Looking for Mylar bags check out Wallaby at bit.ly/3fmgEqD. Use the promo code PROVIDENT5 for $5 off. Learn more about what foods to keep in your prepper pantry and how to store them at TheProvidentPrepper.org Salt: Why It Is Essential and How to Store It Right theprovidentprepper.org/salt-why-it-is-essential-and-how-to-store-it-right/ Long-Term Food Storage: Creative Solutions to Build a Critical Asset theprovidentprepper.org/long-term-food-storage-creative-solutions-to-build-a-critical-asset/ 3 Months Supply of Food: Great Peace of Mind theprovidentprepper.org/3-months-supply-of-food-amazing-peace-of-mind/ The Difference Between Short-Term and Long-Term Food Storage theprovidentprepper.org/the-difference-between-short-term-and-long-term-food-storage/ Food Storage: What is the Actual Shelf-Life of Granulated or White Sugar theprovidentprepper.org/food-storage-what-is-the-actual-shelf-life-of-granulated-or-white-sugar/ Food Storage: The Actual Shelf-LIfe of White Flour theprovidentprepper.org/food-storage-the-actual-shelf-life-of-white-flour/ The Actual Shelf-Life of Chocolate theprovidentprepper.org/the-actual-shelf-life-of-chocolate/ Ingenious Places to Store Your Emergency Food Supply theprovidentprepper.org/ingenious-places-to-store-your-emergency-food-supply/ How to Know When Food Storage is Too Old theprovidentprepper.org/food-storage-how-old-is-too-old/ 8 Food Storage Enemies and How to Slay Them theprovidentprepper.org/8-food-storage-enemies-and-how-to-slay-them/ You can purchase basic staples packaged for long-term storage from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints' Home Storage Centers providentliving.churchofjesuschrist.org/food-storage/home-storage-center-locations-map?lang=eng Thanks for being part of the solution!
@@mamabird2434 Good advice,but....I am 62 with a disabled husband Storing flour and corn meal is all I can do at this point. 45 hour work weeks and feeding just 2. Having a grinder guess would be nice but I think about the strength I have left. So,I guess fifty pound bags of wheat berries and bags of corn is out of the question for me sadly.
I worked with Dr. Red Duke for years and we had coffee together most weekends. One weekend we were talking about folk/home remedies and about Honey for wound care but I said sometimes when it gets warm it is quite messy. He said when a wound is not healing well, it’s large, or deep and the honey is too messy… he said to pack it with Brown Sugar!! He always had a bunch in the hospital pharmacy. I loved our talks and he was a wealth of information! *Edit to add- Also, most people don’t know he was an Ordained Southern Baptist Minister before entering medicine. He had a deep respect and determination to care for hurting people. Blessings Y’all ❣️❣️
Rice is something I try to keep a lot of. It can be made into so many different type of dishes. I store it 2 ways, either 3 cup bags, or 1 lb. This way I can easily share. All bags are vacuumed sealed.
My favorite basic staple I have used the most in my Bug Out Bag I carry is $100 bills. I have used these to bail me out so many times. The cash has worked with one exception. At my off grid water access cabin in Northern MN the cash and credit is worth ZERO. On the grid, $100 bills. Off the grid, propane for cooking a big deal. Food wise my favorite staple is beans and rice but my wife hates beans. My other top item is tomatoes, paste, diced, crushed, and stewed. Great for flavor and sauces for all other foods like rice, beans, wheat. Thanks.
TY for the great video. I believe that PURE SALT is one of the best prepper items to stock up on, especially because it can be used to cure meats. Blessings to all.
I may be wrong, but I believe a lot of canned foods ( metal cans) can have an extremely long life, maybe 50 years, the main factor being how you store them, and the condition of the cans.
Hi Keith. Yes, you are absolutely spot on. Canned ham, corned beef, and canned chicken are perfectly good AND edibles decades after the best before date. Tinned fish, such as tuna, less so. There is a TH-camr called Alaska Granny who has made many videos on the subject.
1. Take a piece of Mylar and put it on the top of the jar and screw it down the lid making sure that the threads of the jar and the threads of the lid are sandwiching the Mylar. Thus you now have an airtight gasket and can reuse lids that have lost or mangled the inside seal gasket. 2. Take a teaspoon of rice and put it in a pouch then store it in the rice to adsorb moisture and prevent clumping. Do not use organic cloth for the pouch.... Hosiery is fine and don't use metal staples to hold it closed. You can change out the rice Evey 10,15 or 20 years whatever you decide is the rice shelf life. 3. Again make your own gaskets for liquids using plastic wrap or thin Mylar for the small lids. Multi layer the wrap or cut up a storage bag if you need a thicker gasket. If you don't have ceramic lids make a Mylar gasket between the metal and the jar top. 4. Coffee, Tea and other flavored drink that will help make old boiled water more palatable. In fact coffee is a basic staple.
I don’t think this is a forever food, but I NEED baking cocoa. I make the best scratch brownies and I do the cocoa and oil substitute for the hard baking chocolate.
I've been down to just rice before due to economic troubles and I received some Food Lion cream of jalapeno soup from someone. That stuff is really good and makes a world of difference. I've tried a lot of things with rice and as far as cheap stuff goes it's now my favorite. I just used it in concentrated form and it's similar to jalapeno cheddar dip.
QOTD: for me it's spices and seasonings (including salt), because they make the basics so incredible (not to mention preservation properties). For salts, I used to store a lot of different types but have simplified and now store just 3 (pink himilayan, smoked black as a finishing salt, and kosher salt). I really like the idea of storing the small shakers for sharing and barter. Definitely adding that to my list. This was a great list. Thank you so much for putting in the research and educating us. When I think how much money I've wasted throwing out vinegar alone over the years.....
It occurred to me while you were talking about seasoned salt that the actual salt probably extends the life of the other ingredients. 🤔 I didn't research that, but it seems logical since salt is a preservative. So, possibly, your salt blend may have a somewhat longer shelf life than the shortest-lived ingredient in the product.
I have a tendency to over protect my stored items. I learned on your channel a few years ago that when using a 5gal bucket it's best to also use mylar in it, because the plastic is still air permeable over time. That's why I use mylar for pretty much everything from salt and sugar (with desiccants, not 02 absorber's) to beans, rice, wheat berries and freedom seeds (yes, I do actually protect those from the elements as well)
Interesting story, at least for me😊 On my 29th birthday, a long time ago...My family was on a mining expedition in the Arctic, and we explored a long abandoned cabin and found some really cool antiques. My favorite was a box of Kingsford cornstarch from the late 1800's. The cabin was obviously well built because the cornstarch was still dry. It has all the graphics on the box, and if you gently squeeze it, it's still soft. I keep it in a large baggie in the house and enjoy remembering that long ago day. Yup, cornstarch kept dry will last a looooong time😊
Coffee! And, as I understand it, freeze-dried coffee is a forever food. To be honest, I don't want to be without anything; but I know I can only save up just so much. I am limited as to how much I can buy, as well as how long things last. Therefore, I do what I can, and trust the Lord for the rest: will not the Judge of all the earth do right? Of course He will!
Kikomans soy sauce, Louisiana hot sauce, coconut oil. I don't know if it's a forever food, olive oil is my favorite. I choose rice over beans as rice is not as hard on your stomach and is harder to grow. Rice could be a good barter item. I put back lots of spices that will really make a difference in grid down situation. They just slowly lose flavor.
We store a lot of short grain white rice because we like homemade and frugal stir-fry dishes. Because we store rice, we also store soy sauce. Soy sauce can store for a very long time in a pantry and can make even a humble emergency meal of steamed white rice, rehydrated veggies and TVP or Spam taste much better. We have a gallon size plastic jug of Aloha brand shoyu that has been in our pantry more than 7 years now. The longest we have stored soy sauce is 10 years, but that limit was because we used it instead of storing it longer. We use our gallon jug to refill the little glass soy sauce bottle that we keep on the dining table. We prefer the taste of the Japanese version of soy sauce (Aloha brand shoyu) over the Chinese version (Kikkoman brand), but either type can store for years in a pantry. You can find the gallon size jugs of soy sauce at a food wholesale club such as Costco or Sam's Club or in a restaurant supply store such as Smart & Final. And the contents of that jug of soy sauce will cost a lot less per teaspoon that what is in those little glass bottles of soy sauce.
Sugar is my #1, Salt #2 because of so many uses. I have some cornstarch but wondering what am I missing about it's uses since I hardly go through the small amount I've stocked?
Maple syrup is fine out as long as it's sealed, as soon as the seal is broken it needs to be refrigerated and then it will continue to keep. Eventually opened molasses and corn syrup will go bad if they are open and left out, so I keep them in the fridge as well.
@@sherip1270 When it tastes rancid or fermented basically. I buy big jugs, so once they're opened I have to store in the fridge. Honey is fine to leave out, we get 7kg buckets and I don't even push the lid all the way down, just set it on top.
I hope someone is working on making chocolate 🍫 a forever food… or is that how we justify keeping it in pantry rotation? 🙃. Thanks for another great video!
Thank you for sharing . I learned glass containers are best. I have all 4 products you discussed, but might need more salt and possibly corn starch. I think I’d be unhappy if we didn’t have maple syrup. Thank you again.
I'm concerned that salt will rust up a metal lid on jars of salt. Wouldn't plastic lids be best for salt? Thank you for sharing this information. I need to top off my storage. 🤗
You can get plastic rings that you might use with fermentation and then use a regular metal canning lid. This was the ring won't rust on. If the lid rusts, just replace it. You can use used lids, too, you don't need new lids.
The U.S. Army did studies on this. Everything is about oxidation, or the degrading effect oxygen has on all organic matter. If you can prevent that, food will literally last indefinitely. Vacuum packing in plastic food-saver type bags, then sealed in Mylar bags with a desiccant and O2 absorber and then in a five gallon bucket and seal the lid with a silicone caulk and anything with less than 10 percent moisture will last pretty much forever.
Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of information. You have taught me so much! I am always quoting you to my friends. You have truly helped me to feel prepared!
I am so happy to have found you in my search of prepping information! I live by the Great Salt Lake and been prepping for years! We have a small homestead and things are going well, with a little earthquake now and then!!! Thanks for your videos and for sharing your knowledge. We have 5 children, all adults now and they still come over when they run out or something!! Thanks again.......
for sugar... i store a good bit as honey, and a good bit as sugar granules, but i saw a video about making larger "rock candy" pieces (both for salt and for sugar) and since then i also store some of my sugars (and salt) as larger "chunks" for packing in ways they cant run oiut of holes, or get carried off by ants. only a minority, but i like having a variety.
Honey had the enzyme Glucose oxidase which helps preserve it, but it can help the immune system. Corn starch today is all from bioengineered corn in the USA. The non-GMO corn starch is imported. Thank you for all of information.
Thank you for your video. The 250 million year old salt I bought has a BBD of tomorrow, .... go figure. I decant everything into glass when possible. The wholesalers has one gallon plastic jugs of real chinese Soy Sauce made with no Wheat and it got decanted into one gallon Glass jugs I had just for that purpose. Real Soy Sauce is a forever sauce. I'm looking at 50lb bags of cornstarch from the wholesalers now, ... "IF!" It's not "Out Of Stock". The same with the five gallon buckets of Vinegar. I went to get one and they were sold out. I can only feel sorry for people who are just starting to prep now. A day late and a dollar short I say, ... and then follow that statement with, "better late than never". Keep up the great work and good luck.
@@julesf. I'm in Eastern Canada and we have a Wholesaler here that sells to the general public. We also have Grain Elevators here that do the same. Whole Wheat is down from $400 a ton to $340 a ton and I'm picking up another half ton. Whole Oats are $305 a ton. Livestock Feed Mills are a great resource as long as you don't demand GMO free and Organic. Do a google search of your area, ... and good luck.
Thanks to you I have all that you discussed. I wouldn’t want to be without flour. Also I appreciate all of your suggestions and discussions. Being fairly new at prepping, not quite 2 yrs now, I’m trying to learn and apply what I do learn. You are my favorite channel as I think you teach and advise what is best and necessary. Thank you so much
Oh I am so glad I stumbled upon your site! No one has given that information about salt alone and it never occurred to me about the salt and lids. I store my salt in glass jars but currently have the metal lids on them. I will head down next to my storage room and switch them up for plastic ones. Interesting to note too, I'm in Canada and our main brand of table salt is Windsor. I checked the ingredients and its has sugar in it. Household salt does not. So I learned that as well. Is that a normal ingredient? Thinking of trying your fav, pink salt to see how that improves the flavour of some of my foods. I also make everything from scratch because I prefer it to packaged food.
Unless the heat damages the container, these shouldn't be affected. Moisture is generally more of a problem due to rusting or if you open the container.
THANK YOU !!! You answered my concerns over salt Storage. You Share A Wealth Of Knowledge !!! Once Again Thank You !! Keep Up The Great Job That You Are Doing. You are helping more people than you may know about. Another well-delivered message.
@@ABABABABABABABABABABABABAB It's summer lol. They're probably very busy with their garden and grandkids. They can record a "refresher" video, if it's easier for them.
I so appreciate your ideas and advice. I have a good stock of vinegars. I have a large plastic container of Argo. And when it gets low I purchase a couple of boxes of cornstarch and add them to my Argo container. Also have plenty of salt too. Thank you for your great advice.
Just came across your channel, appreciate the information. I think personal hygiene items would be a very important part of long term storage however, I don't see much mention of it... Will continue to watch your channel. Thanks for the info.
for honey... PLEASE buy your honey *only* from people you trust, and preferably from people who have bees and know other beekeepers. there is a lot of "fake honey" out there and its shelf life may not be nearly as long. (also i really dont trust that they "only" adulterated it with corn syrup) i only buy my honey from the Beefolks (maryland) but there are reputable honey folks all over the world. also local honey and pollen are reputed to help allergies. if i could have my own hives i would, but i had to pick where my energy was going...
I like storing salt in glass but could/should I vac seal the mason jars? Thank y'all for all your helpful content..... it's been a real blessing finding y'all channel!
Cornstarch is good for thickening sauces, you can use it in baking and some styles of cooking. It's also great as a moisture absorber, you can use it like a foot powder in your shoes, you can dust your underarms with it or use it like a body powder on humid sticky days. I don't think it would be on the top of my list of things to store, but I try to always have an extra jar or two of it around, since it doesn't go bad.
Coffee i would not want to live without! Or spices! One spice is for chili! So how long do dried peppers last and how would i extend their shelf life? Thanks!
Should be called " food additives" food staples are things like Cassava, maize, plantains, potatoes, rice, sorghum, soybeans, sweet potatoes, wheat, and yams
I have a question hopefully some of you might be able to answer it. Recently I’ve been given several styrofoam coolers. If I vacuum seal sugar, salt etc & place them in it will that be ok especially since even though my basement is cool it’s damp?
Interesting question. I researched a little and this is what I learned. My opinion ... not ideal but might work just fine depending on the quality. I have a few that had drugs shipped in them that are really nice and would be good but the cheaper ones might not. You can read the research below. ... Styrofoam ice chests, also known as foam coolers or polystyrene coolers, are generally designed to provide insulation and keep the contents inside cold. While they can provide a certain level of moisture resistance, they are not completely airtight or waterproof. Styrofoam itself is a porous material, and depending on the quality and construction of the cooler, it may allow some moisture to enter or escape. External factors such as humidity, condensation, and temperature changes can affect the ability of a styrofoam ice chest to maintain a completely moisture-free environment. If you are concerned about moisture entering the cooler, especially when storing items like corn starch or other moisture-sensitive products, it is advisable to take additional precautions. Consider placing the corn starch in a sealed plastic bag or container before placing it inside the styrofoam ice chest. This extra layer of protection can help safeguard the sugar or salt from potential moisture exposure. Furthermore, it's important to keep in mind that proper storage conditions play a crucial role in preventing moisture-related issues. Store the ice chest in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight or sources of moisture. Additionally, avoid placing wet items or ice directly in contact with the corn starch or any other dry goods to minimize the risk of moisture transfer. By taking these measures, you can enhance the protection of moisture-sensitive items like sugar or salt when using a styrofoam ice chest.
Air circulator will remove moisture from air so it will be drier cool! Wind always dries things unless it has moisture like rain/snow/humidity ! Dehumidifier work well!
I buy my raw local honey from Costco. It comes in a plastic bottle. Would you suggest pouring this into glass jars to last longer? Or is keeping in the plastic good for many years?
@@tonyahelmholdt868 Assuming you poured it into a clean and dry jar, it should be fine for a very long time (decades or longer). Consider that archaeologists found honey in ancient Egyptian tomb, and the honey was still edible. They had just put it in a sealed (clay) jar and let it sit....for thousands of years. I think you'll be good for a few decades with just a glass jar :)
@@tonyahelmholdt868 I’ve found once I open honey it crystallizes, compared to leaving it in the original sealed container. It’s still usable, I just find it a pain to heat it to re-liquify. Might be worth switching containers if it’s past the expiry date. That date likely refers to the time the plastic bottle may start breaking down.
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Salt: Why It Is Essential and How to Store It Right
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Long-Term Food Storage: Creative Solutions to Build a Critical Asset
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3 Months Supply of Food: Great Peace of Mind
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The Difference Between Short-Term and Long-Term Food Storage
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Food Storage: What is the Actual Shelf-Life of Granulated or White Sugar
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Food Storage: The Actual Shelf-LIfe of White Flour
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The Actual Shelf-Life of Chocolate
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Ingenious Places to Store Your Emergency Food Supply
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How to Know When Food Storage is Too Old
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Thanks for being part of the solution!
I would really enjoy doing a live with you.
rice in a small bag, open stored with salt ..rice will absorb the moisture
Sugar,salt,flour beans corn meal
Corn not cornmeal
Wheat berries, not flour.
@@mamabird2434 Good advice,but....I am 62 with a disabled husband Storing flour and corn meal is all I can do at this point. 45 hour work weeks and feeding just 2. Having a grinder guess would be nice but I think about the strength I have left. So,I guess fifty pound bags of wheat berries and bags of corn is out of the question for me sadly.
I started with a 25lb bag of rice and a big bag of pintos.
@@NikiLivi5
Me too. During the depression , that is what ppl survived on
I worked with Dr. Red Duke for years and we had coffee together most weekends.
One weekend we were talking about folk/home remedies and about Honey for wound care but I said sometimes when it gets warm it is quite messy.
He said when a wound is not healing well, it’s large, or deep and the honey is too messy… he said to pack it with Brown Sugar!!
He always had a bunch in the hospital pharmacy.
I loved our talks and he was a wealth of information!
*Edit to add- Also, most people don’t know he was an Ordained Southern Baptist Minister before entering medicine.
He had a deep respect and determination to care for hurting people.
Blessings Y’all ❣️❣️
He was a fine man.
I am a long time Dr. Red Duke fan. Thank you for sharing your experience with him and the good information!
In my opinion chocolate is a basic staple that my husband would not be to be without!
#1 Rice, #2 pasta #3 oats #4 dried beans
Rice is something I try to keep a lot of. It can be made into so many different type of dishes. I store it 2 ways, either 3 cup bags, or 1 lb. This way I can easily share. All bags are vacuumed sealed.
My favorite basic staple I have used the most in my Bug Out Bag I carry is $100 bills. I have used these to bail me out so many times. The cash has worked with one exception. At my off grid water access cabin in Northern MN the cash and credit is worth ZERO. On the grid, $100 bills. Off the grid, propane for cooking a big deal. Food wise my favorite staple is beans and rice but my wife hates beans. My other top item is tomatoes, paste, diced, crushed, and stewed. Great for flavor and sauces for all other foods like rice, beans, wheat. Thanks.
I prefer to carry smaller denominations. I'd rather carry five 20's than a single 100 dollar bill.
so many places do not accept 100 dollar bills near me, that i would switch that for 20s...
Instant coffee !
TY for the great video.
I believe that PURE SALT is one of the best prepper items to stock up on, especially because it can be used to cure meats. Blessings to all.
Very true. Don't forget burlap. We cure ham and bacon in the old smoke house.
Real Salt for me although I have lots of the others.
Don't forget the Mineral Salt Blocks for the critters.
True. Also useful for making brine to ferment vegetables.
I may be wrong, but I believe a lot of canned foods ( metal cans) can have an extremely long life, maybe 50 years, the main factor being how you store them, and the condition of the cans.
Hi Keith.
Yes, you are absolutely spot on.
Canned ham, corned beef, and canned chicken are perfectly good AND edibles decades after the best before date.
Tinned fish, such as tuna, less so.
There is a TH-camr called Alaska Granny who has made many videos on the subject.
An old trick is to coat the rims of the tin with petroleum jelly ... to prevent rust from long term storage
@@tonipeterson954
Hi Toni.
Never heard of that one.
Do you just apply once, or do you apply every few months?
The basic staple I could not be without is coffee!!!
1. Take a piece of Mylar and put it on the top of the jar and screw it down the lid making sure that the threads of the jar and the threads of the lid are sandwiching the Mylar. Thus you now have an airtight gasket and can reuse lids that have lost or mangled the inside seal gasket.
2. Take a teaspoon of rice and put it in a pouch then store it in the rice to adsorb moisture and prevent clumping. Do not use organic cloth for the pouch.... Hosiery is fine and don't use metal staples to hold it closed. You can change out the rice Evey 10,15 or 20 years whatever you decide is the rice shelf life.
3. Again make your own gaskets for liquids using plastic wrap or thin Mylar for the small lids. Multi layer the wrap or cut up a storage bag if you need a thicker gasket. If you don't have ceramic lids make a Mylar gasket between the metal and the jar top.
4. Coffee, Tea and other flavored drink that will help make old boiled water more palatable. In fact coffee is a basic staple.
Regarding #2, is this to put with the salt stores? To prevent clumping? Why use hoisery and not cotton cloth? Thanks!
Storing honey in glass also makes it safer to liquefy from a crystallized state. Too easy to overheat the plastic containers.
I don’t think this is a forever food, but I NEED baking cocoa. I make the best scratch brownies and I do the cocoa and oil substitute for the hard baking chocolate.
@yarnprepper I'd love to know your brownie recipe 😊
Cocoa powder actually lasts a good long time!
@@TerriPs91 I've used it way past it's best by date & it has been fine.
I'm a chocolate addict, so the baking cocoa sounds good, & so do the brownies.
@@karengreene4476me too
I keep a variety of vinegars as well as sauces. If your FS gets down to only rice, these things can make it taste different for every meal.😊
I've been down to just rice before due to economic troubles and I received some Food Lion cream of jalapeno soup from someone. That stuff is really good and makes a world of difference. I've tried a lot of things with rice and as far as cheap stuff goes it's now my favorite. I just used it in concentrated form and it's similar to jalapeno cheddar dip.
@@asahearts1 I will have to look for that soup. I love jalapenos & I'm sure that was good. I've been there, too. Stay strong.🙏
Sauces with not a high a sugar content freeze dry well, take up little space, lasts a long time, easy to reconstitute .
QOTD: for me it's spices and seasonings (including salt), because they make the basics so incredible (not to mention preservation properties). For salts, I used to store a lot of different types but have simplified and now store just 3 (pink himilayan, smoked black as a finishing salt, and kosher salt). I really like the idea of storing the small shakers for sharing and barter. Definitely adding that to my list.
This was a great list. Thank you so much for putting in the research and educating us. When I think how much money I've wasted throwing out vinegar alone over the years.....
It occurred to me while you were talking about seasoned salt that the actual salt probably extends the life of the other ingredients. 🤔 I didn't research that, but it seems logical since salt is a preservative. So, possibly, your salt blend may have a somewhat longer shelf life than the shortest-lived ingredient in the product.
That makes perfect sense
I like having it all! Sam’s Club has Argo Corn Starch Ina 35 oz plastic container for $4.16; sounds like a bargain to me. Thanks for sharing. ❣️
I have a tendency to over protect my stored items. I learned on your channel a few years ago that when using a 5gal bucket it's best to also use mylar in it, because the plastic is still air permeable over time. That's why I use mylar for pretty much everything from salt and sugar (with desiccants, not 02 absorber's) to beans, rice, wheat berries and freedom seeds (yes, I do actually protect those from the elements as well)
Food grade buckets don't have that issue that I'm aware of.
Interesting story, at least for me😊 On my 29th birthday, a long time ago...My family was on a mining expedition in the Arctic, and we explored a long abandoned cabin and found some really cool antiques. My favorite was a box of Kingsford cornstarch from the late 1800's. The cabin was obviously well built because the cornstarch was still dry. It has all the graphics on the box, and if you gently squeeze it, it's still soft. I keep it in a large baggie in the house and enjoy remembering that long ago day. Yup, cornstarch kept dry will last a looooong time😊
I wouldn't want to be without coffee
Coffee! And, as I understand it, freeze-dried coffee is a forever food. To be honest, I don't want to be without anything; but I know I can only save up just so much. I am limited as to how much I can buy, as well as how long things last. Therefore, I do what I can, and trust the Lord for the rest: will not the Judge of all the earth do right? Of course He will!
Coffee is a literal lifesaver. Me without coffee is dangerous for those around me lol
Coffee and tea. Teas have medicinal uses and can be stored for many years.
make your own vinegar simple and uses waste from apples.
Rice. Not the easiest to grow in the states without water/power.
I put moisture absorbers in my salts and sugars, the moisture absorbers take up any moisture that may be present
Kaylynn, you are going to have salt & sugar blocks. Hope you have an ice pick & hammer.
Just in buckets not in the salt!
I don't want to be without coffee! I store whole beans and have a hand grinder. I also have good quality freeze dried coffee in glass jars.
How long can coffee beans last?
Kikomans soy sauce, Louisiana hot sauce, coconut oil. I don't know if it's a forever food, olive oil is my favorite. I choose rice over beans as rice is not as hard on your stomach and is harder to grow. Rice could be a good barter item. I put back lots of spices that will really make a difference in grid down situation. They just slowly lose flavor.
We store a lot of short grain white rice because we like homemade and frugal stir-fry dishes. Because we store rice, we also store soy sauce. Soy sauce can store for a very long time in a pantry and can make even a humble emergency meal of steamed white rice, rehydrated veggies and TVP or Spam taste much better.
We have a gallon size plastic jug of Aloha brand shoyu that has been in our pantry more than 7 years now. The longest we have stored soy sauce is 10 years, but that limit was because we used it instead of storing it longer. We use our gallon jug to refill the little glass soy sauce bottle that we keep on the dining table. We prefer the taste of the Japanese version of soy sauce (Aloha brand shoyu) over the Chinese version (Kikkoman brand), but either type can store for years in a pantry.
You can find the gallon size jugs of soy sauce at a food wholesale club such as Costco or Sam's Club or in a restaurant supply store such as Smart & Final. And the contents of that jug of soy sauce will cost a lot less per teaspoon that what is in those little glass bottles of soy sauce.
For fried rice we have canned shrimp, chicken, beef and pork.
Chocolate, vinegar, water, dry freezer food
Sugar is my #1, Salt #2 because of so many uses. I have some cornstarch but wondering what am I missing about it's uses since I hardly go through the small amount I've stocked?
I agree, I don't use a lot of cornstarch.
I use white flour to thicken gravy, etc. but if I were using whole wheat flour from my storage, the corn starch would be a better thickener.
@@sherip1270 Totally the same as far a thickener. Ground up beans are said to be a good thickener as well, haven't tried that as of yet.
Maple syrup is fine out as long as it's sealed, as soon as the seal is broken it needs to be refrigerated and then it will continue to keep. Eventually opened molasses and corn syrup will go bad if they are open and left out, so I keep them in the fridge as well.
I've never had molasses or corn syrup go bad. What makes it seem like it is bad?
@@sherip1270 When it tastes rancid or fermented basically. I buy big jugs, so once they're opened I have to store in the fridge. Honey is fine to leave out, we get 7kg buckets and I don't even push the lid all the way down, just set it on top.
Sugar, salt, rice, beans, oats, and water purification tablets.
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I've got to have my tea, something to make bread with, jam, rice, beans, onions and potatoes.
I hope someone is working on making chocolate 🍫 a forever food… or is that how we justify keeping it in pantry rotation? 🙃. Thanks for another great video!
Cocoa powder lasts a pretty long time if you store it correctly. Actual chocolate doesn't store for more than a year or two unfortunately.
Chocolate is necessary for good mental health.
@@robinguertin574Yes. Yes, it is. Believe I'll have a small piece of dark chocolate. You know, for heart health.
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Thank you for sharing . I learned glass containers are best. I have all 4 products you discussed, but might need more salt and possibly corn starch. I think I’d be unhappy if we didn’t have maple syrup. Thank you again.
For LTS, you could mix maple flavoring with simple sugar syrup.
My grandmothers made their own syrups. One used white sugar and one used brown sugar. Both delicious
I'm concerned that salt will rust up a metal lid on jars of salt. Wouldn't plastic lids be best for salt?
Thank you for sharing this information. I need to top off my storage. 🤗
You can get plastic rings that you might use with fermentation and then use a regular metal canning lid. This was the ring won't rust on. If the lid rusts, just replace it. You can use used lids, too, you don't need new lids.
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What about a tattler lid? Thank you!
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I use vacuum sealer on glass canning jars for everything. No air and no spoilage!
The U.S. Army did studies on this. Everything is about oxidation, or the degrading effect oxygen has on all organic matter. If you can prevent that, food will literally last indefinitely. Vacuum packing in plastic food-saver type bags, then sealed in Mylar bags with a desiccant and O2 absorber and then in a five gallon bucket and seal the lid with a silicone caulk and anything with less than 10 percent moisture will last pretty much forever.
Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of information. You have taught me so much! I am always quoting you to my friends. You have truly helped me to feel prepared!
I am so happy to have found you in my search of prepping information! I live by the Great Salt Lake and been prepping for years! We have a small homestead and things are going well, with a little earthquake now and then!!! Thanks for your videos and for sharing your knowledge. We have 5 children, all adults now and they still come over when they run out or something!! Thanks again.......
for sugar... i store a good bit as honey, and a good bit as sugar granules, but i saw a video about making larger "rock candy" pieces (both for salt and for sugar) and since then i also store some of my sugars (and salt) as larger "chunks" for packing in ways they cant run oiut of holes, or get carried off by ants.
only a minority, but i like having a variety.
Honey had the enzyme Glucose oxidase which helps preserve it, but it can help the immune system. Corn starch today is all from bioengineered corn in the USA. The non-GMO corn starch is imported. Thank you for all of information.
Thank you for your video.
The 250 million year old salt I bought has a BBD of tomorrow, .... go figure.
I decant everything into glass when possible.
The wholesalers has one gallon plastic jugs of real chinese Soy Sauce made with no Wheat and it got decanted into one gallon Glass jugs I had just for that purpose. Real Soy Sauce is a forever sauce.
I'm looking at 50lb bags of cornstarch from the wholesalers now, ... "IF!" It's not "Out Of Stock". The same with the five gallon buckets of Vinegar. I went to get one and they were sold out.
I can only feel sorry for people who are just starting to prep now. A day late and a dollar short I say, ... and then follow that statement with, "better late than never".
Keep up the great work and good luck.
Where do you get these bulk items? I had no idea they came in these sizes of bulk.
@@julesf. I'm in Eastern Canada and we have a Wholesaler here that sells to the general public.
We also have Grain Elevators here that do the same. Whole Wheat is down from $400 a ton to $340 a ton and I'm picking up another half ton. Whole Oats are $305 a ton.
Livestock Feed Mills are a great resource as long as you don't demand GMO free and Organic.
Do a google search of your area, ... and good luck.
Nice to know of these forever foods, thank you Jonathan and Kylene. Happy trails!
Thank you for another excellent video. Cream of tarter and baking soda are also great to keep on hand to make baking powder.
Gun powder green tea and dandelion root.
Thanks for your great videos! They are very informative but also entertaining !
Please please please could you make a video about the variety of uses for vinegar, esp cleaning and sanitizing
Sugar, I have a sweet tooth, cocoa powder, all purpose flour, cooking oil.
Thanks to you I have all that you discussed. I wouldn’t want to be without flour. Also I appreciate all of your suggestions and discussions. Being fairly new at prepping, not quite 2 yrs now, I’m trying to learn and apply what I do learn. You are my favorite channel as I think you teach and advise what is best and necessary. Thank you so much
Thank you for this, it was very educational.😍
Redmond salt is best from salt lake all the minerals still in.
Oh I am so glad I stumbled upon your site! No one has given that information about salt alone and it never occurred to me about the salt and lids. I store my salt in glass jars but currently have the metal lids on them. I will head down next to my storage room and switch them up for plastic ones. Interesting to note too, I'm in Canada and our main brand of table salt is Windsor. I checked the ingredients and its has sugar in it. Household salt does not. So I learned that as well. Is that a normal ingredient? Thinking of trying your fav, pink salt to see how that improves the flavour of some of my foods. I also make everything from scratch because I prefer it to packaged food.
I'm so grateful for this video, thx u!
I live in California, where summers are extremely hot, with little cooling. I don't think my storage will last long in the heat. 🥵😪
Unless the heat damages the container, these shouldn't be affected. Moisture is generally more of a problem due to rusting or if you open the container.
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What do you use cornstarch for?
@@ABABABABABABABABABABABABAB It's summer lol. They're probably very busy with their garden and grandkids. They can record a "refresher" video, if it's easier for them.
I so appreciate your ideas and advice. I have a good stock of vinegars. I have a large plastic container of Argo. And when it gets low I purchase a couple of boxes of cornstarch and add them to my Argo container. Also have plenty of salt too. Thank you for your great advice.
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Just came across your channel, appreciate the information. I think personal hygiene items would be a very important part of long term storage however, I don't see much mention of it... Will continue to watch your channel. Thanks for the info.
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Thanks Jones's Great Video . i am stocking it up today.
I like this video. Informative and fun.
Food with extra spices etc
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for honey...
PLEASE buy your honey *only* from people you trust, and preferably from people who have bees and know other beekeepers. there is a lot of "fake honey" out there and its shelf life may not be nearly as long. (also i really dont trust that they "only" adulterated it with corn syrup)
i only buy my honey from the Beefolks (maryland) but there are reputable honey folks all over the world.
also local honey and pollen are reputed to help allergies.
if i could have my own hives i would, but i had to pick where my energy was going...
Organic coffee, organic monkfruit to sweeten my coffee, organic half and half to lighten my coffee. I do not want to be without my coffee!
I like storing salt in glass but could/should I vac seal the mason jars? Thank y'all for all your helpful content..... it's been a real blessing finding y'all channel!
Thanks for the great tips!
Honey, also a forever food, freeze dried fruits and veggies.
Great video. Thanks!
Great video and info!!!
Thanks so much. 😊 Would you please clarify why cornstarch is important? Appreciate it 🌺
Cornstarch is good for thickening sauces, you can use it in baking and some styles of cooking. It's also great as a moisture absorber, you can use it like a foot powder in your shoes, you can dust your underarms with it or use it like a body powder on humid sticky days.
I don't think it would be on the top of my list of things to store, but I try to always have an extra jar or two of it around, since it doesn't go bad.
@@KellyS_77 , thanks so much. 🌺
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Hmmm... So if I eat only forever foods, will I live forever? 🤔
Wouldn't it be nice if that were true!
Coffee i would not want to live without! Or spices! One spice is for chili! So how long do dried peppers last and how would i extend their shelf life? Thanks!
Dried peppers should be stored in a reduced oxygen environment. The cooler the temperature the longer they will maintain their original flavor.
Great video
Should be called " food additives" food staples are things like Cassava, maize, plantains, potatoes, rice, sorghum, soybeans, sweet potatoes, wheat, and yams
Since you mentioned that I can will decompose, or even the plastic bottles for the honey, how long will my bags last?
What about spices in glass jars? I do store a lot of them. Thanks for sharing and you have a great day
Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !
Rice beans pasta honey
I have a question hopefully some of you might be able to answer it. Recently I’ve been given several styrofoam coolers. If I vacuum seal sugar, salt etc & place them in it will that be ok especially since even though my basement is cool it’s damp?
Interesting question. I researched a little and this is what I learned. My opinion ... not ideal but might work just fine depending on the quality. I have a few that had drugs shipped in them that are really nice and would be good but the cheaper ones might not. You can read the research below.
... Styrofoam ice chests, also known as foam coolers or polystyrene coolers, are generally designed to provide insulation and keep the contents inside cold. While they can provide a certain level of moisture resistance, they are not completely airtight or waterproof.
Styrofoam itself is a porous material, and depending on the quality and construction of the cooler, it may allow some moisture to enter or escape. External factors such as humidity, condensation, and temperature changes can affect the ability of a styrofoam ice chest to maintain a completely moisture-free environment.
If you are concerned about moisture entering the cooler, especially when storing items like corn starch or other moisture-sensitive products, it is advisable to take additional precautions. Consider placing the corn starch in a sealed plastic bag or container before placing it inside the styrofoam ice chest. This extra layer of protection can help safeguard the sugar or salt from potential moisture exposure.
Furthermore, it's important to keep in mind that proper storage conditions play a crucial role in preventing moisture-related issues. Store the ice chest in a cool and dry place, away from direct sunlight or sources of moisture. Additionally, avoid placing wet items or ice directly in contact with the corn starch or any other dry goods to minimize the risk of moisture transfer.
By taking these measures, you can enhance the protection of moisture-sensitive items like sugar or salt when using a styrofoam ice chest.
Air circulator will remove moisture from air so it will be drier cool! Wind always dries things unless it has moisture like rain/snow/humidity ! Dehumidifier work well!
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Put rice in the salt
I buy my raw local honey from Costco. It comes in a plastic bottle. Would you suggest pouring this into glass jars to last longer? Or is keeping in the plastic good for many years?
I pour mine into a qt mason jar.
@@kristinb5121 Thanks! So opening to pour into jars doesn’t shorten the quality and storage time?
@@tonyahelmholdt868Not an expert but if it's pure honey, nothing should be able to grow in it unless it gets diluted.
@@tonyahelmholdt868 Assuming you poured it into a clean and dry jar, it should be fine for a very long time (decades or longer). Consider that archaeologists found honey in ancient Egyptian tomb, and the honey was still edible. They had just put it in a sealed (clay) jar and let it sit....for thousands of years. I think you'll be good for a few decades with just a glass jar :)
@@tonyahelmholdt868 I’ve found once I open honey it crystallizes, compared to leaving it in the original sealed container. It’s still usable, I just find it a pain to heat it to re-liquify. Might be worth switching containers if it’s past the expiry date. That date likely refers to the time the plastic bottle may start breaking down.
Can you vacuum seal white sugar? And brown sugar?
What foods do not need to be refrigerated after opening, and how long will they last?
Root cellars