survivy
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Post by survivy on Sept 10, 2019 16:55:25 GMT 10
Not sure if this goes here, sorry if not. I'm interested in finding out where to buy the most suitable mylar bags for long term food storage. I heard there are different thicknesses and I should get the thickest to ensure all light is kept out. I've not found any listed for sale that mention thickness though. So wondering if anyone here can recommend a place to buy them, preferably in Aus. or what I need to be looking for when buying them.
cheers.
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frostbite
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Post by frostbite on Sept 10, 2019 17:39:44 GMT 10
What do you want to put in the mylar bags?
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Post by milspec on Sept 10, 2019 19:51:03 GMT 10
I recently went through the same experience. It seems that quoting thickness is common in the US but not so common in Aus. So I just ordered from ebay and they seem comparable to mylar bags supplied by commercial suppliers of jerky and dehydrated meals.
My planned use for mylar bags is for storage of foods which have potential for >12months storage.
I'll just vacuum seal stuff which will be consumed within about 12 months.
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survivy
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Post by survivy on Sept 10, 2019 22:47:20 GMT 10
Good question, frostbite. I was thinking more dry goods like rice, dried beans etc for the omnivore, also coffee and tea. No idea if I can use them for meat products.
milspec, thank you. I'll just order on ebay then. I wasn't sure about it before.
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Post by Peter on Sept 10, 2019 23:14:55 GMT 10
Just be careful about oxygen absorbers; I've had a couple of batches arrive as solid as a rock because they were'nt properly packaged.
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Post by frostbite on Sept 11, 2019 5:04:40 GMT 10
With rice, I buy 2kg packs, freeze them for 5 days, let them dry out, then put them in a sealed 200l plastic drum, in a room under my house where it's dark and cooler. This method has been working well for many years.
I rotate my stock as well. As I take a bag out of one drum I replace it with another bag (or 2, 3 , or 4), into a spare drum. I don't buy larger bags because if a bag spoils (which it never has since I started freezing them), then I've only lost 2kg. And I don't waste money on buying mylar.
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Post by Joey on Sept 11, 2019 7:34:10 GMT 10
When I first started with rice, I divvied the bags into mylar bags in 4 cup lots (enough for a cookup for the family) so that way I'm not leaving partly used bags. I can just grab 1 mylar bag at a time and that's it.
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Post by frostbite on Sept 11, 2019 9:06:56 GMT 10
That's a smart method, joey, for those that are mobile. My method is designed around my group being located at homr or at my retreat.
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