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Agent641@lemmy.world 3 days agoBuying dry food is probably better than canned. It’s lighter, stores for longer, and is much more compact.
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Agent641@lemmy.world 3 days agoBuying dry food is probably better than canned. It’s lighter, stores for longer, and is much more compact.
MonkeMischief@lemmy.today 2 days ago
Are we talking like, bags of rice and beans?
Agent641@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Rice, lentils, peas, beans, wheat berries, barley, oats, etc. But if you buy in large bulk (which you should do for the cost savings), you should repack the goods into smaller individually sealed containers. Because a 25kg bag of rice, once opened, will take a small family all year to get through, and having an open bag of rice attracts rodents, weevils, moisture, mould and dust. Pack it down into half kilo or 1kg containers, ideally vacuum sealed or with some other preventative treatment. Then only open 1 container at a time.
boonhet@sopuli.xyz 16 hours ago
Yeah unfortunately I can buy rice in either 4x125g individual bags in one package, or just a 500g package.
Somehow we just don’t get bulk packages of most goods. At least not in consumer facing stores.
Agent641@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Have you tried Asian and indian grocery stores? I get Thai jasmine rice from a Vietnamese shop near me, but they also sell it at the Indian supermarkets. They have lots of spices in bulk too.