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I have some dried goods (flour, wheat berries, beans, etc.) that need to be packaged into mylar + o2 eaters. Is there a way to bring the products to an optimal state that they might not be in (from sitting around in original packaging). I'm thinking removing excess moisture, killing bugs/bacteria/mold that might have accumulated since purchase. I see no indication of any spoilage, just wanted to do it out of precaution.

I have some dried goods (flour, wheat berries, beans, etc.) that need to be packaged into mylar + o2 eaters. Is there a way to bring the products to an optimal state that they might not be in (from sitting around in original packaging). I'm thinking removing excess moisture, killing bugs/bacteria/mold that might have accumulated since purchase. I see no indication of any spoilage, just wanted to do it out of precaution.

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I'm no expert, but unless the packaging was shit, there should be no contamination until you open it(age dependent.) There is likely moisture that entered through osmosis, but not a lot, maybe enough to spoil food over a long enough time.

Without knowing for sure, I would say, throw them in a dehydrator, hit with UV light, and repackage.

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You could vacuum seal with one of those food savers. I use a vacuum sealer for freezing products and it works really well.

I do have some dry goods vacuum sealed, but for the most I keep dry goods in large mason jars. I started doing that after I got pantry moths once. Haven't had a problem since.

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For the things on mason jars, there is an adapter for the food saver that will vacuum seal the lids on the jar (don't need ring). It is great, but i'm having trouble finding 64oz jars these days.

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As much as I hate to shop there, Walmart keeps them stocked by me.

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I’m finding the same. Walmart is the only place that has them in stock here.

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I use my food sealer extensively for dry goods. I buy in bulk and repackage fit in meal size packages. We have a terrible problem here with pantry moths and weevils. The food sealer has eliminated that problem.

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The O2 absorbers will keep the excess moisture out. I dry garden goods but don’t skesys have enough for a batch at one time. I’ll put them in a mason jar with an absorber to keep the moisture out until I’m ready to put them in seal bags.

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Rotate if you can. Consume these soon and stock up on new product.