Kitchen Tips

You open your pantry to bake cookies. The flour bag slips, tears slightly… and suddenly a sour smell hits your nose. You look closer and see tiny black bugs crawling inside. Heartbreaking. That 5 kg bag you bought on sale is now nothing more than waste. Air, heat, moisture and pests destroy flour faster than most people realize. But the good news? It doesn’t have to be that way. By the end of this guide, you’ll know exactly how to store flour for the long term—whether for 6 months or several years—without losing freshness, flavor or money. Store flour in...

Rice is one of the most widely consumed foods all over the world. It is a basic household item and is made into various dishes like plain boiled rice, fried rice, sushi rice or even rice pudding and rice balls. Since rice is consumed often individuals will usually buy it in bulk. If it is not kept properly it has the opportunity of becoming spoiled becoming insect infested or becoming stale. Spoiled rice will have an unfavorable taste, will smell bad or will cause one to become sick. The good news is that rice will keep for a very long...