put bay leaves into it as dump each bag in one leave per bag.
bucket seals out any bugs. as our grandparents did. bay leaves leave no flavor. freeze first if you like. then do this. but not good seal. most buckets have rubber seal on lids. bugs will come back if dont have air tight.. bay leaves. will not leave a flavor in beans rice ya store.
your forgetting.
earthquakes!!
glass breaks easily.
just saying there partner.!!!!
Do some research.
Bay leaves will not protect food long term.
Freezing helps, but (as i understand it) bay leaves will not... at least not long term
Freeze the jars of rice for about 10 days.
U can buy the food saver at walmart. Although the jar sealers are NOT included. The hose is included. I think all should be included . I ordered from Amazon and getting the lg n sm mouth jar sealers and the hose for less than $30.00.
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The vacuum will kill all the larva and eggs too.
Q: When you can dry foods like rice & Beans...
Do you wash & Dry New Jars first or are they clean enough new from the factory?
THX
Most people sterilize their jars first.
Run them through the dishwasher
@@BIGALTX THX
Do not have a dishwasher and I have cases of brand new jars with lids and bands on.
Lots of Rice & Beans to store.
No sink in the room where I can run the vacuum.
No oven either.
@@DustySplinters
I've used them straight out of the box... a lot.
Many say not to do that, but I've never had a problem with it.
I'm pretty sure when they leave the factory they are sterilized.
@@BIGALTX Molten glass is HOT and if the lids are put on soon after, I would say they are clean enough for dry goods too. I'll see if perhaps I can wipe them out with a paper towel with alcohol on them first and then let that flash off. thx
With all the time that has gone by since you made this video, have you had any issues with moisture/mold because you froze the rice before sealing? I’ve read that it is both good and bad to freeze the rice before vacuum sealing. With all do your experience, do you still think that it is important to freeze the rice before vacuum sealing?
Maybe not "important"
I just do it as a 2nd line of defense against bugs
But no, no mold issues that I know of
Just make sure the rice gets back to room temp before going into the jars... no condensation
Adding DE (diatomaceous earth) to foods that can be rinsed before cooking or eating, i.e rice, beans, dried mangoes, etc., will take away the need to freeze before vacuum sealing. DE dries out any larvae and eggs and has the added benefit of keeping the canned goods even drier.
True. I have some of my storage with just DE added
Why would you freeze rice? Just dumb. You will be adding more moisture. Freezing is totally unnecessary. I'd say just spread it on paper and dry it in the sun on a hot sunny day if you worried about larvae or something. But thanks for the video. Cheers and Happy Prepping!!!
Can you tell me what the difference is between storing foods in mason jars with a vacuum sealer like you are doing and Canning? I have purchased all the jars and a foodsaver to start but have been reading that isnt safe? Canning uses pressure cookers and seems to be more difficult for storing long term foods in mason jars. Is canning for something else or am I just confused? Thanks in advance.
Anything "wet"... HAS to be done in a canner. Some will need to be done in a pressure canner and some in a water bath canner.
You need to refer to a good canning book to know which is which.
"Dry" goods like rice, beans, cornmeal, wheat etc. can be done by sealing in jars.
You can NOT store "wet" foods like this.
Hope that helps,
alan
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+TexasPrepper2 Couldn't you freeze the rice AFTER vacuuming to kill anything inside? With all the air out, I'm thinking condensation wouldn't be a problem. Reason for asking: it would be impractical for me to freeze a bulk of rice initially, but I could easily freeze a few btls at a time,
not desacant oxagen absorbers to prevent "OXIDATION!!!!" say it with me OXIDATION!!!!!!!!
IF I HAD A NICKEL FOR EVERY WADIE
PEACE OUT
preper embaeado A "desiccant" prevents moisture in the jars. An O2 absorber helps to create an oxygen starved environment.
In searching for a FS I found that most people, like you, think the 2800 model FoodSavers are better than the new 3000 models. I searched high and low and found the 2865 at Bed Bath and Beyond with the separate canister button. It works like a charm! Thanks for the info!
Would it be better to use vacuum bags then place them in a 5 gallon bucket? In my thoughts, that would not only weigh less, but also save your jars for canning.
Rodents can get into a bag... but not glass jars
Just something to consider
Also, you are SAVING your jars... they are just going to be FULL while they are in storage
You can all so use a brake bleeder if you don't have food saver or electric
Have you tried cooking, then drying and vacuum sealing? I have not but been thinking about it. I guess the point is all you have to do is rehydrate...do you think it is worth it?
No. Not sure why you'd want to do that.
I think that's what "parboiled" rice is.. cooked then sold as dry rice.
You have to be careful cuz not all bugs die when frozen
Will try to do that.
thanks for your comment
I am curious, why do you not see silica gel packs in dry commercial food storage? I only see them in electronics, or non food items. I do not use silica gel in my dry food and have used 20 foods that still taste good and have not made me sick.
20 year old foods, that is.