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Food Storage Basics
A modest, rotated pantry carries a household through outages, storms, and tight times — without waste.
What to do
- 1Store what you actually eat; rotate oldest-first (FIFO) so nothing expires.
- 2Build to 2 weeks of shelf-stable food: rice, beans, oats, canned goods, peanut butter, oils, salt.
- 3Keep some no-cook options for power outages.
- 4Store in cool, dark, dry conditions in sealed, pest-proof containers.
- 5Don't forget a manual can opener, pet food, and any special-diet needs.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Buying foods nobody will eat
- Never rotating stock
- Storing in heat/damp
Good to know
- Two weeks of food you normally eat beats a year of food you'll never touch.
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