Tag archives for Food Storage
Food Storage for Emergencies: How to Be Prepared for Anything
Natural disasters, power outages, and other emergencies can strike at any time, leaving us without access to food and other essential supplies. That's why it's important to have a plan in place for emergency food storage. In this article, we'll discuss how to prepare for emergencies by storing food, including the best types of food to store, how much to store, and how to store it properly. The Best Types of Food to Store…
Morale Boosting Foods for when the SHTF
So the Shizz has indeed HTF. You have rice and beans. You have wood and propane. You have used coupons and stockpiled toothpaste and body wash. Do you have morale boosting foods for a SHTF scenario? I asked my Prepper Peeps what are some foods that you will miss when the , I said when, because I do believe that something will happen in our lifetime. Obviously, or I wouldn't be a Prepper. #1…
Homemade Onion Powder
Homemade Onion Powder is not as hard to make as you might think. It also lasts an amazingly long time. Today I am going to break it down in a few easy steps for you. Peel your Onions When I peel a ton of onions for homemade onion powder, I always put them in water. It helps with the tear inducing issues that come from slicing ;Does it work? I'd like to think so. It…
How to Dehydrate Garlic
What does one do with this much garlic? How do you dehydrate garlic? I recently purchased garlic at Costco. Very affordable, but there was way more than I would use in a couple of weeks. I decided to dehydrate it. It was a team effort to do this. First we had to break open the garlic cloves. A great purchase. Just roll the garlic clove around and it peels it for you! Then you slice…
Pressure Canning Pinto Beans
Clean and rinse beans to make sure there aren't any rocks etc. I then soaked 3/4 of a cup of beans in each jar full of water overnight. Next morning drain water and refill with fresh water These need to go for 70 minutes at 10 pounds. SUPER easy. For me, even better than Mylar bags for long term storage. One pint of home canned is about 2 store bought cans. Those beans are packed…
Zaycon Bulk Meat for Food Storage
I wanted to share with you real quick that Zaycon has ground beef back. I have purchased their bacon, chicken, and ground beef and have never been disappointed. Before you say "Oh, I don't need THAT much ground beef. Or Chicken" Notice nobody says they don't need that much bacon. I love Zaycon for their bulk options for food storage. I have pressure canned all of their meat with success. You can read my instructions…
Dehydrating Frozen Corn
I thought I would try dehydrating frozen corn. I used Costco's organic frozen corn that they had in stock. The large bag was only around $4. The nice thing with frozen corn? I can just throw it on the tray and set the dehydrator. I forgot about it honestly and the corn was in there for about 24 hours. It didn't need that long, but it didn't hurt the corn either. I ended up with…
Step by Step Guide to Dehydrating Eggs for Long Term Food Storage
We have 8 hens. We get 6-8 eggs every day. There are only 4, soon to be 3, of us in the house. That ends up being a lot of eggs every week. After doing some research on what to do with this overflow of eggs that we had I decided on dehydrating. I could freeze them or use mineral oil and store them. I may try those for another post. Now, there are two…
Buying Chicken in Bulk for Long Term Food Storage
I wanted to share with you all a little secret. Well, it might not be a secret, but I get asked about this topic a lot. How do I buy chicken for long term food storage? I am going to tell you today. I buy it from Zaycon Foods. I have also bought their bacon and ground beef. Zaycon chicken comes straight from the source and is not previously frozen. I bring it home 40…
Pressure Canning Ground Beef
I was able to purchase the 40 pounds of ground beef from Zaycon Foods again. It's the ONLY way I will buy my ground beef if we don't have access to half a beef from a farm. Their beef is the best for pressure canning for long term food storage. *UPDATE* I now purchase from Savory Butcher This was the most efficient way for me to cook a large amount of meat. In a big…