On 3 Nov 2003 21:13:19 -0800, (anita) wrote:

>I am looking for a good way that does not involve freezing to store
>wheat flour, rice etc., which I buy in bulk.
>I know they would be better off in an airtight container, but where do
>I find air-tight containers, but I dont know where to buy them.
>
>I also dont know where to buy jars which I can add rubber stoppers to
>and the stoppers themselves (as someone suggested in an old post)
>
>Pointers/links will be much appreciated.
>thanks
>Anita

Hi Anita,

I'm in the process of updating the Prudent Food Storage FAQ, but it'll
be at least another week before it's ready.

Until then you can find the previous version on the Walton Feed site:
http://waltonfeed.com/grain/faqs/

There's quite a bit more stuff there as well which you can find he
http://waltonfeed.com/self/

There's quite a few different ways of keeping your flour. At home I
use one gallon glass jars that I get from our local Subways and other
sandwich shops.

Five gallon food grade plastic buckets work well too.

Here's a few places that you can investigate for containers:

CONSOLIDATED PLASTICS
8181 Darrow Rd.
Twinsburg, OH 44087
(800) 362-1000 Toll free (USA)
(330) 425-3333 Fax
www.consolidatedplastics.com

Online sales. FDA approved plastic food storage containers, food
grade plastic bags, screw off bucket lids and more. Ask for their
Rubbermaid, laboratory/industrial catalogs and bags/packaging/shipping
catalogs.

FREUND CAN COMPANY
155 West 84th Street
Chicago, IL 60620
(800) 363-9822 Toll free (USA)
(773) 224-8812 Fax
E-mail:
http://www.freundcan.com

Online sales. Metal, glass and plastic containers. Can sealers of
several sorts. Claims will sell any quantity. Merged with Berlin
Packaging.

UNITED STATES PLASTICS
1390 Neubrecht Rd
Lima, OH 45801-3196
(800) 809-4217 Toll free (USA)
(800) 854-5496 fax
E-mail:
http://www.usplastic.com

Online sales. FDA approved plastic food storage containers, food
grade plastic bags, screw off bucket lids, etc.

If these don't answer your questions then come on back and we'll see
what we can do.

......Alan.


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