This store has dozens of types of rice stacked on pallets close to the door. I picked out the cheapest one (which happened to be a ten-pound bag of basmati with convenient carrying handles), then added a couple of other things to my basket before I checked out. When I got home I threw the bag into the freezer to kill any weevils that might be lurking.
Today I removed the bag to fill up the pantry container and discovered that in addition to handles, my bag closed with a zipper. When it's completely empty it will be a nice tote bag.
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I've never heard of that freezer tip! But I've never found any weevils, either! I'll have to remember this one!
ReplyDeleteEven though we have wire pantry shelves that weevils wouldn't be able to crawl on I hate bugs. In my opinion you can never be too sure.
DeleteI've never heard of that freezer thing either!
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid we had a bad case of weevils in the pantry. I've NEVER forgotten it!
DeleteI put all my flours in the freezer for that very reason. Of course, you could probably just put yours in the freezing garage!
Deletedkzody, at some points in the year you'd be right :-)
DeleteThat's a great idea to re-purpose the bag! Now you will have rice for awhile!
ReplyDeleteWe eat a lot of rice. Ten pounds will last us about three months.
DeleteMy mother is so picky with her brown rice. It's usually the more expensive one so we can only buy it when it goes on sale.
ReplyDeleteAt your mom's age I think she SHOULD be able to get what she wants!
DeleteLove the bag! A zipper top. A bargain!!
ReplyDeleteAMEN!
DeleteWhat a great innovation. More products should come like this. reminds me of the pre ww2 days when flour came in sacks that were then used for dresses/towels.
ReplyDeleteI've gotten another brand of rice that came in an open-topped cloth bag. The zipper on this one really made it special.
DeleteWow, whoever thought of this type of packing is genius! I've only cooked brown rice a couple of times, it takes forever to cook... how do you cook it Kathy?
ReplyDeleteHave yourself a wonderful week!
Because it takes so much longer to cook, when I make brown rice I do a large amount at once. Put rice in pan, add twice the volume of water (and maybe a bit of salt). Bring it to a boil, lower the heat, cover, and wait 45 minutes.
DeleteDid you know brown rice freezes beautifully? It's great to be able to pull a meal-size container out on nights I don't feel like making it.
great tip about the freezer! And hitting up the local ethnic market rather that overpaying somewhere else!
ReplyDeleteI place I went to isn't the closest ethnic store, but it has the best prices and largest range of cultures represented. I LOVE seeing what they have!
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