Food grade storage buckets are essential requirements for long term food storage. You can protect your food grains and articles from air and moisture by sealing them in mylar food storage bags. But you also need to protect the items from vermin. For this purpose, you need to store them in storage buckets with air tight lids. To avoid contamination, you need to ensure that the storage containers are made of food grade material. Such Food grade storage buckets are available for free at local bakeries as shown in the video below. If you cant get them for free, you can buy online.
Food grade storage buckets with airtight lids
5 Gallon Capacity Food grade storage buckets
5 gallon food grade storage containers in different packs from 1 to 14, some with lids and some without.
5 Gallon White Bucket & Lid – Durable 90 Mil All Purpose Pail – Food Grade – BPA Free Plastic –
5 – Brand New 5 Gallon Plastic Food Grade Buckets with Tear Tab Lids
Six 5 Gallon 75 mil White Pails with Six Re-Seal-able White Gamma Seal Lid
Ten Food Grade 5 Gallon 75 Mil White Pails with Ten High Viscosity White Lid with Flow-in Gasket
14 Food Grade White 5 gal. plastic pails without lids
You can get them for free
Other Capacities
EZ Store Plastic Container- 5.3 gal – White
2 gallon Food Grade White plastic bucket with handle & Lid – Set of 3
Leaktite Corp. 5GLCLR 5 Gallon Clear Plastic Pail