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Tag Archives: Shelf Life
How Long Do You Freeze Food?
To be honest, while I don’t have a definitive answer to that question, I can tell you from experience that it’s at least 7 years! We have two deep freezers and try to keep them stocked with the foods that we eat on a daily basis. We’ve tried freezing nearly everything: meat, milk, cheese, bread, veggies, etc. Not everything we’ve tried freezing was successful, but it’s actually surprising how long food can be preserved by freezing. The trick is to make sure that there is as little air around the food as possible. If the food already has a vacuum … Continue reading
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Tagged Food Storage, Freezing Food, How-To, Shelf Life, Storage Tips
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Even MREs have a Shelf Life
Both are MRE cakes from 20 years ago or so. The one on the left must have had pinholes in the retort packaging. The one on the right didn’t taste too good either. In general, I’m okay with MREs, as I think they taste okay and it’s hard to beat a full MRE in terms of packaging and what you get. Pretty darned decent survival food, when you consider it all. I have my suspicions that those who say they don’t MREs are only bandwagoning. I’ve seen people eat the exact same stuff in “civie” versions that they won’t touch … Continue reading
