NEVER Store a New Bag of Rice Straight in the Pantry (The Puerto Rican Way)

A bag of rice can sit in the pantry looking perfectly fine and still open months later full of weevils - because the eggs were already inside the grain the day you bought it, and a warm shelf is all the incubator they need. Dona Carmen walks through the four-move routine her kitchen runs on every staple: the freezer nights that kill the eggs before they hatch, the containers that actually seal instead of just sitting closed, the tape date that ends the guessing, and the oldest-first shelf that does the thinking for you. In this video: 1.Why the eggs are already inside the bag you bring home 2.The two to three freezer nights every new bag takes first 3.The lid that sits versus the lid that seals - and why weevils know the difference 4.The piece of tape with the month and the year that ends the guessing 5.The shelf order that makes the oldest rice leave first, always 6.Why bay leaves are a good extra but never the system 7.The humid-climate version and the cabinet that replaces the pantry 8.What to do when you open a jar and the weevils are already there What does your pantry shelf look like right now - sealed and dated, or waiting for a surprise?