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Most of us have a preference or two concerning the best way to store and protect food. If you are one of the folks who feel that vacuum sealers are a convenient and inexpensive means to safely store your food, you have lots of company. Millions of people own and use these appliances, and scores [...]

If you learn how to store your food properly and reduce your food spoilage, you will be able to save quite a lot of money for your family. Very often we just don’t pay attention, how much food goes to waste and how much money we just throw out in the garbage. And if you [...]

Today many people try to prepare themselves to any possible emergencies. If a short term emergency occurs, you will have to survive three days before someone will be able to rescue your family. In the case of long term emergency you might have to survive on your own much longer. At the same time most [...]

People, who are serious about storing and preserving their own food, choose different ways to do that. Some of them like drying food naturally in the sun or using food dehydrator, others prefer freezing all kinds of food. Another popular way of preserving food is canning. There are two types of canning, which is water [...]

Did you ever notice that your lettuce doesn’t stay fresh for a long time, even if it was stored in the fridge? Well, storing lettuce can be a pain sometimes, but there are some tips for storing lettuce the right way and make sure it will be fresh and crisp longer.
Very often we end [...]

There are a lot of well-known basic elements of survival – food, water, clothing and shelter. To survive for the long term you should have all these four essentials in one place before the emergency happens. But to have long term food storage could be difficult. Many people have a false sense of the security [...]

Food storage is an essential part of life and budget for many families. People try to get ready for emergency situations, job loss or food prices increase. They want to be sure that their families will have food in case something unexpected happens. There are many ways to preserve food that you can fill up [...]

You may ask “What does the term “food storage” mean and why do you need it?” There are a lot of different connotations that this term can be used. At the most basic, food storage is cupboard, shelf or pantry where you store food. Let’s try to examine this term and understand what is [...]

Food preservation is the process of preventing food spoilage. This process stops the microorganisms’ activity in food that causes its spoilage. The important factor in food preservation is to maintain the food’s flavor, texture and nutrients. Today, more people start preserving food again at home. When we do grocery shopping in the nearby supermarket, we [...]