Internet Grocer: You've Got to Check out this Website!by Marily | More from this Blogger 30 Jan 2007 07:56 PM I recently came across a fantastic tool for preparedness called Internet Grocer, the website for the company Best Price Storable Foods. If you are at all interested in any level of home preparedness, you have got to check out this site. You may find yourself spending hours browsing the site, but here are some of the things that I think you should check out: Canned Foods The website specializes in selling canned foods that are nearly impossible to find, like canned butter, cheese, and high-quality meats, including canned ground beef. Just reading the descriptions of their canned food products makes me want to buy cases of each item. Dehydrated Foods Best Prices Storable Foods sells Mountain House brand dehydrated foods. You can buy these products in the #10 can size (which is about a gallon size) or #2.5 cans (which is about a quart size). There are a few places that you can find #10 cans of dehydrated food, but that size is too big for most families. Once opened, dehydrated foods should be used within two weeks. This is hard to do with most items. The smaller size is very practical for average families, and for sampling the product before buying it in bulk. Year's Supply On this website you can also purchase pre-assembled year supplies for one, two, or four people. These are composed of dehydrated foods from Mountain House brand. In addition, there are three month supplies for one or four persons available for purchase. If you want to have a year's supply for your family, but don't want to have to worry about compiling it yourself, this may be just the option you need. Grain Mills Use this website to find electric and hand-powered grain mills for as low as about $55. References In addition to these items I have listed, there are many more products sold on this website in addition to home preparedness references to help you as you plan for emergencies. Really, you have got to check this website out, there are products here that you just can't find anywhere else. Related Articles: How Much To Store: Determining your family's unique food storage requirements Relevantpreparedness tags User Comments  Linda Hansen (1796) 31 Jan 2007 05:21 AMGreat blog, Marily. We live on the Texas coast and deal with hurricane season every yr. During Hurricane Rita, my FIL received MRE's; he was hit hard and lost power for a week. He passed some on to the boys and believe it or not, they were really good. I am a good cook and do not like any type of "instant" food. I was surprised at the quality of the food. Artcraft  Valorie Delp (49340) 31 Jan 2007 05:50 AMThis is amazing. . .how on earth did you find this? I didn't even know they had canned ground beef???? I imagine too Linda that when you're in need, quality really doesn't matter so much!  Marily (836) 31 Jan 2007 12:25 PMI don't even remember how I found this website, just surfing around I suppose. My guess is that there are some high-quality chefs who have worked hard on preparing good meals for our military serviceworkers, and that's why the MREs are such good quality...just a guess though. Some places sell canned ground beef that is already cooked, but this is the only place I have found that sells it precooked--it's a lot more versatile that way.  Mary Ann Romans (26791) 31 Jan 2007 03:54 PMAmazing! Have you tried any of the more interesting food? Marily (836) 03 Feb 2007 02:44 PMI just found this website a few weeks ago, so I haven't gotten to try anything yet. I am planning on ordering a few things to try, like butter, cheese, ground beef. They sell dented cans at a discount so you can test the products before you buy them in bulk. foodstr2 (16) 09 Feb 2007 07:34 PMThanks, Marily, for introducing our website to this group! I'd just like to make one clarification to your statement, "Once opened, dehydrated foods should be used within two weeks." Depending on the food, you can serve quality meals from #10 cans for a YEAR or longer....and we've done it. The trick is to dish out the amount of dehydrated product for a meal and IMMEDIATELY replace the plastic lid on the can. Too many people cook the entire meal with the #10 can uncovered the whole time. Doing that will shorten the foods' lifespan. Dehydrated fruits are notorious for absorbing moisture from the air. When you first open a can of our sliced apples, for instance, they're almost as crisp as potato chips. But, in a couple of days--even relidding the can promptly--they're noticeably less crisp. In a few months, you can bend them and get no crunch at all. Mold and germs can't grow in a moistureless environment. Products like vegetables, beans, legumes, and many mixes, are fine for a year or more, kept dry. Tomato Powder (which can make tomato juice, soup, sauce, paste and even ketchup) will absorb some moisture and become lumpy .... but all you have to do is break up the lumps and you've got the powder back. We've used a #10 can of Tomato Powder for 1 1/2 years (a little goes a loooonng way!). Our cannery has actually tested and tasted canned dehydrated foods that were 35 years old, and they were fine. I found a fascinating article on how long (non-dehydrated) canned food can store: 118 YEARS!! See the article at http://www.internet-grocer.net/how-long.htm Again, thanks for introducing us! Bruce Hopkins Best Prices Storable Foods http://www.internet-grocer.net Discuss this article
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