Food Storage & Cooking

Most homes already contain the basic pots, pans, mixing bowls, knives, and utensils needed to cook food from a survival pantry. What most kitchens do not have is the equipment needed to turn buckets of whole wheat, corn, beans, and other grains into flour, meal, or cracked grain. If your long-term food-storage plan includes whole […]

I store most of my long-term dry staples—including wheat, white rice, dry beans, oats, and dried corn—inside sealed Mylar bags protected by five-gallon plastic buckets. This system is inexpensive, does not require complicated equipment, and can keep properly selected dry foods usable for many years when everything is packaged correctly and stored in a cool, […]