food storage

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Patricia Ocampo @iKONICNoona (4403) • Philippines 10 Jun 24

Hello everyone! Good to be back and I am ready to share with fellow lotters a new topic and discussion. My youngest brother celebrated his 27th birthday last June 4 and it was just a simple celebration. Mom cooked spaghetti and...

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shopping during a pandemic

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 4 Apr 20

Our tax money came in today and the other half wanted to stock up on groceries so we won't have to go back out for a couple of weeks. I wanted to make the trip worthwhile, but I only wanted to go to one store and not one that was...

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Why Buy Plastic Containers

Jim Bauer @porwest (112890) • United States 9 Sep 18

It boggles my mind sometimes how often people still buy plastic containers. I mean, every time you buy a tub of butter, a tub of sour cream, a tub of cottage cheese, or whatever else comes in a plastic container... Once it is...

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36 lbs of pears, and I've barely made a dent

Kelli M @spiderdust (14756) • San Jose, California 20 Sep 17

I bought a box of green Bartlet pears on sale last week and have been waiting for them to ripen so I can preserve them. Pears ripen off of the tree, which is why you frequently see hard and green pears at the grocery store. I was...

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Practical Storage Tips for Freezing Food

cmoneyspinner @cmoneyspinner (9218) • Austin, Texas 31 Aug 15

Hate to waste food? You will find this infographic extremely helpful and handy! It's a chart on how long you can freeze foods; and also foods that you should NOT freeze. P.S. Good idea to label the food. (Although we don't at...

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Food Storage Question

NailTech @NailTech (6874) • United States 29 Oct 12

I have this problem with some food items I have been buying lately in those plastic bags that you open and then reseal with the top part having to be re-aligned with the other side of the bag in a line across the top. I don't know...

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Have you used the Ziploc Vacuum Seal System yet? What do you think?

batcountry72 @batcountry72 (219) • United States 13 Jan 10

It's super simple. Just a vacuum pump (no batteries required), and the special Ziploc baggies. They come in one quart and one gallon sizes. I've read a lot of dissenting opinions on this product. But, it's inexpensive, and after...

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Do you use food storage containers?

jugsjugs @jugsjugs (12967) 11 Nov 09

I always use food storage containers,i find them alot easier to store as well pour my cereal as well as my sugar from.I find that things stay fresher using the food storage containers rather than leaving food in bags or in a box....

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When did the last time you completely clean your pantry ( food storage )

ibuemma @ibuemma (2953) • United States 10 Aug 09

It's hot outside, my kids doesn't wanna play outside. Too HOT ! I saw my food storage need little bit organizing, well the little project become a huge one, when I decide might as well to pull out everything and clean every corner...

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I just signed up for 4 newspapers.

happythoughts @happythoughts (4109) • United States 25 Mar 09

I feel like I am losing control of it all. I feel this need to get a better supply of food in the house just incase we soon need to live off it. We have a good supply of grains and things like that, but the daily things we eat we...

coupons

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savings

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Food Storage

ellen_mom @ellen_mom (174) • United States 20 Feb 09

I recently became the food storage Specialist for my ward. My question is, since both the church and the government suggest having enough supplies on hand to survive for at least 72 hours (The average time it takes emergency...

emergency

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mormon

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Expiration dates for food and "Sell by Dates" information

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 30 Jan 09

I came across this on another site and it sure is enlightening if you dont already know or if its been awhile...things do change. This is an article about the expriation of food...canned,bagged and fresh... and when to rotate...

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How have you handled the current times?

happythoughts @happythoughts (4109) • United States 5 Nov 08

Times have been tough. Things are getting more and more expensive and options are running low. I have been buying less and less and eating more and more of my stockpile. At the rate we are going some day there will be none. I am...

economy

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frugal

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Do you have a stockpile of stuff??

sweetpeasmom @sweetpeasmom (1325) • United States 1 Oct 08

I am wanting to start stockpiling for in case times get any worse and I want to stockpile food items, toilet paper, soaps, etc. Does anyone else on here stockpile and how did you get started and where are you ate right now ??...

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How much food do you have in your storage?

happythoughts @happythoughts (4109) • United States 25 Apr 08

I try to keep a lot of food in storage. We have had times when we needed to live on this. We try to keep 2 years of food storage on hand. I mean like wheat, salt, sugar, rice, and long term storage. We also keep a full pantry of...

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Garlic, how to store it?

babykay @babykay (2131) • Ireland 22 Jul 07

I use a lot of garlic in my cooking but find it tiresome to peel, cut up and mince the cloves. I am wondering is it possible to prepare a big batch, say 10 bulbs and freeze them, taking them out to use later? Does anybody...

food storage

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Food storage containers

Inky261 @Inky261 (2520) • Germany 17 Jun 07

When it comes to plastic food storage containers, is Tupperware still the number one choice in your kitchen? Are there new brands? Do you use cheaper no brand containers? I have so many Tupperware containers for fridge and...

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Do you store food safely?

Ronimas @Ronimas (699) • India 4 May 07

All foods, whether packaged or fresh, stand the risk of getting spoiled if they are not stored properly. We may think that by refrigerating food, we have obviated risk of food spoilage, but is that true?

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2012

Amy @artemis432 (7474) • Abernathy, Texas 9 Apr 07

End of the world, the beginning, end of the world as we know it, just another year. (really starts I think November 2007) If you think its possible there will be earth changes - what do you think will happen and what have you...

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Are You One Of The "Finger Pointing " People?

villageanne @villageanne (8553) • United States 15 Jan 07

Have you ever noticed that after a natural disaster or any kind of tragety, people "know" what could have been done. I mean people just come out of the woodwork with advice on how things should have been done differently. They...

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