Food Preservation Methods

By Noah Chaney
Canning
1. Long Term Storage
2. Typicaly in cans or mason jars
3. Need a pressure canner or boling water canner
  1. Both use heat to kill bacteria
4. Canned food can last for years
5. Try to use within a year
Freezing
1. Great way to preserve without electricity
2. Fruits and veggies can last a year
3. Fish can last 6 months
4. Cured or processed meat can only last a couple month
5. Remove bacteria and vacuum seal
6. Store at zero degrees or less
Dehydrating
1. Good option for long term storage
2. Can build a solar powered dehydrator
3. Fruits and veggies will last a year
4. Meats shelf lives will very
Freeze Drying
1. Least convenient to do
2. Needs electricity
3. Avoids changing the compisition
Vacuum Sealing
1. This removes all air
2. Can save money
3. Using another method can add more life
4. Needs electricity
Curing
1. When you add salt, sugar, and nitrate
2. Easy method of preserving meat
3. Salt kills bacteria
4. Meat is hung in a cool dark place
Smoking
1. Similar to curing
2. Uses smoke and heat
3. Only last a few weeks
4. Adds a delicious flavor
Fermenting
1. Works great on veggies
2. 4-18 months
Pickling
preservatives

Resource summary

	Created by Noah Chaney about 7 years ago