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'''Food storage''' is one of the most important parts of the [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#Food_Storage|Beans-Bullets-Bandaids]] [[mnemonic]] for [[preparedness]]. There are two major sub-categories of food storage:
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'''Food storage''' refers to storing [[food]] and is one of the most important parts of the [[Essay:Invest_in_tangibles#Food_Storage|Beans-Bullets-Bandaids]] mnemonic paradigm for [[preparedness]]. There are two major sub-categories of food storage:
 
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==Preparing Food==
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Food can be [[Food preparation methods|prepared]] in many ways, such as [[boil]]ing, [[fry]]ing, [[baking]], or left raw. It can also be prepared in ways the prolong its [[storage life]].
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*'''[[Canning]]''' a very effective form of long-term storage of perishable food. If you have a [[Plant cultivation|garden]] or other source of fresh food that you want to preserve for long periods of time canning is perhaps the best option at home and requires no special equipment or supplies other than jars, lids, a canner (pressure or water bath depending upon the food) and cooking utensils.
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*'''[[Food dehydration|Dehydrating food]]''' is an excellent way to preserve fresh food or to prepare it for further preservation such as [[vacuum storage]] or other dry food storage.
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*'''[[Pickling]]''' is a very old method of preserving food that can be used for far more than [[cucumber]]s.
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*'''[[Vacuum storage]]''' is a very quick modern method of preserving food for storage. It is generally much easier to do than other methods, but does require special equipment, supplies, and access to [[electricity]]. Vacuum sealing does not negate the need for refrigeration, freezing, or some other form of storage, but it usually improves the effectiveness of those forms of storage.
  
 
===Commonly Stored Foods===
 
===Commonly Stored Foods===

Revision as of 19:09, January 14, 2015

Food storage refers to storing food and is one of the most important parts of the Beans-Bullets-Bandaids mnemonic paradigm for preparedness. There are two major sub-categories of food storage:

  1. Food preparation
  2. Food storage

Preparing Food

Food can be prepared in many ways, such as boiling, frying, baking, or left raw. It can also be prepared in ways the prolong its storage life.

  • Canning a very effective form of long-term storage of perishable food. If you have a garden or other source of fresh food that you want to preserve for long periods of time canning is perhaps the best option at home and requires no special equipment or supplies other than jars, lids, a canner (pressure or water bath depending upon the food) and cooking utensils.
  • Dehydrating food is an excellent way to preserve fresh food or to prepare it for further preservation such as vacuum storage or other dry food storage.
  • Pickling is a very old method of preserving food that can be used for far more than cucumbers.
  • Vacuum storage is a very quick modern method of preserving food for storage. It is generally much easier to do than other methods, but does require special equipment, supplies, and access to electricity. Vacuum sealing does not negate the need for refrigeration, freezing, or some other form of storage, but it usually improves the effectiveness of those forms of storage.

Commonly Stored Foods

See Also

References

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