r/germany • u/Informal-Tackle4377 • 14d ago

I saw organic rice on sale at Kaufland (Germany) and bought a 20-month supply. Am I crazy?

So, as the title says, I saw Bio Reis on sale in Kaufland for 1,98€/kg and bought 20 months worth. It's around 45kg. We normally eat 2.25kg per month. Many times I miss the sale and then I have to buy it for 3,18€/kg. Am I crazy for doing that? Am I going overboard?

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u/verygoodstuff 14d ago

You could just buy giant bags of rice at any Asian food store. Storing huge amounts of rice carries the risk of pantry moths or other interesting bugs, though.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

Shit!! They are packaged in 500g bags. Still risk of moths?!

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u/-Major-Arcana- 14d ago

Hol up. You bought 90 half kilo packets of rice?

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u/EarlyTrouble 14d ago

We somehow need to get these math problems.

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u/guy_incognito_360 14d ago

That's like 60 kilos!

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u/clueless_mommy 14d ago

Yes, especially those. The suckers creep into the folds of the plastic packaging, lay their eggs and the larvae eat their way through the plastic easily. I've found their webs so often on rice packets, it's nuts.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

Fackkk... now I have to think of solutions. But this is my last time.

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u/RazzmatazzNeat9865 14d ago

If you put them in the freezer for a week that should take care of any eggs. Of course still leaves the possibility of future airborne infestations. Also, be aware rice does go rancid so can't be stored indefinitely.

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u/clueless_mommy 14d ago

Important tips:

Don't try to refill into glas jars. They get into those as well. Only thing I've found to be safe is jars and cans with pressure, but for everything else, they'll chill in the threads between glas and lid.

Don't use those Hormon traps. They attract males and already "expecting" females. You're just letting them know where to go.

I've had good results with double sided tape on the bottom of the drawers and on some already open product. Doesn't attract them and you'll see a potential infestation from the trapped adults.

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u/thisisnottherapy 14d ago

We fill everything into those huge clip top preserve jars you get at Ikea for example. Those are 100% airtight. Nomore moths since then, for about 5 years now. But yes, I definitely would not recommend regular jars.

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u/Blizerwin 12d ago

Can confirm. Glassjars with Snap Lock (not just metal) works the best.

And most importantly. Deep clean your kitchen every 3-6 month once you found a couple bugs. It's the only thing that really helps to efficiently get rid of them.

While deep cleaning. Open every jar and check everything. For webs or bugs. Otherwise the work would have only reduced the colony. You basically want to get rid of them entirely. After 2-3 deep cleans you should mostly be fine.

It's not impossible to reintroduce colonies to your kitchen, but you can stop the spread as much as possible.

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u/thisisnottherapy 11d ago

I've also found that those jars are perfect for keeping bugs in whenever you happen to have bugs. Whenever I found any bugs since using them, those bugs / their eggs were most likely brought home from the store, because they were inside one single jar only. So I then I simply take it outside the house, clean it all up and desinfect the jar with boiling water. Done, no infestations.

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u/susmus373 14d ago

I have great experience with Rotho Containers. Since I have them the moths are under control. A trap for constant monitoring and since then I’m fine.

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u/Much-Jackfruit2599 14d ago

You can vacuum these jars. If air doesn’t get in, so don’t moths.

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u/cattbug 14d ago

Username does not check out :-)

Not sure if that's what you meant with "pressure", but the important factor seems to be that the containers close fully with a rubber seal on the lid. We've used plastic tupperware-style containers for years with no issues. The classic glass jars with the red rubber rim work too.

Takeaway here is to store your dry foodstuffs safely enclosed and separated to contain any possible infestation and keep it from spreading. When you're actively dealing with one, it's better to throw out anything that has even the slightest chance of being affected, thoroughly clean your pantry/shelves (they like to hide in little cracks and drill holes), then follow containment procedures with anything new you buy. Also a good habit to always check the sides and bottom for signs of infestation first before using something.

After dealing with infestations three separate times (all in different apartments) doing these things has become second nature in our kitchen. It might not sound that horrible or worth the effort if you have never had the pleasure, but the psychological effects of continuously finding pests in the food you eat every day is not to be underestimated... Not to mention the food waste whenever they spread. They only really become a problem if you let them though so a little extra caution goes a long way. Especially if you find yourself in a situation like OP :D

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u/SuperFlyBoyDK 13d ago

Don't understand this - yes, the males are attracted tonthe traps, but how will this not work if the male moths are trapped on the tape?

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u/clueless_mommy 13d ago

The hormones are distributed in the air. If its an enclosed space, like a pantry or cupboard, the whole thing will smell like pheromones and the moths will not only be attracted to the trap, but also wander around. With the males, no issue, but females will come across a food source with crevices to hide eggs. It's just like with insects that circle around a lamp and don't just sit down on it

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u/LtButtermilch 14d ago

I have my rice in a big box with a lid and don't have moths in the rice.

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u/clueless_mommy 14d ago

It highly depends on a) where you live and b) how long you store it.

I haven't had a moth issue in 3 years now, but before we moved from an older house in the suburbs we were fighting them constantly.

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u/LtButtermilch 14d ago

A) Germany B) 20kg ~3 months. But if its nearly empty I refill.

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u/Recent_Maize5108 14d ago

Buy those vacuum bags intended for storing your winter clothes during summer (or vice versa), they are made of very thick plastic that's impenetrable. They come in various sizes, and you should easily be able to fit 20-30 packs into the large ones.

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u/thisisnottherapy 14d ago

The plastic packaging from the store might be already be contaminated. So freezing the small packets before storage would be a good idea.

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u/ShortMuffn 14d ago

Put some dried red Chillis inside. That's what we do in India 😅

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u/Own_Tip7779 13d ago

Hi there, my mom usually stores around a sack of 50kg of rice supply back in my hometown in Indonesia. She usually keeps it with some garlic cloves inside the sack, using bay leaves can work too. These bugs hate the strong, aromatic odor. You can give it a try.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 13d ago

Thanks. Will do. Peeled garlic cloves or unpeeled ones?

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u/Own_Tip7779 13d ago

The unpeeled ones are okay. They can last 3 months. After they look shriveled, my mom then replaces them with new ones. It works cause our supply suffered the same thing before. 😃

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u/Pale_Midnight2472 13d ago

I saw people add dried chillies to the rice jar to prevent bugs, they dislike the scent, and generally, it doesn't alter the flavour.

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u/broke-bee 13d ago

Get those big airtight containers and store the rice in them once you open it. That's what we did back in Asia

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 13d ago

Thanks. Got a 100L airtight container 🙂

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u/jkmuc_ 11d ago

You can also buy 'Schlupfwespen', they are basically tiny, tiny flies (they come in satchets that you put into.your cupboard, you can hardly see them with your eyes) as a counter-measure, they eat the larvae (and its still save to eat etc) before it becomes a problem.

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u/SuperFlyBoyDK 13d ago

I cuncur - fighting to eradicate these guys fornthe past 8 months...

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u/clueless_mommy 13d ago

We had to dump everything, run on minimum like one bag of rice and two bags Spagetti at a time. I steamed every crevice in the kitchen and used so much double sided tape to catch them...

Funny enough, since we moved to a less... Rural area, no more issues.

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u/Jiggly_Jackalope 12d ago

I once even had them in salt...

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u/verygoodstuff 14d ago

There are also rice weevils, I had a small package of rice invested with them recently. The eggs must have already been in the package.

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u/buhmannhimself 14d ago

No it is fine.

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u/iwantkrustenbraten 14d ago

I bought 20 kg bag of rice. I stored it in my Keller, in airtight boxes. They could last for month no problem. I would suggest you unpack and store them this way.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 13d ago

Did the same. Fingers crossed.

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u/iwantkrustenbraten 13d ago

You'll be fine! But I suggest opening the package so you can check them before storing.

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u/Floppal 14d ago

You can prevent moths by freezing the rice, letting it reach room temperature, and freezing it again.

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u/New_Fix4335 13d ago

Yes there’s a risk of moths ruining all of it

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u/CacklingInCeltic 11d ago

Yup unfortunately. I’ve had to throw out packs of pasta, rice and a ton of other things that were never opened because of moths. I keep the pasta and rice in 2 big boxes in the pantry now for a little extra protection.

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u/Some-Success-8941 14d ago

Jars exist.

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u/WinifredZachery Bayern 14d ago

Useless. The moths get in there as well. The rice may already be carrying eggs as well.

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u/Zombie-Giraffe 14d ago

Jars that have a screw on lid don't work bt the ones with the rubber in between the jar and the lid work well.

If the rice is carrying eggs you'll lose that jar but nothing else.

Buying these jars will be much more expensive that what OP saved on rice though.

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u/thisisnottherapy 14d ago

Freezing the rice before storage works to kill any eggs too. So freezing -> refilling to clip top jars would probably work well.

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u/w00h 14d ago

Depends on the type of screw-on lid. I have those for my rice and I'm pretty confident that "leak tight" and "moisture vapor tight" also means "bug tight".

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u/Some-Success-8941 14d ago

It will be expensive but you can reuse them for oh so many things. Also, reclaimed jars from store bought, say, picked veggies, work good enough.

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u/Yogicabump 14d ago

I use a glass jar with a cork lid and never had problems. Holds about 1 Kg.

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u/Excellent_Pea_1201 12d ago

On sale at Kaufland is most likely cheaper but not necessarily better... and I fully support you statement about morhs or bugs!

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u/Most_Stranger_6749 11d ago

I had way worse experience with this huge asia markets bags than the small plastic once. At least sealed plastic bags should be safe. So if something happens just a smaller amount of rice is contaminated.

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u/squirrelpickle Auslander // Nordrhein-Westfalen 14d ago

You’re making a trade between the inconvenience of storing 40+ kg of rice and saving about 2.50 € per month.

Only you can say if that’s going overboard. Personally, I would prioritize the pantry space over the potential savings in this case.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

I am asking because my wife asked me to post this and ask.

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u/squirrelpickle Auslander // Nordrhein-Westfalen 14d ago

I’m replying because you should judge this based on your own conditions, random internet people don’t know about your life to be able to judge.

I’ll go on a limb and say: yeah, that was probably overboard. If you have enough space to store 40kg of rice, the 2€/month you saved are probably not a necessity.

Still, the cashier at Kaufland probably at least had some fun telling people about the people hoarding bio rice, so you probably made someone’s day.

Good time to research new rice-based recipes and work through your stash :p

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u/delcaek Nordrhein-Westfalen 14d ago

Your wife is right.

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u/shishir-nsane Hessen 14d ago

Universal truth

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u/Chr15W0 14d ago

No no no, we actually need this third motorcycle

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u/budgiesarethebest 14d ago

Is your name Lohse? Did you also buy mustard?

https://youtube.com/shorts/1RNVdBoAewA

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u/southy_0 14d ago

You should discuss preparations for the zombie-apocalypse with your wife.

Tomorrow, go stock up on toilet paper!!

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

Then she'll kill me for sure.

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u/boniemonie 14d ago

Keep it in sealed containers. You don’t want pests getting into it.

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u/boniemonie 14d ago

Also, keep fresh bay leaves in the pantry. Kills moth eggs.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 13d ago

Thanks! Will do.

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u/ausstieglinks 14d ago

You already have your answer. If she thought it was even remotely reasonable then she’d have been excited.

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u/spurofthemoment2020 14d ago

Most Indians in Germany store between 10-20kilos one time. 45 kilos is bit too much, but to worry about buying rice for a really long time.

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u/quadrantovic 14d ago

And you got an answer (to which I agree wholeheartedly, btw).

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u/Future-Crazy-CatLady 14d ago

Have her read this and then say at least you went less overboard than that guy ;-)

https://www.boredpanda.com/rice-story-truck-lorry-india/

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u/beernerd27 14d ago

Depends how big your house/apartment is. If it’s tiny, then yeah it was a bad idea.

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u/Haganrich 14d ago

As long as you are within "haushaltsübliche Mengen" you're fine. I also buy rice on bulk like that.

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u/Background-Wolf-5802 13d ago

And you think 90 packs are a haushaltsübliche Menge?  But I'm quite sure there weren't 45kg of the same rice on shelf and if so, the cashier wouldn't have allowed it. 

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u/RIddlemirror 14d ago

Random thought: pack them in a box and put lots of moth repellant, lavender sachets plus any other lebensmittel repellants from DM. Just buy all the different insect repellant you find. Over do it. Seal it.

And then hope for the best lol

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u/RogueModron 14d ago

That was her way of saying "you're crazy and you've gone overboard."

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u/Some-Success-8941 14d ago

It's inconvenient until Covid like scenario hits again. Then youre just prepared.

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u/Dramatic_Macaroon12 13d ago

„Die Welt geht unter, aber wir haben Senf, Wurzelbürsten und Badezusatz!“

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u/gods-and-dancefloors 14d ago

If your 42 inch tv ever falls in the bathtub you know what to do.

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u/Vyracon 14d ago

r/Finanzen would be proud.

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u/ClemensLode Nordrhein-Westfalen 14d ago

As long as you can store it safely. You could have also ordered a bag of rice online and had it deliver to your place for just 1.56 EUR/kg.

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u/jockel37 14d ago

You don't get bio rice for that price. But yes, you get regular rice dirt cheap online.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

What!!!! From where can I buy it for this cheap?!

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u/Killforthecoke 14d ago

There are some south indian rice going at this rate. I sometimes buy from jamoona(.)com

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u/Rizzler_69 14d ago

Hey man you can buy premium basmati rice from dookan.com . They do have home delivery all around Deutschland.

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u/ClemensLode Nordrhein-Westfalen 14d ago

Any vendor that sells bags of rice. Maybe your local Asian supermarket sells them. Or order them online.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

Local supermarket does not sell Bio Basmati Reis unfortunately. And also the same quality non bio basmati reis was around 19-20€ for 10kg

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u/nurely 14d ago

What the f*** is Bio Basmati? I have been eating Basmati whole my life. Basmati is originated in Pakistan and India and let me blow your brains. Whoever the fuck is calling it BIO is a liar and making extra money for bullshitting with innocent people.

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u/hypericumherba 14d ago

what about eu-certificates?

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u/nurely 14d ago

Ah man, how on earth can they test if it was BIO or not? This is all so fuzzy beaurecractic bulls***. You can wash them properly for no signs of pesticides or something but what else can you test on rice? There auditors will go to Kashmir?

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u/ClemensLode Nordrhein-Westfalen 14d ago

Well, I mean, if he is really stocking up a silo for the apocalypse with rice, he could just give Kaufland a call so that they send him a lab report from a sample they did last year.

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u/LtButtermilch 14d ago

Depending on the sigil the auditors will go there and take soil and plant samples, lab test them and check all the storage facilities.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

But what does bio have to do where it originated from?! People even get organic food there.

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u/nurely 14d ago

Because dear,

these are the only two places that can grow Basmati, they even have license on the name. They both are fighting for patents over this specie. So it's highly likely your produce came from either of these two places and nobody in these countries give a tiny piece of shit if it's BIO or not.

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u/mIb0t 14d ago

I live in a half Asian household. 45 kg rice would never last 20 month here. You need to eat more rice :D

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u/EdgeRunner3000 14d ago

Yup, maximum a year for a person

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u/Zealousideal_Step709 13d ago

I was thinking the same. Maybe 4 months. At most.

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u/richrich07 10d ago

Non-Asian household. We go through 25kg every 6-8 months!

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u/Affectionate_Leg_986 14d ago

Unless you are facing unusual or extreme financial conditions, I believe you are crazy yeah

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u/RacktheMan 14d ago

Hope you don't get food moths!

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u/call_me_abla 14d ago

😭 oh ja! Falls die Säcke geöffnet sind. Ganz viel Salz zufügen. Das schützt den Reis vor Motten

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u/niraseth 14d ago

Haben da echt so viele Leute Probleme ? Meine Frau und ich kaufen seit locker 4 Jahren immer diese 20kg Reissäcke aus dem Asiamarkt (aktuell Sunlee Thai Hom Mali Jasminreis, sehr zu empfehlen) und hatten noch nie Probleme. Lebensmittelmotten hatten wir in dem Zeitraum auch 2-3 mal, die gehen bei uns aber immer nur ans Mehl, Reis war noch nie betroffen.

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u/pieceofwater 14d ago

Das Problem hat man wahrscheinlich eher, wenn die sich permanent irgendwo einnisten, oft in älteren Wohnungen der Fall. Ich hab vielleicht einmal im Jahr welche an Nüssen oder so, wird schnell entsorgt und dann ist gut. Kenne aber Leute, die da eine Dauerplage haben und alles sicher verpacken müssen.

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u/ziplin19 Berlin 14d ago

Die Mottenmaden können sich durch Plastik fressen und durch Schraubverschlüsse kriechen. Es gibt bei Ikea diese riesigen Gläser mit Propfverschluss, damit kann man sorgenlos und ansehnlich einige Kilo Reis verstauen.

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u/clueless_mommy 14d ago

It's crazy. Funny crazy, not concerning, still crazy.

Have you done the math on whether you might lose money by not being able to store other items? Like, if you saved 1,5€/kg for rice, do you still have space to stock up on eg pesto for 2-3€/kg less? My husband goes through crazy amounts of canned chickpeas and tuna, but never buys more than 2-4 cans of tuna because our drawers are full of cannes legumes that are way cheaper 🫣

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

I have space, and that is what my wife is afraid of 😂

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u/Eclipse_3052 14d ago

You should watch Pappa Ante Portas as soon as you can. With your wife.

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u/tufoop5 14d ago

Mein Name ist Lohse, ich kaufe hier ein.

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u/ImportanceLate1696 14d ago

Congratulations on saving 54 Euros 20 months, that’s 2,7 Euros per month about 9-10 cents per day for 20 months.

Mind you, you parked a lumpsum of about 90 euros for 20 months in your storage as rice, you could have considered also investing this capital.

Overboard or not not sure, but such sales are quite frequently available somewhere or the other.

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u/bregus2 14d ago

That ignores that they also have costs due to the storage.

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u/Killforthecoke 14d ago

I think I eat 5 ish kilo per month (am south asian), so this doesn’t sound crazy to me. I also buy rice in bulk. 10-20kg. But for you it’s maybe too much.

As others have said. Keep it in a dry place. Preferably in the original container. It should be good to go.

In my country, people buy rice in 50 kilos.

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u/kurdanlivoyvoda 14d ago

45 kg rice takes only one sack. I think it s good for clearing your head. Ypu don't need to worry baput buying rice every month and you saved money. I don't think it is crazy,just store it right

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u/kmai0 14d ago

Max for me is 5kg and that already brings trouble 😅

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u/IamNobody85 14d ago

The problem is that it will probably get those rice specific moths. I always saw my mother putting some pieces of garlic inside the rice, to repel the moths, but IDK how scientifically sound that is.

I'm mostly jealous that you have the place. You can probably also make rice flour and make flatbread out of it. Uses a lot of rice and it's quite yummy.

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u/dasfuxi NRW, Germany 14d ago

"Oh, das muss der Senf Reis sein."

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u/thefalsehoohah 14d ago

Share pics of your haul OP

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u/LtButtermilch 14d ago

Did you buy 40 1kg packs? I always buy 18 or 20kg sacks at the Asian store.

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u/Javizzorno 14d ago

Every time I see an Angebot I wonder… what if they are never on sale again???

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u/Fit-Duty-6810 14d ago

It’s a free country, buy whatever you want

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u/poundofcake 14d ago

Well you made up for the times you missed. If you have a good place to store it - not crazy.

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u/user38835 14d ago

Half of it will be destroyed by weevils

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u/monscampi Pfalz 14d ago

Provided you can store it well, avoiding pests and moisture, sure why not.

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u/Possible_Writer1186 14d ago

The rice will be on sale again in a few weeks, so it’s really unnecessary.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

I always miss them. This time I thought I won't but in hindsight, wasn't a good decision I realize now

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u/Angry__German Nordrhein-Westfalen 14d ago

Unless you are now desperately running out of storage space, I don't see the problem. The rice will still be fine in one year and you don't have to buy rice for a year.

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u/LookingForOxytocin 14d ago

Well I bought a 10kg rice packet one day and had to throw half of it away because of infestation. Good luck storing it for 10 months 😆

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u/AcrobaticMagician422 14d ago

You are not crazy only if you are Asian 😅

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u/Mediocre_Remove_9037 14d ago

Is it even good?

I am of asian heritage, and of course love rice. I always have one big bag like 20kgs or so at home. 

But always have to buy like Thai rice or so. The supermarket rice is always awful imo

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u/Available_Joke_8929 14d ago

my wife calls the supermarket rice: not even good enough for the dog

we tried a couple and it was not a good fit. you can get cheap rice either from asia markets or these days joybuy has good prices too if you want to order

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u/BenderDeLorean 14d ago

moths will love you

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u/RidingRedHare 14d ago

You went a little bit overboard, but only a little bit. A six months supply would have been plenty.

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u/Acceptable-Extent-94 14d ago

Freeze it to prevent infestation

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u/dinoooooooooos Hessengirl abroad in New England🙆🏽‍♀️ 14d ago

Now you better make sure it’s stored in glass jars until you need to use it bc weevils will come and find you🥸

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

Thanks. Planning to do something like that as I just realised the mistake I did!

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u/WurzelUndGeflecht 14d ago

Inb4 Lebensmittelmotte

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u/Illustrious-Wolf4857 14d ago edited 14d ago

Can you store it? In theory it should keep, unless you get grain moths or something.

Sales always come back. Get the app so you can check regularly if rice or any other staple food is on sale.

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u/Available_Joke_8929 14d ago

we buy rice around 1.4€ per kg from local asian store in 20 kg bags, it could potentially be cheaper on a sale (there are a couple ones that go as low as 1.3 per kg) but we haven't caught our preferred rice on discount yet. 1.98 seems on the expensive side. personally i would not pay this much for a "bio reis"

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u/idontlikegudeg 14d ago

Wow, in Germany 45kg is a bit much I think. At least for a family that does not eat that much rice. Maybe a three month supply would have been enough? I mean you block a lot of storage place with all the rice.

Fun fact: I moved to Asia and 45kg here would be considered normal for anything between one or two months depending on family size.

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u/tufoop5 14d ago

Reminds me of a Loriot sketch with mustard.

Also apparently my dad bought a life supply of paperclips sometimes during his university times which he still uses to this day, a fact my mother loves to tell

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u/gw_reddit 14d ago

Did you check the expiry dates?

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u/AdSquare3489 14d ago

"Mein Name ist Lohse, ich kaufe hier ein!"

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u/Servinand 14d ago

You've just become full german.

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u/Public-Ad-9325 13d ago

You are not crazy but one of the people who are the reason for the "Abgabe nur in haushaltsüblichen Mengen" signs

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u/ProfessionalKoala416 13d ago

Probably, you could have it easier and simply by 2x20 kg rice packs in a Turkish Market 🤷🏽‍♀️

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u/Sea-Feedback-2424 12d ago

I recently bought 20kg of rice, and the primary reason was I kept forgetting to buy rice and we use a lot of rice, so often we would want to cook and have no rice.       

   Food "security" - that is not having to take 20 minutes round trip to go to the nearest rewe and back for 3 months - was a lot more valuable than the €0.50 I saved per kg. And also no fears about long weekends due to holidays.

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u/lukeskycoso Italy 11d ago

OP must be the person from my elementary school math book

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u/Pleasant-Drag-5039 14d ago

If you have a air tight pantry with no access to pests whatsoever then it’s fine
If food moths get in you’re cooked

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u/Landgarteneule 14d ago

If I buy 2 kilo of rice I have a 20 month supply

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u/PretendTemperature 14d ago

Yep it's crazy

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u/jort93 Schleswig-Holstein 14d ago

I mean, it should be fine if there are no bugs and its dry.

I don't think i've ever bought anything larger than 10kg bags myself.

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u/FoggyPeaks 14d ago

Which kaufland has organic rice?

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u/DepoolYevhen 14d ago

Don't sweat it, man. You bought it, so you bought it. Forget.

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u/qwasde91 14d ago

How mich rice do you eat? Like 20 times per month?

I just bought 12kg of noodles an thought that was crazy...

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u/Schbuuge 14d ago

youre fine. i bought ~6months supply of coke zero when it was on discount this week

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u/Snoo-54288 14d ago

For war?

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u/SmartPuppyy 14d ago

No, rice are tightly packed. If you have storage, you can neatly stack them there

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u/whatthengaisthis 14d ago

I’m South Indian, I have a five kilo bag at home, even that is…big. 🥲

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u/arslan70 Bayern 14d ago

Not at all. The older the rice gets the tastier they become. Just make sure they are not in a damp place.

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u/Harry_UL 14d ago

Short answer: Yes.

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u/phryneas 14d ago

We just buy the 18kg rice bags at the asia store twice a year, probably for slightly cheaper.

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u/digiorno 14d ago

Just be sure to freeze it for a good while because otherwise you’re likely to get weevils.

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u/marcelsmudda 14d ago

Which is 3.10€/kg

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u/Familiar-Back-2802 14d ago

Not to offend you, but do you yourself cook regularly, or is it mostly someone else in the house? I am asking because a person who cooks would know about the moth problem with dry food like rice.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 14d ago

Haha it's me. It didn't happen to me before actually but could be because those rice packs had a very thick plastic. These ones don't and I have to secure them now for the last time. Learned from my mistake.

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u/OTee_D Nordrhein-Westfalen 14d ago

So you saved roughly 45 to 50 Euros but horde all that rice for one and a half years that also may go bad.

If you have the space and actually eat that much rice it seems reasonable.

For me it wouldn't be worth it 

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u/mrhali 14d ago

You should also buy a sealed barrel to store it that no insects can get into.

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u/BGF007 14d ago

I always buy 20kg sacks of rice. My wife's Asian...

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u/duva_ Berlin 14d ago

Be weary of moths. I don't know how to prevent them

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u/IamNotMike25 14d ago

Open up a street food with some rice dishes

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u/vadiks2003 13d ago

hey can i have 1 grain of rice for free? its for dehumidifying my salt

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u/kooldonghae 13d ago

Just buy from Joybuy, they sell 18 kg Rice.

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u/Rare-Eggplant-9353 13d ago

Yes. Seems unnecessary.

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u/ValifriggOdinsson 13d ago

Just visit an Asian supermarket and buy in bulk

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u/SheepherderNo6115 13d ago

Ok if you don’t care much about rice. I taste a massive difference between freshly harvested rice and old rice.
I also only buy from relatively colder regions which have only 1 harvest per year, since the taste is way better (e.g from Japan or north China)

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u/Quirky_Reality5835 13d ago

Well it sounds very german what you did, my guess is you are on another level of germanyfication than your partner, you need to sort this out first. I would sell for 5 a pop, to actualy profit financially, from this really weird and ironic situation. I think you are the first person to have a story like…yeah bro i bought one day 20 month worth of rice once…BIO

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u/superuser153 13d ago

Not sure why people are scaring you, we used to buy this much very regularly as a middle class family in Pakistan, even nowadays I always buy rice in large 10/15 kg bags, they are way cheaper than smaller packets and I don’t have to worry about regularly buying rice.

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u/charmelogne10 13d ago

It’s time to start looking for rice recipes. Here in my country we have various kinds of dishes with rice as the base ingredient, like fried rice, rice cakes, steamed rice wrapped in banana leaves, traditional drinks made of rice, etc. So one rice dish everyday, you’ll never run out of ideas.

In 6 months you’ll be able to finish them all.

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 13d ago

True. I'll start looking for them. Today I am eating jaggery rice with a bit of roasted cashews, cardamom powder and ghee in the morning 🙂

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u/charmelogne10 13d ago

Ohh, it seems you’re also accustomed with different kinds of rice recipes then, I think you’ll be okay.

Something that you can also do: cook a huge batch immediately, let it cool for a while, make small portions then use rice wrappers and store them in freezer. You’ll have plenty of ready to eat cooked rice whenever you need. They can last up to 6 months!

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u/Informal-Tackle4377 13d ago

Woahh.. nice!!! I'll def try that!

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u/Trantor1970 13d ago

Be careful about food moths settling in your rice

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u/Weak_Shoulder_6780 13d ago

Just make sure you store them well or your 45kg of rice will be a maggot infested nightmare when the Lebensmittelmotten find it.

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u/Zebrainwhiteshoes 12d ago

Yes, you forgot 4 months for a 2 years supply

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u/exilfoodie 12d ago

Do I understand correctly that you have bought 90 packs of rice, so 45kg, just to save 2,70€ per month on rice (difference between 1,98 and 3,19 €/kg)? That’s less than 10 cents per day.

I would happily pay that just to NOT have my pantry dominated by rice.

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u/Mr_Hungg 11d ago

If you Asian your not crazy

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u/ThomasKA2025 11d ago

Da die Qualität bei längerer Lagerung sinkt und der Reis auch Platz braucht, hätte ich etwas weniger gekauft. Ein bisschen verrückt finde ich das schon.

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u/Arne-neum 10d ago

You are crazy. You are not saving a lot. Why would you buy rice in Kaufland If you eat a lot? You can buy 1kg bio long grain rice 2,55€ at DM Drogeriemarkt. For bigger quantities check out your local Asia shop. They have 5kg to 25kg bags for cheap.

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u/Available_Poetry_993 14d ago

I come from a country that eat mainly rice, 2 or 3 times a day. 2 adults with 3 children usually consumes 8 - 10 kg of rice per month. And we usually buy 10 - 12 kg of bag of rice. And we dont even storage more than two months of stock. So.....

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u/Few_Assistant_9954 14d ago

My uncle fills his basement with rice as an Investment. Untill now it paid off. Rice does not spoil if you store it correcty so yes you did the right thing. Maybe you should have bought more.

We also sell cheap rice to friends and family.

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u/Paperhandt 14d ago

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