Tips to Saving on Your Grocery Bill :: Food Storage Bucket

Finding good long term storage for dry pantry goods can be quite a quest. I have spent a lot of time trying to find the best way with the least amount of steps, parts and chemicals to store our bulk dry pantry goods. As usual, many options arise when looking at what works best for our family. We have whittled the search down to a simple one step 6.5 gallon grain bucket that holds about 45 lbs of wheat.

This grain bucket works well for both long term as well as bulk short term storage. The lids are easily removed for frequent use of any bulk item in the pantry. For example, we use it daily as our family uses a lot hard white wheat on a weekly basis. They also have many other features that are very valuable for long term storage.

Each bucket with lid is FDA approved food grade plastic. The lids have a neoprene seal to seal out air, moisture and water. The plastic is thick and pest resistant. The lids are senior friendly yet child resistant. They are stackable (they nest inside each others lid) for great storage out of the way along a wall.

Rather than searching for specialty lids to fit buckets that are not food grade, or worse, may have had toxic chemicals in the bucket before using, this bucket comes all in one set with the lid included. The gamma seal lids require a large hand and good forearm strength to turn. Also unlike the gamma seal, these lids are one piece thus ensuring more freshness and ease for storage. There is no need to twist-tie in plastic bags, or vacuum seal bags or add in the anti-oxidation chemical packs or nitrates for storage.

In comparison to trying to piece together other storage pails and lids, we have found this grain bucket to be the best simple solution for our long term and bulk storage. With the all inclusive lid, size, food-grade, sturdy plastic and nesting capabilities, this one stop order gives us peace of mind for our dry good storage.

About The Author Donna Miller is a writer and teacher. Her writings, recipes, and videos make baking so simple that ANYONE can follow. Donna is the owner of Millers Grain House and maintains several blogs and websites designed to teach the value of milling and baking with whole grains. Visit her store at: http://www.millersgrainhouse.com