Bulk dry goods legumes, lentils locator

[cjcullom]

Ive moved into the food arena with my preparedness neighbors and looking for sources for bulk beans, legumes, grains and such. On average Ive found all my local sources to be over $1/lb and I think that price is high so Im consulting the hoard. Im sure Im not the only redneck stacking a deep larder so what do yall have for sources and please post links if you have them or even phone numbers.
I found ebay to be the best on average pricing for mylar bags(30"x20" 5mil) and individually packaged O2 packets(2000cc) and that is around $3 for both minus a 5G bucket. I plan to layer beans and rice with some spices per bucket for a #35 yield per. Rice is cheap in most places so that can be found locally as its going to be expensive to ship; Indian and Asian grocers have nice varieties on bulk.
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[REELDOC]

Mylar® Bags

Mylar® bags offer gas and moisture resistance, chemical stability, high tensile strength, and when laminated to aluminum foil, Mylar® provides a higher puncture resistance than any metallized polyester film.

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When you say that local sources are high don't forget to include shipping in your price comparison for online ordering.

Not to busteth yer bubble but I wouldn't quibble too much over the prices you are seeing now. This shit show is just started and there are more and more like you getting into the game. If you have a local LDS store hit them up el quicko.

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[Ikarus1]

US Foods has restaurant supply stores all over the US.

With vacuum sealing, the mylar bags with oxygen absorbers are obsolete. Just vac seal it and pack it into an ammo can or otherwise tough container. You can proportion it out in meal size packages and stick it somewhere safe. White rice will last a long long time like that

 

[noway2]

If you want to buy a large quantity and put them away, use a restaurant supply. You can usually buy boxes but they’ll be 10 or 20 pounds. Do this once or twice for long terms storage and you’ll be set.

 

[cjcullom]

Mylar® Bags

Mylar® bags offer gas and moisture resistance, chemical stability, high tensile strength, and when laminated to aluminum foil, Mylar® provides a higher puncture resistance than any metallized polyester film.

www.sorbentsystems.com

When you say that local sources are high don't forget to include shipping in your price comparison for online ordering.

Not to busteth yer bubble but I wouldn't quibble too much over the prices you are seeing now. This shit show is just started and there are more and more like you getting into the game. If you have a local LDS store hit them up el quicko.

Find a Home Storage Center

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providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org

I did find a local supplier and they mostly carry canned stuff but Im going to go over and start a relationship with these folks anyways. You cant have too many sources.
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[cjcullom]

US Foods has restaurant supply stores all over the US.

With vacuum sealing, the mylar bags with oxygen absorbers are obsolete. Just vac seal it and pack it into an ammo can or otherwise tough container. You can proportion it out in meal size packages and stick it somewhere safe. White rice will last a long long time like that

I have used vaccum sealing for about 20 years and find about 30% of everything I have sealed has failed....mostly from the freezer though. I like the portion idea though in the bucket and that may get used to decrease food exhaustion from eating the same thing every day. I have a commercial sealer too and am not sure why it doesnt last the way I thought it would.
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[cjcullom]

If you want to buy a large quantity and put them away, use a restaurant supply. You can usually buy boxes but they’ll be 10 or 20 pounds. Do this once or twice for long terms storage and you’ll be set.

We have accounts at US foods as well as other purveyors as my family is in the food service industry but the pricing isnt that great. I know its a large myth that restaurant supply houses have the best pricing but thats sketchy at best. My wife plays one purveyor off of another weekly as they will jack up your pricing or change products at their whim. She has been buying more stuff at grocery stores recently....go figure.
Here is an example of what Ive found for sourcing. These folks are in Carolina too which is nice for a roadtrip from this yankee air. My objective with the deep larder is to get 200# in 5gallon buckets at roughly #35 per bucket. Thats around 6-7 buckets per family to last a year grid down and maybe have a little for barter.

Hayes Food Products Inc.: Home

www.hayesfood.com

Great ideas so far and keepem coming....
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[noway2]

I know its a large myth that restaurant supply houses have the best pricing but thats sketchy at best.

Definitely have to shop around. I know when I was looking there was a wide discrepancy in the pricing from one supplier to another. I don't recall which one it was, but the lowest that I found at the time was a restaurant distributor that was willing to ship to a non commercial entity but you had to buy large quantities. I think I got something like 100 to 120 lbs of dried beans and lentils. Definitely do your homework before buying.

 

[cjcullom]

Yessir @noway2 .....Thats what this thread is for. I thought this would be a no brainer since we have "connections" and accounts with many purveyors but its not been that easy on the cost front. I will try to add what the search reveals when I get more info and all the suggestions are helpful for sure.
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[Ikarus1]

Last time I was in US foods they weee selling long grain white rice in 25lb bags for $15 and 50lb of dried pintos for $33 so not sure how much cheaper it gets but that's what we locked in several hundred lbs of each for.


BTW most families aint gonna make it with grid down for a year without major prepping more than foods thats just facts

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[LeeMajors]

We have accounts at US foods as well as other purveyors as my family is in the food service industry but the pricing isnt that great. I know its a large myth that restaurant supply houses have the best pricing but thats sketchy at best. My wife plays one purveyor off of another weekly as they will jack up your pricing or change products at their whim. She has been buying more stuff at grocery stores recently....go figure.
Here is an example of what Ive found for sourcing. These folks are in Carolina too which is nice for a roadtrip from this yankee air. My objective with the deep larder is to get 200# in 5gallon buckets at roughly #35 per bucket. Thats around 6-7 buckets per family to last a year grid down and maybe have a little for barter.

Hayes Food Products Inc.: Home

www.hayesfood.com

Great ideas so far and keepem coming....
R

Are those accounts, delivered product?

The local us foods chef store here is 15- 20% cheaper than the "truck" prices.

If there are actual stores vs delivery, price it out. I'd bet it's cheaper by a sizable margin.


I know the owner of the local (breakfast only) place here and he makes the trip to the store vs delivery , said he saves $2-300 per week

 

[cjcullom]

The wholesale is $41.76 for #50 dried pintos from one source . The delivery price is separate and I have excluded it as it does vary. The price I listed is wholesale and you have to have a food service business to get that pricing. Im going to try Restaurant Depot to see what they have and local ethnic grocers besides the Indian and Asian grocers. There are few different ones in Jersey too. FYI, Restaurant Depot is now open to the public since the pandemic if you have one near you.
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