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Kevin Kris

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Preppers, how are you all?

Well, I just checked my mylar bags with white rice and noticed that it's surface is looking faded out.
It's been 2 years since storing.
I used new O2 absorbers, semi vacuum sealed (straw& suck) and sealed them with a clothes ironer but now it looks spoilt!
looks like spotted clear dots on the bag surface where I can see rice grains.
See pictures(low quality phone pics but you get the idea)

Has anyone ever encountered this problem?
What caused it?

oh yeah they were stored in cardboard boxes in a storage room.

looking forward to your thoughts.
thanks
Kevin.
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Glad you knew Religar. I don't use the Mylar bags. I just store rice in 5 gallon food grade buckets for years now without any problems. White rice is one of those foods that will last 30 plus years when you keep pest out of it.
 
Moisture and air, rice sucks moisture out of the air prior to being re bagged, if the rice wasn't totally dry it will release moisture in what air is left in the bag. You really should use a vacuum/sealer, if the rice is questionable either don't use for long term storage or put it on a cookie sheet and place in the oven at 200deg for 15 minutes before placing in the bag and vacuum/seal, best if you place in 6gal bucket with gamma seal.
 
Okay.
This is what I've decided to do.

Use my mylar bags, line it with some sort of absorbant paper( research pending for type), add O2 absorbers, suck as much air out as I can and heat seal em.
If I find a food safe dessicant I'll use a few also.
Then package in buckets.

I hope it works.

thanks
 
300cc absorbers. think the bags are 1 gallon.
purchased together as a bundle from amazon so they should be a right match.

Took the precautions against 02 damage, overlooked the moisture content in my rice however.
When I packaged them I poured my rice into a mixing bowl so I can inspect it ( found small insects in one pack!) and remove the bad grains but as a result moisture level got to high and resulted in damage.

Next I'm trying a piece of paper towel to line my bags and reduce the exposure to air moisture by pouring directly from packaging into mylar bags. May also take better steps in choosing the supply of the rice based on it's packaging.

If I get my moisture down, my rice should last for a long time.

thanks again
bye
 
I just opened up a bag.
The rice seems good, smells like fresh rice, looks dry and good even after 2 years.

Take a look at one cut side of the mylar bag, almost all of it's shiny reflective surface is gone, leaving an almost clear window!

note this bag didnt come with a clear window, it's an opaque shiny reflective surface on both sides,at least it was...
What happened to the coating?
Should I still eat the rice?
 

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I just opened up a bag.
The rice seems good, smells like fresh rice, looks dry and good even after 2 years.

Take a look at one cut side of the mylar bag, almost all of it's shiny reflective surface is gone, leaving an almost clear window!

note this bag didnt come with a clear window, it's an opaque shiny reflective surface on both sides,at least it was...
What happened to the coating?
Should I still eat the rice?
Oh you have defective bags. No I would not want to eat it if that coating came off the inside of bag. Rice is very inexspensive.
 
got a better picture.

shows brand new unused bag(top)
damaged sealed bag with rice(left)
damaged bag cut open.
 

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Can you see any of the flakes in the rice somewhere? Can it be salvaged by dumping in a colander and flakes float off the top while rinsing? If so, you can spread on cookie sheets and put in an oven to redry. If so use 170 if you can or even 200 degrees. Sorry that would be me if I could cause I hate seeing food go to waste. Then I would do some sort of food grade container. If you drink sodas from 2 liter bottles or juice out of bottles use those after washing.
 
thanks
no flakes or residue.
decided it was safe to eat since mylar bags are made for food storage, they wouldn't put anything toxic in them.
just will rinse off with water, after boiling and straining the rice ,it'll be totally safe to eat.

still unsure and curious as to if that coating was inside surface,outer surface or both and to what caused it.
So far I've gotten suggestions its moisture or defective bags.
whatever it was it's disappointing.
I chose mylar because of it's hugely positive feedback and recommendations for food storage & I can't find any other similar incidents with the bags getting this sort of damage online...
so I hope these posts can provide this information if anyone else encounters this problem.

all preppers endowed with knowledge, all replies and input into this topic...
thanks!
 
I am a big fan of dry roasted peanuts. I buy them at Costco in nice hard plastic containers. I have rice stored in the empty containers (re-purposed) now for the 3rd. year, Still as fresh as the day we put it in the containers. We buy rice in 50 lbs. bags and then transfer over into the cleaned peanut containers. Works for us. Since the containers are basically square with big mouths lids, they stack real nice. If somebody is real interested, I will get and post a picture OR go to Costco web store and look up Salted Dry Roasted Peanuts.
 
Yes I know those plastic containers. Have some around. Air tight and dry.
Great for storing.

Id like to store like
2000 lbs white rice,
100 lbs each of;
dried red beans,
dried split peas,
pasta,
powdered milk,
Sugar,
Salt and
Misc canned foods.

Sounds like much but would barely fill a room or cost a whole lot.

So my storage must be secure and to for me to feel safe be able to last for 15 years or more, mightnt need to wait that long but would make me feel comfortable knowing it could stay stored, no pressure it will spoil.

Thats why Im going with the best-mylar bags.
Should have used food grade buckets as well and be careful of moisture.

These foods should last 30 years or more if I get them stored right...
 
@Kevin Kris For the amounts and sizes, I think you are going to want and need very good food grade buckets. I am not a fan of the mylar but to each his own. I would suggest storing in sizes you can either use up on a annual basis (one 50 lbs. bucket of rice) or sell / trade / barter so your stock continues to build but is rotated. First in - first out type of thing. Why have 30 years worth of 30 year old stuff, when you can have 30 years worth of one year old stuff. JM2C
 

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