Food Pop Bottles
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For WHOLE grains (or dry beans) they work well. Small types of pasta, too. But while they are sturdier and less permeable than many plastics, they aren't IMpermeable... that's why soda goes flat in them over time. So, anything that has the potential to turn rancid in storage (rolled oats, grits... almost anything that isn't in it's original "as harvested" form) will likely start getting funky within 2-3 years (max).
And, of course, the temperature where you are storing them is important... for every 10 degrees over 70 degrees, storage life is halved... for every 10 degrees below 70, it doubles.
However, they are pretty much insect and rodent proof... even rats find it nearly impossible to chew through them, mostly due to their shape and lack of "edges".
Summerthyme
And, of course, the temperature where you are storing them is important... for every 10 degrees over 70 degrees, storage life is halved... for every 10 degrees below 70, it doubles.
However, they are pretty much insect and rodent proof... even rats find it nearly impossible to chew through them, mostly due to their shape and lack of "edges".
Summerthyme
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I store rice, pasta, and dry beans in heavy plastic orange juice jugs. I also buy heavy plastic jugs of mixed nuts from Sam's that I also use for the same purpose. I've never had any to go bad. Some I have stored that are approaching 3 yrs old. Still good. Never had any rodents or bugs, either.
I have had to throw away some dry beans, simply, because they were just too old. At least 20 yrs old.
I have had to throw away some dry beans, simply, because they were just too old. At least 20 yrs old.
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I have been doing it for years. The rice I stored has lasted about 10+ years now. Each bottle seems to hold about 3 1/2 pounds of rice.
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To add something else, Judy. Your climate is like mine, hot and very humid. You do need to keep anything stored in those plastic bottles cool and dry. Early on, I learned that they do sweat, and anything stored in them will mold very quickly.
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Agreed. We keep ours in a pantry that is actually a spare bedroom. The bottles are under climate control at all times.
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Mine, too! I had to learn that lesson the hard way, though. One summer having rice stored in plastic jugs out in my barn/shed taught me a valuable lesson.
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In our case, we got lucky and saw some threads about the issue. So we just converted an empty room. It has worked well.