Food grade 5 gallon buckets how to#

The method(s) I use are simple and don’t cost much. I have been sealing assorted foods in 5 gallon buckets for years, probably before some of you were born, and I have had the occasion to “practice what I preach.” Foods, dry goods such as flour and pancake mixes that were 15+ years old were as good as new. Put the lid on the bucket, label it, and you are done. Since I get my oxygen absorbers from the LDS cannery and they are the 300CC type, I always put in 5 absorbers. You then make a diagonal seal across the corner. This permits you to squeeze out the excess air. Place the level on top of the bucket and stretch the Mylar bag out flat Iron to complete seal, leaving a small opening in cornerĪfter putting in the oxygen absorbers, I set the level across the top of the bucket and lay the Mylar bag against it. I got the cheapest one they had at Walmart. I do not use my wife’s good iron, some Mylar bags leave residue on the iron. The level is just the right length and thickness to make a good seal.

I use an old two-foot metal hand level and an electric iron for sealing food in the bags. If I open the bucket to rotate the food this leaves me plenty of material to reseal the bag. You will notice that the bag is a lot taller than the bucket, rather than cut off the excess I seal it right on the edge. Fill the Mylar bag with your product to about two inches from the top of the bucket. Open the Mylar bag and put it in the bucket. The other day I had to seal some popcorn and millet in Mylar bags and five-gallon buckets. Sealing Food in 5 Gallon Buckets Leave the excess Mylar bag material in case you need to reseal the bag

Food grade 5 gallon buckets how to#

The following post tells you how to seal the buckets. For sealing food in five-gallon buckets I use one of the 2000 cc absorbers or 5 of the 300cc. You can purchase oxygen absorbers from Winco, the Mormon Church, or from various places on the web like Disaster Stuff or Emergency Essentials. First be sure your buckets are food-grade, second make sure that your oxygen absorbers are fresh and have not been exposed to air. There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about the best method for sealing food in five-gallon buckets. This post is a rerun of one I did in 2012.