Comments on: Beyond the BabySteps: Grains: Let’s Talk About Wheat! http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/03/13/about-wheat/ Ten simple babysteps to food storage success! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:30:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: willbfit http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/03/13/about-wheat/comment-page-1/#comment-13609 willbfit Sat, 16 Jan 2010 12:58:22 +0000 http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/?p=407#comment-13609 I like your site, lots of great info. I like your site, lots of great info.

]]> By: Jamie A. http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/03/13/about-wheat/comment-page-1/#comment-7319 Jamie A. Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:54:59 +0000 http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/?p=407#comment-7319 Heather, I apologize for my delay in responding to your excellent question... You can store flour rather than whole wheat, but you will lose nutrient value and if your flour is whole wheat, it has the possibility of going rancid. That is why all the nutrition is usually stripped out of store flours - so they will last longer on the shelf. The whole wheat berries will last nearly forever as long as they are stored right. And there are so many options I have been learning about for whole wheat berries - more than just for flour. Hopefully, I will get those ideas published on my blog in the near future. Note - I do store some store bought flour in my food storage - for those days when I need to be a little bit lazy... so it isn't bad, I just don't store a whole lot for very long. Good luck! Jamie http://histakes-food-storage.blogspot.com/ Heather, I apologize for my delay in responding to your excellent question…
You can store flour rather than whole wheat, but you will lose nutrient value and if your flour is whole wheat, it has the possibility of going rancid. That is why all the nutrition is usually stripped out of store flours – so they will last longer on the shelf.
The whole wheat berries will last nearly forever as long as they are stored right. And there are so many options I have been learning about for whole wheat berries – more than just for flour.
Hopefully, I will get those ideas published on my blog in the near future.
Note – I do store some store bought flour in my food storage – for those days when I need to be a little bit lazy… so it isn’t bad, I just don’t store a whole lot for very long.
Good luck!
Jamie

http://histakes-food-storage.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Heather http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/03/13/about-wheat/comment-page-1/#comment-6485 Heather Sun, 19 Apr 2009 02:44:28 +0000 http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/?p=407#comment-6485 Can I store flour instead of whole wheat that needs to be ground? Can I store flour instead of whole wheat that needs to be ground?

]]> By: Jamie A. http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/03/13/about-wheat/comment-page-1/#comment-3198 Jamie A. Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:28:41 +0000 http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/?p=407#comment-3198 Hi Karen, You need to throw the oxygen absorber away after you open your sealed can of wheat. It is done absorbing oxygen, so it isn't doing you any good to put it back in with your flour. The key to slowing down oxidation is cold. Airtight is good, but it isn't the only factor. You want to keep your flour cold. Do you have a cool basement, crawl space or somewhere in your house that is colder than just room temperature? Hope that answers your question sufficiently. Please let me know if you would like to start more of a discussion about it. I love talking to people and getting to know you and your unique situations. -Jamie Hi Karen,
You need to throw the oxygen absorber away after you open your sealed can of wheat. It is done absorbing oxygen, so it isn’t doing you any good to put it back in with your flour.

The key to slowing down oxidation is cold. Airtight is good, but it isn’t the only factor. You want to keep your flour cold.
Do you have a cool basement, crawl space or somewhere in your house that is colder than just room temperature?

Hope that answers your question sufficiently. Please let me know if you would like to start more of a discussion about it. I love talking to people and getting to know you and your unique situations.

-Jamie

]]> By: Karen Young http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/03/13/about-wheat/comment-page-1/#comment-3130 Karen Young Sat, 14 Mar 2009 19:57:34 +0000 http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/?p=407#comment-3130 Hi Jamie, I've heard about storing wheat flour in your fridge or freezer but I just leave the oxygen absorber IN with the flour after it is ground. I either put it back in a #10 aluminum can with a plastic lid or in another airight container. Wouldn't that reduce oxidation, and the lowering of nutritional value that you mention, and make the flour nutirtionally equivalent to storing it in the fridge? I just don't have a lot of extra room in my freezer/fridge. Thanks in advance for your knowledgable help! I'm looking forward to your future post on spelt since I've never used it before. Hi Jamie,

I’ve heard about storing wheat flour in your fridge or freezer but I just leave the oxygen absorber IN with the flour after it is ground. I either put it back in a #10 aluminum can with a plastic lid or in another airight container. Wouldn’t that reduce oxidation, and the lowering of nutritional value that you mention, and make the flour nutirtionally equivalent to storing it in the fridge? I just don’t have a lot of extra room in my freezer/fridge.

Thanks in advance for your knowledgable help! I’m looking forward to your future post on spelt since I’ve never used it before.

]]> By: Plan It: Let’s Talk About Wheat | Fun With Food Storage http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/2009/03/13/about-wheat/comment-page-1/#comment-3114 Plan It: Let’s Talk About Wheat | Fun With Food Storage Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:17:17 +0000 http://foodstoragemadeeasy.net/?p=407#comment-3114 [...] View Jamie’s guest blog post at Food Storage Made Easy [...] [...] View Jamie’s guest blog post at Food Storage Made Easy [...]

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