Hiltonizer
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Forgive me for being a food storage noob.
Instead of paying for a gamma bucket, couldn't you just get the food containers from a bakery? they usually had frosting in them.
I know they don't have a rubber seal like the gamma buckets. But, if the food you are storing is already in mylar, why not use those? The MB near me just throws them out, unless I go up to the counter and ask.
I've gotten 1 gallon and 5 gallon buckets, with lids, for free. They are great for storing all kinds of items, like grass seed.
You're correct, there's no real utility in a fancy bucket if you're already using mylar. I don't even use buckets, I use 1 gallon mylar bags so its easy to just bring up a portion to the pantry and then it goes in regular tupperware. The 1 gallon bags in the basement are just stored and stacked in totes. Some might claim there's a rodent risk here, but I haven't encountered that... plus my maine coon keeps a watchful eye down there.