How to Dry Apricots
Loaded with key nutrients to keep your body energized and healthy, apricots are one of the most recommended nature’s candies to munch on. To keep them longer, you can make […]
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Best Steam Canner
If you’ve used a water bath canner for long, you’re well aware of its drawbacks. Sure, it’s a tried-and-true way to put up tasty homemade jams, jellies, and pickles. But
Sahara Dehydrator Vs Excalibur: Which Is Best?
If you’ve never dehydrated your food, you’re missing out! It’s one of my favorite ways to preserve fruits, veggies, herbs, and pasta for long-term storage. It can also be used
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How to Use a Steam Juicer
If you live on or near a farm, you’re probably inundated with huge amounts of produce from time to time. Or maybe you just enjoy making (or at least eating)
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How to Preserve Uncarved Pumpkins
Apparently, this is the Year of the Pumpkin in our house. Thanks to a sugar-free pumpkin pie recipe we stumbled across and perfected, both my Weight Watchers husband and Keto
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How Long Do Dried Apricots Last?
Need a quick answer? Depending on the storage conditions, the average shelf life of dried apricots can be somewhere between 6 to 18 months. When properly stored in the pantry
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How to Dry Cherries the Easy Way
Drying cherries is a great way to preserve their flavor and enjoy them for months or even years. You can use several methods, depending on the amount of time and
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4 Best Containers for Storing Flour
One of the most used pantry staples in the kitchen is flour. Whether you use white flour, whole wheat flour, barley, rice, or oat flour, you’ll need to store it
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How to Dehydrate Fruit in an Air Fryer
Dehydrating your fruit comes with so many benefits that it’s actually kind of dizzying. It preserves nutrients! It makes everything last longer! I’m almost evangelical about it. Do you know
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Green Tomato Salsa Verde
If you’re staring at a pile of green tomatoes, trying to figure out what to do with them, rest easy my friend. You’ve just landed on the ultimate recipe to
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How to Vacuum Seal a Mason Jar
You may be aware that one of the goals of canning is to create a vacuum seal, and you may have heard—or even used—a vacuum sealer to seal bags. But
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Do Jars Have To Be Fully Submerged When Canning?
When canning to preserve food, it’s important to follow the right procedures for food safety. Among other things, you may be wondering if jars need to be fully submerged during
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Berkey Water Filter Review
Though it isn’t talked about much, water-borne pollution is a real problem. It’s important to ensure the water your family drinks is completely safe, especially if you have growing children.
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The Best Long-Term Food Storage Containers
After 3 years of trying every food storage solution out there, I would argue that the best long term food storage container is a combination of 5-gallon buckets and airtight
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Best Food Vacuum Sealer for Home Preservers
Instead of reviewing 10 different vacuum sealers, we’ll get straight to the point and share our top recommendation for best vacuum sealer. Long-term food storage is a great way to
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How to Dehydrate Pears
Ever wondered if pears dehydrate well? Absolutely they do! If you’re using a dehydrator, just set your temperature between 125-135 degrees, and let the pears dehydrate for 7 hours or
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How to Freeze Parsnips
Wondering if parsnips freeze well? I’m here to assure you that this root vegetable is a fabulous candidate for freezing. As long as you’re planning to cook them in some
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How to Store Yeast Long Term
Before I talk about storing yeast long-term, I want to mention fresh yeast. Fresh yeast, used primarily by professional bakers, requires refrigeration immediately when purchased, whether opened or not. In
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Canning vs Freezing Tomatoes: Which Is Better?
You’ve raided the garden (or snagged a deal at the food co-op). You’ve made soups and pastas and grilled cheeses with zesty fillings. But what is the best way to
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How to Prepare Tomatoes for Sauce (Recipe Included!)
There’s nothing like a tumbling pile of juicy red tomatoes to give you meal prep ideas—especially if you want to prep your tomatoes for delicious tomato sauce! You can use
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