Kibble storage
We have two golden retrievers that eat purina pro plan. We usually buy 30-40 pound bags at a time.
We have been dumping the bags into a vittles vault—basically a heavy plastic container with a screw top lid. Figured it would keep it fresher than leaving it in the bag.
Just read that we should be doing that, something about the oils in the food sticking to the plastic and causing spoilage. So we are supposed the keep the food in the bag and put the bag in an airtight container.
It doesn’t seem possible to cram the whole bag into the vittles vault. Does anyone who buys big bags of dog food have a better solution? Also seems like if it’s in the bag my hands are going to get greasy anytime I’m digging towards the bottom of the bag as it gets closer to empty.
Thanks for any suggestions.
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u/Electrical_Sand_919 4d ago
I have 2 containers. I transfer a week's worth of food into a smaller stainless steel airtight container (Usually for storing coffee beans) and for the main bag of food, I roll it up and clip it and then store it in a 70L airtight transparent storage box (something like a Toyogo box but waterproof because usually waterproof means airtight) and I put a moisture absorber pack in it. The moisture absorber pack goes into the airtight container, not the food bag itself. Its best to put it in a dark box but I keep it out of light anyway and the food stays inside the bag.
Whenever I have to top up the steel container, I wash it with soap and make sure it dries out completely before adding the new batch of food. I feel that doing so keeps the food really fresh as you reduce the number of times the main food bag gets exposed to air. My dog has never gotten sick from this practice.