#253069 - 11/08/12 11:06 PM
Rice?
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Registered: 11/06/07
Posts: 103
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Howdy All,
I've been thinking that I would like to increase my stock of rice. So, I took a trip to my local Sam's club to see what there was to see. There were all kinds of different rice in probably 20 lb bags ranging from 15 to 25 dollars or so. There were also large boxes of minute rice for lots less.
Here goes the questions. First, is minute rice a good choice for long term storage? The plan is to repackage whatever I get into 2 liter pop bottles. I currently just use basic brown rice that I cook in a rice steamer. I saw rice I've never heard of before. Do they cook differently? Taste different? Have different nutritional value? Could you all help me out please? I'm not terribly concerned with the cost, just how well it will store.
Thanks, LW
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#253076 - 11/09/12 04:42 AM
Re: Rice?
[Re: LoneWolf]
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Pooh-Bah
Registered: 07/11/10
Posts: 1680
Loc: New Port Richey, Fla
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my understanding is that instant rice has been pre cooked and then dehydrated, and loses some nutritional value in the process..the hard outer coat of the rice grain is fractured, and I think that would possibly decrease its storage time...I vacuum canned some instant rice in glass jars in case water or fuel was in short supply, but most of my stored rice is long grain
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#253090 - 11/09/12 03:17 PM
Re: Rice?
[Re: paramedicpete]
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Carpal Tunnel
Registered: 05/05/07
Posts: 3601
Loc: Ontario, Canada
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Our family prefers Basmati rice. We feel the rice has a fuller flavor when compared to many other types of white rice. We use an electric rice steamer, which gives us almost perfect rice every time.
Pete LOVE our electric rice steamer. Best $9.99 we ever spent! Our 9 year old is a champ at using it to make our rice sides for dinner.
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#253097 - 11/09/12 05:08 PM
Re: Rice?
[Re: LoneWolf]
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Crazy Canuck
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Registered: 02/03/07
Posts: 3219
Loc: Alberta, Canada
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Re the OP: This info on this site seems pretty good (lots of other interesting links too): http://extension.usu.edu/foodstorage/htm/white-riceApparently, brown and wild rice (and presumably brown basmati, yum) are not suitable for long-term storage, as they go rancid over time. This makes me sad -- I find brown rice infinitely superior in flavour and staying power, not to mention fiber and vitamins/minerals. Personally, I would buy extra brown rice and cycle through it in normal household use.
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#253119 - 11/10/12 12:28 AM
Re: Rice?
[Re: LoneWolf]
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Registered: 12/06/06
Posts: 390
Loc: CT
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I usually buy the Lundberg (sp?) Rice blends (usual disclaimers: I'm only a customer). They sit in my cupboard, debagged and jarred with a recipe for a label, until I'm ready to use them up--within a year,most times. The blend with the black label always goes over well at my house. This is the kind of foodstuff that we keep on hand and rotate out--always enough for short-term emergencies.
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