Food Storage in Buckets

Do you want a fast and simply way to store your bulk food storage, like grains?  I recommend storing them in food grade buckets.  The process is simple, and you can do it in the comfort of your home.

What you’ll need:

Dry Ice
Food Grade Bucket
Food Grade Lid
Bulk Grains or Legumes

We personally found the food grade buckets and lids at a nearby Wal-Mart (located at Rittenhouse and Ellsworth in Queen Creek, AZ).

After following the directions below, you’ll need to wait a large number of hours for the dry ice to dissipate.  We let our buckets sit overnight, and that was about the right amount of time.  If you start the process first thing in the morning, the buckets will need to sit almost all day, and can be sealed before bedtime.

Something interesting to note here is, you don’t actually need to use dry ice, or oxygen absorbers to store sugar.  So, put your sugar in any food grade air tight container, and it will last forever on your shelf.

The following instructions were produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Plastic Bucket Storage Instructions

Black Beans

Black Beans

Ingredients:

1 Package Black Beans (16 oz or two cups)

1 Package sliced bacon (12 oz)

Minced Garlic to taste (approximately 4-5 cloves)

Salt & Pepper to Taste

2 Bay Leaves

Directions:

Sort and rinse your black beans, place in a crock pot with sufficient water.  Cut up the raw sliced bacon into bite sized pieces, and place in the crock pot with the beans.  Add the garlic, bay leaves, salt & pepper.  Let the crock pot cook for approximately 5 hours, or until beans are tender.  Remove the bay leaves.  Season with salt and pepper to taste.  Serve.

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VARIATION FOR BOTTLING BLACK BEANS

Black Beans (1 Quart)

Ingredients:

1 &1/3 cups dry black beans

1/3 – ½ cup chopped raw bacon

1 tsp. Minced Garlic to taste

Salt & Pepper to Taste

1 Bay Leaf

Directions:

Sort and rinse your black beans. Measure dry black beans into a quart jar. Add raw bacon, minced garlic, and salt & pepper. Fill jar with cool water until there is one inch of headspace at the top. Add the bay leaf. Pressure can the beans according to regular bottling methods. Beans can be stored until you’re ready to eat. Upon opening a jar, remove the bay leaf.  You may need to add additional salt and pepper to taste.  Serve.