I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
Anthony Ferrante wrote: > I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on > the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs > or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her > bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
> Thanks, > Anthony
They may have already had bug eggs in them that hatched after you got them.
Anyway, since I started buy 10-lb. bags of Jasmine rice at the local Asian food store I've been keeping it in a large metal canister. That works very well for me. It takes me 6 months to a year to go through 10 lbs. of rice and it keeps beautifully in the can.
Kate
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>> I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little >> bugs on the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked >> rice to avoid bugs or is there no way to prevent it? A friend >> told me that she stores her bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
>> Thanks, >> Anthony > They may have already had bug eggs in them that hatched > after you got them. > Anyway, since I started buy 10-lb. bags of Jasmine > rice at the local Asian food store I've been keeping > it in a large metal canister. That works very well > for me. It takes me 6 months to a year to go through > 10 lbs. of rice and it keeps beautifully in the can. > Kate
That's how rice has always been stored around my house tho' screw top plastic jars as, say Texmati, uses work fine too. Keep the rice dry and the bugs out and it seems to last indefinitely.
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Anthony Ferrante wrote: > I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on > the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs > or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her > bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
Buy the Texmati rice rice in plastic jugs. It's one of the best and most consistent rices available, and it comes in airtight jugs.
Anthony Ferrante wrote: > I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on > the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs > or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her > bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
> Thanks, > Anthony
i keep it in the freezer. i only buy rice in 5 pound bags.
Anthony Ferrante wrote: > I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on > the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs > or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her > bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
99.9 pct of the time insect eggs are in rice (and other grain products) when you buy it, how you store it wont change anything in that regard... you can freeze rice to keep the little buggers from hatching but they're still in there. It's a good idea to store rice in an airtight container but only because rice is a magnet for nefariuos odors, and rice also readily absorbs moisture... but all airtight does for bugs is keep them from escaping. If the rice you buy regularly contains bugs buy a different brand, but better is to shop elsewhere. I've heard that some zap raw rice in their microwave to kill the insects but I've never tried.
On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:01:30 -0400, Anthony Ferrante
<ferrante276-ngs...@yahoo.com> wrote: >A friend told me that she stores her >bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
Used freezer storage for years without a problem.....also, keep all my flours and yeast in freezer for year at a time without incident. Never had a problem with dried pasta, etc.
>> I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on >> the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs >> or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her >> bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
> 99.9 pct of the time insect eggs are in rice (and other grain > products) when you buy it, how you store it wont change anything in > that regard... you can freeze rice to keep the little buggers from > hatching but they're still in there. It's a good idea to store rice > in an airtight container but only because rice is a magnet for > nefariuos odors, and rice also readily absorbs moisture... but all > airtight does for bugs is keep them from escaping. If the rice you > buy regularly contains bugs buy a different brand, but better is to > shop elsewhere. I've heard that some zap raw rice in their microwave > to kill the insects but I've never tried.
It would make more sense to stick it in a 170F ish oven for a while...I have seen fruit flies survive in a microwave. But heating the rice would probably dry it out more... making it taste stale. Your best bet would be to store it in an air tight container and replace the air with nitrogen...That's how they are supposed to keep coffee fresher longer. But getting the equipment to do that would probably be too costly for home use. Next best choice would be a air tight container in a freezer. Or buy rice in smaller amounts that you can use up before the bugs become apparent.
>>A friend told me that she stores her >>bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
> Used freezer storage for years without a problem.....also, keep all > my flours and yeast in freezer for year at a time without incident. > Never had a problem with dried pasta, etc.
Same here. I freeze all rice and flour for 2 weeks then put it in airtight containers to use. No problems. I live in buggie-heaven-country so this is required.
> I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on > the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs > or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her > bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
> Thanks, > Anthony
Some of the brown rice we buy actually suggests using the fridge/freezer to store as there are oils present that can (and will) go rancid if left around at room temp. We just use glass mason jars which I vaccum seal and stack them in the back of fridge/freezer. Each can is a 2 meal or 4 serving portion. Tastes great and no creepy crawlers to worry about.
Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not so great) words of knowledge:
> I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on > the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs > or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her > bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
> Thanks, > Anthony
The best way (especially for long term storage) is to put the rice in airtight container(s) along with an oxygen absorber packet or 2 (depending on the size of the container).
As others have stated, the insect eggs are most likely already on the rice. Removing the oxygen will not only increase the amount of time the rice can be stored, but prevent (or kill) any insect eggs from developing/hatching.
> Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not > so great) words of knowledge:
> > I checked two bags of rice I had stored and both had little bugs on > > the inside. What is the best way to store uncooked rice to avoid bugs > > or is there no way to prevent it? A friend told me that she stores her > > bags of rice in the fridge until needed.
> > Thanks, > > Anthony
> The best way (especially for long term storage) is to put the rice in > airtight container(s) along with an oxygen absorber packet or 2 > (depending on the size of the container).
> As others have stated, the insect eggs are most likely already on the > rice. Removing the oxygen will not only increase the amount of time the > rice can be stored, but prevent (or kill) any insect eggs from > developing/hatching.
