Comments on: Emergency Food Storage

By: jayjay

jayjay — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 00:02:42 +0000

I used all the dried beans I had stored and didn’t replace. Why?? you ask…..because of water. I now find I want to freeze a few jars of refried beans so it’s on my list now.
I have been giving away foods in cans(cases) and foods in buckets because I am a widow now and don’t need all that food. 14 buckets of rice from Sam’s and still I have two!!
I don’t know anyone here, have no relatives, and those taking the foods were very glad to get them. One gentleman, father, grandfather took 5 buckets.
I am rid of all regular mouth jars and replaced with wide mouth so I’m ready for tomatoes this August.
I cleaned the attic, the shed, the garage and gave away all I knew I’d not use and have been rewarded for that…God does notice.
It’s hard now, with one SS check and losing a SS (mine) and a disability check isn’t helping.
Thank Almighty God late husband and I started storing foods and supplies around 2009.
I feel for those just starting even picking up an extra can here and there. Lord help us.

And yes, you are so right. I use my stored foods in some way every day.

By: Tony Okrongly

Tony Okrongly — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:58:44 +0000

I live 2 hours from you near Palestine, TX. Grains like rice and beans tend to do just fine when properly stored. Sugar with no oxygen absorbers and flour (and flour products) with oxygen absorbers is good if you store it in mylar bags. They are easy to seal with a standard clothes iron. Canned goods are fine. I keep anything I can myself (like meat) inside the temperature controlled areas. I keep all commercial consumables – like peanut butter and spaghetti sauce inside, and try to use it within 2-3 years. Just plan on rotating your stock a bit. I will replaced dried beans every 5 years or so. It doesn’t cost much for 100 – 200 lbs of them. I check the rice every year or so and replace it if I think it’s too old. Again, it’s better to have some stuff on hand, and as little as $30 -50 per month put into extra food will go a long, long way in a disaster. Water lasts forever no matter where you store it.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 21:45:09 +0000

This article was great! I live in suburban Houston but I imagine myself as my Grandmother was- storing food and making food from scratch. I am going to work on an emergency food storage space. I just don’t know how the Texas heat will effect it all. I appreciate learning from this article for starters!

By: Tony Okrongly

Tony Okrongly — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:57:37 +0000

In reply to Jo Ann. haha. yes, but believe it or not at my local Walmart right now a 10 lb bag of chicken leg quarters is $4.38. So they have gone from 39 cents a lb to 44 cents. The thing about leg quarters is that nobody wants them and every chicken has 2. Right now Sams Club has chicken thighs for about 95 cents when you buy them in bulk. I've also taken to canning brisket (believe it or not). There's lots of good fat that can be cut off and stored for cooking. And canned brisket is super soft and tasty. Brisket is about $3.88 per lb at Sams Club, but it's the cheapest beef product available. Pork butt at Sams runs $2,23 per lb in bulk. My preference is still Chicken Thighs from Sams Club. They run about 98 cents per lb and they are the easiest to process and can, plus they are the most useful. The bones and skin can become stock. But I have been canning more brisket lately. I really like rendering the extra fat and canning it separately. Canned brisket is great for tacos, stews, sandwiches, nachos, etc.

By: Jo Ann

Jo Ann — Sat, 26 Jun 2021 12:13:15 +0000

Good luck finding chicken, even on sale, for 39 cents a pound, but, still, lots of good information here. I’m not a prepper, but it doesn’t hurt to stock a little extra for an emergency, and with inflation being what it is, you’ll save money by buying ahead at today’s prices.

By: tony okrongly

tony okrongly — Mon, 03 Sep 2018 15:54:00 +0000

In reply to reference. Thanks! Tony

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