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11-29-2006, 15:43

I was told years ago by someone in the "business" of canned and deydrated foods on how to "do it yourself" food storage using buckets that have sealing lids. He told me that you can do this for any of the grains and beans.

Buy them at bulk from a warhouse club. By the buckets at oher places on the internet. Then go out and buy dry ice. He advised to fill the bucket to 4/5's full with say lima beans. He said to then take an amount (the amount will depend on the bucket size) of dry ice and place it on top of the the beans and cover the beans with a lid, leaving enough space for the oxygen to purge. Check it frequently and when the dry ice is almost gone, you seal the bucket. He stated that the CO2 will drop lower than the oxygen and force it out of the bucket. I suppose you could also do this with Nitrogen and using Mylar instead of the buckets. Maybe use the Mylar first then place them in the bucket(s). He also told me that this process will remove most if not all of the moisture too.

I am not sure if this would work right or not. Would anybody know for sure?

By the way if this has been discussed here before PLEASE forgive me. This thread is, well, HUMUNGUS and I didn't take the proper time to go back and re-read.

My family me excluded, can eat ordinary MRE's if need be so I should probably stock up on a few more cases. That and canned meats and potatoes. I have been sorting my items for that "emergency" and came across two cases of the "Cold Rations". The contents don't look to be that bad and actually sound like they'd be pleasing to eat in an "emergency". I also found two(2) boxes of "HOOAH" Bars that I didn't know I had either. By the way, are these of any value nutritionally and storage wise?

I too could stand to loose 25+ pounds, but it would just kill me to see my family starve. That on top of the thought of what I could become when pushed to desperation in order to feed them.

11-29-2006, 15:43	#324
MAB32 Guest Posts: n/a	I was told years ago by someone in the "business" of canned and deydrated foods on how to "do it yourself" food storage using buckets that have sealing lids. He told me that you can do this for any of the grains and beans. Buy them at bulk from a warhouse club. By the buckets at oher places on the internet. Then go out and buy dry ice. He advised to fill the bucket to 4/5's full with say lima beans. He said to then take an amount (the amount will depend on the bucket size) of dry ice and place it on top of the the beans and cover the beans with a lid, leaving enough space for the oxygen to purge. Check it frequently and when the dry ice is almost gone, you seal the bucket. He stated that the CO2 will drop lower than the oxygen and force it out of the bucket. I suppose you could also do this with Nitrogen and using Mylar instead of the buckets. Maybe use the Mylar first then place them in the bucket(s). He also told me that this process will remove most if not all of the moisture too. I am not sure if this would work right or not. Would anybody know for sure? By the way if this has been discussed here before PLEASE forgive me. This thread is, well, HUMUNGUS and I didn't take the proper time to go back and re-read. My family me excluded, can eat ordinary MRE's if need be so I should probably stock up on a few more cases. That and canned meats and potatoes. I have been sorting my items for that "emergency" and came across two cases of the "Cold Rations". The contents don't look to be that bad and actually sound like they'd be pleasing to eat in an "emergency". I also found two(2) boxes of "HOOAH" Bars that I didn't know I had either. By the way, are these of any value nutritionally and storage wise? I too could stand to loose 25+ pounds, but it would just kill me to see my family starve. That on top of the thought of what I could become when pushed to desperation in order to feed them.