Storage of dried and cured products

I defeated the food moth exclusively by removing all bulk products in jars with lids on an elastic band and a clip.
Subsequently, if it brought infected cereals, this infection (moth) did not go beyond the limits of the can.
The moth has been gone for several years ...

I began to sprinkle apple cider vinegar into the shelves where cereals are stored.

I have always believed that apples and all products made from them attract moths the most. I even read that if you put dried apples, the moth will lay eggs in them, only the larvae will have to be removed. Apple cider vinegar also attracts moths. If you open a jar of vinegar, then it will definitely get there.
Dried apples are the first treat for moths, so I also keep them hermetically sealed. In a tank sealed with tape.

[in saline steep solution]

I have always believed that apples and all products made from them attract moths the most.

This is what I never noticed
I almost always use only apple cider vinegar for preservation. And I dry a lot of apples, I keep them in paper bags so that the air can penetrate.

This year I will try to do it like Natasha-Chuchelka: wash, withstand fabric bags in saline steep solution, and then put the drying in them.

I don't have moths in dried fruits, much has survived since last year. I store in glass jars with lids and vacuum containers in the kitchen.
Vinegar is one of the most drastic methods of moth control. I replaced it with apple, the smell is not so strong, it is much better than chemistry.
In general, apple cider vinegar is antibacterial and antiseptic.
Try it, there will definitely be no harm!

I harvest a lot of apple cider vinegar and use it knowing its beneficial properties.
But I didn't know that he could fight the moth.
When she kept dried apples in an accessible place for moths, she chose the apples first.
We have a large garden, but we do not treat it with chemicals from the moth, but I make bait for it: I boil apples and pour them into jars, which I hang under the apple trees. In the morning there are so many moths and moths! Teeming with them.

[marika33]

marika33, Everything is correct! Traps are rotten fruit, moth bait. And ready-made apple cider vinegar is a fermented product with an alcohol content.
Mole doesn't like alcohol, or am I mistaken ???

[Jouravl]

JouravlNadezhda, the moth doesn't go to rotten fruits, chooses the most beautiful apples.
I first prepare the bait from dried apples, and when the padanka appears, I cut it.

Mole doesn't like alcohol, or am I mistaken ???

I do not know the answer to this question.
it is very good that you have found such a safe method of dealing with moths. I probably have the wrong vinegar, it only contains 4-5 degrees of alcohol. I make it only from apple juice, with the addition of honey.

[marika33]

marika33, Posh homemade vinegar! Must be delicious!
But for technical purposes, I use a store. There the alcohol content is 6 percent.
And I keep dried fruits in such jars

For two days I remembered where I bought it, I never remembered ..
And I really need more, not enough. They are very comfortable, roomy and tight to each other.

We intensively process the apple harvest from my squaw. We pack dried apples in vacuum bags. The question is, is it possible to store dried and hermetically sealed apples at low temperatures? And then it is very tempting to throw out all the sealed bags on the balcony, there are guaranteed no problems with moisture and insects, but the coming winter is embarrassing.Will the apples not spoil if they freeze and thaw depending on the weather?

Goodnight! Please tell a beginner how to properly store dried watermelons, I dry them, dry them, but they still stick slightly to my fingers, in this case, you can crush them with starch and under vacuum. cover? Will they stand, what do you think?

I bought delicious, inexpensive peeled seeds for the occasion, poured them into an airtight container and put them in the refrigerator on the top shelf. After 2 months rancid ... What did you do wrong?
R. from. Now I will freeze ... If the question is not the topic. please transfer it. I just couldn't find anyone to ask ...

All products containing oil have a shelf life. Oil tends to turn rancid and deteriorate.
This also applies to cereals, such as millet containing oil. And for example, sun-dried tomatoes, pre-treated with oil and withered, will still have a specific smell over time.

It is best to store such products in the refrigerator or freezer.
I keep pine nuts in the freezer. And I wither the tomatoes without oil.

I keep pine nuts in the freezer.
now I'll be smarter ... Pity the spoiled seeds !!!

Girls, can you please tell me whether it makes sense to buy VACS lids for a screw-down jar, or can you still store dried and dried foods in such jars with an iron lid. And do you need to sterilize the jars and lids before that? I will be glad to any response.

My dried fruits are stored in ordinary glass jars under ordinary lids.
I also keep greens either in jars or in birch bark (right on the balcony), mushrooms are in specials. lacquered metal cans. And even in plastic bags.

If the greens are well dried-dried, they will be stored well and for a long time.

Thank you very much, on your recommendation I purchased an Isidri 1000 dryer. And in birch bark, what do you mean by some special cans? Now I am looking for everything I need to prepare fruit before drying. Please tell me what kind of knife you use to peel the core of apples, an apparatus for peeling cherry pits and how you pierce fruits (how to type in a search engine correctly), if you can find manufacturers, and then there is a great choice, but I still want a high-quality one, and the opinion of a person who has already used them. Sorry for the importunity and thanks a lot again.

Check out this thread Items required for drying fruits

Birch bark are products made of birch bark, boxes, cans, and so on ...

In principle, I looked through this Temko, I wanted to hear your personal opinion on the use of these gizmos and how the right piercer for fruits is called I can't figure out how to type in a search engine

Girls, I have such a "dry sausage" from figs with the addition of almonds was lost in the refrigerator among another dried jerky, almost 2 years have passed since the end of the storage period for the tag. I don't see any visual changes. It's a pity to throw it away. And there is no processing without any processing.
Maybe you can do something with her? Or no chance?

yes, the fruit piercer has not been found yet. I also tried, calling him like in Tatyana's recipe ...

[Vikulya]

and how the piercer for fruit is called correctly I don’t understand how to type in a search engine

Vikulya, Onion chopper this piercer in a scientific way)) called ...

Slicing holder Tescoma "President", 21.5 cm



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I also bought myself such a thing, I'm very happy with the baby:

Tescoma "President" scraper for watermelon and melon seeds, length 15 cm (Code number: 638620)

Girls, we have a theme Items required for drying fruits

And I have such a comb, for finely chopping onions

Do we sell such combs somewhere? I found it on Ali, but maybe they sell it somewhere in our network? Thank you!

Good day. Girls, and no one tried to put a piece of refined sugar in jars with dried fruits?

Dear hostesses, tell me, please, who knows. Is it possible to keep fresh cherries under VACS lids. I need to leave, but I won't have time to rework everything. And if possible, then with bones or better without?

[tasya79]

tasya79, Nastya, it seems to me better with bones. It will last longer

Svetlana, well, wash the cherries before putting them into the bottle, right? Or maybe it's better to just blender it without pits for marshmallow altogether? (if there is time, we're going tonight, and still a lot of things to do))))) And more. If the bottle is 10 liters to fit more under the lid, will it be okay?

If washed, then you need to dry well before placing in a jar. How long are you leaving? for a long time?
I have never tried to cover raw fruit puree with wax, I can not advise anything. But I just scored whole fruits / vegetables under Wax. Indeed, they do not deteriorate longer than simply stored with air access.
I can't tell you about the large volume either, I never did it. But in principle, it seems to me that if the cherries are not strongly tamped, then it is possible in a large container

Svetlana, thank you very much !!!! So far, it seems, we are leaving for a few days, up to a week. But maybe for a longer period.



Svetlana, where to store the bottles? Need a fridge / cellar? Or is it possible in the room? ... however, we have a fever.

Well, better in a cool place, of course. And there, due to circumstances

I think that in a tall container with a large volume, the berries will give juice under their own weight.
I don't have such covers. Just thinking out loud
Here in stores, cherries in wide boxes lie for a long time.

To remove moisture and long-term storage, I put in drying jars bags of silica gel, such as are usually placed in nori leaves or a box of shoes. I order them on Ali, 50pcs, about 50-60 rubles.

I put sachets with silica gel in jars with drying

Here is a very valuable remark! Thank you, Tatyana, I'll go to Ali, I will order myself more of this silica gel

It seems that I read somewhere - silica gel is harmful, it is not used for storing food. Girls, be careful.

Application

Commercial silica gel is produced in the form of grains or spherical granules ranging in size from 5-7 to 10-12 mm. Various grades of silica gels have an average effective pore diameter of 20–150Å and a specific surface area of ​​102–103 m² / g.

Silica gels are mainly used for drying air, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine and other industrial gases.

The ability of silica gel to absorb a significant amount of water is used for drying various liquids, especially when the liquid to be dehydrated dissolves water poorly (drying of halogenated liquids such as Freon). Silica gels also serve as desiccants in the preservation of equipment to protect it from corrosion.

Along with water, silica gels absorb vapors of many organic substances well. This property is used to capture (recuperate) vapors of gasoline, benzene, ether, acetone, etc. from air, benzene, from gas coke ovens and gasoline from natural gases.

The property of silica gel to absorb many substances from the liquid phase is used in the industrial refining of various oils, in the desulfurization of oil cuts and the removal of high-polymer resinous substances from oil.

Silica gel is also used as an adsorbent in chromatography, as an absorber of water vapor (desiccant) and organic solvents (for example, in compressed air dryers, adsorption purification of non-polar liquids; for the separation of alcohols, amino acids, vitamins, antibiotics, etc.). Large pore silica gels are used as catalyst carriers. Silica gel also adsorbs radon-222 nuclei (and its isotopes) well. Silica gel is widely used in the production of cat litter. Desiccants take effect as soon as they are removed from their protective packaging, so they must remain closed until the very last moment.To improve the efficiency of dryers, it is best to hang them, if possible, freely from the top of the package. It is desirable that the packaging be airtight. Larger “container dryers”, as a result of the large mass relative to the surface, act more slowly, which increases the life of this product. The norms for laying "container dryers" when transporting goods sensitive to moisture are set at the rate of 1 kg / m3. When transporting and storing products, products in a tropical humid climate, the rates of silica gel fillings should be increased accordingly by 3.5 times.

Safety engineering

Silica gel is fire and explosion safe, according to the degree of impact on the body it belongs to the substances of the 3rd hazard class. Silica gel dust contains 10 to 70% free silicon dioxide. When working with silica gel, it is recommended to use respiratory protection. Silica gel moisture indicator may contain cobalt (II) chloride, which is toxic and carcinogenic

Can selica gel be used to store products?
No you can not. And why use these granules when there is a natural moisture absorbent. Salt and rice! Since ancient times, salt has been poured into plates or glasses, placed where the moisture is high. Salt always absorbs moisture. And rice too. But you don't even need to change the salt. It dries up and then we absorb moisture again.

[Tanuhka]

Well,Tanuhka does not suggest pouring silica gel directly into the food.
The granules are packed in paper bags, you can additionally wrap them in parchment to precisely exclude any contact of the dirty bag and its filler with food. And the efficiency is likely to be high.
However, as usual, this is a personal matter for everyone.

Skillful girls, I also use VACS caps, but there are several cylinders under ordinary plastic caps, so I first put an ordinary cling film on the neck in two or three layers, which I buy thicker (it can be different, like foil), squeeze it , and then close the lid. additional protection against moth infection is obtained.

And what is the best way to store dried fruits - prunes, cherries, dates? I'm afraid the mold will not go later.

[mooncook]

mooncook, mold can go on under-dried fruits. If dried well, then they are perfectly stored in glass jars in a cabinet. If you are afraid and space permits, you can send it to the freezer