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That cheap bulk rice I swore by for years
My neighbor in Denver said her family got sick from off-brand rice stored too long and I looked at my 50lb bag from 2022 differently. She showed me her meal prep rotation app and now I'm actually tracking how long ingredients sit.
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felixhenderson3d ago
...and honestly, that app idea sounds way smarter than my old system of "it's fine until it smells weird or has bugs." I've started writing the date on everything with a sharpie after I had to toss half a bag of flour that turned into little weevil city last summer. What really helped me was just getting some big clear containers and labeling them with purchase dates, makes it way easier to spot what needs using up. Plus I set a random phone reminder once a month to actually look at my pantry instead of just shoving new bags in front of old ones.
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scott.olivia3d ago
Heard a food safety gal on a podcast say rice can hold onto spores that survive cooking, so yeah, tracking age matters more than most folks think. @felixhenderson, your sharpie and bin method is basically what she'd recommend, just don't be like me and forget the label's there until the bag's half gone.
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