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Again. I am not a prepper. I refuse to be tagged to a bunch of freaks getting their jollies about the end of the world scenario. THEY are part of the problem just like the liberal media as they can artificially make things WORSE. I have seen this happen twice in my life and because on how socially media dependent sheeple are in this world they can make things much much worse.
Right now in my region we are having 4th of July products on sale. Namely meat and other items. Take the opportunity to stock up ahead and fill up your pantry with things.
Take the opportunity to stock up on your basic needs.
Take stock on what you are eating per month or so. I do it every 2 to 3 months.
In my case for 2 people in a general manner, its 10 pounds of potatoes, 5 pounds of pasta, 10 pounds of rice, 5 pounds of flour, 20 pounds of meat 10 pounds of fish 10 pounds of frozen veggies, about 5 pounds of canned veggies.
I buy spices by the pound and it tends to last 6 months. Salt I generally by 10+ pounds of it because on how I prepare my meat for storage.
Again I have a 7 cqft freezer that was a throwaway. It has saved me over 38 thousand dollars in over 2 years for not going out eating every single day.
Make sure you rotate your stock. Most canned foods will last over a year. Dried foods longer. Frozen is similar as well. I've eaten 2+ year Steak that I prepared well as well as 2+ year Sirloin that had some Freeze burn issues. Contrary to what people say, depending on how bad the freezer burn is you can eat that piece of meat. We old timers know how to prepare that type of situation.
Here is a video of professional talking about freezer burn.
I use the FoodSaver FreshSaver hand held pump with reusable bags Cheap advertisement below
I'm my case the reusable bags lasted me over 12 years if you properly clean and maintain them. My hand held model died after 12 years of use and recently got a replacement.
Here is a picture of 1.5 inch T-Bone Steak Cuts vacuumed sealed before going into the freezer.
Again this system works for me. Your mileage will vary of course but I figured I share this on how I store my meat in the freezer. BY the way the meat was meat was marinated for a few hours then slow cooked in the oven @ 170 degrees F to about 45 or so minutes, wrapped in foil. Outside temperature is around @ 130 degrees F when taking out. Rest it for 15 minutes on the cooking sheet that they were placed on... then bag and seal
The cooking method is called a reverse seal. It is an excellent way to have your meat rare/medium rare. This is how I cook me meat after I thaw it out from the Freezer.
When taking it out heat your frying pan to about 400 degree F with Canola oil... add your meat and whatever spices you want it to be on it. I use a lot of butter spooning it while it brown's to taste on one side. Flip it over after a few minutes and brown the other side. Check your heat with a thermometer for how much you want the meat too cook.
Wifey likes it medium rare so again around 130-135 degrees on the meat. Take out and let the meat set for at least 5 minutes before serving. If you cut it early you run the chance of all of the juices running out of the meat which will in the end make it chewy. You will get Medium on the edges of the meat, Medium rare when you go to the center of the meat and more often than not rare by the nearby bone areas.
Yea been butchering/cooking since the age of seven. Different world back then. You know... making that hot dog cooker with 2 nails and some extension cord/plug was great for a 5 year old... OR... making your own fireworks with your Jr Chemistry set... OR BB Gun Fights and LAWN DART.
Yup the age of WHAT DID NOT KILL YOU MADE YOU STRONGER ERA... hahahaha yea I look back and wonder how the fuck I survived that mess.
Anyhow back to the main topic.
Again IMHO I advise a 5 or 6 days of eating in and 1 day of eating out to give you a break on cooking all of the time.
I again IMHO I advise making all of your dishes ahead of schedule. I take 1 to 2 days a week to make up food for the rest of the week.
Again I harp on this because this is one thing you can control yourself. These are the things I was taught by those living through the depression. These are the things that work for me.
If you have been following what I have been stating for months and have prepared as much as you can then things will go so much easier for you down the road. This is how I prepared for any economic down turn.
Because of this site and the knowledge that I have learned (A lot) from this site is the main reason why this old man is giving out these suggestions/comment/opinions on how he was able to succeed. IMHO it is only fair to do so.
Now then next part pretty much states what I have been posting for the past several months. Please note that I do not agree with the man commentating. I just take out the facts and cross check it as much as I can. This goes for everything I deemed worthy to look at.
We are already in a (soft) recession.
So what do I take about this. First of all don't panic. It's not going to help in anything. Think clearly on all of your options available to you before taking action. If I get that feeling that we are really going into the shitter I'll state it so, but right now a lot of the talking point are just politics being played out for the November Elections.
Yes things are expensive and are going to be more expensive that is a forgone conclusion. What I'm doing to protect myself is exactly what I've done in the past. Stock up on food/spices on a regular basis.
Cut back on your spending and yea you can do that like I'm doing. Take full advantage of sales when they come and hopefully ride out what is going to be IMHO another 6 months of questionable Uncertainty as there will be more FED hikes and that will effect the economy.
I just don't think at this moment we are at a moment massive upheaval as some people what this to be. Rough times ahead? Yup. Bad times ahead?
At this moment, Only for the stupid people that have their heads up their asses.
And we all know that there is no real help for
the stupid.
So try to relax and enjoy the weekend, I sure am. Got my Steaks ready for cooking.
