Food Preservation

Food Preservation

1. Canning

   • Use heat to kill Bacteria
   • Last much longer than a year

2. Vacuum Sealing

   • Anything that gonna be frozen will be vacuumed sealed
   • Makes freezer burn impossible
   • Adds extra shelf life to all foods

3. Freeze Drying

   • Impossible if you don't have electricity
   • Helps changing the compostion of the food with the heat

4. Freezing

   • Fruits and vegetables can last up to a year
   • Vacuum each bag or container to prevent freezer burn

5. Dehydrating

   • you can build a solar dehydrating
   • If you put it in a vacuum tight container it will last max shelf life

6. Curing

   • When you add salt, sugar, nitrates
   • Meat is hung up in a dry, dark, cool area for couple of months
   • Mainly salt to absorb moisture from the meat and kill bacteria

7. Smoking

   • Uses smoke and heat to dry out the meat
   • Adds a delicious flavor to the meat

8. Fermenting

   • Kills bad bacteria
   • Gases need to be released for the first month or so

9. Perserve Making

   • Cooked to kill bacteria and canned for long term
   • Can be used as an ingredients to add flavor to food