how to store bulk fish food?'

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libingboy

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i'm looking to buy fish food in bulk. I'm in the philippines, so humidity will be a problem. I dont think i can fit 5 lbs of pellets into my freezer. any alternatives to storing the pellets?

also, i noticed that after storing some sinking pellets in the freezer, some of the pellets would no longer sink.
 
Maybe try vaccum packing them into a few bags and open as needed?


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I use canning jars. They're cheap, and the glass/metal blocks out moisture and oxygen much better than plastic.
 
I like Dan F's canning method concept. Dan, do you heat the cans to seal, like with Ball or Mason Jars? If so, thoughts on potential to degrade the food with the additional heat process?

I would generally vaccum seal them.
 
Pharaoh said:
I like Dan F's canning method concept. Dan, do you heat the cans to seal, like with Ball or Mason Jars? If so, thoughts on potential to degrade the food with the additional heat process?

I would generally vaccum seal them.
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No, I do use Ball/Mason jars, but I just screw the ring on tight. I use the quart size and then pour into small containers that I feed from.
 
Makes sense, I just immediately reverted to canning tomatoes days when I was a kid. Fill 'em up, heat 'em up and store 'em away!
 
libingboy said:
i'm looking to buy fish food in bulk. I'm in the philippines, so humidity will be a problem. I dont think i can fit 5 lbs of pellets into my freezer. any alternatives to storing the pellets?

also, i noticed that after storing some sinking pellets in the freezer, some of the pellets would no longer sink.
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Frost free freezers remove moisture from food unless the food is vacuum sealed. If the pellets lose moisture, they probably became lighter. When you freeze things for a long period, you want to manage that process by making sure the moisture can't be drawn out from the food.

The issue of long term storage of food depends on what nutrients/flavor if any will be lost while frozen/canned and whether that is important. If you can create a dry cool storage in air-tight containers out of sunlight, I think you may be better off than freezing. Regardless, if done long enough, you will lose nutrients no matter what the process. How long are you planning to keep the food?
 
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