Heads up: Ronzoni Smart Taste spaghetti from Atascocita store FULL OF BUGS

[esquala]

I haven't seen a bug in my pantry in many years. I probably won't start freezing, as I never have any freezer room either - but the bay leaf thing might work. I will however, start storing in an airtight container. Those boxes are seriously just open to the air underneath the glued-together flaps.

[jaws1]

I haven't seen a bug in my pantry in many years. I probably won't start freezing, as I never have any freezer room either - but the bay leaf thing might work. I will however, start storing in an airtight container. Those boxes are seriously just open to the air underneath the glued-together flaps.

I'd still use the bay leaves or, at least, store in individual baggies inside container ... only takes ONE bug to ruin several boxes!

[jaws1]

So you guys are telling me I need to toss my stockpile of pasta if it's been sitting in my pantry for a few months and I didn't freeze it first? I seriously can't do bugs...ewww.

NO! saying check to see if bugs!

[ok, I'm old gal and been poor more than once, so I do things lots of younger folks wouldn't do ... if do have few bugs, and low on $$, CAN pour box out in paper plate, pick out bugs (usually they're dead anyway) and cook. Anything boiled 20 minutes or so is pretty harmless -- in fact, "they" tell ya to boil canned food 20 min to kill germs in it. Never killed us for mom to do, or me to do ... heck, never even got sick! -- You might not want to do, BUT it's probably done more often than you think!]