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Love to ferment and preserve food? Don’t mind a family barbeque, smoked meat, a steak on the grill? You’ve come to the right place! This is cooking central – your hub for everything from DIY smokers to fermentation and dehydrating recipes and more

We love storing food in Mylar bags. The past few years have taught the world the value of preparation for unforeseen emergencies. Whether you consider yourself a prepper or not, it’s hard to deny the benefits of having extra food stored away to keep your family safe and healthy if the mainstream food supply fails.  …

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Evo is one of the biggest names in the grilling business, and while their stunning flat top grills cost a pretty penny, they claim to be worth every cent. So, let’s find out whether Evo’s round grills and griddles are worth the price by reviewing all the most popular Evo flattops. Evo grills may be …

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The best-canned food for survival situations is that which makes you the healthiest and, hopefully, tastes good, too. Read on to learn about the food canning process, how it affects the nutritional content of the foods getting canned, and which foods are best for stockpiling in your emergency food supply. We shall make this an …

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There’s nothing worse than inviting guests around for an outdoor party in the backyard and being bombarded by flies and other winged insects while you try to relax and eat. So, after months of being attacked by flies at BBQs and picnics, I’ve been scouring the net for how to keep flies away from food …

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How to prepare for food shortage! Do you have a stockpile of essential foods ready and waiting for your household to use at a moment’s notice? If not, then you’re at risk of experiencing a crisis if food shortages occur in your area or even all across the globe. Fortunately, it’s easy to learn how …

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If you want to level-up your make-it-from-scratch game, why not try an easy homemade cheese recipe? Making things from scratch can be fun and rewarding, and making your own cheese is no exception. Plus, you get delicious cheese that’s often tastier than any store-bought cheese. But isn’t making cheese kind of complicated?  While cheesemaking does …

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Which are the best foods to stockpile for emergencies in 2023? Well – we are never picky in a food emergency. We want it all! Because especially since 2019, the world has become a more dangerous place. Freak viruses, high crime, political unrest, and the possibility of WWIII weigh on our minds.  And we need to get …

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There is nothing better than having a consistent supply of fresh eggs from your very own flock of hens – but if your hens produce more eggs than your family can eat daily, you will quickly accumulate eggs. At that point, you may be wondering: How long do farm fresh eggs last, and how should …

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If you’re in the market for an awesome BBQ grill, then Broil King vs. Weber are two big brands you’ve probably considered. But how do these two epic grilling companies match up when going head to head? (Or, grill to grill?) Can Broil King complete with the undisputed American grilling champ, Weber? We’re about to …

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If you’re a barbecue enthusiast familiar with the dull knife problem, suffer no more! We’ve been hunting for the best BBQ knife sets to suit different tastes and budgets.  There’s an endless gauntlet of lovely BBQ knife sets out there. But we have our favorite, the Hammer Stahl Barbecue Knife Set with a leather knife roll.  The Hammer Stahl …

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Hmmm. Freeze dryers vs dehydrators. Are they the same things? And is one better than the other? Which method is best for off-grid, homesteading, survival, and food preservation? Well, first off, freeze-drying and dehydrating aren’t the same. And both have significant pros and cons. There are also a few freeze-dryer vs dehydrator misconceptions that I’d like to clarify. …

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Nobody in their right mind wants to smell or eat a rotten sweet potato. Yuck. And Pee-U! So we’re sharing how to tell if a sweet potato is bad or still good. That is our mission here today. To learn when a sweet potato spoils and should not get eaten. We’ll also look at how long it takes …

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So, you’ve got a beef carcass in your freezer. And you’re unsure what to do with it. You could make beef jerky, roast it, or even grind it up and make burgers. But have you ever considered rendering the fat? Rendering the fat is a great way to preserve it and make a ludicrously delicious cooking …

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Bacon – the thought of it is enough to turn all meat-eaters into a quivering wreck! The sound of sizzling fat in a hot pan and that smell that wafts through the air and drifts outside – perfection! With as good as bacon grease is, you might want to store some away in a container …

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If you have ever lost your water supply for a week or longer due to storm power outages, you appreciate the benefits of city water. But public water systems have a notable downside. The water sometimes tastes chlorinated. Sometimes heavily chlorinated! Modern homesteaders appreciate the value of water that is both germ-free and chlorine-free. We enjoy …

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