How and where to store freeze dried meal worms?
1710905
I just keep them in a kitchen cupboard that is handy to head outside with them. They do not need to be refrigerated as live mealworms do. I just do not like mealworms in my fridge, and the birds just love these...so much so that I had to order a feeder that keeps the larger birds (and squirrels!) from getting all the worms!
1710906
You can store them anywhere, I put them in my unheated room but they can be in any room.
1710907
Freeze dried mealworms don't need any special storage arrangements. The bag is resealable if you cut it open above the sealing strips.
1710908
I just keep them in the bag on a shelf. I have an old Flukers meal worms bottle that I just refill out of the bag and that I leave on my dresser. I can say not to store it on top of the cage as mine got wise to this and ate a hole in the bag and ate meal worms to their hearts content. But yeah, the freeze drying makes them stay very well.
1710909
All freeze dried food, including meat, can be stored for several years if kept in a sealed (zip lock) bag at an even temperature. The higher the temperature, the less time they will keep, but at around 70 degrees F. they would keep for 5+ years. The birds, however, eat them up too fast to test the longer shelf life.
1093050
Yes, you could even put them in the freezer. Don't put too much moisture in the bag else they might get moldy and rot. Wrap them in a damp(not moist) paper towel. Prepare your bed when ready at least 6-8" deep, 12 inches apart and spread the dirt out in loose tilthy soil. The better you prepare the bed the better your results will be. Lots of luck. Keep the bed weed free. Grampa JoePS We've been freezing seeds for over 45 years and still have some Heirloom "Delicious" tomato seeds from the 70's. We're just getting ready to set them up the end of next month.
1368168
I've kept them in a ziplock in the cabinet for about a year now and they're still good. I'm sure ideally you'd store them in the freezer, but cabinet works fine for me.
776904
I store ours in a Rubbermaid tote. Easy to store & the handle makes it easy for them to carry them around.
1306600
I store mine in the freezer in airtight containers. Works OK, and it should prevent all nasty critters. Mine hasn't gotten soggy or anything after a few months of this.BTW, I recommend NOT buying this much masa unless you're sure that your needs are awfully high. I'm regretting buying so much. 50 pounds is way more than I expected.
1603586
I freeze anything with grain or rice in it, for a minimum of 10 days before using it. That kills any mealy bug or other insect eggs. By doing that, and keeping it in a cool, dry, and dark area (like our long term pantry), it's kept for 2 years and still made excellent bread. I do break it down into mylar storage bags, though it's probably not necessary. It just makes it more convenient to pull out 5 pounds at a time.
497451
Refrigerating them is the best bet, but if you'd like to keep them at room temperature they must be fed. You can store them in a plastic container so that they can be kept with bran for their bedding and given chopped starchy vegetables for their water. You will also need to sift out their castings (poop) once every week.
1425853
Keep it in a dry place, away from mice, that's all. Mine has been stored in original paper bag tightly closed in a garage with plus 80 degrees in the summer and minus 20 degrees in the winter.
656368
I keep dried beans, grains, nuts, and seeds in them in the freezer throughout the summer. Works fine. I have not used them for anything that contains water.
2186678
How about storing it in the freezer after you empty it? might get brittle though...
1649647
Keep them in a higher area like a shelf without any other food around it and keep it in the package that it came in
1117690
I store mine in the freezer and just grab a handful every now and then. They've kept for months.
140109
long term storage, same as with raisins. Ideal would be to vaccum seal and store in cool dry place away from sunlight (gently put the indiv. bags in an old broken or unused fridge or deep freezer on in plastic totes or buckets with lids to keep mice/insects away, if there is any threat of such) in a basement if you have one,, or next best thing, stuff as tight as possible into whatever glass jars you have with tight fitting lids and store in cool dry place away from sunlight.
1595111
No need to freeze it. It's dried and powdered. Put the bag in a zip-loc and store it in a dry place. You're never going to get an accurate shelf-life. It will probably last years and years.
1382802
They arrive in a nice Cloth Bag with news paper and the worms do quite well when stored as is in your refrigerator, this makes it clean and easy to manage the worms.
1529298
keep it cool & dry. My nutritionist told me to store it in my refrigerator to ensure optimal nutrition.
355468
No -- it is really meant to ferment kitchen scraps and should be kept relatively airtight while it is "cooking." I am pretty sure worms would die in there.