How to store fresh rice

In general, the place where you are going to store rice should be dry and cool. Moisture and heat are the number one enemy of fresh rice and old rice. You should not expose the rice to direct sunlight, because the sun will cause the rice to crumble and reduce its quality. In order to protect the rice from moisture or the entry of harmful insects such as rice weevils, the distance of the rice sacks from the wall and the floor should be 20 to 25 cm. You can use plastic or metal shelves or so-called rice pallets.

The rice that comes out of the mill is like a baby and you need to take care of it carefully. One of the important points emphasized in the method of storing fresh rice is the use of sacks or cotton bags to store rice. Cotton bags and sacks absorb the moisture of the rice and increase the life of the rice. If you want to keep rice in the kitchen for daily consumption, use plastic buckets, double-layer metal buckets or glass containers so that the rice does not suffer from pests and remains healthy.

Using dry garlic or sprinkling salt on rice are other options that are used in the method of preserving fresh rice. Rice easily absorbs odors and you should be careful to store rice in a dry and cool place and keep it away from onions and fresh garlic or anything that may smell it. Some may suggest spreading the fresh rice in the sun to remove the moisture. But this will cause your rice to crack and crumble. If you want to dry your rice in the open air, place it on a large cotton cloth in a well-ventilated area with indirect sunlight during the day.

Since fresh rice is moist, and many of you probably keep it in a warm place to remove the moisture, you are actually creating the best conditions for rice weevils to appear. If you do not take the method of storing fresh rice seriously, you will expose the rice to the risk of pests and you may suffer hundreds of thousands or millions of Tomans in damages. Local people and those whose business is rice know very well how to keep fresh rice and have useful advice that you should follow.

Use dried garlic in a bag of rice. ⏺ Use dried hot pepper (red pepper) in a rice bag. Put the dried walnut skin in the rice bag. Sprinkle salt on the rice. Use dried ginger in a bag of rice. Use cloves (spice) in a bag of rice.