Storing pancake mix?

[lcas-271]

I recall on one of the PAW productions videos and hearing other people talk about storing pancake mix in mylar and O2 absorbers. However I have also found other people talk about it going rancid because of the oil content. So it's easy to say that I'm conflicted. We're getting ready to pack up a few hundred lbs of food (rice, potato flakes, salt, and sugar) but if it's possible to LTS pancake mix then its something that I'd like to also put back. Maybe Protus, LD3, or someone can give me a straight answer.

I figure it's better to learn from other's lessons than to make my own mistakes.

[Grinnan Barrett]

If you check places like Emergency Essentials I believe you will see pancake mix sold in number 10 cans. It can be stored long term. I would put it in a separate Mylar Bag for storage. I have bought it from Costco in past in large bags and put it in smaller ones to store. I like cutting down the size to avoid wasting good product when you open a 7 gallon bucket of the stuff. Be sure to use oxygen absorbers.

[thedreamers]

we we're just asking ourselves this same question. is there better brands to use over otheres????? like the ones you need to add stuff to make or ones like bisqick where you just add water? also how long do you think its good for?

[Bill Foster]

Funny, back in 99 I purchased some Millennium Foods pancake mix along with other stuff. About 4 months into storage, the pancake cans swelled and I tossed them before the aliens popped out. The rest of the food was ok.

[crossbow]

the only way to store any processed flour is in the freezer.

[1Admin]

I think maybe the OP is referring to the Bisquick mix in the "Long Term storage Results" video on the PAW/Delta69Alpha channel?

I don't think we featured pancake mix in any of the videos I did with Protus on his channel (PAW) nor have I mentioned it on the Survival Report channel.

Bill Foster mentioned cans swelling, that's a common occurrence with pancake mix and MANY products that have baking POWDER as part of the ingredients. Unfortunately you do NOT want to open any bulged cans. Can I tell you about the days I spent cleaning tiny bits of pancake powder up after just piercing a bulged can of it...

I would definitely look at pancake mix as a short term rotation item. I've given up on storing it long term. They are fairly easy to make with whole wheat, white flour, etc. also. Maybe someone can start a thread in the recipes and cooking section about how to.

[Grinnan Barrett]

Funny, back in 99 I purchased some Millennium Foods pancake mix along with other stuff. About 4 months into storage, the pancake cans swelled and I tossed them before the aliens popped out. The rest of the food was ok.

I need to go back and check out my stocks. I had almost forgotten about Millennium Foods. they were around during the Y2K days. I think we ate most of what we bought from them already.

[thedreamers]

so dont LTS pancake mix???? short term use then.

[Lowdown3]

I would consider it something that should be looked at within a couple years at the very minimum.

That old Bisquick seemed to be fine, but it was not in a #10 can also.

[Grinnan Barrett]

I would consider it something that should be looked at within a couple years at the very minimum.

That old Bisquick seemed to be fine, but it was not in a #10 can also.

I stand corrected. I was thinking about mixes in number 10 cans from Emergency Essentials. I have had some for a couple of years and no problems yet. I do store them in low heat environments. Box mixes we keep on the shelf as part of rotation foods. GB

[1Admin]

And it might have been something with the SPECIFIC mix we used. I suspect if you found (if they make one) a pancake mix that did not have baking powder in it, it might store well.

GB- if you open any old stock of pancake mix, please post about it and let everyone know. Thanks

[lcas-271]

After the answers here I'm thinking to rotate it all out every couple of years. Is that what I'm hearing? Right now we don't use a whole lot and a 10-15lb bag would last us probably close to a year.

But of course, I think I could stand to have pancakes every am for breakfast.

[1Admin]

I would definitely at the very least check it after a 2 year period. Some say something happens to the ingredients after that also, might be a wives tale though.

[thedreamers]

Thanks for the help. We use bisquik for lots of things. So we'll just rotate through the stock.

[Bill Foster]

Perhaps one should get the individual ingredients and store them separately. I suppose when the poop hits the fan, we will have lots of time to mix and cook.