if you still have some access to electric, just microwaving sphagetti in a bunch of sphagetti sauce without boiling it in water first ( or i guess in a pan over a fire would work) it'll cook up just fine.
You can purchase #10 cans of veggies, rice, flour, fruit, potatoes, powdered milk, butter, cheese, noodles and more and it lasts 25 years! Already sealed up. It is a bit more expensive but order them on sale.
I've been Prepping for decades. Retired, I have freeze dried food, dehydrated food, home canned and store canned food, frozen food and fresh food. I have some fruit trees and a whole lot of nut trees on my farm. A lot of canned foods are still good after the best buy or expiration date. I have several food grade five gallon buckets of wheat berries and a manual grain mill.
I am not good with rotation. I am more of a set it and forget it kind of guy regarding food storage. I’m sure I have some expired cans that I ought to monitor.
Bad food: Use in outdoor traps to procure wildlife. Even 1 can of beef stew can get you a ton of squirrels, rabbits, raccoons and larger. Brown sugar: store the individual ingredients to make it; White sugar & molasses. Lasts darn near forever. Pasta, beans, rice & other dehydrated foods can be reconstituted in room temperature water but takes about 12-18 hours. The heat speeds up the process. Assuming you have the energy, fill a crock pot and get the water hot. Put your food in a mason jar & submerge it to heat the food to cut back on the smells of cooking. The crock pot water can also be used to wash hands & wash yourself. Awesome job as always, Dale!
What I've learned after watching multiple videos is that flour only lasts about 2 years however, wheat berries can last 30 years if they are stored properly and you can get a mill to grind your own flour when you need it. There's a lot of information about specific kinds of foods and the best ways to store them for Short-Term and for long-term.
1) My parents now wonder, what to do with 100kg of flour they've bought a couple of years ago (3-4?) which somehow is still good to go and well, we're only halfway through it because of course it was during a panicbuy (a bit after 1st wave of corona). I guess it'll either be breadtime or dumplingtime. 2) Speaking of foods needing a lot of heat to cook, it depends. If you're using wood energy (be it a fireplace or a wood stove), then it doesn't really matter, if you need to boil these baked beans for couple of hours since in theory you can just find more wood. 3) And about needing a lot of water: that's a bit weak point, since you can just make a soup out of pasta water or even drink as it is, apparently it's even a good hangover cure.
Wondering if you know an answer to this. I have a bunch of rice, pasta and other long-term food storage in mylar bags with O2 absorbers as well as humidy absorbing packets inside each of the buckets that the Mylar bags are in. I store it in an outdoor container shed and the heater broke so now all of it has been in 20-30 degree temps. If the temperature is kept below 60 degrees will it all need to be repackaged? Thanks for the info! Take care ✌🏻
@ ok thanks! Yes the ac keeps it around 61 in there but my concern was moisture building inside the bags with temp increase about 40 or so. Thanks for much. Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🎄
a) If low on energy, pasta should be soaked in water first and then just heated
b) the pasta water can be used for sauces, soups or making bread
Great points! Thanks
if you still have some access to electric, just microwaving sphagetti in a bunch of sphagetti sauce without boiling it in water first ( or i guess in a pan over a fire would work) it'll cook up just fine.
You can purchase #10 cans of veggies, rice, flour, fruit, potatoes, powdered milk, butter, cheese, noodles and more and it lasts 25 years! Already sealed up. It is a bit more expensive but order them on sale.
MOST canned foods will last waaaaaaayyyyyyy past their best by date. My uncle had cans of food that were over 30 years old and they were fine.
yeah, best by =/= use by
Don’t store canned pineapple or tomatoes long term. Eventually, the acid will eat through the can.
100%. I've thrown away quite a few cans of tomatoe products.
What if I could find tomatoes and other acidic fruits/veggies in a jar? I think it could work, since the acid doesn't touch the metal cap.
I've been Prepping for decades. Retired, I have freeze dried food, dehydrated food, home canned and store canned food, frozen food and fresh food. I have some fruit trees and a whole lot of nut trees on my farm. A lot of canned foods are still good after the best buy or expiration date. I have several food grade five gallon buckets of wheat berries and a manual grain mill.
Coool video ! Good suggestion UA-cam found a new channel to watch !
I would buy things i don't normally eat as far as can food, in case its a situation where bartering will be a means to getting other essentials
Just check yer six when bartering...
If you do canning, you can take one cup of northern beans to make a quart of ready to eat beans. Simple supper.
I am not good with rotation. I am more of a set it and forget it kind of guy regarding food storage. I’m sure I have some expired cans that I ought to monitor.
Bad food: Use in outdoor traps to procure wildlife. Even 1 can of beef stew can get you a ton of squirrels, rabbits, raccoons and larger.
Brown sugar: store the individual ingredients to make it; White sugar & molasses. Lasts darn near forever.
Pasta, beans, rice & other dehydrated foods can be reconstituted in room temperature water but takes about 12-18 hours. The heat speeds up the process.
Assuming you have the energy, fill a crock pot and get the water hot. Put your food in a mason jar & submerge it to heat the food to cut back on the smells of cooking. The crock pot water can also be used to wash hands & wash yourself.
Awesome job as always, Dale!
Pasta water can be used for soup
I didn’t realise beef jerky only last a year, I learnt something 👍✌️
Because of water content.
@ looks like my woofa is going to enjoy some extra treats 👍✌️
How long do grains used for making flour last and what's the best way to preserve it?
For a long time, if you put them in a mylar bag with an oxygen absorber and heat seal the bag. You can probably get 20 years that way.
What I've learned after watching multiple videos is that flour only lasts about 2 years however, wheat berries can last 30 years if they are stored properly and you can get a mill to grind your own flour when you need it. There's a lot of information about specific kinds of foods and the best ways to store them for Short-Term and for long-term.
Great video
Appreciate it!
1) My parents now wonder, what to do with 100kg of flour they've bought a couple of years ago (3-4?) which somehow is still good to go and well, we're only halfway through it because of course it was during a panicbuy (a bit after 1st wave of corona). I guess it'll either be breadtime or dumplingtime.
2) Speaking of foods needing a lot of heat to cook, it depends. If you're using wood energy (be it a fireplace or a wood stove), then it doesn't really matter, if you need to boil these baked beans for couple of hours since in theory you can just find more wood.
3) And about needing a lot of water: that's a bit weak point, since you can just make a soup out of pasta water or even drink as it is, apparently it's even a good hangover cure.
My problem is finding a food we are going through a lot on a good sale, and stocking up... then suddenly no one wants to eat it anymore.
Wondering if you know an answer to this. I have a bunch of rice, pasta and other long-term food storage in mylar bags with O2 absorbers as well as humidy absorbing packets inside each of the buckets that the Mylar bags are in. I store it in an outdoor container shed and the heater broke so now all of it has been in 20-30 degree temps. If the temperature is kept below 60 degrees will it all need to be repackaged? Thanks for the info! Take care ✌🏻
It should be fine. I'd be more conserned with warmer temps than cold temps. Thanks!
@ ok thanks! Yes the ac keeps it around 61 in there but my concern was moisture building inside the bags with temp increase about 40 or so. Thanks for much. Merry Christmas to you and your family! 🎄