Ways to preserve rice

The ways of preserving rice are very important to maintain the quality of this food. These simple methods are different for raw and cooked rice. The consumption of rice in Iranian families is very high, and for this reason, families tend to buy their annual consumption all at once, so that it is economical, but maintaining rice is a difficult and difficult task, and this causes problems for major buyers. . If the rice is fresh, the problems will be doubled.

Storing rice in the refrigerator
In hot and humid areas, raw rice can be stored in the refrigerator. For this purpose, you should use containers whose lids are completely closed, so that moisture does not enter the container. Is. Keeping raw rice in a suitable container helps a lot to achieve this goal. Make sure that you keep the rice container in a cool, dark and dry environment so that this food item will retain its freshness for a longer period of time.

Storing rice in a suitable container

In general, rice can be stored in cloth bags, opaque glass or plastic containers and double-walled metal containers (metal outer layer, plastic inner layer) ) maintained that among them, storing rice in cotton sacks is better than others. It is better to use cotton bags for a large amount of rice; Because these bags, unlike plastic bags and containers, cause the moisture of the rice to be removed and increase its lifespan, but glass, plastic or metal containers can be used for small amounts of rice.

Note 1: If we want to use glass or plastic containers to store rice, these containers must be dry; Otherwise, they will spoil the rice in a short period of time. Note 2: Frosted glass containers are more suitable for storing rice than plastic containers. Because if rice is stored in plastic containers, the taste and smell of rice may change under the influence of plastic and the rice will lose its quality, but in glass containers, the taste and aroma of rice will not change.

🔸 Keeping rice away from insects

Since rice is cultivated in the field, one of the concerns in its long-term storage is pests. For short-term or long-term storage of rice, it should be exposed to air, because unlike other foods, rice needs some ventilation to prevent spoilage. Note that if you store rice in closed and sealed containers, you have created a better environment for the reproduction of pests and insects. Hot weather is the main cause of rice pests, if this food item is exposed to hot weather, it sweats and unwanted insects and pests start to grow in its humid environment.

🔸 Prevention of rice worming

You have probably seen wormed rice up close. In order to prevent pests or rice weevils, it is better to put one or two of the following items in the rice container or bag from the beginning.

🔸 Use of oxygen absorber in rice bag

One of the main causes of food spoilage is due to oxygen in the air, which creates a suitable environment for the growth of pests. To deal with this case, you can use an oxygen absorber and by putting an oxygen absorber in a bag of rice or packing other foods, they can be prevented from getting infected.

🔸 Disinfection and cleaning

Cleaning rice storage containers is very important. Normally, this food item can be stored in containers made of metal, glass, plastic, etc., but these containers must be completely clean. Stored rice absorbs a lot of oxygen, especially if stored in a sealed container with an oxygen absorber, so a clean rice storage container is highly recommended. Even if you keep the rice in excellent conditions, without observing this principle, its quality will suffer.