tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post4961900172886642745..comments2010-12-16T14:42:16.234-07:00BigBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11552206865163220761noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-19146867799968273872010-12-16T14:42:16.234-07:002010-12-16T14:42:16.234-07:00I am starting out storing food in buckets from the grocery store and mylar bags. can I reuse the lids, or do I need to get new ones. Would hate to do all this work and then not seal the buckets correctly! Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-87754374863492544932010-03-11T07:05:05.659-07:002010-03-11T07:05:05.659-07:00I found that grabbing handfulls of jelly, ketchup, mayo, sugar, hotsauce, vineagar from Mcdonalds, Chick Fila, Taco Bell or any fastfood resturant etc.....really does tend to help with the boring food after a while. Adds flavor. Get large handfulls at the resturants that offer the bar for that....sugar, sugar substitute, cream etc etc.Robert and Thyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08042696024486342428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-60184633264816830082009-01-15T11:09:00.000-07:002009-01-15T11:09:00.000-07:00Its spendy..but I am packing my Rice, Beans, Oats, Wheat and Pasta in 5 gallon Corney Kegs. They are SS and made to be purged and pressurized with CO2. Have about 30 so far and am always looking for more. Should last a long long time...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-12459572204865258992008-12-06T11:55:00.000-07:002008-12-06T11:55:00.000-07:00This picture is awesome! You wrote that it looks like alot, but, to me, it looks like less than I would have imagined. Meaning, it makes the task look less daunting. Plus, it looks do-able even in an apartment. Thanks for the motivation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-25855989270858528262008-09-10T13:41:00.001-06:002008-09-10T13:41:00.001-06:00http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm<BR/><BR/>This food storage calculator is very handy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-82251991862931109322008-09-10T13:41:00.000-06:002008-09-10T13:41:00.000-06:00http://lds.about.com/library/bl/faq/blcalculator.htm<BR/><BR/>This food storage calculator is very handy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-59227209625180019502008-07-31T13:42:00.000-06:002008-07-31T13:42:00.000-06:00You haven't had any problems with stuff going bad? I've heard things like brown rice can go rancid really fast if not stored properly (like less than 6 months). I was looking at different options and by the time you buy the food, buckets, lids, oxygen absorbers, etc....I don't know that it's all that much cheaper than buying prepackage 6 gallon buckets....<BR/><BR/>Do you have any kind of price comparisons on how much you are actually saving doing it yourself?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-66949098747971437302008-07-27T23:15:00.000-06:002008-07-27T23:15:00.000-06:00J<BR/><BR/>Dried foods can keep for many years if kept dry in an air tight container. If worried I would recommend using big oxygen absorbers in each bucket or just purchase the freeze dried, nitrogen pack products online. They are much more expensive though. <BR/><BR/>LDS talks about dried beans and rice, if properly sealed, lasting 20 to 30 years.BigBearhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11552206865163220761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-14989925184107215312008-07-27T20:32:00.000-06:002008-07-27T20:32:00.000-06:00What about the shelf life for some of this stuff? During my surfing around for estimated shelf life of items, some seem to not be able to stay good to go for as long as I'd like. Thoughts?Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-55808127825881206062008-07-25T10:14:00.000-06:002008-07-25T10:14:00.000-06:00I'm finding Big Lots to be a good source of canned beans and other canned items. I've found some stuff "best until" up to 2011.<BR/><BR/>Picked up 29oz of black beans and garbonzo beans for $1.00/can. Also obtained some canned soups, pasta sauce, and hot sauce for around a $1.00 or less as well. <BR/><BR/>Got a lot for $30 this week!sth_txsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-11251582224245338852008-07-25T09:04:00.000-06:002008-07-25T09:04:00.000-06:00I&#39;ve been doing the same thing with 5 gallon buckets, supplemented by flats of cheap canned vegetables and meats. Working out pretty well so far. The biggest difference is I&#39;ve been using spaghetti instead of elbow mac, since IMHO, with mac, you&#39;re packing a lot of &quot;air&quot; and I can get more calories in the same amount of storage area. Some buckets, I dedicate to all one item, such as rice, beans etc. Others, I make up a variety bucket, with a few pounds each of beans, rice, flour, masa harina (or corn meal),salt, powdered milk and mashed potato flakes, a pound of spaghetti, etc. all sealed in plastic, &amp; some dried gravy packets, chili spice packets, french onion soup mix, etc. That way, I can open one bucket &amp; get a little bit of everything, without having to open a 5 gal pail of rice, beans etc. and add that to the canned meat and veggies to balance it out. Keep up the good work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-90243404226989628422008-07-23T10:54:00.000-06:002008-07-23T10:54:00.000-06:00Great info, thanks!Bustednuckleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-44860504122382640842008-07-23T07:35:00.000-06:002008-07-23T07:35:00.000-06:00Good work putting this information together!<BR/><BR/>RWriverwalkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01575212890278793911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-73902463925563881362008-07-23T05:58:00.000-06:002008-07-23T05:58:00.000-06:00I agree with Rook, Great post!. One thing I might suggest is learn how to start sour dough active yeast. It is basicly potato water and a few other ingrediats. My wife calls it "herman" for some reason I will never understand. You just keep feeding it and it keeps making yeast.<BR/><BR/>Oldman in the booniesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7849295687305547598.post-85861109160177375162008-07-23T05:39:00.000-06:002008-07-23T05:39:00.000-06:00Bear- Great post. It is nice to see how the storage is working. What type of buckets do you use?<BR/><BR/>RookRookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920751949806783172noreply@blogger.com