I WANT TO BUY FOOD STORAGE BUT AM RELUCTANT TO DO SO AS A FRIEND OF MINE BOUGHT FOOD STORAGE THAT I REALLY WASNT IMPRESSED WITH. I GATHER THAT THERE IS BIG DIFFERENCE IN TASTE, QUALITY ECT. I REQUESTED SAMPLES FROM ONE COMPANY AND THEY TOOK 2 MONTHS TO ARRIVE AND THEY SENT ME SOUPS. ANOTHER SENT ME FOOD THAT TASTED LIKE BLAND PAPER. CAN ANY ONE HELP???

THANKS IN ADVANCE.

JOEY

-- Joey Franko (joeyfranko@lifenet.com), October 04, 1998

Answers

Joey:

Check the Food category for more discussion. IMHO, unless you're going to save more than 2 years worth of food, you would do well to visit the grocery store. You know what you're getting, and you can buy it now. (This has done much for my peace of mind - no waiting months for a delivery.) Whenever possible, I check dates on the things I want, and avoid the older stuff. I just go to another store and look for it there. Most of these things will keep longer than the "use by" date, but that's the manufacturer's way of guaranteeing quality, freshness, and nutruitional value. Keep it cool and dry, and you should be OK.

One side observation: I've checked at probably 5 or 6 stores, and none of them seem to rotate stock! If I dig to the bottom or back of the shelf, I keep finding older stuff!

-- Mike (gartner@execpc.com), October 04, 1998.

Joey,

Please don't shout. It's quite rude. Your all uppper case type doesn't impress people.

Thanks

-- rocky (rknolls@hotmail.copm), October 04, 1998.

Go to www.waltonfeed.com; they have a sampler of dehydrated foods in a #10 can that you can try.

You should also consider getting a cookbook for stored foods so that you don't end up with a bunch of raw materials and no idea as to how to cook it all up.

-- Karen Cook (browsercat@hotmail.com), October 05, 1998.