Storing your fruit and vegetables properly can help keep them fresher for longer and cut down on waste. Food made with high-quality ingredients just tastes better, so storing your food well can even make your favorite dishes even tastier. How to store fruits and vegetables Different ...
Some people store water in used but cleaned milk curtains and one-liter soda bottles. This can be an inexpensive way to store small amounts of water for shorter-term storage, but filling each one with filtered water can be a hassle. I have heard milk jugs will leak eventually, so keep ...
Add the cabbage to the mason jar gradually. Press it in hard to allow the juice to come out. Do this every time you add about a handful of cabbage. IMPORTANT:Food should be covered by the liquid to promote fermentation. Add any excess liquid from the bowl to the jar. Step 6: Press ...
Step 7: Store dehydrated food in airtight containers such as Tupperware, Ziplocs, mason jars or vac packs to keep food moisture-free and safe from pests. If stored properly, dried food keeps well for 1-3 years. My Foodsaver vacuum sealer has an accessory that allows me to seal dr...
Many people new to Mason jars are curious to know:How many ounces are in a Mason jar? The answer is:It depends on what size Mason jar you’re asking about. For instance, the most popular jar is the pint-sized Mason jar. In this case, a pint jar has 16 ounces (about 473 millilit...
There are a lot of different options, and it doesn’t have to be expensive. It’s always best to store herbs, essential oils, and tinctures in glass bottles for the best shelf life. Mason jars, weck jars, or even reused glass food jars will work. If you want to store dried herbs ...
Wondering how to store shrooms in jars properly? A tightly sealed mason jar often does the trick. Food-grade silica packets are also inexpensive to purchase online. Chong says that you can store dried shrooms this way for “up to a year,” which makes this a simple and economical trick fo...
WHAT TO STORE PRODUCE IN Mason jars (great for canning, smoothies, juices, and storing all dry goods such as grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds) Good ole’ ziploc bag (although I’m not a huge fan of using plastics around food, these do the trick) Weck jars (these are my absolute fa...
The Best Way to Store Pheasant Back Mushrooms Chefs and food safety experts agree that most mushrooms should be refrigerated after being picked. ©iStock.com/gorodenkoff If you’ve just harvested a nice batch of pheasant back mushrooms, you may be wondering how to best extend their freshness...
We like to store our dehydrated food in mason jars that have been vacuum-sealed using thishandheld FoodSaver vacuum sealeralong withthese jar sealing attachments. This gives us the benefit of vacuum sealing without the waste(and expense)of plastic vacuum sealing bags. Since the jars are clear we...