Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Aug 2012 15:37:22 +0200, Quinch >
> wrote:
>
>> I've got a persisting problem I could use some help with, if anyone has
>> experience.
>>
>> I tend to buy flour in bulk in large paper sacks that would ideally last
>> me about a year or so, if not more. The problem is that, inevitably and
>> usually in the summer, moths manage to crawl inside at which point the
>> whole batch is pretty much unrecoverable. Trying to seal the sack has,
>> at best, only delayed the inevitable, so I'm wondering, does anyone have
>> any advice on how to deal with this?
>
> The flour has the eggs in there already. No brand is any better/worse
> than others. Keep the flour in the freezer or refrigerator and they
> won't hatch. Put the flour in a plastic storage container and it will
> stay dry.

It's a sack of fifty kilos - freezing isn't an option, though I guess I
could look into a container. Would a large, thick plastic bag work?