Still tasty? a guide to keeping food

[maddave]

The ultimate shelf life guide



http://www.stilltasty.com/

 

[gregorach]

Seems a bit a bit on the conservative side for veg to me...

Mind you, my shelf-life and storage guide is Mike & Nancy Bubel's Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits and Vegetables (great book!) and I'm usually thinking about produce fresh from the allotment rather than the shop.

 

[British Red]

Have you got a proper root cellar gregorach?

That is a great book - btw (albeit fairly narrow in its focus)

 

[gregorach]

i wish - I live in a top-floor flat. I've been thinking about excavating one at the allotment, but it's a heck of a lot of hard work, and there isn't really space unless I put it under the shed (when I rebuild it), which then introduces some structural complications... At the moment, I'm thinking of just finding an old fridge and sticking it in the shed. I've kept my tatties in a tea chest in the greenhouse over this winter and lost maybe 50% to frosting, so I reckon a better insulated container will probably work OK in all but the most extreme conditions.

 

[British Red]

Have you considered clamping rather than cellaring for the spuds? I've found it to be surprisingly effective and a good use of the dormant land space in the winter.

 

[gregorach]

I've considered it, but I have surprisingly little vacant space at any time of the year and it doesn't really integrate with the "no dig" approach that well...

 

[EdS]

not a very good site. Or access blocker at work has classfied it as "tasteless and offensive"

 

[WeThePeoplexfbm]

what do i do about grounded coffee pack(opened)

 

[British Red]

Keep it cool and use it fast

 

[Wayland]

The one I've always wondered about is the old "You should never reheat chicken or pork" thing.

I don't understand the difference between eating cold leftovers or heating them up and eating them immediately?