>> 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