Cheese and sourdough would be great topics on your thread.
I don’t know of any other way to store beans and such in a material that isn’t oxygen permeable. Except a can, of course. Those can’t be too big because of weight. And they rust.
While Mylar needs structural support. And buckets and Mylar can be chewed through by rodents. But one can seal Mylar themselves and canning would be more expensive.
So depends on one’s particular situation.
If you come up with a 3rd option, let me know!
I second the sour dough tread. I’ve always wanted to try it but like spiced beef recipes - I’m a little afraid that I’ll manage to give myself botulism. It took me years to get over my jam anxiety.
A while back, while looking at prepper and food-storage Youtube videos, I saw a guy who was suggesting saving things like rice and beans in cleaned 2-litre soda bottles, with oxygen absorbers.
People who do this freeze the food very well before storing, to kill bugs; and then funnel it into the bottles and stick in an oxygen absorber. I’ve been thinking of trying that.
-JT