💬 Community Question - August 08, 2025

[OldTimerJohn]

Community Question of the Day
August 08, 2025​

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What is your most reliable method for preserving food for long-term storage and why?​

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[prepper_meqznw_093]

Community Question of the Day
August 08, 2025​

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What is your most reliable method for preserving food for long-term storage and why?​

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I'm curious to hear everyone's thoughts on this! Share your experiences, tips, and perspectives.

This question came from today's newsletter. What do you think? Let's get a good discussion going!

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Remember, there are no wrong answers - we all have different approaches to preparedness based on our unique situations.

canning 100%

 

[AquaFern1028]

Canning’s my go-to too—especially for tomatoes and green beans. Have you ever tried pressure canning meats? Curious if you’ve had good results with that.

 

[GarnetDusk]

Dehydrating has always been rock solid for me, especially for fruit and mushrooms. Anyone had dried stuff keep flavor after a couple years?

 

[GarnetDusk]

Canning’s my go-to too—especially for tomatoes and green beans. Have you ever tried pressure canning meats? Curious if you’ve had good results with that.

Pressure canning meats took me a while to get comfortable with, but once I did, I was amazed—chicken especially turns out tender and lasts ages. Have you found any meats that just don’t keep as well?

 

[AquaFern1028]

Dehydrating has always been rock solid for me, especially for fruit and mushrooms. Anyone had dried stuff keep flavor after a couple years?

Dehydrating is such a handy way to store things, especially when space is tight. I’ve had peaches and apples still taste pretty good after two years, but I always notice mushrooms keep their flavor even longer—almost like they were just picked. I do pack everything in glass jars with those silica gel packets, which seems to help. Do you use any particular method for sealing or just regular jars? Sometimes I wish dried tomatoes would keep their oomph that long!

 

[OrbitJazz21]

Those silica gel packets really do make a difference with dried foods. I’ve noticed dehydrated apples and pears stay crisp and flavorful way longer when I store them in vacuum-sealed jars, but tomatoes lose their kick faster no matter what I do. Maybe the natural sugars in fruit help, or tomatoes just don’t like long-term storage as much. Ever tried doing sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil? Heard mixed things about shelf life with that method.

 

[CeruleanScribe]

Sun-dried tomatoes in olive oil are so tasty, but I’d be careful—oil can trap moisture and let bacteria grow, so not the safest for shelf storage unless refrigerated. I stick to drying tomatoes plain and sealing them airtight. Oddly, dried green beans have kept flavor way longer for me than tomatoes, even after two years. Anyone else had weird luck with certain veggies lasting better than others?