Part II of Using Proper Storage Technique As You Survive A Food Emergency

I know I’m kind of stating the obvious with some of my comments, but it still needs to be said and thought about. Plastic containers, as previously stated, are maybe the most obvious form of survival food storage, but certainly not the only choice.

Glass jars are also quite useful for storing your food items. That is very apparent just by walking down any aisle at the local grocery store and supermarket.

Food storage using glass jars is done in the way of what is called “canning”. If you have never been around this procedure while your mom or grandmother was canning, it is accomplished, in a simple explanation, by placing the food items in a glass jar with water and any seasoning desired, using a two piece lid with a rubber seal on it and heating the jar up with high heat in a pressure cooker. The pressure cooker is optional and you can do what is called cold packing. Either way, as the glass and contents of the jars begin to cool after the heating cycle, a vacuum is created inside the jar and the lid is literally sucked down onto the jar with a huge amount of pressure. I remember hearing the lids “pop” as they would seal and you knew another jar of food was safe from spoilage. If the lid didn't "pop", the contents were either eaten within the next day or discarded. As you consume the food inside the jar, the glass jar is washable and re-usable. The only thing needed is another lid assembly for the next canning process. Very old school form of survival food, long term storage technique, but also very effective. Homemade survival food kit.

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Using Proper Storage Technique As You Survive A Food Emergency

Hey, OK. I've been away for a few weeks on vacation. Had a great time, but I'm back now and need to get caught up on reality and on my input here at surviveafoodemergency.

So I'm gonna jump back in kinda where I was before, with being prepared to survive a food emergency and doing it correctly with proper storage.

Actually, many of my previous essays here have been supported by or "inspired" by some current natural disaster that illustrated the real neccessity for some type of planning of food storage and survival kits. Hurricanes were a big story this year and thankfully that season is for all practical purposes, over. Tornadoes were a very real issue in my neighborhood and another first hand example of the need to be prepared to survive a food emergency.

I was beginning to think that the next event to relate to a disaster need was going to be major economic collapse and panic, with the markets going so freakin' crazy, losing a third of our savings in a couple of weeks, gas prices were still high, although thankfully they have dropped about $1.75/gal in that same time frame. So I guess it truly does point out that an economic crisis could believably be a cause for need of survival food storage and kits.

But, to get back on point, food spoilage can be caused by pests getting in to your food or from the growth of molds and bacteria. Proper storage of food can help slow down and or eliminate this problem. Food storage containers are not hard to aquire; plastic, glass or metallic cans are readily available and there are also substances used to prevent spoilage and to preserve food. Let's begin to look at some food storage survival options.

Plastic is of course the most obvious of choices that most of would make to store our survival food in. However, keep in mind that not all plastic containers are of food grade quality. There are three main types of material that make up food grade containers and those are polyester, polycarbonate or polyethylene materials. These types of materials greatly limit exposure to moisture and oxygen, which is what the mold and bacteria need to grow and ruin your food. This sheild from the elements is accomplished by using laminated layers of the above materials. Sometimes they include a metallic layer to increase protection from spoilage.

Packaging containers made of these materials can be used for five years and are an excellent source for long term food storage. Military food, for example, is packaged in plastic but with the added perk of metal-layered polyester that can last for a really long time, especially if it is kept under cool conditions. These would be super packages for use in tornado and hurricane preparedness survival kits.

Polyethylene material can also be found in the making of buckets that can hold up to five gallons of food. In fact these are used in most restaurants to store bulk food stores.

There is also the use of dry ice in these plastic containers to preserve dairy products, meat and some other spoilage prone foods. Dry ice is of course, frozen carbon dioxide. It removes the oxygen present within a container. Dry ice is available from many sources, for instance, I can buy it readily at the local MyMart fairly cheaply. It just doesn't last very long...a few days if stored tightly. So if you had a need to prepare for a short term food emergency and had a need for the help of dry ice in a good plastic container, then yes, it is a good combination.

Next I will move on to some more options like jars and absorbers.

Meanwhile, as always, prepare and thoroughly plan out your needs to survive a food emergency, gather the food kits or containers needed for that plan and then relax knowing you are ready as can be for crisis. You will rest better knowing you are prepared rather than worrying about how to get prepared after the fact.

So good to be back.

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