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How Long Will It Keep?: Preserving Meat

Jan 28th, 2013 | By
How Long Will It Keep?: Preserving Meat

It doesn’t matter if you’re storing supplies away for winter or for a power outage—knowing how long meat will keep under certain circumstances could be the difference between a balanced or unbalanced diet in uncertain times. Knowing a wide variety of ways to keep meat from spoiling will greatly boost your chances of maintaining your
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How To Dehydrate Food For Storage

Mar 21st, 2012 | By
How To Dehydrate Food For Storage

Why Dry? Dehydration is one of several ways to store food. The process involves removing most of the water from food by using heat. Heat, regardless of the source, kills bacteria in the food. Bacteria are what cause food to spoil, and they require water to grow. So, when you heat a food and remove its water, you create a new product that will take much longer to spoil. Dried foods are also great for avoiding waste. When you grow your own food, you often end up with more than you can eat at once.
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