Food prepps, canning meat and not waste food

[johnrk556]

I'm appreciating your video. Am re-cranking up my old canner that I haven't used since the 80's. And we all love chicken thighs. Your wife is right-crack those bones open and get the flavor out. Thanks for sharing!

[homesteadprepper]

@johnrk556 Thank you.

[JohnsonDoe359]

I cud have got the same advice from a hobo.

[homesteadprepper]

@JohnsonDoe359 I am a hobo and my advice to you is that you should go troll under someone else's bridge. Have a nice a day and may God bless you.

[JohnsonDoe359]

@homesteadprepper I'm just looking to learn.

[plumber1227128]

The fat is a great source of survival but the fat you store in your jar will cause your meat to spoil ate a greater rate. cut the fat out like using breast meat will preserve your meats up to two years. fact

[homesteadprepper]

@plumber1227128 Thanks. I've got some other stuff that I canned a while back and I'm opening a jar every now and then to see how fresh it is.

[italiancherrywine]

@plumber1227128

This is not a fact at all. All canned meat contains some or plenty of fat and once it is properly processed and sealed the fat content has no impact on the shelf life at all.

Nothing properly canned will "ever" spoil unless the seal is broken.

[italiancherrywine]

@plumber1227128

This is not a fact at all. All canned meat contains some or plenty of fat and once it is properly processed and sealed the fat content has no impact on the shelf life at all.

Nothing properly canned will "ever" spoil unless the seal is broken.

[ourrepurposedlives]

subbed ya! love the videos!

[homesteadprepper]

@ourrepurposedlives Thanks. 

[TheSonOfLibertys1776]

Another good vid im glad i saw this now i have to cann more meat thanks for posting .....

[homesteadprepper]

@TheSonOfLibertys1776 I've got more canning to do also and thanks for watching.

[redscynder]

If you put a tsp of cider vinegar in with those bones while boiling, it pulls the calcium out of the bone into the stock. Will equal same as in milk. Works with any bone. Thanks for the vid, going to be canning chicken soon.

[homesteadprepper]

@redscynder Thanks for the tip.

[kubaniski]

Cholesterol is not bad for you

[homesteadprepper]

@kubaniski I believe that the sheath around our nerves is composed pure cholesterol. Our bodies need cholesterol, but it is demonized by the media and the drug companies. Thanks for watching.

[slimbaby61]

You described my mother, perfectly, she would eat all the meat and the cartilage...she was a depression baby~~~

[homesteadprepper]

@slimbaby61 Thanks for adding to the forum.

[res401]

Good video. At the last you mentioned you receive comments about the cholesterol and fat in dark meat. So what! EVERYTHING is going to have something not good for you from someones point of view. The video was good and showed how to PRESERVE the food for later use. I thought it was interesting about the older generation getting the last bits and morsels off the bone, There's a lesson in that comment. Thanks for sharing.

[homesteadprepper]

@res401 Thank you.

[angelbennett85]

how do you can chicken with bones i have legs and thighs together and i have 10 LB'S 15 peices or so thawing and i want to can it.

[spenceman12345]

How long does canned goods last for

[homesteadprepper]

@spenceman12345 There are some variables, but usually 1 to 5 years to be safe.  Thanks for watching.

[cockercane]

My mother always eats chicken as you described. Eats gristle, tendons and marrow... everything but bone. She wasn't alive during the depression, but I know she had an impoverished upbringing. As a child, it used to annoy me that she would take the cuts with little meat and feed my father and I the rest. To this day I cannot stand drumsticks because they have too many tendons. You have an excellent point which, for me, hit home.

[homesteadprepper]

@cockercane Thanks for commenting.

[homesteadprepper]

@luvintherawlife Dehydrated fruits an veggies are purported to last 10 to 30yrs. if sealed in mylar with oxygen absorbers.Beef jerky can store for up to 4yrs in vacuum packing. You can store dehydrated food in common mason jars. They make an vacuum sealer attatchment that will pull most of the air out of the jars and it makes the food last for years. You could also drop an oxygen absorber in the jar instead of vacuuming out the air.Dsarti1 has a good video about sealing mylar bags.

[homesteadprepper]

@luvintherawlife Definetly a prudent idea.

[TheBgcheez]

Couldn't agree more with your video! Also Ironhead rocks! Just canned Pinto beans this morning and will be canning hotdogs this afternoon.

[homesteadprepper]

@TheBgcheez Thanks. Canning is the way to go!

[dantechick]

was thinking it would be a bit more labor intensive, but you could completely skin and bone those thighs and can the meat, then take the bones and skin and make stock/broth to can. good for beans, gravy, soup. just a thought.

[homesteadprepper]

@dantechick More work, but worth it. Thanks.

[sethzky77]

I eat the bone!  sounds gay, but it's true.

[RadiantMeteor]

@sethzky77

Gay is O.K. fool

[yec1JF]

bone marrow = high fat = survival

if things get crazy in our life times

[LIKEAWHIRLWIND]

I favourited this video, cause it's way too true about about a overly spoiled younger generation!!! My grandparents are both in their eighties and they waste very little. I'm thirty now and if it wasn't for my grandparents and a little help on youtube I'd be no where with my canning cause no body my age knows how!! I try to tell people I know to live below their means and buy an extra bag of rice, but honestly I think they think I'm joking or something. Thank you for your time. Cheers

[homesteadprepper]

@LIKEAWHIRLWIND You are lucky to have your grandparents around. All but one of my grandparents died before I was born and the last one died when I was small. Cherish the time you have with them. I try to talk to people about storing up food and I get the strangest looks. I have learned a bunch of stuff here on youtube. I can't get enough information. Thank you for the comment and thanks for watching the vid.

[redscynder]

When using the bones for soup, if you put in a tsp of cider vinegar while boiling, it will pull the calcium out of the bone into the stock, and leaves no vinegar taste. Just something Grandma passed on to increase nutritional value. I did see a program once about this, and the calcium content in the stock is equivelant to the same amount in milk.

[homesteadprepper]

@redscynder An excellent tip. Thank you.

[xebec1958]

I'm a polish the bone eater! lol Probably because we didn;t have enough to eat growing up! :P

[homesteadprepper]

@xebec1958 Too many people today have too much food and do not know how to get more out of less.

[xebec1958]

@homesteadprepper So true. I canned turkey last march and just opened the jar, yummy amazing!

[Modacolorist]

I know a guy who used to eat the bone marrow.

[homesteadprepper]

@Modacolorist Me too.

[gettinready100]

do you have a food storage room would love to see how/what youve prepped

[homesteadprepper]

@gettinready100 Yes, we have a small pantry where we will be keeping some of our food. I will show this to you hopefully soon.

[1kingconan]

if i put rice,beans and salt into mason jars and don't use a preasure sealer of boil them in hot water will they still last years or will they go bad? i don't have a sealer and all i got is regular pots. can i store my food in mason jars just by hand tightening them? what is the easiest and cheapest way for me to store rice,salt beans etc... please i appreciate answer and ty for video.

[homesteadprepper]

@1kingconan Reply to 1st question: Beans are "low acid" foods and require pressure canning at 240F. Boiling beans and rice in hot water (water bath) is very risky (food poisening).

2nd question: Yes, dry foods are done this way.

Last question: Get free or reduced priced 5gal buckets from wal-mart or grocery store bakery ( I pay $1 per 5gal bucket, the bakery manager saves them for me), buy 5gal mylar bags from E-bay (15 for @ $23), watch dsart1's video in my favorites. Good luck!

[22justus2]

@1kingconan

The foods will only last as long as the original shelf life is listed for that particular package. I personally use mason jars to store my rice, beans and salt in simply because it is a clean and simple way to store it to keep out moisture and insects. You can, by the way, store foodstuff in the jars and drop in an oxygen tab and it will reduce greatly the oxgyen content of that jar and possibly seal it. Proof your beans, rice, etc in a 170 deg ov. for 15 min to kill bugs.

[hogkillerjp]

thank you,this is great!

[kindacoiny]

Im glad you threw in the "you are gonna want every calorie you can get" because I see a lot of preppers only getting the "healthy" stuff. Calorie dense, high fat content, high protien rich foods, will be the diffrence in staying healthy and starving.  Oh by the way salt, is not bad if you are sweating a lot.

Ironhead41 knows what it takes to live and enjoy it at the same time!

[homesteadprepper]

@kindacoiny Right on brother.

[cernunnos5]

Hi guys. Im glad every one is learning to can meat but my partner is asking what pressure canner we should get. Is there any one expert enough to give us advice on this. Is there a comparative canning equipment expert out there.

[homesteadprepper]

@cernunnos5 My wife bought a basic pressure cooker/canner (aluminum) from Wal-mart. It will can 7 quart jars at a time and it works great. To speak to a pressure canning Jedi master, PM ironhead41 and I would follow his recommendations.

[cernunnos5]

@homesteadprepper . Thanks, so mutch for sharing info. I'll try to return the favor. Ive been apreciating everyones efforts lately.... And I apreciate your vidios

[katzcradul]

@cernunnos5 The $100 canner, that holds 7 quarts from Walmart is a great canner for a beginner. Watch for pressure canners at garage sales too. If you get one with a pressure guage, for safety reasons, you need to take it to your county extension service office each year to be calibrated. This service is free. If you're new to canning, be sure to purchase the Ball Blue Book of Canning...it's a must.

[cernunnos5]

@katzcradul Thanks for the info.Its going to be alittle tougher for me as my partner is the NO TO WALMART type.Considering our economy, I'm begining to agree with her. So we spend a bit more on the local companies

[katzcradul]

@cernunnos5 Great on the local company purchasing. If you still can't find it locally....almost everything is available on amazon(dot)com.