What Is Canning?

Before North Americans figured out how to freeze dry foods for long-term storage, there was canning. This was first used in the United States in 1812,  Survival Cave Foods - survival food emergency canned food for food storage is available from specific manufacturers like Survival Cave Foods.


Shelf Life & Storage

Survival Cave Foods Canned Meats have a manufacturer-listed shelf life of up to 15 years!  You will find a printed expiration date on each can allowing you to keep tabs on your emergency food supply, rotating the older foods to the front for more immediate use and replacing them with newer cans to keep you supply levels constant. Survival Cave Foods - canned meats  prefer the same storage conditions as all other preserved foods. Heat and moisture are the enemies of canned food and promote oxidation or rusting of the can, which can compromise the food stored within. While they do take up a significant amount of space and are not known for their portability, they are extremely resilient and generally go unharmed by rough handling. They are also impervious to varmint like mice and rats who may infiltrate foods stored in plastic bins or pouches.

Nutritional Value

 Survival Cave Foods canned meats generally provide more calories than their freeze-dried or dehydrated counterparts because they have higher fat contents and fats have more calories per ounce than most other survival foods they maintain most of their nutritional value. The amounts of other vitamins are only slightly decreased in as compared to fresh foods.

 
Pre-Cooked Canned Meat is Easy To Prepare

 One of the big advantages of Survival Cave Foods canned meat over other types of emergency food storage foods is the ease of preparation. Most canned foods are already cooked and can be eaten as is directly from the can requiring no preparation at all. They are also generally canned with plenty of liquid, meaning you don’t need a clean water source to prepare these foods. If you are able to heat your canned food, you can plan to do so right in the can, no need for cooking or serving vessels in a pinch.