Tips on Long Term Storage of Brown Sugar & Powdered Sugar

[Pirtykitty]

A few days ago we purchased large bags of brown Sugar and powdered Sugar from Sams.
was wondering how I store it to keep it good for long term use..
thank you

 

[tortoise]

Powdered sugar lasts FOREVER. I found a bag that was about 6 years old in my SO's pantry when I moved in. Made delicious frosting for DS's birthday cake!

 

[Ldychef2k]

I would vacuum seal it myself, and in fact that is what I have done. Brown sugar can become a rock in no time. My nephew works at a condiment packaging place and he gave me 50 pounds of brown sugar that had been in moisture. I was able to salvage half of it, and I quickly vacuum sealed it. Seems to be holding up.

 

[sufficientforme]

I use 5 gallon plastic buckets lined with mylar bags that you seal with your iron. I opened one that had been stored for almost 2 years, tasted great and was not clumpy etc. Oh I also use the oxygen absorbers if I have them on hand to suck out the remaining air after sealing them. If you have food grade DE (Diatomaceous Earth) I add that to the bottom of the bucket before adding the mylar bag as a just in case for bugs.
If you have a vacuum sealer that would be just as good, I would still throw them in a bucket.

** I always freeze flours, sugars for a week before storing them just to make sure the bug eggs are killed off and you do not open up your storage to moths and worms

 

[Pirtykitty]

Thank you... Where do you get the maylar bags and the oxygen exorbers...
I have a vacum thingy that seals heavy plastic bags ( when it deicides to work) LOL..

 

[sufficientforme]

I got mine from emergency essentials on sale, but I am sure they are available at a lot of food storage sites.
That is why I went to those bags, my old vacuum sealer was hit or miss.

 

[Pirtykitty]

Thank you.. I already order from them. some how I've missed the maylar bags.. will go back and look for them..

 

[MorelCabin]

When brown sugar gets rock hard you can make it fresh and new again by putting a peice of bread in there with it for a few hours. I have had brown sugar that was over a year old fresh and soft again by doing this trick.

 

[Aidenbaby]

We have a stone (a bear actually) that you soak for a while and then toss into the brown sugar bag to keep it from getting hard. It works well for keeping bread from becoming rock hard here in Colorado too.

 

[Pirtykitty]

I have a 5 gallon food grade bucket I cleaned out yesterday and left out side to dry.. it originally had pickles in it from a BQ place.. I purchased big maylar bags for buckets last month and oxyegen obsorbers.
I want to transfer my sugar that I have in the cabinet into it.. Do I need to seal the maylar since it is going in 5 gallon bucket and how do I do it.. I think I have at least 40 lbs.
I will put a gamma seal lid on the bucket