Store rice in the refrigerator?

What you could do, if you have a 50 gallon pot, is cook the whole bag and freeze the rice in sealable bags

Yes. I keep my uncooked brown rice in the fridge in atightly sealed container. Because of the oil content in the bran, brown rice has a shelf life of about six months. Uncooked brown rice keeps best when refrigerated. And, since you don't know how long your rice has been arpund, or what the storage conditions were, it's best to err on the side of caution.

Shel

Shel you got that right about the oil content in brown rice.

OahuAmateurChef, brown rice contain oil (all grains and seeds do). In rice the oil is very susceptible to going rancid and confer an odd flavour (like oil paint). Unsaturated oil becomes rancid easily.

The oxygen in the air is the culprit not the temperature. Keeping it in th refrigerator (or freezer) slows the process. It must be sealed properly.

Vacuum packing your rice in small portions would be an alternative to refrigerating.

Wheat bran is packaged sealed (the packaging is flushed with carbon dioxide to flush out the oxygen). Wheat germ contain fat because that is where the fat is stored in the wheat grain. Freezing/refrigerating in a resealable bag will help keep it longer.

OregonYeti, Basmati rice is the only rice (I know of) that is intentionally stored to develop it's flavour. It is the nature of long grain rice which is high in amylopectin. Basmati rice is white rice after all and will not go rancid.

(Even shelled walnut go rancid quickly)

Luc H.

Thanks Luc.

I accidentally on purpose zapped my first post here :D

Oahu, what do think of that knife sharpening set?

That's interesting facts about brown rice, thx!

I buy 5KG 'vacummed' bags of white Thai Rice, and wonder why, after openning, I begin to get these insects appear...how can I stop more of these pests from surfacing in the bag?

First of all, eeek, bugs!

Secondly, on a recent visit to my relatives in South Africa, I noticed that they keep bay leaves in with the flour. I asked why and they say it keeps the bugs from appearing, much as you've described.

Oh that bad? How did that happen?

When I buy a 5kg pack of rice, I will pour about half into a container to keep at room temperature and for cooking on a daily basis. The other half is tied up and refrigerated to keep it fresh and to prevent the bugs from growing / multiplying as fast as in room temperature.