I bought some bulk rice and beans. How do I store them?

[Ex313]

I bought some bulk rice and beans at Sam's Club.
I had thought to separate them into smaller vacuum sealed bags but I've been reading that this might cause some fungus to grow.
I have 25lb bags of rice, black beans and I plan to get some more.
What do you guys do?

 

[steviesterno]

Mylar vac seal
With 02 absorbers. Then plastic storage bins depending on size. Easy peasy

 

[grainchaser]

Store with mylar bags with a few bay leaves, an 02 absorber and a desiccant. I use a commercial sealer, but an iron will work to seal the mylar bags.

The bags and sealer are readily available.

 

[trw2094]

Mylar bags with o2 absorbers.
We’ve used rice and beans that were stored 8yrs ago . It’s still good.

 

[Captain Kaboom]

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[Ixraypeople]

Mylar bags and oxygen absorbers

 

[CUTBAIT]

I would freeze first for at least a few days to kill the rice weavils.

 

[Ex313]

Store with mylar bags with a few bay leaves, an 02 absorber and a desiccant. I use a commercial sealer, but an iron will work to seal the mylar bags.

The bags and sealer are readily available.

What are the bay leaves for?

 

[grainchaser]

What are the bay leaves for?

Bug repellent.

 

[medium187mph]

Don’t laugh but… Sam’s Club also sells large stackable dog food storage containers for $14

They also sell a 3 pack of Rubbermaid cereal containers for $12.

I can tell you that 4 #50’s stack neat in the dog food containers and the cereal containers keep well on the counter top full of rice, beans, and sugar…

Example-