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How to keep dry cereal fresh?

15 years ago

DH & I don't eat much cereal anymore. I'm lactose intolerant; he's diabetic. I get the LI milk which is fine for cereal and cooking. But, we get to hankerin' cereal and it's nice to have it on hand when the kids come....so, what's the best way to keep it fresh as the weeks go by and it's not been used?

If I put it into plastic containers, should I leave it in the waxed liner sack it comes in?

Thanks,

Leslie/KS

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sheilajoyce_gw
15 years ago
Tupperware makes cereal containers. I bet many other brands are out there too. You don't need the plastic sacks too.
scottymam
15 years ago
I roll up the plastic sack and stick a clothes pin over it, you could use those clips made for sacks. I am like you, don't eat it often, but want it handy when I do want it. I just got the clothes pins so I could have a never ending supply (I got a pk of 100!) I keep them in a jar on the cabinet so they are always handy.
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I just ready a tip page that suggested keeping cereal in the refrigerator to keep it fresh. Suppose the freezer would work too. I would vacuum seal it but that doesn't help if you don't have one! Air tight is the main thing.
ont_gal
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put it in whatever container you want/have and keep in freezer~`that will not affect the taste and can be eaten right out of the freezer as well....I do that all the time

try using soy milk instead of dairy for your lactose issue~~with cereal,you'll never know the difference
azzalea
15 years ago
Zip lock bags are the best in my opinion. T-ware seals are good, but they aren't tight enough to keep weevils out if you happen to get an infestation--I know that for a fact, from personal experience--so they aren't totally air-tight,either. Cereal will keep quite a long time, if it's in a ziplock bag.
grammahony
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I suggest in the freezer in a zip locked bag. I know potato chips will stay fresh and crisp, all summer, or until gone, if kept in the freezer. I do this at the cabin all the time.
bigack
15 years ago
We eat our cereal up so fast, it doesn't have time to get stale!
joyfulguy
15 years ago
Substantially evacuate the air in the bag in which they came, fold the top several times, stick a clothespin or two on the folded top of the bag.

It's the goodies in the stuff that deteriorates - and almost all of that was taken out in the processing.

The brown grain moths will eat nuts, some cookies and whole wheat flour - but won't touch white flour or processsed cereal: they're smarter'n we humans!

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eccentric
15 years ago
Keep it tightly sealed - I have had a mouse jump out into my face! Actually it has happened to a couple of people and one man had a heart condition - which caused further damage. A heck of a shock - not to mentioned the what the mouse might have left in the Bran Buds!
msmarion
15 years ago
When I moved to FL from NH it was suggested to keep cereal, flour, sugar, crackers, chips etc. in the freezer. I've been doing that for the last 6 years and it works great. I also keep potatoes and onions in the fridge and bring them to room temp before using. There is no such place as dry and dark, unless you use the AC 12 months per year. Which I refuse to do.
sheilajoyce_gw
15 years ago
My mom used to freshen stale cereal in the oven. She would pour it out in a thin layer in a jelly roll pan, turn on the oven very, very low, and leave it for quite a while. It works if you keep the temp low and leave it in long enough. Taste it to be sure it is freshened.

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