We watch a bunch of things about getting ready for the ZA, and many people in our hobby get their storage up and running with #10 cans of product. I find two flaws with that philosophy.
#1. how do we know there are no GMOs in those cans? We grow, glean, shop local sustainable and organic to store for our own use, so we know what is in our stores. I don't want to survive the first wave, only to eat the things that would turn us undead.
#2. Number 10 cans of food are huge. Huge. We were gifted with many cans of chickpeas in #10 cans, and when we opened one, we could not eat chickpeas fast enough, and the last 1/3 or so went bad on us in the fridge. When there is no electricity, there will be no fridge, what are you going to do with fun size chickpeas then?
The solution I am sticking to is the simple one of using pint jars, or, when we get a proper sized canner, quart jars for things we'd otherwise use 2 pints for. The biggest thing I'm finding of importance is to remove as much water from the product being saved as possible. One pint of tomato sauce or one quart of tomato juice? Pints take up less space. While S.D. and I have quite a lot of room (and would have more if we were tidier people), how much do I really want to dedicate to storing foodstuffs?
We would rather have variety in our diets instead of forcing big chunks of sameness. There's just us and the mascot here, so we would need smaller packages of goods. My sister, F.J. has many to feed, and the #10 cans would work beautifully for her. Except in a recipe when she might only need a little of something. Once again, mighty inconvenient.
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