Canned Food - Proper Storage

[@homesteadaquarius]

Check out @Gail'sSouthernLiving for more information about her #takingcareofbusinesschallenge and join us. Show us what you have to to to take care of your business.

[@firsttimecastingadventures]

Ok

[@homesteadaquarius]

@@firsttimecastingadventures your other comment disappeared. I have been subscribed to you for a while. I think I remember you fishing in an alligator area and walking on a sketchy pipe over sketchy swamp. Was that you?

[@firsttimecastingadventures]

yep that guy really scared me talking about gaters

[@time2shinehomestead498]

Great job my friend much respect and God bless stay safe 🙏

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you.

[@vineyardchickshomestead]

Hello Captain Aquarius!! Don't forget about Thor's hammer. That hammer would make powder out of the salt block!! Preserving is so important captain. Great job!

[@homesteadaquarius]

That is a good thought! Good to see yall.

[@QKitchenandBeyond]

watching this video again because it is funny and sad all at the same time..bless your heart-in a good way!

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you!

[@MichaelR58]

Good video , thanks for sharing , God bless !

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Micheal. God bless you and your family as well.

[@grannymoreno9551]

Great #takingcareofbusinesschallenge response 👍 Thank you for the tips and showing what can happen when stored improperly. YUCK😳. I like your tip of using the totes.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you! I was sad about seeing my pineapple like that. Ohhhhh... I saw things... yucky things. LOL

[@CebuanainFlorida]

Thanks for the idea great video .

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Cebuana!

[@MyAlabamaFarmLife]

you can put that salt out for the deer! Have a great one!

[@homesteadaquarius]

That would be nice to trade $1 salt for 150lbs of deer meat. There are deer very close to me here but they never make it out of the woods to my place.

[@BlueFarmPNW]

That's great information, thank you for sharing ❤️ food storage is super important and hay if something ever happens now I'll know how to store our food.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you! Good to see you! It may work for you. I thought maybe someone could get a wake up call by seeing what happened to me.

[@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh]

Great info Robert, thanks for sharing my friend. Take care and have a blessed week.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Tony.

[@MySliceOfHeavenoutdoors]

thats some good information, after seeing some of those cans I am thinking I want to go rotate my canned foods.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Yes. Rotate and check often.

[@BountifulHarvestAbby]

Very good information here. Thank you ☺️

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Abby. You are most welcome.

[@Kentuckytrackers7255]

I have all 3 phases of preservation goin on right now😁. But your right about the totes, stuff lasts longer and is best way ive found t keep stuff. Air is the best insulator👍. Had a bunch of vegetables do that to me in my camper once. Alot of cans😄, now i use totes. Good one buddy👊💛

[@homesteadaquarius]

All 3 phases? Please explain that, if you dont mind.

[@Kentuckytrackers7255]

@@homesteadaquarius sure bud. Got cans and goods that need to be used soon. Some only a few years old and new stuff. Gonna start eatin some of the older containers. Gotta question for you, how long does unopened, garage kept in cool place ,peanutbutter last? Any idea. Im keepin it, but ive got some from 2000😄.

[@homesteadaquarius]

@@Kentuckytrackers7255 2000? Dang. 21 years ago. LOL! Peanut butter will go rancid in time like any oil and from I have heard the name brands go bad faster that the generic. Name brand has all the oil in it. Powered peanut butter is a great prep. (Yes.. be disturbed, there is powdered peanut butter) very little oil in it. So. You best bet is to open the oldest jar and see what you have. I would be very interesting in hearing about what you find.

[@Kentuckytrackers7255]

@@homesteadaquarius agreed, make a good short👍 yeah, y2k peanutbutter 😄 ✌💛

[@dooleysmichiganhomestead8339]

Thumbs up from the Dooleys of Michigan

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you sir!

[@ArielleViking]

Great information Robert. That can sure did look "excited" 🤣 So important to take care of how we store our canned goods. 💯❤👍

[@homesteadaquarius]

Yes! It was excited. LOL Good to see you Arielle.

[@ToddAutry]

This video had some useful and good information. Thank you for sharing it.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Todd.

[@CloudslnMyCoffee]

I'm here to see why the cans at the back of my pantry were going bad early. The high humidity and pantry on an exterior wall are for sure to blame. Thanks for the information

[@nhoque...7223]

So beautiful upload thanks for sharing

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you!

[@BlacksTropicalHomestead]

SoilFamily!! All night flight with ya... Blessings let's get these hours 👩🏾‍🌾🙏🏾👨🏿‍🌾

[@homesteadaquarius]

Bless you! Thank you so much Soil Family!

[@whatissheuptonow]

@Homestead Aquarius, even though your salt got rock hard, it's still good & ya could use a hammer or a small sludge like a 3 lb to bust it up. As for your other salt that was sucking up the moister, ya could put it near some heat like your stove when cooking, it would dry out the salt. Back in the day there was a little shelf up in the chimney & they kept the salt there in a small bowl cause it kept it dry & they could use it. Back then they sold salt & even sugar in cones & people had to shave off the sugar or salt to use it. I hope this helps ya. Blessings...

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

Great advice!

[@homesteadaquarius]

Great ideas. Yeah, salt is so easy to rework and this is perfectly fine for de icing or weed killing. The taste would be off now for table use though.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Sugar and salt cones. That is neat!

[@whatissheuptonow]

@@homesteadaquarius actually the taste won't leave salt. But you have decided what it will be used for & that's fine as well. Blessings... P.S. I agree with the use of it this way too...

[@flowerfolkfarm3553]

This is great info Robert!!! Loved the salt pillar 🤣 feel like I’ve had a nice science lesson, great stuff!!! Have a great day my friend 🙏🌻🐝

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Anita. I hope it helps someone. You have a great day too!

[@Jonni8]

Hello Aquarius. Found you from Off the Wall. Looking forward to your channel.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Jennifer! Welcome to my channel!

[@DebbieJeansThisAndThat]

Here from Gail's channel. She said you needed more watch time. Very interesting to see what can happen in a short time. I found moving back to Florida from Nevada. The humidity messes with some of my spices and things. I use a lot of Damp Rid here. I love pineapple and peas...also not mixed together. 😄Thanks for sharing. Have a wonderful night. 😊🌸🌴

[@homesteadaquarius]

Hello Debbie! Welcome to my channel. You went from Nevada to Florida! Bless you! So much humidity to get used to again.

[@DebbieJeansThisAndThat]

@@homesteadaquarius Grew up in Vegas, but lived in Nebraska for about 12 years before moving to Florida. Went back to NV to live a few times, but like it here in Florida better. 🌴🌸☀️Have a wonderful day.

[@marilynsummit1764]

Thanks for telling me. I was looking for this video. I moved to Las Vegas. It gets over a hundred degrees in the summer. I wanted to make sure before I put canned goods in the garage.

[@homesteadaquarius]

You will get hot there. Canned goods are best store at leas than 75⁰. It looses nutrition over that fast and will start to spoil quickly over 100⁰. I can imagine a few ways to keep them less than 100⁰ but it would be some engineering. Good luck Marilyn.

[@wildedibles819]

1st :) Chip chip Yes long day and I have time to shine over making it longer and longer day lmbo Just kidding they are full of love and kindness Much love xoxox

[@homesteadaquarius]

Chips Ahoy! Good to see you my friend.

[@wildedibles819]

@@homesteadaquarius yes been busy but im adding everything up lol Just found 4 lbs of wild edible mushrooms yummy mushroom soup coming really soon yumy

[@MarkJLarsonOutdoors]

Very well explained buddy!!

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Mark! I hope it helps someone.

[@CynthiasCraftsandmore]

Ooo that one can of pineapple sure looks good. I think I'm going to the kitchen to see if we have any. If not will have to go to the store. Eeeew the others are gross! Thank you for sharing! Hugs and love to you and your family. ❤✝🤗 Have a beautiful and blessed week. God Bless ❤✝🤗

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you. Yes mam. It was tasty! The others have to make compost. Nice to see you Cynthia.

[@MontsFamilyHomestead]

Great info sir, Love the Lots wife reference.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you!

[@ShadowScoutSwede]

Thanks for showing what will happen to cans when not stored on a proper way. Much appreciated awesome video keep up the good work and it is good to see you again.

[@homesteadaquarius]

I think people needed to see what happens when you goof up. Maybe it will help someone. Thank you for watching sir.

[@ShadowScoutSwede]

@@homesteadaquarius i agree with you about that one my friend

[@QKitchenandBeyond]

O..wow!

[@homesteadaquarius]

Yeah.. I heard a loud pop one night but wasn't sure what it was. Now I know. I was like... wow!

[@QKitchenandBeyond]

@@homesteadaquarius well, im glad it didnt get ya...death by exploding pineapple can would suck

[@YogiHollowFarm]

Nice Job! Thanks for the info!

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you. Maybe my horror story will help someone. LOL

[@Trendlespin]

Thanks for addressing this issue. We live in Ohio and the past summer was really humid. We don't have central heat nor air conditioning. I went to do inventory and found most of my oldest cans all rusty. I am wondering if we put the cans in plastic sealed bags if that would help? I guess it would, much like your big tote.

[@homesteadaquarius]

You are very welcome. Humidity can be hard to deal with. Plastic bags might work if there is little moisture in the bag when sealed. If you have desiccant packages to seal up with them in the sealed up plastic bags it would be even better. These cans of mine were stored (forgotten about) in the worst way possible. It was eye opening.🙄

[@Wheresbibby]

Yes!! I check my preps every month.?

[@homesteadaquarius]

It's important!

[@TrishWiley75]

thank you for sharing the good, the bad and the ugly of storing food. just found this same mess with some home canned foods.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Hey Trish! I hope it helps the new folks. Was it stuff that you canned? If so you keep going, it happens sometimes. Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@TrishWiley75]

@@homesteadaquarius yes Sir it was but im still canning!

[@BullfrogBackyardFarm]

Howdy, so many new friends! Thanks!

[@homesteadaquarius]

Good morning! I am happy to help you sir. Bless you and your family.

[@WaysideWade]

You have a salt lick for a deer now, that's one positive. 🙋🌱✨💯

[@homesteadaquarius]

Yes! LOL

[@ASMRstorytellingmum]

Hey Wade ✋

[@WaysideWade]

@@ASMRstorytellingmum Hello again Claire, you're hot on my tail! 😁☄️

[@OldSchoolPrepper]

you like your pineapple! 🍍🍍 you are so right and i'd even go further to say that the self opening lids are a weak point for cans and rust does love a metal can doesn't it? i'm sure you know you can just pop that salt into a baking dish and into the oven on low low and it will dry out and be good to go again.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Yes! The easy open lids are definitely like a pop off valve for these things. I found others that were popped off. Yeah. Salt is salt and can be dried back out. I'm holding out for a tiny cow rancher though.

[@ambassador.to.Christ]

That pillar of salt joke with hilarious 😂

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you! 😂

[@patgsmith5538]

Wow So glad to know this

[@homesteadaquarius]

Many people don't. Good to see you Pat.

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

Robert to bad on the cans of pineapple. We store most of our canned goods in totes or in our cabinets. So far so good.

[@homesteadaquarius]

Oh... I was hurt. Wasting pineapple is a crime.

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

@@homesteadaquarius I agree! I love pineapple!

[@jeshurun4616]

Great idea I was considering doing that. Do you use clear totes? And how big totes do you use? I’m trying to avoid using too big because don’t want totes to be too heavy in case I have to move them.

[@ChrisCleverCraft]

Great Video Aquarius ! I think you could use that salt block to attract animals ! 😆 Thanks for sharing !

[@homesteadaquarius]

Yeah! Maybe I could lure some deer in.

[@AZHighlandHomestead]

Hi Robert. Can’t watch right now, just letting it play. Will try to come back and watch soon. -Nick

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you Nick. I truly appreciate that.

[@cosmiccultivators]

The other can of pineapple looks like it will be good for compost that's about it. We try to concentrate on more dry goods then can goods. You have your own lucrative business making salt licks😂🤣😅.vitamins my friend don't forget vitamins ✌💗 happiness

[@homesteadaquarius]

Oh yeah.. it compost time around here. Gonna give these a toss.

[@MtnGrandma]

Good tips to share!! I’m afraid I’m a bit unorganized with our food storage - it’s all indoors but it’s taking over a bit. I was thinking of putting it an outbuilding so you shared this just in time for me! 😊👍

[@homesteadaquarius]

Oh wow! I am glad I helped someone. Outbuilding won't work at all especially for you folks.

[@TheBigBlueHouseHomestead]

Acidic foods don't store well. Hope you got the leak fixed

[@homesteadaquarius]

Especially on the floor! 😂 It's fixed! Caulk is wonderful stuff!

[@BlueCollarHomestead]

What an interesting video! Glad you didn't eat that bad pineapple!

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you! I decided not to. Even though the date on the can said it was still fine. 😂

[@ASMRstorytellingmum]

Great video I'm so lucky I don't have to worry about this and most of mine is fresh I live surrounded by farms but it's a great informative video xxx

[@homesteadaquarius]

You got fresh pineapple?

[@ASMRstorytellingmum]

@@homesteadaquarius yes I do only got one left now though xx

[@homesteadaquarius]

Well... ok. I'm jealous. 😂

[@ASMRstorytellingmum]

@@homesteadaquarius watermelon too I love watermelon 🍉

[@wildedibles819]

I have to keep checking on my tomatoes cuz putting your finger through them is not fun lmbo

[@homesteadaquarius]

Ewwww... LOL

[@wildedibles819]

@@homesteadaquarius lol

[@WhiskeynSunshineOffGrid]

We had that happen to a canned ham in our preps. It was gross 🤢 I love pineapple and peas too (not together) 😉 Hope you can restock quickly. Thanks for sharing - shelly👍🏻

[@homesteadaquarius]

Eewwww.. ham would be worse. I can only imagine the smell and the slime. This was an over flow area that I kinda forgot about. I will be replacing it. But it won't go back there. 😂

[@GailsSouthernLiving]

Was it in a hot place? Good information Robert.

[@homesteadaquarius]

These are inside my house... however it does get hot in here. I think it was mainly the leak that caused them to go bad.

[@Janderra]

Oh that is a sad way for pineapple to go 😔 a bit of rice in your salt can help to save it from humidity damage 🥰 Blessings Gerowyn

[@homesteadaquarius]

I was upset when I saw it all. I love that pineapple. Yes mam we use rice in salt shakers and even that is not match for the humidity sometimes.

[@Janderra]

@@homesteadaquarius it would have been very sad 😔

[@MelbournesEast]

Boy o boy! That pineapple is explosive!

[@homesteadaquarius]

Yes! 😂 It went off with a loud pop too! I was sad to loose them.

[@firsttimecastingadventures]

its amazing how can foods can do that thanks for the info the things are going we need to save

[@homesteadaquarius]

I tell ya... those cans were not there long. But that leak did them in. It was a nasty surprise.

[@firsttimecastingadventures]

@@homesteadaquarius I bet

[@BrambleHillHomestead]

Hahaha oh yes, what one might find in the pantry of canned goods 😂

[@homesteadaquarius]

Oh yeah.. bad things are happening in the dark!

[@CRJourney20]

Great tips. The one tip we found that if you put rice in your salt, it will absorb the humidity. We love our pineapple too. Food storage is definitely important. 👍

[@homesteadaquarius]

The rice trick works very well. In the South most of our tables have rice in the salt shakers. SAVE THE PINEAPPLE! 😂

[@QKitchenandBeyond]

I have a strange question-if I have cans in a bucket stacked 2-3 high should I put something like cardboard in between the layers of cans?

[@homesteadaquarius]

It won't hurt anything to do so.

[@QKitchenandBeyond]

@@homesteadaquarius ok..Ive got plenty of cardboard so I will do that..

[@justyouandmekid101]

Good Morning , 181 , still have a about half to go .

[@homesteadaquarius]

Good morning Nana! You are wonderful! Thank you!

[@ambassador.to.Christ]

I'm very surprised my canned food didn't go bad like yours did considering I leave mine in the laundry room and I live in Florida and while it doesn't get too hot it's definitely not climate control... The good thing is it's not very humid in there though at all.

[@homesteadaquarius]

These cans had a chance to get wet and stay wet for a while. As long as you have good airflow they should be ok for a long time.

[@LeesArkansasBound]

Good lesson, my goal is to build a root cellar. All in God's time.❤

[@homesteadaquarius]

A root cellar would be a wonderful thing! Good luck!

[@blissfulacresoffgridhomest2098]

These pull top cans are weak and not meant for long term storage. Only buy can that don't have a pull top. Lot's wife! 😆 my sugar got a bit hard this year. Humidity I am guessing. Great and important video. Food is too valuable to lose. Great suggestions!

[@homesteadaquarius]

It was tragic. I love my pineapple. Here's the thing. Have yall noticed how many cans of food now have those tops? I bet lots of people will have troubles like this. I hope yall are doing good. I appreciate you folks. Thank you for watching and commenting

[@blissfulacresoffgridhomest2098]

@@homesteadaquarius yes I have noticed and it seems to me they rolled more of those easy, convient cans of food out around the time of the plan-demic. They are not for long term food storage and they are everywhere! About the only way the average person can keep these foods long term is to open and dehydrate what's inside and freeze the liquid. Canned pineapple is 😋 great 👍. dehydrated. Pineapple, Natcho cheese sauce, and tomato products can be re-canned. Frozen goods can be an easy way to can and dehydrate too.

[@QKitchenandBeyond]

Am I first?

[@homesteadaquarius]

Yes. You are first! Gold 🏅 to you!

[@QKitchenandBeyond]

@@homesteadaquarius yay me! so, will u let me in ur shedwars next year?

[@homesteadaquarius]

@@QKitchenandBeyond Let's not get ahead of yourself. We have standards.

[@BigDreamsTinyBudget]

Got ya goin again :)

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you! My stuff is great to sleep by! 😂

[@BigDreamsTinyBudget]

@@homesteadaquarius it's that trace Atkins voice! ❤️😂

[@ranchomagnolia5353]

Hey just got you from live with Lisa of Yogi hollow farm

[@homesteadaquarius]

Hello RanchoMagnolia. Welcome to my channel. 🙂

[@trailtrashoutdoors8173]

Proper storage is very important! Heat, pressure and moisture can effect even the best

[@homesteadaquarius]

Oh yeah. I learned a lot!

[@GailsSouthernLiving]

Oh not sure who started the hashtag either. Bramble Hill? I forgot. Oops. Anne Dale?

[@homesteadaquarius]

Oh no! Oh well... we try. LOL

[@ArkWildmansurvival]

👍

[@homesteadaquarius]

Good to see you Ark!

[@nathanjames798]

@7:30 is where the actual info starts,.... Kinda.

[@homesteadaquarius]

I am known to ramble. 😂

[@AbundantAcresHomestead]

Good information but so sad that pineapple was harmed in the making of this video 🍍 😔

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you. It was tragic. A whole family get together was wiped out.. and some neighbors too.

[@homesteadaquarius]

I love my pineapple and it hurt. 😂

[@AbundantAcresHomestead]

@@homesteadaquarius lol

[@BullfrogBackyardFarm]

#playmylist

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thank you sir. Great to see you!

[@ErnieHatmaker]

Second round...

[@homesteadaquarius]

Oh wow. Thank you Ernie!

[@WILLITGROW]

#playmylistround3

[@homesteadaquarius]

Thats awesome John. Thank you!