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Post by Jolly on Jun 22, 2022 13:36:30 GMT
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Jun 22, 2022 16:52:20 GMT
I may be wrong but I’m fairly concerned about the cost/availability of groceries over the next year or more. I’d like to stock up considerably more than what we currently have (had to downsize for the move), while DD would gladly toss all but a month or so supply of food. I asked her the other day how long she thinks our current supply would last and she said “Oh years…several at least.” Maybe…if we eat out 2-3x a week and buy several bags of fresh groceries weekly, rarely touching the stored foods. She can’t comprehend food ever being unavailable or too costly to purchase.
She watches Fox Business news, this morning they said anyone who thinks this economy isn’t going down…and in a very bad way…isn’t living in reality. She doesn’t see it. I have more of a prepare for the worst, hope for the best attitude. But without preps, it’s a lot harder to stay optimistic. Hope I can get my storage shed up before long.
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Post by Ozarks Tom on Jun 22, 2022 17:59:04 GMT
It appears to me the original poster is way overthinking the whole food storage question. I agree, rotate foods with expiration dates, but those dates aren't written in stone, and nothing says something a month past expiration should go in the trash. Unless a can is bulging or otherwise misshapen, there's nothing wrong with the contents.
It's obvious none of the respondents are home-canners, which to me is a necessity for long term storage. We keep an inventory of all long term storage, adjusting it with every addition or subtraction. If we see an item, like maybe instant mashed potatoes getting down it'll go on the list for Sam's, but having deep inventory on hand keeps it from being a "right now" purchase.
Right now our inventory lists are 7 pages for in-house, and 8 pages for barn items. We don't inventory our three freezers, just keep mental note if something is getting low. We'll hit Sam's Friday and one thing we'll get is a case of boneless pork loins, we're down to two, and pork loin is the meat for our dog food. Adding six to the freezer will put us in good shape for the next 5+ months.
Next weekend we'll start processing our 28 Cornish-X birds, and in another three months we'll process 20 rabbits.
If/when the Schumer hits the fan, at least we'll eat well.
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Jun 22, 2022 19:27:33 GMT
For me, one of the biggest benefits of a deep pantry (besides peace of mind), is never having to go to the store “right now”. Even if I am totally out of something I can almost always find a substitute, or if all else fails, simply change my mind and make something else.
Even under the best of circumstances, I like having a deep pantry.
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Post by DEKE on Jun 25, 2022 18:15:21 GMT
I'm with you wildhorseluvr. My pantry isn't nearly as deep as Tom's and I don't can all that much, but I do freeze. In another forum, a Reddit sub actually, someone asked how could people possibly find time to cook at home. It won't get me through TEOTWAKI, but food choices are always close at hand and quick to the plate when the freezer is properly stocked. I can walk in the house and go from nothing to sitting at the table in under 15 minutes with a choice of 8 homemade frozen soups, chili, tacos, pulled pork, and pulled beef. It boggles the mind how some people justify spending their time and money in restaurants almost everyday. |
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Post by wildhorseluvr on Jun 25, 2022 21:21:11 GMT
DEKE, I enjoy going out to eat but doing so on a frequent basis is expensive and unhealthy. Before downsizing, I had 3 full freezers, 2 with mostly meat and 1 that was mostly for dog food. Had a large floor to ceiling pantry in the kitchen, 3 (6’) pantries in the kitchen and dining room, a 9’x14’ room completely packed, another 9’ storage wall packed full, and approx 30 buckets and 6-8 big totes full of staples out on the barn. Gave away or tossed most of it. ☹️ I had some canned or frozen homemade meals (such as you mentioned) but also store bought items that I could make a reasonably healthy meal from in about 15 min. I’ll never have anything like that again but hope to at least have a good emergency supply on hand. DD and I may never see eye to eye on that.
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