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General Food Storage Tips

• Wait until food is cooled off completely before storing

• Heat and light will cause food to deteriorate. Keep food in a dry, cool, and dark place

• Remove all the air you possibly can from the storage container and close tightly

• Ideal storage temperature is 60ºF or lower

• Never store food directly in a metal container

• Avoid containers that have a weak seal

• Check the contents of your dehydrated food for moisture during the weeks following

dehydration. If there is moisture inside, you should dehydrate the contents for a longer time

• For best quality, dried fruits and vegetable should not be kept for more than 1 year

• Dehydrate your produce in the summer when it is at optimum freshness and replace it annually

• Dried meats, game, poultry and fish should be stored for no more than 3 months if kept in the

refrigerator, and no more than 1 year if kept in the freezer

• Vacuum sealing can help to extend storage life by several months, if food has been properly and

thoroughly dried.

Location

Cool dark and dry are the keys to maintaining the quality of dried food. Shelves near a window

may need to be covered to keep out light. Glass jars or plastic containers should be placed in

paper bag or in a closed cabinet. Cement walls and floors are often damp and cold. Therefore,

dried food containers should not be placed directly on the floor, or touching a basement or cellar

wall as this can cause condensation in the container. Do not store dried food near items with a

strong odor, such as varnish, paint remover or kerosene.

Length of Storage

Dried fruits and vegetables should not be stored longer than one year. Plan to use all dried meats,

fish, poultry or jerky within a month or two. Label dried foods, and rotate on a first-dried first-to-

be-used basis. Check dried foods periodically. If the good seems more moist than when packed,

moisture is getting into the container. Moulid indicates the food was not properly dried before

being stored. Destroy moldy food.

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