Posted: 11/23/2014 2:33:14 PM EDT
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i can buy 101 oz commercial sized cans of corn , beans , peaches, fruit cocktail at costcos for a a net cost of 3-5 cents per oz of veggie or fruit, was thinking about stocking these to feed more folks that might show up at my place, also was thinking i could freeze the left overs and use them as i needed them. anyone tried this?
seems like a very cost effective way of storing canned food. as long as i have a freezer it will keep and i can afford to feed a lot more folks since the cost is minimal the beans and corn cost 3.59 per can, the fruit cocktail is about 5.49 per can, walmart sells peaches for 6.59 per can, there are also baked beans available along with a few other items. |
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#10 cans are primarily what I store
chili sausage gravy diced potatoes mashed potatoes pudding cheese sauce fruit ravioli yams corned beef hash baked beans except for ones with citrus or tomato they should all last basically a lifetime tip: B&M brand baked beans are the only ones I've found without tomato in them |
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#10 cans are primarily what I store except for ones with citrus or tomato they should all last basically a lifetime In THEORY yes, in reality 5-7 years at a high note. Subtract the water weight, factor in that you won't have to buy 5-6 cans (rotational) of it and you'll see that you can get in the same ballpark with price per oz. of dehydrated product that truly is packed for long term 30+ year storage life. I gave up buying grocery store type "wet packed" foods for long term storage in the mid 90's. |
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Well the only thing I would consider for long-term storage (beyond 7 years) would be freeze dried stuff, Mountain House as an example. There are other vendors out there that have a better selection of fruits and vegetables that are freeze dried and will sell them in bulk. I do understand wanting to store what you eat, but having to resupply after your typical Hunts or Libbys type cans start going bad after a few years, well i just don't like that. |
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i could freeze the left overs and use them as i needed them. anyone tried this? . as long as i have a freezer it will keep and i can afford to feed a lot more folks since the cost is minimal planning to be able to Freeze leftovers is probably not a good idea for shtf. If you have to worry about the leftovers- you probably don't need the big cans in the 1st place While they are okay value, unless you rotate on a regular basis (which sounds like youre not able to), wet pack storage is usually a money waster long term. if you wait for sales, 15 oz cans can be had for 3-4 cents per oz. I just bought (today) 196 cans of del monte blue lake beans/corn for 50 cents a can. Small cans are better for not wasting food. One bad big can is worse than one bad small can, plus they are easier to handle. |