Random tip

[unixronin]

You know those five-gallon rigid PET water bottles with the side handle and screw cap, for water dispensers?  The ones with the side handles that you can buy empty at K-Mart, not the ones with the tap that you get from the grocery store?  They make excellent rice storage containers.  Airtight, convenient handle, pours easily, holds 25lb of rice.  A one-gallon milk bottle with the base cut off will usually snap neatly into the neck of the water bottle to make an excellent funnel for filling.  You might have to experiment with several different milk brands to find the best fit (I found the space-saver bottles Costco sells milk in to fit well).