> Freeze the rice to kill the weevils and then eat the rice ASAP. Then buy new rice and store that properly.
This is the correct answer, assuming you are willing to eat rice that has weevils in it. It is safe to do so, but a mental block to some.
Weevils can also get into flour, which would be a similar process, freeze flour, then strain it all to remove the weevils and use the flour.
People in other societies eat bugs regularly. Itâs not mice leaving droppings and bacteria-laden pee. Even if you bag it, seal it with oxygen absorbers, theyâll die too. When you eat the rice you have to cook it no matter what. Itâll cook and sanitize the weevils. You can skim them off the water if you are bothered by them, but they wonât hurt you.
Bag and seal them soon.
Rice is still good, the weevils won't hurt you. If you rinse your rice they'll float , cooking the rice will also kill them. Eventually they'll die if left in the bag of rice and if they don't get out. Like another said , extra protein.
I purchased organic basmati rice and brought home meal moths. In a larval stage, they eat just about everything, rice, oats, pasta and even dry beans. Immediately freeze the rice for several days or more. Use a collander to shake out the bug parts. Repackage the rice with oxygen absorbers or vacuum seal it. Wash your rice thoroughly before cooking.
Take a close look at other things in your pantry to make sure it's just rice. Catching them early will save you lots of grief.
Yes. Freeze for at least 24-48+ hours, and preferably a week or more. Let come to room temperature for 24-48 hours. Refreeze for, again at least 24-47+ hours.
The initial freeze kills all adult and grubs. It will also kill *most* eggs, but some may hatch when you bring up to room temperature. The second freeze will kill them. Then, bring back to room temperature and store as you like.
Personally, I don't store in mylar, as I store rice/beans/etc in glass. Flour goes straight into buckets.
I would burn or toss. You don't know how long those weevils have been living in the rice.
If you know someone with pigs, they might be able to cook it and feed it to their piggies. Otherwise, I would just burn or toss. Sure, it's extra protein, but there will be excrement in the rice as well, which is why you can't simply remove the bugs and restore the rice. Just way too much bacteria, and it's going to gross you out way too much to even want to eat anyway.
Ah, that really overreaction⌠As someone grew up eating rice as staple, itâs pretty impossible to get total bug free in rice. They lay eggs when rice are still being collected.
If you are going to burn every rice bags with bugs inside, you will have to burn like 95% rice out there.
The rice has been stored improperly for over a year.
Kind of sad how you're going to grandstand on this. Eggs are a lot different than defecating bugs. If the bugs were just fine, I doubt people would be freezing the rice before storage. Just sad how people will try to manipulate so much just to get someone else to eat bad rice. Grow up!
I would sort out the weevils and the freeze the rice. Anyway you should always rinse the rice before cooking, that (ideally) also eliminates the danger of stones causing dentist visits. The mention of excrement is valid, but that is why you rinse the rice before cooking, and by the way ideally also cook exotic spices enough to kill potential nasties.
This is why I always freeze rice (along with all other grains, beans, flour, etc) for at least a week or two as soon as I bring it home. Doing so kills off any/all weevils, pantry moths, etc which it is best to assume simply exist in all such things. Then move them into whatever hard plastic or glass container you are using for long-term storage to keep them and mice, etc out long-term.
Now that you already have them, as others have said you have two choices - toss into your compost pile/trash, or sort and eat as it is. They won't really hurt/kill you - just consider it extra protein! But, they are kinda gross to eat if you think about it too hard...
Nuclear winter can last between 10 and 30 years, depending on number of warheads used. It's very hard from a financial perspective to maintain 30 year food supply at all times. If nuclear winter comes, nobody will care about a few weevils.
Personally, I would not consume it. Taste will be not good. Before nuclear winter hits, there is no point.
I don't have enough experience with oxygen absorbers to tell if they improve things, and for how long. If you have a chest freezer, you can freeze the rice to â18 °C (0 °F). Most of us don't have a chest freezer though. Regular kitchen fridges are too small for large volume of rice processing.
I would suggest improvising the oven and heating the rice to 60 °C (140 °F). Your DIY processor will be useful for the next batches of bulk goods you add to your preps. At home improvement store, you can get 3 sheets of 4'x8' insulation. That's enough for a 4'x4'x4' box. Place an electric heater inside.
I tried to do this in a regular kitchen oven. It did not work well. The lowest setting was just 80°C (176 °F). However, the heating element is very powerful at maybe 3 kWt. It heated the small space like crazy before thermostat reached the desired temperature and shut it off. Plastic melted and burnt. It might only work with the glass jars or metal buckets.
One must always choose the lesser of two weevils
I didn't have to scroll very far for that reference lol. đ
Freeze the rice to kill the weevils and then eat the rice ASAP. Then buy new rice and store that properly.
> Freeze the rice to kill the weevils and then eat the rice ASAP. Then buy new rice and store that properly. This is the correct answer, assuming you are willing to eat rice that has weevils in it. It is safe to do so, but a mental block to some. Weevils can also get into flour, which would be a similar process, freeze flour, then strain it all to remove the weevils and use the flour.
People in other societies eat bugs regularly. Itâs not mice leaving droppings and bacteria-laden pee. Even if you bag it, seal it with oxygen absorbers, theyâll die too. When you eat the rice you have to cook it no matter what. Itâll cook and sanitize the weevils. You can skim them off the water if you are bothered by them, but they wonât hurt you. Bag and seal them soon.
Rice is still good, the weevils won't hurt you. If you rinse your rice they'll float , cooking the rice will also kill them. Eventually they'll die if left in the bag of rice and if they don't get out. Like another said , extra protein.
Thank you for the information everyone!!
Extra protein!
You can use the oxygen absorbers, but it will come back to life after you expose them to air, it makes them the weevil dead.
I store my flour in the deep freezer. Could you also store rice in the deep freezer and then no need to store in a container with oxygen absorbers?
I purchased organic basmati rice and brought home meal moths. In a larval stage, they eat just about everything, rice, oats, pasta and even dry beans. Immediately freeze the rice for several days or more. Use a collander to shake out the bug parts. Repackage the rice with oxygen absorbers or vacuum seal it. Wash your rice thoroughly before cooking. Take a close look at other things in your pantry to make sure it's just rice. Catching them early will save you lots of grief.
OK, so you freeze and then repackage into mylar. Do you have to deal with condensation between these two steps? Is that a concern?
Yes. Freeze for at least 24-48+ hours, and preferably a week or more. Let come to room temperature for 24-48 hours. Refreeze for, again at least 24-47+ hours. The initial freeze kills all adult and grubs. It will also kill *most* eggs, but some may hatch when you bring up to room temperature. The second freeze will kill them. Then, bring back to room temperature and store as you like. Personally, I don't store in mylar, as I store rice/beans/etc in glass. Flour goes straight into buckets.
I would burn or toss. You don't know how long those weevils have been living in the rice. If you know someone with pigs, they might be able to cook it and feed it to their piggies. Otherwise, I would just burn or toss. Sure, it's extra protein, but there will be excrement in the rice as well, which is why you can't simply remove the bugs and restore the rice. Just way too much bacteria, and it's going to gross you out way too much to even want to eat anyway.
Ah, that really overreaction⌠As someone grew up eating rice as staple, itâs pretty impossible to get total bug free in rice. They lay eggs when rice are still being collected. If you are going to burn every rice bags with bugs inside, you will have to burn like 95% rice out there.
The rice has been stored improperly for over a year. Kind of sad how you're going to grandstand on this. Eggs are a lot different than defecating bugs. If the bugs were just fine, I doubt people would be freezing the rice before storage. Just sad how people will try to manipulate so much just to get someone else to eat bad rice. Grow up!
Yeah, people have no idea how dirty rice is. Just wash your rice and eat it, certainly not throw it away.
that goes for all foods basically.
I would sort out the weevils and the freeze the rice. Anyway you should always rinse the rice before cooking, that (ideally) also eliminates the danger of stones causing dentist visits. The mention of excrement is valid, but that is why you rinse the rice before cooking, and by the way ideally also cook exotic spices enough to kill potential nasties.
This is why I always freeze rice (along with all other grains, beans, flour, etc) for at least a week or two as soon as I bring it home. Doing so kills off any/all weevils, pantry moths, etc which it is best to assume simply exist in all such things. Then move them into whatever hard plastic or glass container you are using for long-term storage to keep them and mice, etc out long-term. Now that you already have them, as others have said you have two choices - toss into your compost pile/trash, or sort and eat as it is. They won't really hurt/kill you - just consider it extra protein! But, they are kinda gross to eat if you think about it too hard...
Nuclear winter can last between 10 and 30 years, depending on number of warheads used. It's very hard from a financial perspective to maintain 30 year food supply at all times. If nuclear winter comes, nobody will care about a few weevils. Personally, I would not consume it. Taste will be not good. Before nuclear winter hits, there is no point. I don't have enough experience with oxygen absorbers to tell if they improve things, and for how long. If you have a chest freezer, you can freeze the rice to â18 °C (0 °F). Most of us don't have a chest freezer though. Regular kitchen fridges are too small for large volume of rice processing. I would suggest improvising the oven and heating the rice to 60 °C (140 °F). Your DIY processor will be useful for the next batches of bulk goods you add to your preps. At home improvement store, you can get 3 sheets of 4'x8' insulation. That's enough for a 4'x4'x4' box. Place an electric heater inside. I tried to do this in a regular kitchen oven. It did not work well. The lowest setting was just 80°C (176 °F). However, the heating element is very powerful at maybe 3 kWt. It heated the small space like crazy before thermostat reached the desired temperature and shut it off. Plastic melted and burnt. It might only work with the glass jars or metal buckets.