How to prevent mildew and insects in rice?

The amount of food eaten by the small population in the family is also limited, so the most feared thing about buying a bag of rice at home is the insects, especially in the summer, when the insects come out without paying attention, it is really impossible to prevent it.

At first, I thought it was because I put it in a bag, but then I couldn't put the rice in the rice bucket. My mom said let me find a few more Sprite bottles, and put the rice in the Sprite bottles so that there would be no worms, so I didn't get it if I thought it was troublesome.

Last summer in the corridor met my aunt downstairs to talk to others about this, and when she hung up**, I asked her again, she said that her family will go to the market every summer to buy more peppercorns back, and then grab a small handful of peppercorns in a clean gauze and sew them up, according to the size of the rice bag can be sewn a few more, respectively in different positions in the bag, because the taste of pepper is more insects do not like and the breathability of the gauze is better, so it is not easy to have insects, The same can be done in flour. She also told me that when buying rice in the summer, it is best to buy small bags, and when you go home, you can put them in a higher place, so that they are not easy to get wet. Later, I went home and tried the way she said, and it worked.

Some rice at home, after a period of time, there will be a lot of small insects, which is annoying, and there are many solutions, depending on how you use it.

First of all, keep the environment dry, humid weather is prone to insects. Especially after a rain, you will notice that there are suddenly more bugs and crawling everywhere. So it's important to find a dry place for them, and generally prefer to put the rice underneath because it's heavier.

It is recommended to put the rice in a high place, away from the ground, so that it will be drier. During the rainy season, try to store as little rice as possible at home, and buy enough to eat for a few days at a time, not too much. During the dry season, you can store rice properly at home, as it is not easy to get wet.

Don't always carry the rice directly with a plastic belt, the plastic bag is airtight, and if a little moisture goes in, it won't be able to come out. If the rice itself is not very dry, then it will definitely become moldy and insect-inducing, and the rice will not be eaten. Try to pour the rice out and pour it into a jar or other container, and put several layers of newspaper or some other absorbent thing in it.

If you don't feel comfortable with any of these methods, you can try putting them in the refrigerator, but I don't blame you for the dampness. Putting the rice in a dry place is already a better way to prevent the rice from becoming moldy.

1. Moisture absorption method of plant ash. Sprinkle an inch thick of plant ash on the bottom of the rice tank, spread a piece of white paper or gauze on top of it, and then pour in the dried rice, seal the container, and disconnect it from the outside world.

2. Garlic, dried carapace to prevent rice worms. Placing a few cloves of garlic or dried carapace in a container for rice prevents the growth and reproduction of rice worms and moths.

3. Kelp strip insect and mildew prevention method. Dried kelp has strong moisture absorption, mix kelp and rice in a ratio of 1:1, take out the kelp in a week, dry it and then put it into the rice, so that the drying cycle can keep the rice dry without insects and mildew.

4. Zanthoxylum pepper moth-proofing method. Boil with 20 peppercorns and add an appropriate amount of water to cool, soak the clean cloth bag for 2 hours, take it out, dry it, and then pour in the rice, and then wrap some peppercorns with gauze and put it into the top, middle and lower part of the rice bag, tie the bag tightly, and put it in a cool, ventilated and dry place.

5. Precautions, if there are insects in the rice, do not expose it to the scorching sun. The temperature of the sun is more conducive to the reproduction of rice worms, which will not decrease, but will increase, and the rice will become coarse and broken, which will affect the taste after cooking. It is best to strain through a sieve to remove the rice worms.

Or spread the rice in a cool and ventilated place, let the insects come out on their own, and then destroy them.

How to prevent mold in rice? The mildew of rice is mainly related to the temperature and humidity, the amount of bran powder on the surface of the rice, the lack of cooling of the rice in time, and pests. Therefore, here are a few ways to prevent rice from becoming moldy and insecticidal.

1. Reduce the temperature: Divide the rice into small sample bags and fresh-keeping bags, and then put them in the refrigerator room, and take some at a time as needed.

2. Sichuan pepper insect control method: wrap Sichuan pepper into 3 bags with gauze, put it into the upper, middle and lower parts of the rice tank, and cover the lid tightly. If you use a rice bag to hold rice, you can soak the rice bag in pepper water and dry it, and then put the rice and tie the bag tightly; Or put some peppercorns wrapped in gauze.

3. Reduce humidity: Now the rice sold on the market is generally higher in moisture, you can spread the rice out and dry, if the moisture is dry enough, the rice is not easy to mildew, you can also take dry kelp adsorption, or desiccant adsorption moisture method, for mildew prevention.

4. Kelp insect control method: mix rice and dried kelp according to the ratio of 100 1, take out the kelp after 10 days, dry it and then put it back into the rice tank. This is repeated several times to prevent mildew and insects in the rice.

Dried kelp has strong moisture absorption properties, which can play a role in killing insects and inhibiting mold.

5. Reduce oxygen concentration: If the family has a vacuum pump and vacuum bag, you can also pour rice into the vacuum bag and vacuum, so that mold is not easy to grow.

6. Liquor insect prevention method: put a clean wine bottle in the rice tank, the mouth of the wine bottle is higher than the rice noodles, and the bottle is filled with 100 grams of liquor, which can prevent insects and moths.

The specific method is: mix kelp and rice according to the weight ratio of 1:100, and take out the kelp every week to dry to remove moisture, which can keep the rice dry and not mildew, and can kill rice worms; Soak the cloth bag containing rice in boiling pepper water, put the rice in the bag after air drying, and then wrap some new peppercorns produced in the year with gauze, and put them on the top, middle and bottom of the rice respectively, and tie the bag tightly, so that it can not only prevent mildew, but also repel insects; Putting a few crab shells, soft-shelled turtle shells or shallots in a rice bucket can also achieve the purpose of insect prevention.

People often like to store rice that has been stored for too long and has insects in the sun, which not only fails to achieve the purpose of killing rice worms, but also affects the taste of the rice after exposure due to excessive water loss. The correct way to do this is to place the raw worm rice in a cool and ventilated place to allow the worms to crawl out slowly before sifting it again.

Storage location. Remember to choose a dry and ventilated indoor location, try to stay away from the refrigerator, the outer wall of the refrigerator will condense some small water droplets, increase the indoor humidity; In addition, do not put it together with fruits, fish, seafood, etc., these moisture are relatively large, and the fishy smell is relatively strong, and the taste will be assimilated after a long time, affecting the taste of rice. These are the necessary conditions for the birth of worms.

Rice buckets spread with kelp.

Spread a whole piece of dried kelp at the bottom of the rice bucket, which can perfectly absorb the moisture absorbed by the rice due to the humidity of the air, so as to achieve the purpose of keeping the rice dry.

Put the dried garlic and dried orange peel.

When enlarging the rice in the rice bucket, you can put a few dried garlic cloves or sun-dried orange peels, and you can also absorb the excess water in the rice, but the taste of garlic is slightly heavier, and after a long time, there is a faint garlic smell in the rice, and I personally prefer to put orange peels. Now is the season of garlic, you must not buy fresh garlic and put it on, otherwise in a few days, what you will see is the rice worms, and the garlic will become dry garlic.

Put peppercorns in a large ingredient method.

Take an appropriate amount of dried peppercorns or other spices, put them in a sandbag, seal them with a rope, dig a pit in the rice bucket, and put them deep in the rice, so that they can not only absorb the moisture in the rice, but also the insects themselves are very sensitive to the smell of this material, and the effect is very good for insects and moisture.