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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Oxygen Absorbers to store food a long time
These aren’t nearly as effective as dry ice because it’s hard to remove 100% of the oxygen. Here are links to how to use oxygen absorbers USA Emergency Types of absorbers and how many to use USA Emergency How to … Continue reading
How to store food with dry ice
I’ve borrowed most of this from Walton Feed and the USA Emergency Supply websites. If sealing buckets is too much trouble and you can afford it, order food from emergency supply stores, but watch out — unless you live nearby … Continue reading
Vacuum Seal
Food that needs to be refrigerated still needs to be refrigerated if you seal it with a vacuum sealing device. I have an electric Tilia Food Saver and a manual Pump-N-Seal, but rarely use the latter (though after an earthquake … Continue reading
Storing a year of food at home
First you need to figure out what to store and how much to store per person. Try to store your food in a place as dark, dry, cold, and as little fluctuating temperature as possible. 1 year of food: 7 … Continue reading
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What food to store and how much of it
The basic amount needed per adult per year is 300 pounds of grain and 60 pounds of beans & legumes. That sounds pretty tiresome, so The Food Guys & Emergency Preparedness Center have a more palatable list of food to … Continue reading
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