How many absorbers are needed to seal flour (used 2)? I sealed rice and it did a nice job but cereal and flour did not get compact like the rice did.
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I made the same mistake - even sealed flour lasts 2 - 3 years MAX. What your are looking for is WHITE FLOUR (one of the many types of flour). It has a shelf life of 30+ years. Long after this administration is dead and buried.
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We put one per bag as in the directions, they say that even if the bag does suck down the oxygen is supposed to be out. I don't know.Jim
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There is no single answer to your question. There are a variety of factors that play a role in whether or not the bags appear to vacuum seal. The first thing is to try to get as much air out as possible before you seal it. The amount of product you have inside the bag and how much air can fit between it also plays a role. For example, I have sealed up macaroni in one of these bags and I squeezed as much air out as I could, it didn't shrink any from the O2 absorber because there is too much air that fits in between the noodles. But remember that the absorbers do not always absorb enough O2 to actually cause a vacuum in the bag. They also do not absorb other gasses, so it is possible your bag may not appear to shrink but the oxygen is still removed adequately. You should only need one O2 absorber if your bag is filled with a heavy non-pourus substance like flour or rice.
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Hi, these are great, but they do not have closures for items such as flour, etc. they have a rubber seal. I use them for tea bags, sweeteners, coffee. Loose coffee stays perfectly. I do love them, they look and function so well. Hope this helps.Debbie
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It is best to store the remaining o2 absorbers in an air tight environment. I use a food saver system to re-seal my o2 absorbers. Place the proper size o2 absorber in the mylar bag prior to sealing it. Just toss it in and seal it up.
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I usually mix about 4 cups of flour in my bread recipe and it works fine. Last time I doubled my recipe and it mixed up OK, but there was straining so I think it was too much.
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I would imagine that this would get rather messy with flour. The hopper funnels the rice into a small measuring compartment, and when you press the button, that drops the rice into the drawer. Dropping the flour into the drawer would kick up a cloud inside the dispenser, which will get flour into parts where it shouldn't go. Even with rice, there are always at least a few grains that miss the drawer and end up in the bottom of the dispenser that need to be cleaned out occasionally.
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I have cooked 1 cup of rice as the smallest quantity. I normally use 1 to 1 with my liquid (usually chicken, beef, vegetable or mushroom stock). Give it a try at 3/4 but use 1 cup of your stock and watch it carefully the first time. I bet it works just fine. Good luck!
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The absorbers come in 3 sealed bags of 20 each. I don't know how to tell if they are expired other than they don't work. After 8 or 9 days of dragging all the stuff out sealing bags waiting a day then cutting open then resealing I ended up with about 10 sealed correctly. I had good flat seals on them all so it wasn't user error. I even started putting 2 and 3 absorbers in a bag but no luck. I might have just got a bad batch who knows. I bought a food sealer and stored what I wanted then put them in gray 5 gallon buckets. Alot less hassle with the same outcome. Hope this helps
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Very little needs to be cleaned on the electric version. You can wash out your flour canister and let it dry well. Additionally, you can wipe down the main unit with a damp cloth. The inner grinding chamber can't be cleaned/disassembled, but if you did need to get off flavors out, etc., we recommend grinding rice through the mill as it will help absorb / clean any impurities. In general, make sure you don't grind any wet/oily items in this mill. If you have specific things you need to grind, please give us a call and we can go over all of the things it can and cannot grind. -- 9G Health Foods -- 205.202.9235 Very little needs to be cleaned on the electric version. You can wash out your flour canister and let it dry well. Additionally, you can wipe down the main unit with a damp cloth. The inner grinding chamber can't be cleaned/disassembled, but if you did need to get off flavors out, etc., we recommend grinding rice through the mill as it will help absorb / clean any impurities. In general, make sure you don't grind any wet/oily items in this mill. If you have specific things you need to grind, please give us a call and we can go over all of the things it can and cannot grind. -- 9G Health... » Read More Very little needs to be cleaned on the electric version. You can wash out your flour canister and let it dry well. Additionally, you can wipe down the main unit with a damp cloth. The inner grinding chamber can't be cleaned/disassembled, but if you did need to get off flavors out, etc., we recommend grinding rice through the mill as it will help absorb / clean any impurities. In general, make sure you don't grind any wet/oily items in this mill. If you have specific things you need to grind, please give us a call and we can go over all of the things it can and cannot grind. -- 9G Health Foods -- 205.202.9235 « Show Less
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If the recipe (for example) says "3 cups of sifted flour", you measure after sifting. If it says "3 cups flour, sifted", you measure out 3 cups then sift. But to your question -- what the sifter holds is not the idea. Dumping multiple cups in all at once will make the flour harder to sift. Just (gently) place the flour in a cup or less at a time. Otherwise, you will have a cloud of flour all over. THE SIFTER IS NOT A MEASURING TOOL.Special credit goes to another reviewer for the accuracy of sifting or measuring first.
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Just looking at the inside since I use two cups water to one cup rice - I would surmise that it only takes five cups of dry rice. Just my opinion.
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No answer ... my question, too! Suppose Amazon could persuade Barry farms to list the shelf life of their most popular dried foods? (not flours) I'm trying to organize a "Just in case another hurricane hits ..." kit.
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It seals, but I have flour in mine and the rubber seal keeps falling off. And I have the smaller cannesters and the brown sugar is always getting clumpy. Not all that impressed. I use mine for dog food now and it works great for that. (Hope that helps)
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Leave enough room when you first seal it. Then reseal it the way you did in the beginning. Iron or food sealer
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Not sure what the question is. I mix sorghum flour with other flours to make gluten free bread.
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I got about 22 pounds of rice per bag in 5-gallon buckets. Maybe a little less with beans, since they leave more air space. If you remove most of the excess air before you seal it, the O2 absorber will leave a nice, oxygen-free partial vacuum.
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I have a slightly older version of this size and model. I have cooked 1 cup of dry rice (using included measure which is 3/4 standard measuring cup), but I find if I leave it on warm while I cook dinner it dries out a bit and may even get crunchy bits. 2 cups (or more) come out perfectly. Right now I am making steel cut oats. One cup is fine for those, because the ratio of water to oats is much higher than water to rice. If you still want to cook one cup of rice at a time, you may have to tweak your ratios. BTW- Packing sticky rice while it is still warm (not hot), allows you to freeze it (after cooling). Warm covered in a microwave- it'll be great. I have a slightly older version of this size and model. I have cooked 1 cup of dry rice (using included measure which is 3/4 standard measuring cup), but I find if I leave it on warm while I cook dinner it dries out a bit and may even get crunchy bits. 2 cups (or more) come out perfectly. Right now I am making steel cut oats. One cup is fine for those, because the ratio of water to oats is much higher than water to rice. If you still want to cook one cup of rice at a time, you may have to tweak your ratios. BTW- Packing sticky rice while it is still warm (not hot), allows you to freeze it... » Read More I have a slightly older version of this size and model. I have cooked 1 cup of dry rice (using included measure which is 3/4 standard measuring cup), but I find if I leave it on warm while I cook dinner it dries out a bit and may even get crunchy bits. 2 cups (or more) come out perfectly. Right now I am making steel cut oats. One cup is fine for those, because the ratio of water to oats is much higher than water to rice. If you still want to cook one cup of rice at a time, you may have to tweak your ratios. BTW- Packing sticky rice while it is still warm (not hot), allows you to freeze it (after cooling). Warm covered in a microwave- it'll be great. « Show Less
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I use this every week, I noticed when I did undercook the rice I didn't have enough water for the amount of rice I was cooking. Also I do not cook to the maximum I cook 2 cups at a time, I don't know if that makes a difference. Hope this helps you out.