When severe weather or power outages disrupt daily routines, having safely preserved, shelf-stable foods on hand can provide security and peace of mind.
Have you had the experience of finding jars of food that were sealed when they were placed in storage becoming unsealed while sitting on the shelf? Let's explore some possible causes.
Farmers market days often end with zucchini still piled on the counter. Making this surplus into dehydrated chips will "use it all." This video shows the production stages from field to table.
There are different types of pectin that can be used in jam and jelly making. Understanding how pectin works, and its proper use assures a quality product.
Ripeness and type of fruit determine a fruit's pectin content, both critical ingredients to making jam and jelly with a firm, tender texture, and excellent flavor.
Raw meat can contain harmful bacteria that can lead to food-borne illness when not handled and prepared properly. Follow these practices to ensure that you, your friends, and family enjoy a safe meal.
Feeding pets a raw protein diet (raw meat) is a trend that has become increasingly popular. The practice of feeding pets raw meat poses health risks to humans.
It can be easy to become distracted and make a mistake when preparing food at a holiday party. Pay attention when preparing, serving, and cleaning up food so that you don't make your friends and family ill.
Safe handling of breast milk, formula, and baby food is important because infants and young children are at higher risk for foodborne illness since they do not have fully developed immune systems.
Commercial products are available that create a gel without sugar. Low and no sugar jam and jelly will have different characteristics than regular jam or jelly.
The holiday meal is over. You're ready to relax, sit down and visit with guests. But wait, doing so could result in some uninvited guests—bacteria that love to grow at room temperature!
Date marking on food packages can be confusing! This video explains the differences between open dating, closed dating and other codes found on food packages.
Fruits have varying levels of acidity. The higher the acid level the better the gelling process, low acid fruits require additional acid to obtain a good gel.
Do you like the convenience of opening a can of ready to use meat and having many possibilities for preparing a meal? Think of a can of tuna. You can do the same thing with canned chicken.
To reduce the risk of foodborne illness and improve food safety, hunters need to handle, process, and prepare game birds properly, to prevent contamination from field to table.
