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What is Pantry Cooking?

There will likely be times in most of our lives when we have some type of financial, natural, or other type of emergency where it will be helpful to have some emergency food on hand. In these times, will we know what to do with cans and cans of wheat, rice, and beans? If the idea of making cheese and sour cream from powdered milk sounds way out of your realm of comfort, you might like to look at a different method for storing food known to some as pantry cooking food storage. Put loosely, pantry cooking is preparing meals … Continue reading →

Five Areas to Consider When Planning Your Food Storage

It is the beginning of a new year, and you may have decided that this year you will begin to build up your food storage. This can be a daunting task, not to mention expensive. Before you rush out to buy a year’s supply of dehydrated food you should consider some important factors. There is a lot to be said for the food storage that is based on the pantry principle. It is also important to consider other factors when storing your food. Here are five areas to look at when starting to plan your food storage. 1) The most … Continue reading →

Five Ideas for Food Storage Christmas Gifts

One great holiday gift is to give the gift of food storage. If you know that a family is trying to build their food storage, this is a great gift that you can easily customize to the families needs. You may want to discuss specifically what they are in need of, especially if they have been storing food for awhile. If they have not been, but are just starting you may want to use one of the five ideas listed below. 1) The easiest thing to do is to pick a category and to buy items out of that category. … Continue reading →

Food Storage: Plan According to the Seasons

You may have noticed that you eat different meals with different seasons. In the United States, we are entering the comfort foods season. This means a lot of heavy home cooked food, like soups, stews, and potatoes. When you are planning your food storage you should take into consideration the different seasons and the types of foods you would like to prepare. You should then stock up and rotate using these foods at the appropriate time. In the summer people tend to eat lighter fresher foods. You may rely heavily on farmer’s markets, and fresh produce from the grocery store. … Continue reading →

The Pantry Principle in Food Storage

One important principle that relates to food storage is the pantry principle. This goes along with the saying “store what you eat and eat what you store”. This principle allows you to stock up on supplies that you might need in conjunction with the sales of the items. A price book is an excellent tool that you can use to help you find the best prices on items that you will need to store. I would suggest that you start your food storage by making a list of the items that you eat on a regular basis. Then using that … Continue reading →