Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
I always keep flours and sugars and the like, in airtight containers. They must seal and be air tight, or they will eventually get buggy. I don't care how much you clean - if it sits in your pantry or in a kitchen cabinet - you will get bugs/weevils in it.
Must depend on where you live! My cake flour is in its original box, so a cardboard box with a plastic/wax bag inside it, and I have never had any bugs in it! My normal staples - sugar, flour, whole wheat flour - I use often enough so they are in metal canisters.