Hey, just wondering if you could recommend some good companies from which to buy food for long term storage, dehydrated food, etc. And if you have any particular foods within that brand that you'd like to recommend, please lay it on me. All help greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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Thanks very much! Good advice. Quick question, I know that things like rice, beans and oats are recommended to round things out and because they have a long shelf life. Can I leave them in their original plastic bag packaging?
Depends if you have critters or mice likely to get into them. Some people store the bags in metal garbage cans for that reason.
White rice and rolled oats store a good long time, even just in their plastic packaging. (Oats have a natural preservative--add some oat flour to baked good (bread, etc) to increase it's shelf life.) I've never ever had oatmeal go bad or buggy or rancid on me.
Brown rice can go rancid, unfortunately. It should be stored in airtight containers or bought freeze-dried.
Beans store very well but they get harder to cook as they age. They require more time to cook, even after soaking overnight, if they are too old. If you have a grain mill, you can grind beans and use the bean powder/flour to add protein to recipes.
Thank you for answering that question. I didn't know that about brown rice. Good info.
I second Mountain House. Get yourself a decent little vacuum sealer, O2 absorbers (Amazon (sorry)), dessicant packs, extra rolls of sealer bags and packs down bulk rice, wheat berries, oats, pasta, etc. Learn storage times. Start reading. Most importantly, learn how to purify and store water. Walmart often has MH and other preps cheaper than Amazon delivered too.
I had no idea Walmart sold that stuff. Good to know. Thanks for the tips.
Sure. But get some canning jars. Easy to find
Hmm. Okay. Thanks.
Most things can be canned. I’ve never done it but I understand some people do dry goods in the oven