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@rleo2001 6 лет назад

Outstanding video! I've been doing the homemade MRE meals for a little over a year now. I'm in Florida, and just got hit with Cat 4 Hurricane Irma and those meals saved use from starving. Everyone should get started doing homemade MREs.

@AthenaPadilla 7 лет назад

Also important rule for making your own mixes is, Account for the lowest expiration of any particular ingredient used in your mix. For instance, If your beans last 40 years, but the cream of chicken powder only lasts 3-5 years, then your beans mixed with this will only last 3-5 years instead of 40. Finding the right mixes that are inexpensive AND preserve the longest PLUS that your family will eat, is the tricky part. I make mixes for my family too. Chili with Beef tvp last 10+ years. But our Mac and cheese mix only lasts 5 years, so we need to remember to rotate. ;)

@drunkenkot 6 лет назад

MSG is not a nasty chemical. It occurs naturally in mushrooms, tomatoes, seaweed, and Parmesan cheese.

@jerrysmith372 4 года назад

I just put up 5 quarts of vegetable beef soup that I made. I freeze dried it in my large Harvest Right home freeze dryer. 5 bags that I just add hot water to and eat. They have a 30 year shelf life.

@AdmiralPreparedness 7 лет назад

I've made it a regular habit that when I seal up foods in my vacuum bags, I leave them out on a shelf for two weeks to ensure I don't miss one that leaks later. Nothing like finding them bad when going to use them when that time comes, soon or years later.

@Bigfamilyhomestead 7 лет назад

Good tip, thanks!

@georgecrabtree2013 7 лет назад

Admiral Preparedness , excellent idea. I have vacuum sealed dry rice in the past and found the seal broken months later by a grain of rice having punctured the vacuum bag. At that point I started putting materials in open Mylar bags and then vacuum sealing them in the recommended vacuum bag and then into another bag vacuum sealing it twice. It's a little more expensive that way but not as expensive as losing your food to a broken seal. I haven't had a seal fail, when done this way, for two years.

@essemsween818 6 лет назад

Bev Volfie uses 'Brown Paper Lunch Bags' to store her Rice & such. Anything powdery like the 'Cream of....' base or Bouillon Powder, like liquids can clog up the Vacuum. So a paper towel or Brown Bag provides a barrier but still allows the airflow to deal fully.

@GammaCharlotte 6 лет назад

+Essem Sween Great idea!

@GammaCharlotte 6 лет назад

Great idea! I had bag failure with beans. Whatever you're bagging doesn't have to be dry and crunchy with sharp edges to fail.

@thiscottagetable3021 6 лет назад

I dehydrate small ham chunks and if I can keep them long enough...(the guys eat them plain like jerky) then I will put them in my dehydrated potato soup food saver bag or in a rice meal in a food saver bag. That little bit of ham is just delicious!

@PaulaJoDavis 5 лет назад

I have 10 year old kidney beans, pinto beans, wild rice, etc. in food saver bags. The other day we took out 10 pounds of each, soaked them overnight, boiled for 10 minutes and canned them. Used a few cans for chili and it was awesome! If kept cool, dry and sealed, your food will last a long time! And no, I didn't use oxygen absorbers.

@timsmith1029 4 года назад

Can you address what the shelf life would be? That would help determine how much to make in advance or not to make... Thank you

@pollyjetix2027 7 лет назад

and if you have a garden, drying those veggies, such as celery, diced carrots, tomatoes, etc. Can be dehydrated so easily! My first experience of drying garden veggies was when my mother's home-grown celery made more leaves than ribs. So she said to pick the leaves, and put them into a brown paper bag, and set the bag outdoors in the heat. It took less than a day until they were crispy. Then she put them in baggies, and crumbled them into soups all winter. I have also heard of a cold frame being used during the heat of summer, as a dehydrator. The window top was lifted slightly, to allow air in and out, but it was almost shut, to allow the heat to build up. Clean screens on bricks made good dehydrator shelves.

@jackgladish6821 Год назад

Helpful ideas. Four Season Harvest by Elliot Coleman details plans on making a cold frame.

@crochazyrose3023 7 лет назад

I would precook the meal and dehydrate. It will save on limited cooking heat or fire

@thismomwraps8688 7 лет назад

I may have missed it in the video but how do you do the dehydrated meat for your packages

@mikeemmons1079 5 лет назад

to continue the savings, build your own dehydrator, for the price of a cheap commercial unit with 4 racks, you can build one that takes oven racks 8 at a time.

@randallthomas5207 4 месяца назад

I use couscous and bulgar as the starch in my emergency meals, because they are historical journey foods, which are precooked, and only need to be rehydrated and heated. They take far less fuel to get ready than macaroni, beans, or rice. You can cook, rice, and beans the dry them in a dehydrator. 😊

@christyinthecarolinas 7 лет назад

New subscriber and I'm absolutely loving these videos! I was just talking to my hubby about the fact that we really needed to start a food storage. We don't have tons of income to be able to do extra food storage, but these ideas are super cost effective! I'm so excited!

@christyinthecarolinas 3 года назад

@Lana Ebarb This is the method my mom used to feed 6 kids on only my dad's income! Not sure why I didn't think of that. I WAS a buy it all every week girl, but not any longer! Thank you for the reminder. Xo

@chelle-shellparks1882 9 лет назад

So very glad that we found your channel. I have wasted so many vacuum bags because of items puncturing the bag. The cardboard idea is fantastic. Thank you for sharing and we will keep on watching!!

@Bigfamilyhomestead 9 лет назад

Chelle Parks Thanks!

@xemptynester3449 2 года назад

I have been saving cereal boxes with the bags that the cereal was in just for that purpose. The boxes are the right thickness if you prefer to just use cardboard.

@wynnkidsnannylorivance4111 8 лет назад

I know what you mean...we love Bear Creek, but I can only get them when marked down or on sale. when we can get them for 2.50 each, that's a decent deal because it will serve all of us for 2 meals.

@carollamery3752 3 года назад

I love your channel,and am so grateful I found this video as I am researching these meals,as I have food allergies and cannot buy the kind most often available.

@mpedmar9701 3 года назад

Absolutely love this video, helps me figure out the amount of dehydrated foods to water ratios. Thanks Brad. Could you make some new videos with different types of recipes from beginning to finished product ? Stay happy, healthy, hydrated and safe. God bless.

@gundog4314 8 лет назад

This is actually the way to do these things. Make what you like and keep it around. As long as you always have a water source and a way to treat said water this is a perfect system. Cheers BFH

@nouhaabayed2614 6 лет назад

hey ,if anyone else wants to uncover survival food packages try Franaar Spies Control Formula ( search on google ) ? Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my brother in law got cool success with it.

@LyubomirLalovMulti 6 лет назад

Many thanks, I have been researching "non-perishable food for emergency kit" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Proutklarton Surviving Technics Plan - (search on google ) ? Ive heard some decent things about it and my colleague got excellent success with it.

@bgcm63 3 года назад

When dehydrating chicken if the jar is vacc sealed, how long will it store. Does it need to be stored in the freezer.

@dyscea 2 года назад

I’m going to experiment with paper, cardstock, posterboard, chipboard to see which is most effective and lightweight. Thanks for the idea!!!

@jasonmashburn1280 5 лет назад

You can dehydrate the broth and blend it after to make your own bouillon.

@faithrada 7 лет назад

I love that 'doohicky' cover for vacuum sealing my grains, etc in mason jars. Just NOTE... that there are two different sizes ... one for the Reg. mason jars and another for the WISE MOUTH mason jars. I usually buy the Wide Mouth jars because it just seems more practical It is so easy to re-seal jars ... plus you get to use them over and over again. Of course... IF one lives in an earthquake prone area... jars break ... so something to consider.

@peaceglory5973 4 года назад

I haven't tried this yet, but I read somewhere that you can buy a bag of those wide rubber bands at an office supply section of a store, then put those rubber bands around the jars, wrap it several times or use 2 rubber bands on larger jars. This should keep them from knocking against one another. Another idea was to place the jars inside of old or mismatched socks. I'm thinking the sock idea may be better for long term storage because over time rubber bands lose its elasticity. I'm just starting out with canning & a few days ago we had a 6.0 earthquake at Lone Pine, which is 95 miles away. We felt it good but no damage. The grocery store in Lone Pine had a lot of damage though, lots of broken glass and wine spilled everywhere.

@PrepperPotpourri 9 лет назад

Cardboard int he vacuum pack bag is a good hack to keep sharp edges (noodles, etc.) from poking through.

@larrybaker404 6 лет назад

Prepper Potpourri some cardboard has insects 🐜🐞 In the folds :(. San Diego’s finest cockroach’s

@nimshadow6160 5 лет назад

I wonder if parchment paper would be sufficient? Maybe a double-layer?

@debbiemurray7426 3 года назад

Use lunch bags

@sleepy580 3 года назад

This is your best video I’ve seen! So helpful.

@mpugliano 5 лет назад

You should do a video cooking one of the meals and see how it works out and tastes. Right now its hypothetical.

@msain427 2 года назад

Did you not hear him say his family eats these meals

@msain427 2 года назад

It fuckn taste like pasta roni?!!!! What the diff? Except pasta is sealed not in a box

@alookwithin1715 2 года назад

TY for this video....with everything going on right now it helps soooooo much!!!

@garymorton7922 2 года назад

Your a genius. THIS will save alot of folks.

@msain427 2 года назад

I bought a brake bleeder kit because it comes with a vacuum pump that will attach to the FoodSaver attachment that goes onto the jars or the bags with the attachment

@msain427 2 года назад

It's a manual pump never need electricity and don't worry about the pump going out

@ekoms108 6 лет назад

You threw dried rice, beans, pasta all in the same bag. That's not going to make easy to rehydrate correctly, because they all have different cook times. Why do that when you can just store those ingredients seperatly?

@againstthemodernworld3253 5 лет назад

I have an ipulse sealer, but not a vacuum sealer- would it still work? BTW- I've Been super happy with my American Harvest / Nesco dehydrator. I picked mine up used, but I believe they're still being made.

@susanburdett290 5 лет назад

I bought my dohickies today.Can't wait to try them

@peterweller8583 2 года назад

Thank you for your time and experience

@aliciaprelow5713 3 года назад

Thank for sharing. Just helped me saved a bunch.

@citylotgardening6171 3 года назад

Great video thanks for sharing I will be doing this

@germanprepper 3 года назад

I'm a seasoned homesteader/ pepper and to make this video even more cost effective buy classico spaghetti sauce use coupons and store sales to make it as cheap as possible the sauce is excellent even though it's not the cheapest sauce out there like store brand sauce. but the added bonus is the jar it is reusable and can accept ball canning lids.I dont can in them but they make excellent vacuum sealing jars you can even recycle used ball jar lids to make MRE style meals for a family. Also if you have the vacuum seal attachment and a food dehydrator dont be afraid to dehydrate canned goods that are years past the "best by date" like tomato paste, or carrots, spinach, green beans, peas, corn, and many other canned vegetables and dehydrated them at home and add them to your diy MRE'S.

@mitchrawles 6 лет назад

thanks this will save a lot of money and could save lives.

@wendymcbridemarinecorpscom8811 7 лет назад

Wow. So interesting and informative! Loved this video! Blessings! 🏵🌻🌷

@gloriaperconti4878 7 лет назад

Wow! It's good to know. Thank you Brad for sharing.👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@karinecarde1254 2 года назад

Thank you very much for taking the time to share your knowledge 😊

@Bigfamilyhomestead 2 года назад

So nice of you

@charlenelaguer7072 4 года назад

Wow!! Im doing this!!! thanks for the great information!!!

@name1044 6 лет назад

I love your channel :) thank you so much!

@missyb1020 4 года назад

Great! Thanks for the info

@certalertgirl 8 лет назад

You totally ROCK Brad!

@moneyinyourpockets 4 года назад

I'd love to see more recipes like this!

@ellamustachea3860 6 лет назад

Linda....I have seen some vids where people used mylar bags, o2 absorbers inside the mylar bags, then put the unsealed mylar bag inside the vacuum sealer bag and sealed them. The trick is to fold top of mylar bag over before you seal inside the vacuum bags if you r using powdered milk or any type of stuff that could get sucked into your vacuum machine

@jasonsgrowingtree5764 5 лет назад

Awesome. Thanx man. Blessings to you

@pamelacurry7515 7 лет назад

Brad, have you thought about dehydrating your homemade broth then grinding it into powder. BAM...your own broth graduals.

@Bigfamilyhomestead 7 лет назад

great idea!

@fhuber7507 6 лет назад

may not be cost effective because of the energy to dehydrate the broth. That would need some testing.

@peterlamont647 5 лет назад

@excited box Agreed. You don't go from broth to powder with a dehydration machine. You go from a broth to a dense reduction on the stove. Then you dehydrate the reduction.

@teresakimmel5408 5 лет назад

would love to see some videos of you making the recipes.

@drd6893 7 лет назад

nice video, thank you, I'm happy to be your newest subscriber !

@elaineh2286 2 года назад

Great idea mucho thanks!

@madisonciowa3920 9 лет назад

Another excellent video.

@TheBobelly628 8 лет назад

great tip, thanks! plan to make up several to put in a crockpot

@crystalcarpenter2203 4 года назад

Did you make these in a crockpot? I was thinking along those lines too... How did it turn out?

@meredithfisher328 7 лет назад

Thank you for all the great info

@Bigfamilyhomestead 7 лет назад

@rickharks4515 2 года назад

we do the same thing double seal, gives you that added sense of security

@k5boy805 2 года назад

Your awsome! I love you I just subscribed

@CookingwithCatLover0330 8 лет назад

Great video! I have a new food saver and I'm learning what this thing can really do! Thanks

@Bigfamilyhomestead 8 лет назад

+Cat Lover Thanks, we love ours!

@CookingwithCatLover0330 8 лет назад

I subscribed to your channel and watched a ton more videos. Thanks for the good ideas!

@bluecordsoldier2508 5 лет назад

Very cool

@neil2945 8 лет назад

just fond you on RU-vid verry enlightening thanks Brad! looking forward to seeing your video catalog

@Bigfamilyhomestead 8 лет назад

Thanks Papa!

@florencioalvarez1041 7 лет назад

Papa Neil

@wegmandan 9 месяцев назад

I under stand this is 8 years. But I have to say, thanks for the advice on the cardboard on the inside of the vacuum bag. I had a big problem putting Jerkey in the bag and punching holes after vacuuming.

@docoluv9 8 лет назад

Hey brad ive seen different prepers actually dehydrate their broth to make their own non salty boullion..

@Bigfamilyhomestead 8 лет назад

+docoluv9 GREAT idea, definitely a project to get on the list, thanks ;)

@richshawver5877 8 лет назад

For your broth. Cook down [concentrate] to 1/4 it's normal volume. 1 1 quart broth 3 quarts water 1 bag of dehydrated food End result 1 gallon soup.

@Bigfamilyhomestead 8 лет назад

+Rich Shawver Good info Rich, thanks!

@jsmc84 8 лет назад

awesome video, thank you

@Tsiri09 7 лет назад

Love this channel. First video of yours I've seen. I'll be watching others to see if you have the recipes for your mixes.

@Swagtastic22-r9l 5 лет назад

Can you use mylar bags(edit:) to use for vacuum sealing food?

@daveb572 Год назад

My idea: I seal and cut my food sealer bags so I have individual packets open on one end. I then make or melt store-bought ghee into a liquid state. Ghee = calrified butter.) I use a syringe to fill each packet and seal the open end. I now have individual packets of ghee for my bugout bag. It's stable for months.

@lindamcneil711 8 лет назад

nice video.... It sure makes life easier to have meal ideas ready. I use glass jars. quarts for a family of four... yes, probably half gallon sealed with my vacuum sealer. I can reuse the packaging, no puncturing and keeps things fresh. dry canning in my book...

@Bigfamilyhomestead 8 лет назад

+Linda McNeil Great idea, thanks for sharing ;)

@melissaklein501 4 года назад

Do you know how long brown rice will keep in a vacuumed jar? Also , do you put a silica packet in with it?? Thanks so much if you see this and can reply

@angelasheppard7197 4 года назад

I hav recently ordered one of these units. I hope its the one with the jar vac. Cant wait to use it

@tobyjenny7622 7 лет назад

you are able to use dehydrated chicken and dehydrated beef instead of flavor granules

@kayceegreer4418 5 лет назад

Ura geenyus! You solve the problem for me I was probably on the brink of figuring this out because I'm already planning to buy dehydrater, I just hadn't thought of putting the meals together because I didn't want to spend the money on the food saver or the plastic bags that you have to buy for it - it's an added expense to me so I just don't do it. I use pastas that cannot possibly have any air space in them, in other words fettuccine Linguine Spaghetti .And to get the air out I dip the bag in a sink full of water, with one hand in the bag distributing the noodles to reduce possible air pockets, that pushes the air out of the bag and I seal the bag up - probly not as good as your food saver but... It works for now. My dry seasonings are all in their bottles, I have thought to put them in bags and some. I just had not thought to season meals and bag them yet. It seems like a ME thing to do but I just figured I would have my herbs & spices anyway.

@raymondmarshall8497 5 лет назад

Great video 👍

@karenweber7898 7 лет назад

Excellent info.

@mpugliano 5 лет назад

The bags cost more than the food.

@Bigfamilyhomestead 5 лет назад

TRUE!

@mpugliano 5 лет назад

Big Family Homestead I own a chamber vac and love it spent $750. but the bags are in the .04c range. It took a year or so to pay for it self. They sell bags of varied thicknesses as well.

@cuchanu 4 года назад

I don't understand how you get food that cheap anyways. There's literally nothing at the store that cost $0.50 anymore, so what am I missing?

@troybailey6268 4 года назад

@marthale7 check out using a brake bleeder pump. There are several videos on RU-vid.

@armouredoutlaw1537 4 года назад

@marthale7 I see your point but what will you do if you have to leave your home, just a week's worth of canned food is gonna be to heavy to take with you

@raenathedford4605 8 лет назад

I shared on facebook :) Hope to get my homestead up and going soon. I enjoy every minute I am out there. I hate coming back to the city.

@Bigfamilyhomestead 8 лет назад

+Raena Thedford Thanks for sharing, keep after that dream Raene!

@angelabaker1903 4 года назад

Hi, where are you getting your recipes for this vid? What books are you referencing? Thanks

@booksandbeans 7 лет назад

would the mylar bags not work better and can be sealed and resealed with a hair flattener.

@iminthepalmofhishand 8 лет назад

awesome! I need the vacuum sealer with attachment! ! Thank you and your family for all your useful information. I love watching and hopefully one day I to will be a homesteader :))

@faithrada 8 лет назад

Agreed. I got the JAR sealing attachment which fits over canning jars. That is amazing! Do note however that it comes in two sizes... to fit EITHER reg. canning jars OR wide mouth jars. I got the adapter for Wide Mouth Jars as it seems more practical.

@peaceglory5973 4 года назад

@@faithrada Wow thanks for the tip! I just ordered the wide mouth jar sealer from Amazon today. Brand new prepper here. 🙂

@lauraruiz-miner6680 6 лет назад

Mr. Brad... thank you for sharing this with us. My husband suffers from MSG migraines. As careful as we are, sometimes things just get snuck in and that's all she wrote for him and I. It takes a good solid day or two and a whole lot of water to get it remotely out of his system. I'm so happy to have come across your channel. I look forward to watching your videos. Many blessing to you and the entire family. Till next time.

@gonefishing3644 8 лет назад

Food Saver bags are expensive and not really re-useable -- they are designed to keep a freezer from sucking the moisture from frozen food so help prevent freezer burn. They are not really good oxygen barriers over the long haul -- Mylar bags + oxygen absorbers are superior to Food Saver bags for long-term oxygen-free storage. Vacuum-sealed canning jars are a good choice for storing food for under about 10 years -- but not good if you have to relocate -- they sre heavy to move and will un-seal if you have to cross a mountain pass and have a change in air pressure. When making up your own meal mixes you have to be sure that all the ingredients will re-hydrate or cook at the same time or you will have a mixture of under-cooked food (dried beans) and over-cooked mush (spaghetti pasta).

@aslmad1 7 лет назад

Linda Wright good points. How have your meals turned out Big Family?

@TheMrhycannon 6 лет назад

For this kind of storage, I use cooked then dehydrated food.. I often use commercially canned foods for this or I cook then dehydrate..

@dorothyyoung8231 4 года назад

They are reusable. If it’s clean/washed, there’s no reason not to reuse them.

@heretikpapy 3 года назад

Yep, you need Mylar bags + oxygen graber pouch, in all sealed bags. True.

@ravensnflies8167 7 лет назад

dude! silica packets! i wonder how long this would last if you dropped a silica packet into them!

@johnboy26769 8 лет назад

I have a question on the Broths you use. After cooking, cooling and putting in cans, are you using the traditional method of canning/sealing the jars of broth in a water bath, or do you use the canning attachment on the foodsaver to seal them?

@Bigfamilyhomestead 8 лет назад

+Charles Clark I use the food saver attachment.

@wealthofthewise2364 6 лет назад

This is awesome thanks for the tips. Where did you get the dried chicken? Is there a difference between dehydrated and freeze dried foods? What I really want to know is if you dehydrate foods do they plump back up once wet?

@bradfordramsden1669 7 лет назад

I support you fully but for long term storage I prefer to use canning jars. You can never trust that dry grains spices and other dry item from the stores do not have lava and other live organisms. The process of canning allows you to bring the products in the jars up to 150 degrees assuring it is sterile.

@kacywheatley2239 6 лет назад

How do you sterilize the cardboard before putting it in the bag for long term food storage? I would think that it would be a contaminate..?

@evelinefoneswilliams906 4 года назад

Use a clothing flat iron

@dianealbano3 5 лет назад

Brad I just wanted to give you head's up... I packed my foods sealed vacuum bags. Here's the results. Back in 2009 I have been doing my food storage. I used a Vacuum sealer like you. What happens over the years the plastic leaches out into the food my rice went rancid and the Also Plastic is toxic for foods. I had to throw out so much food because it smelled horrible. Especially rice or grains. Also they became all stuck together and moist. This is not a good idea. Don't make the same mistake I made. I think that Mason jars and mylar are the best packaging.

@robertlittle9907 5 лет назад

awesome video..

@MsStanleycat 8 лет назад

Use Mylar bags if you intend to keep it more than a year.

@awake6472 4 года назад

MsStanleycat Hey if I put the food in Mylar bags could I used the food saver to get the air out how long would it last sorry beginner

@rockscorner5991 7 лет назад

Actually a better way might be to store your left overs. ie. separate into individual servings then dehydrate your left overs. Then food saver it.

@vickieadams6648 5 лет назад

Good job! Wish you had more recipes like this. I am not sure what measurements and other recipes to make. I am not sure what ratios would work for other recipes. I would like to be able to find freeze fried vegetables because I don't have a dehydrator.

@beverlywholaver9232 4 года назад

You could probably seal it by oven canning it into canning jars. I'm enjoying y'alls videos.

@thejewishredneckprepper4675 7 лет назад

Awesome video. Shalom Bubba

@gsgt.freelandjamest8076 4 года назад

When the time come an your hunger you'll thank God for ready meals

@DTurner168 9 лет назад

I plan to start making some mixes and vacuum sealing, either bags or jars, maybe both. I just got my jar attachments for my foodsaver. Question: You had the two you mentioned with chicken and beef. Do you have the dehydrated chicken in their with the veggies? Or just the dried source flavoring of chicken and beef? I've seen where some people do dry those meats well but I'm still wondering about that success and storage time frame.

@Bigfamilyhomestead 9 лет назад

Diana Turner We use the flavoring- I don't think the dehydrated meats would last very long and stay good... but that's my uneducated first thought...

@DTurner168 9 лет назад

Big Family Homestead Kinda what I was thinking. Thanks for clarifying for me.

@gringoinflorida 11 месяцев назад

Do you freeze then dry rice and beans/pasta? Or can you just put a oxygen obsorver and then vacuum seal it?

@scratchmadehomestead9343 8 лет назад

Love home made mre's!

@remirez2k3 Год назад

also everyone seems to think you have to have a dehydrator to make dehydrated foods, this is false actually you have everything in a common kitchen needed to do so . over on 100-125 slightly ajar , a baking cookie sheet and whatever your drying check periodically and then bag and seal.

@MaryBethHebert 7 лет назад

Awesome! You are very wise!

@Bigfamilyhomestead 7 лет назад

Thanks Beth!

@sectatorgalgani8907 7 лет назад

Great video. How long does the food last until you have to worry about the nutrients disappearing?

@faithrada 7 лет назад

What I do for really Long Term storage is .. after I vacuum seal things in individual portions... I put them ALL in a LARGE, heavy mylar bag with oxygen absorbers (seal with an iron), and then pack that in a food grade bucket with one of those special seal tops. That's a bit of work but depending on the food being stored it can last up to 25 years.

@JoeMartinez_LA_LostSoul 7 лет назад

your food saver bags are good but i suggest dry-packs Mylar Bags and 300cc oxygen absorbers for long term food storage .. also you're doing only the dry foods that require a LOT of water which in emergency circumstances isn't always available...

@Bigfamilyhomestead 7 лет назад

I agree, thanks for the comment.

@christyhallum3278 7 лет назад

Ok, this may sound like a dumb question but the jars.....if you use the sealer thingy on them, does that give you the same result of actual canning? My mom used to can when I was a kid but I am scared of trying it. If the sealer works the same, that would be great.