How do you store flour in spain
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How do you store flour in spain
Does any one know how you can store flour here without weavel's getting into it. I have tried storing in plastic boxes and they still get there. I suppose its possible they are already in the flour when I bought it
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Re: How do you store flour in spain
Originally Posted by jo-ann
Does any one know how you can store flour here without weavel's getting into it. I have tried storing in plastic boxes and they still get there. I suppose its possible they are already in the flour when I bought it
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Re: How do you store flour in spain
Originally Posted by jo-ann
Does any one know how you can store flour here without weavel's getting into it. I have tried storing in plastic boxes and they still get there. I suppose its possible they are already in the flour when I bought it
Therefore, I recommend that you bake some bread with said flour and tell everyone that the black bits are sesame seeds
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Re: How do you store flour in spain
Originally Posted by Unexpat
Weevils are harmless. They don't carry disease, bite, nor sting. In many cultures the larvae are sought out as a delicacy and I'm sure that sailors used to appreciate the extra crunchy delicious-nous (?!) and protein thay they added to their ships biscuits.
Therefore, I recommend that you bake some bread with said flour and tell everyone that the black bits are sesame seeds
Therefore, I recommend that you bake some bread with said flour and tell everyone that the black bits are sesame seeds
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Originally Posted by shoo
Ah, but what if you’re a vegetarian?
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Re: How do you store flour in spain
1 packet was McDougals and the other a spanish brand (Eroski) and they were both in airtight tupper ware type boxes and they were only bought about 3 weeks ago. And no I do not fancy nasty little bugs in my pastry or cakes however crunchy they might be.
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Re: How do you store flour in spain
We have had the same problem with pasta too - I was really surprised when i saw this little bugs wriggling about in my pasta and flour.
The scariest thing was that my son wanted to keep them as pets - eeeekk.
Am I right in thinking that the eggs are already in the flour and pasta so they will hatch anyway? Maybe an airtight container would stop them hatching?
The scariest thing was that my son wanted to keep them as pets - eeeekk.
Am I right in thinking that the eggs are already in the flour and pasta so they will hatch anyway? Maybe an airtight container would stop them hatching?
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Re: How do you store flour in spain
Originally Posted by accommodation-in-spain
We have had the same problem with pasta too - I was really surprised when i saw this little bugs wriggling about in my pasta and flour.
The scariest thing was that my son wanted to keep them as pets - eeeekk.
Am I right in thinking that the eggs are already in the flour and pasta so they will hatch anyway? Maybe an airtight container would stop them hatching?
The scariest thing was that my son wanted to keep them as pets - eeeekk.
Am I right in thinking that the eggs are already in the flour and pasta so they will hatch anyway? Maybe an airtight container would stop them hatching?
The eggs hatch into larvae in a few days and those probably pupate into beetles within a few more.
Better than plastic airtight boxes are glass jars with airtight lids, in my opinion, but only as a means of keeping them out.
Throw out all your infested food (or any suspect food that may also be infected - open cereal boxes, rice, etc.), hoover all your cupboards, re-pack everything and hope that you don't get an infestation that you can't get rid of.
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Re: How do you store flour in spain
The best way of killing them is put the flour in the freezer for 4 days or microwave it for 5 minutes.
It won't get rid of them but they certainly won't breed!
It won't get rid of them but they certainly won't breed!
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Originally Posted by Fred James
The best way of killing them is put the flour in the freezer for 4 days or microwave it for 5 minutes.
It won't get rid of them but they certainly won't breed!
It won't get rid of them but they certainly won't breed!
thats wicked.
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Re: How do you store flour in spain
Originally Posted by Fred James
The best way of killing them is put the flour in the freezer for 4 days or microwave it for 5 minutes.
It won't get rid of them but they certainly won't breed!
It won't get rid of them but they certainly won't breed!
more of a washing machine man myself!
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