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We started putting ours in a container when we dog sat for our neighbors. We went over to feed their dogs and found ANTS!!! Every since we've been keeping the food in a container. Just put the whole bag down in there and you should be fine.:thumbup: |
I also keep my kibble in the original bag, roll the top down, and put a big "chip clip" thing on it. Then I put the bag up on a shelf inside the house so it is away from the bugs. |
Keeping dog food in the original bag is a safest way to do it. You don’t need a self-sealing bag, just squeeze out excess air as you fold the bag down, and use a big clip. The air in the bag is what causes food to go stale. When you store it in even an air tight container there are several inches of air on top of the food, and more as you use up the food. Home economists say to use a containers that fits the food, in other words, containers that has very little room at the top. Another important consideration when using other containers is to wash the container when you refill food. Oil in dog food has an expiration date, and if it’s left on the sides of your storage container, it can cause the fresh new batch to go rancid. I buy a large bag, and store weekly supplies in the kitchen, so I do use both methods. |
I put lola's in a plastic ziploc container, easy to pry off, scoop out and close up. |
I purchased a plastic garbage can with a locking lid and just put the whole bag down inside it. Paris knows it is his food can. Works great for me! www.paristheblindwonderdog.blogspot.com |
I actually put Tallulah's dry food (comes in a 7.7 lb bag only) in small handi-vac bags, vacuum out air, and freeze them. The jury is out on freezing kibble -- there is probably some loss of nutritional value but I think it's better than the risk of having the food go rancid over the months it takes Tallulah to go through that much kibble. The bags stack neatly in my freezer, and I have only a little bit out at a time. |
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One company in particular said all of their testing on staying fresh was done leaving it in their bags which had a foil interior. They suggested leaving it in the bag to ensure you had fresh by the date on the bag. I am buying mid-sized bags now to ensure they eat it all quickly so it won't get stale. So, I figure it will be okay in the plastic container and not absorb too many of those pesky plastic chemicals. But if you buy in any huge quantity where they will stay in the container too long.... might be better to leave in the bag with a big clip to seal it. I guess what I am saying is -- best to leave in the bag, but I doubt it will hurt transferring to a plastic sealable container the way we do. :) |
I transfer our Taste of the Wild to a sealable container. |
I buy "small" bags of kibble (5.5 lbs) and pour that into a plastic container. It's an air tight container, but now I'm rethinking this method. I'm going to start putting the entire bag of kibble in the container. I'm pretty sure it'll fit too. |
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That's what I was told when I contacted Solid Gold and Blue Buff. I then keep the sealed original bag in the fridge. |
I keep mine in a sealed container |
I keep our dry dog food in plastic containers similar to this:  Amazon.com: OXO Good Grips 10-Piece POP Container... I buy pretty small bags of food though... and I just roll up the bag and put the whole thing in the container. Honestly, there is no need for the container, but I use it just to be extra safe. |
I keep only a small portion out in a plastic airtight container, the rest stays in the original bag inside a Ziploc bag and into the freezer here at the house and another ziploc at the shop, :aimeeyorkshe goes to work with us... |
Well, thanks to the knowledgeable YTers I've learned something new. I will be keeping furkid kibbles in a plastic container IN the original bag until I can find one of those old timey huge glass jars with a screw lid. I think a glass jar full of Kibble with a bow would make a nice decorator piece as well as safely store the kid's food. |
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