How to Save Money Using a Vacuum Sealer
Written by Bernie Carr In today’s economy, finding new ways to save money is more important than ever. One household appliance that often goes underappreciated is the vacuum sealer. I’ve
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Category: Food Storage
What to Do with Expired Cans of Food
Written by Bernie Carr I checked my food pantry recently and found several canned foods were close to expiring. I placed the earliest expiring cans to the front to remind
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Emergency Preparedness: The Minimum Amount of Food You Need
Written by Bernie Carr Emergencies can strike at any time, from natural disasters to unexpected events like power outages or supply disruptions. Having a sufficient emergency food supply on hand
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How to Avoid Wasting Food
Written by Bernie Carr You know the feeling – you find a plastic container of leftovers you meant to eat a week ago, and has now gone bad, those blueberries
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Long Term Storage for Spices
Written by Bernie Carr Spices are essential for enhancing the flavor of food; they are also useful as home remedies. I stored spices back in 2013, and now only recently
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How to Soften Hardened Sugar
Written by Bernie Carr If you’ve tried storing either white or brown sugar, you might find your stored sugar has hardened when you’re ready to use it. What causes sugar
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10 Ways to Use Up Expired Cooking Oil
It’s a good idea to include cooking oil in your food storage but there is always a possibility you’re not able to use your stored oils before their expiration dates. Let’s look at ways to use up expired cooking oil.
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How to Cook Dehydrated Hash Browns
I had saved a couple of packs of dehydrated hash browns for emergency food storage, so I thought I better learn to cook them now, before an emergency happens. A disaster situation would not be a great time to figure out how to cook something new.
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How to Keep Pests from Ruining Your Food Storage
No one wants to find a bug or two in their food storage let alone have an infestation that ruins their stored foods. Let’s discuss how to keep these pantry pests away.
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How to Make Fruit Leather
Written by Bernie Carr With the high prices of food, I am trying to avoid waste as much as possible. I had an opened bag of frozen fruit looked like
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