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> On Jan 1, 10:03 am, hahabogus > wrote:
>> Wayne Boatwright > wrote
>> . 173.184:
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>> > On Tue 01 Jan 2008 08:45:58a, told us...
>>
>> >> I love Jasmine rice and would like to buy one of those enormous bags
>> >> from Costco or something. But it would probably take me a year or so
>> >> to get through it. Is that a problem? Does anyone know how long I
>> >> can store rice in an airtight container without something nasty
>> >> happening to it?
>>
>> >> Steve
>>
>> > I have kept some white rices (not Jasmine) in tightly sealed jars for
>> > years with no problem. Brown rices, OTOH, can go rancid withi time.
>>
>> As long as you kept it dry no problem. Or if you insist...freeze it in
>> say monthly allotment sized containers or bags.
>>
>> --
>>
>> The house of the burning beet-Alan
>>
>> It'll be a sunny day in August, when the Moon will shine that night-
>> Elbonian Folklore
>
> Thanks. Those big bags are probably 10-20 pounds. My plan is to buy
> it and portion it up into ziploc freezer bags. So storing the excess
> bags in the freezer is OK then?
>
> Thanks!
> Steve


Remember that sometimes things removed from the freezer end up with
condensation on them when they meet humid air in the room. Now, your rice
isn't dry. It's damp.