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I store my long-grain white rice in the triple paper bags it comes in. The triple paper bags act as a dessicant and temperature stablizer. I have recently used up the last of my rice that was over ten years old, and am now on to a littler newer stuff. In other words, it doesn't require any fancy treatment -- it just needs to be kept at a stable temp, bug and vermin free, which we do nicely in our garage. All my staples are stored on a raised pallet my DH built for just that purpose. Never had so much as an ant or mouse invade. Admittedly, I am in the PNW, which is not a high humidity area, so I don't know that this method would work in the gulf states, etc. I, too, will not store brown rice. As for minute rice, I cannot see any reason why it would not store indefinitely... Yes, I have some that is years old, also stored in its original container. I plan to use it when TSHTF because you do not really have to cook it. It may not be fully nutritional, but it's calories.
Treat everyone with politeness, even those who are rude to you - not because they are nice, but because you are. ~Author Unknown
I've stored raw rice in wine bottles with rubber stoppers. They don't hold a lot but they are a good go between the storage bucket and the kitchen cuboard.
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Thanks to all who've responded! I wasn't planning on storing too much Minute Rice,just enough to have on hand on those days that I might not have a lot of time to cook! I could just open a can of stew, throw a cupful of rice in, and have a complete meal! Saves time and fuel when you don't have to cook the rice for 20 or so minutes! Believe me, girls, I have a small house. The freezer that I'm using for the storage of the rice, corn meal, flour, etc. is more or less being a place to store these items. I don't have enough floor space left in the house to store bottles and jars of much of anything! If the power goes out, or SHTF events happen, I don't worry about trying to keep this freezer going. It's already sealed, and won't hurt for these items to thaw out. I will just have to take it all out, and let the freezer thaw, then dry and put back in. I also have an old refrigerator that is being used the same way. Without going into any detail, CaryC and I have tried to plan for about 1 to 2 years worth of supplies. That takes up a lot of room in a very small house. Our outside storage barns are used for non-food supplies such as camping and survival stuff,etc.... Things that can stand up to outdoor temps.