Thank you so very much for showing us how to do the storage. It’s so much better when you can actually see how it’s done. This is my first time watching you. You seem so very calm and kind. I will be back!🙏🏼😊

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Awe thank you..now I do get a little political at times so beware ..I do have Louisiana traits even though I live in the great state of Mississippi ❤️ And my mom's genes lol. Hope we never disappoint 💕🙏

Oh my Goodness.. I LoVe your videos.. I was just vacuum sealing some flour yesterday. You take such care in passing on all your knowledge and it’s So VERY MuCH appreciated!! Thanks!

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning 🌅 Thank you and you are so welcome. We can learn from each other..I love your KZread name❤️ take care as well friend 🌞

Just found you and subscribed... thanks for the tips..i don't have a flat iron but I'll try with my big ol' barrel curler hope it works! God bless you and yours!

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome 🌄 To the family!!🥰 Let me know if that works with the barrel curer...you can also try a clothing iron

Thank you for the teachings on Mylar I’m new to this.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome...I just find this a sure way to go for us..buying in bulk is expensive and making sure when we go to use product after being stored awhile, having it still usable and safe is important. Packing up some more flour today and I may video ❤️ Thank you for your support my friend 🌞🌞

@texan4jesuschrist559

2 жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 trying to do what I can, trying to be more prepared with food with a failing economy and coming food shortages. Thanks again and may the Lord Jesus bless you.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

@@texan4jesuschrist559 amen! God bless you. All you can do is what you can.. Trust the Lord will see us through 🌺💕

Thank you!

Hi I am new to your channel by way of Tripping wTiffany's channel. TFS...prepping and preserving tips and ideas🥰🥰👍🏾👍🏾👋🏾👋🏾👏🏾👏🏾👌🏾👌🏾

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

We love Tripping w Tiffany she brightens my day with her energetic approach to prepping. We are sooo happy to have you our new friend ❤️

New subscriber here and I’m loving your videos! 🥰

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome our new friend ❤️ Thank you for your kind comment🙏🥰

Congratulations!!❤

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

My faithful friend thank you. This is all of you making this info get out there. Much 💕 love

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I did a few bags of soup mix beans Too. You can also use them as seed to grow more

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Good 🌅 morning Yes that's what I was telling our subs .can also use to grow..🌅💟

Yyyaaazzzzzz girl I love it! I've been researching how to store flour long term n was thinking buckets OR mylar bags🤔

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

You can do both.. I store in mylar bags to grab as I need throughout the year and also buckets for longer storage use.❤️ Thank you ☺️

I bought Flour last week and need to get on it ! Thanks for the info ! 😊

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Vicki I stopped for a bit today to grab. Cereal as a snack for mia but I am the same way..I still have all purpose in freezer I will be working on soon for inside kitchen pantry. I go through about a bag of flour every three months when it is just Leon and I.. when we get company for a week at a time we tend to make more biscuits and such but yes I almost have to store correctly..🥰

@msvickic7036

2 жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 I told my fiancé about the bugs and eggs that can be in flour and he was in shock (me too 😂)I vaguely remember my Mother talking about bugs in the flour but had forgotten about it and just thought it was because she hadn’t sealed it up good . We don’t use it fast either so I will be packaging it in small quantities for biscuits,dumplings & pie crust ! Thanks for the info ! I am on it ! ❤️

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Lol yes ...well guess what I was storing flour and didn't think about it either two years ago. My mother in law came and stayed with us for two weeks ..I leave the kitchen to her because she loves to take over in that area and I willing let her lol..she does all the cooking and making biscuits and such. Well all the flour I had stored, even what was on my counter had bugs in it..very small you really had to see it .I was so embarrassed!! She thought nothing of it and she showed me..she actually was gonna use it and I threw it all out even more stored and went and bought fresh and started to do research! That's how when I learned alot.. I will say this back in the ole days the older didn't think of that..they ate it and whatever was in it and if it ever came down to it in a hungry sense, crisis sense, I would too lol. But yes it happend to me..but hasn't since I have been storing it properly ❤️

@msvickic7036

2 жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 😩 I have never bought it in a large quantity so I didn’t have it around long but I will now ! Thanks for informing us all !! ❤️

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome Vicki Callahan 🌞❤️🌞❤️🌞

God bless yall real good

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

May the Lord bless you as well🌄

Greetings from a very cold snow covered Grenada. Woke up earlier and saw the snow so I grabbed a cup of coffee and watched your very informative video. I'm single so I won't use my items as fast as other people and feel it's important to store my prepped items properly. Could you/would you please tell me where to get the mylar bags. This is all new to me so want to make sure I'm doing it right. I'm so glad I stumbled onto your videos. Stay safe and warm down in Philadelphia.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning neighbor ☀️ Yes I purchased these on Amazon. I will go and add in the description of that video of where I purchased them. I'm sorry about that I keep forgetting that people are not aware of where they can purchase things. I'm trying to get better ❤️ yes I woke up to SNOW too!! Crazy weather lol.. I am glad you found us and we are so happy to have you🙏

@roberthicks5704

2 жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 thank you so much. Been wondering how to store flour, meal etc. Now I know. Thank you so much for the info. Y'all are doing a great job. Looking forward to many more videos. And I'm so glad I found you. Take care.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the encouraging words..we are so glad we have you.. strength in numbers 🙏

Execelent tip

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Hey friend🌅🥰🌞

I have a big tupper like 2' x 1.5 x 10" tall when filling bags so cleanup is super quick.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Wow okay ..yes great idea💯

Thank you. I came to learn because I am making my own mixed flour blends to quickly make recipes. I have the mylar bags. I bought my unbleached white flour. I picked up a hair straightener. I have the oxygen absorbers. I am waiting until next payday to buy a bag of semolina flour as well as a bag of wheat flour. One of my blends will be half wheat with half unbleached white. The other is going to be half semolina and half unbleached white.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

From what I hear be careful with the wheat flour..I believe the germ and bran is in the wheat. Which makes it not shelf stable for a long period of time 🌞 White flour has had the germ and bran removed for better shelf stable life.... research okay❤️ Your welcome my friend.🥰🌅🌞

@Holly-ys1me

2 жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 I know as some wheat flour is graham instead of actually wheat. I gathered basic recipes that use flour, salt, oil and water to make grain products. Because of the few ingredients, I wanted to add some nutritional value so I decided on making blends. After I finish my blend packets, I am going to process the leftover unbleached white flour for long term food storage. I plan on being able to make grain products with the basics recipes quickly. If I could afford them I would have went with buying a grinder and buying bulk quantities of wheat berries. Since I am a poor woman I have to do the best that I can. As it gets warmer, I am going to work on sour dough starter. But for now it is going to be simple dough recipes with no leavening.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Awe your so precious... I am going to look at your channel . I want a grinder..and buy corn kernels so I can make my own cornmeal and I also am thinking of starting to grind my rice to make rice meal.

@Holly-ys1me

2 жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 I do not have a channel. I cannot afford it. With a grinder, you can grind oatmeal into oat flour. You can also grind other foods into flour. There are many reasons a grinder is on my wish list.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Where are you from Holly if you don't mind me asking .if you have already told me, please forgive me for forgetting. Yes I saw about the oatmeal grinding...they have manual grinders as well as electric...these subjects always excites me because it goes deep into really being self-sufficient and being prepared making your own product from a grain or a seed and things also that can be found in your own backyard. I have a KZread email. raffieldsretreat@gmail.com Open to my KZread family.

It's so good to hear those loving words through your closing. It's disgraceful how many christian brothers and sisters have so much hate in their hearts. It's turning so many people away from the Lord. How can we say we live a God we have not seen but hate our brothers and sisters who we have seen..

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you friend 🙏❤️

I vacuum sealed rice, pasta and barley yesterday. I've been hearing from others that barley is hard to find. I found some one lb. packages of pasta for .88 cents. That is the cheapest i've seen in a while.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Good morning. Yes pasta is well over a dollar here now .. There's so many products that can be packaged for a longer storage time.. Thank you for update..🌄🌞

@chief5981

2 жыл бұрын

Nice work. I was pricing 25 pound bags of wheat berries the other night and found already prepped 5 gallon buckets of wheat with Mylar and ox absorbers for only $10 more than the non sealed wheat berries. Seemed like a no brainer to me

@idaho38

2 жыл бұрын

shining star: if you have winco foods in your State then go there, they sell it, I saw it, on the bulk area.

I vacuum seal 5 pounds ( bag & flour) bags of flour, place them in the freezer for 3 days, take them out a few days then back in the freezer for 3 days... never had a problem. I dry heat my white rice then vacuum seal in 16" by 18" clear bags, never will have a problem with bugs on the inside even if the seal is broken.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome!! I love hearing what works best for someone..awesome advice!!💯🌄

I just packed away 30lbs each of AP and bread flour. Just bought 5 more cases of large jars for more flour. I like to put in an oxygen absorber and vaccum seal using a break bleeder. Hope it's enough to keep the flour in good condition

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Yes yes it is👍 Great job👍❤️

I dry can in mason jars in oven to seal lid, kill bugs and lavae. Also you can microwave the flour to kill the bugs, and put in brown lunch bags, fold up good, then tape it and then vacuum seal them. Good for many years.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I saw that process ..good idea and thank you for sharing🥰🌞🌅

@bevami1

2 жыл бұрын

If I put small amounts of flour in brown paper bags, can I then put those in 1 gallon Mylar with 400cc oxygen absorbers?

@sharonbice7490

2 жыл бұрын

@@bevami1 I would not use oxygen absorbers, Just make sure you kill the bugs, because mylar bags will not kill them. There are many people that just put flour, beans, cornmeal, in mylar bags, with out killing them first, they will take over your food. Microwave will kill them.

@bevami1

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharonbice7490 thanks! Good to know!

@bevami1

2 жыл бұрын

@@sharonbice7490 how long in microwave?

Sugar and flour plentiful here. Oats too. Seldom see rye or barley. Pasta is hit or miss a dollar or more. Oil is coming back slowly.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Praise the Lord 🙏

What is your intro music? I love it!

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

I used the app KineMaster ..I have over Fifty I think intros so far..

You may want use Bay Leads..be Blessed

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you good idea ..

I vacuum seal my rice and flour in the bags they came in and inside the vacuum sealer bags, no bugs are going to live with no oxygen.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Amen 💖

@peggysmith2088

2 жыл бұрын

C Stone like five pound bags in mylar bag? Do you drop absorbers down inside

I don't have the luxury to store my food on 70 degrees 😒 I live in Bakersfield Ca ..😑

I have heard freezing for 72 hrs will kill weevil eggs. Do you know if you can freeze after the flour has been sealed in mylar?

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Yes you can freeze at any time☺️

Thank you. I noticed you sealed right over the zip lock. Is there a particular reason for that? Thanks!

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

If I am storing for any length of time I personally do not trust the zipper only especially if I am using oxygen absorbers..if I am storing for short time I will skip the process of sealing...I seal under the zipper seal🌞

@bevami1

2 жыл бұрын

Can’t you seal above the zip lock?

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and below the ziplock is what I do for long term storage..for six month storage just seal above zip

can i place the whole 5lb bag in the mylar bag and cut a hole in the flour bag on top place an oxygen absorber in it the flour bag and then seal it?

@Raffields777

Жыл бұрын

Yes you can...💯💯💯

But I’m told do not use an absorbers in baking soda or powder it will explode 😮so if it’s in the flour isn’t this the same concept??

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Products do contain certain amounts. I would not use them in plain baking soda but I have plenty of product that contain baking soda packaged with absorbers and have had no explosions. I also have product stored in dark cool dry place. I don't store food products in garage where the temperature can rise and fall dramatically. With any (way) you store product please do your own research and store according to your environment, temperature and also the room you plan on stocking product in, doing what you feel confident through your research on how you should plan to package your product ...always being safe and looking out for and in the best interest of you and your family ❤️🙏

@ExploringWithPat73

8 ай бұрын

Can cause botulism as well. Do more research from other channels and the internet. Never go off what one person says.

Where you buy the large bags?

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

I have a video showing where I got them 😊 from Amazon..I try and always pic Amazons best. If it says amazons best I will check out reviews and even research on that product 🙏

We are Saved by Grace Through FAITH NOT WORKS. Salvation is a free gift from GOD given to those all who will believe LORD JESUS CHRIST DIED AS A SALVATION LAMB for our sins by the BLOOD OF LORD JESUS CHRIST HIS BLOOD CLEANSES Our SINS !!

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Amen!

Why are you using a bag with a resealable zipper if you are sealing over and under it?..shouldn't you do it above, so when you open it, you can reseal what is left?

@Raffields777

Жыл бұрын

For long term storage.. Usually when I open bag I pour into a container ready for use ..to me the zipper helps me push excess air out while in the process of storing for 6 months or longer☺️

Should I lay the bags flat or stand them up

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

Maggie I do both ways...in the five gallon bucket of mylars I have standing and laying down ..in the cabinet I have the standing with some laying in top of the standing . Just be sure is what I do to make sure they do not get punctured or the stacks are not to heavy.. I will see about making a video of some of the ways I store the ones not in five gallon buckets 🤗😊☺️

Have anyone here actually used their flour which is 3 years old? Was it good? The temperature I can maintain here is around 70 F.

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

I have a KZread friend who has used some that's 7 years old...I have had some up to a 1 and half years old old once I learned how to store properly . I will pull out and use in December..hope you stick with us for those product reviews💕🌞

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

70 degrees is perfect for food storage🌞

Can you do it right from the freezer? It feels wet

@Raffields777

2 жыл бұрын

You have to let it dry out first 🤗

@joejoey6511

2 жыл бұрын

Ok that’s what I thought thank you 👍

@chief5981

2 жыл бұрын

@@joejoey6511 just a heads up, moisture and ox absorbers creates botulism. So yes, definitely let foods out of the freezer dry out before sealing

Can you have a allergic reaction to oxygen bags?

@Raffields777

Жыл бұрын

Good morning 🌄 I briefly looked it up and seems they are made of a type of polyester..so maybe one could be allergic..I hope you haven't had a reaction and if so, I pray it's not serious . Blessings on this beautiful day out friend ❤️🎄

@cheriettevanderlugt3026

Жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 not sure as yet.

@Raffields777

Жыл бұрын

Okay ..please be careful..💏

@cheriettevanderlugt3026

Жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 I'm OK, thank you!

@cheriettevanderlugt3026

Жыл бұрын

@@Raffields777 thank you for your concern 🤗🤗

The information about self-rising and all-purpose flour differences is not necessary for this video.

@Raffields777

Жыл бұрын

Some of the comments have me laughing...just love having this KZread channel...🤧

Get rid of that useless mask!

@Raffields777

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment They are always appreciated 💯 God bless you sweet friend 🙏