Pantry Organization With FIFO: Rotate Before You Lose It
You reach behind the front row for a jar of green beans and find one with no label at all. …
How to Ferment Vegetables: Salt, Weight and Time
Fermenting is the one preservation method that needs no canner, no dehydrator and no electricity. A crock or a jar, …
Mylar Bags in a Vacuum Sealer: Why It Fails
It is one of the most reasonable assumptions in home food storage, and it does not work. You own a …
Fermented Garlic and Honey: What the Risk Really Is
Fermented garlic and honey is one of the most shared preserving projects on the internet. Peeled cloves in a jar …
Mylar Bag Sealer: Impulse, Iron or Improvised
Sealing mylar is the step where a pantry project either becomes storage or becomes an expensive way to keep rice …
Fermentation Weights: The Fix for Floating Cabbage
Day three of your first sauerkraut, you lift the towel off the jar and the top inch of cabbage is …
Gamma Lids: What They Seal and What They Do Not
The first time you try to get a snap lid off a full bucket of dog food with wet hands, …
Fermentation Lids: Airlock, Valve or Loose Ring
Every January somebody posts a photo of a kitchen counter with a pink puddle spreading out from under a jar …
Pressure Canner Gaskets and Parts: Match Yours Without Guessing
A canner that has been in the family since the seventies is usually still a good canner. What it is …
Food Storage Buckets: Food Grade, Sizes and Lids Explained
A bucket looks like the least interesting purchase in the whole pantry. It is a plastic pail with a lid, …
Fermentation Jars: Which Size and Material to Use
The jar question usually arrives at the wrong moment. You have a head of cabbage shredded on the board, a …
Cherry Pitter: Handheld, Multi Cup or Hopper Machine
Cherry season lasts about three weeks and arrives all at once. A neighbor with a tree gives you a bucket, …