And Eggs, Dairy, Food Storage: Preserving Meat

This book contains multiple methods of preserving each food. I haven't tried (and probably won't try) them all but I do like the dehydrating information on all of the different foods. I mainly got it for dehydrating dairy and eggs so I'll try those in the near future.

This book offered advice on the different methods of food preservation. I found it informative and ordered a dehydrator because of the information they supplied. The only negative comment I would make is they should have had an editor. There are lots of typos but info still good.

The book was very helpful and organized well. The humor was nice. Quite a few spelling errors though. Easily fixed for the second edition! Just needs a good editor. That having been said, it is still a very informative and helpful book that I truly enjoyed reading, and I learned many new ideas. Thanks!

This book demystifies preserving meat, dairy, and eggs in simple language. I was left feeling like I really CAN jump in and start preserving food for my family in a safe manner. I appreciate the authors' experimentation and research into older methods of food preservation. As much as I love the Foxfire series, I'd be leery of trying to follow some of those methods myself; this book bridges that gap for me. thanks Sue and Dave!

I think I would love any book by Susan Gregersen. Her down to earth, common sense approach is delightful. Once again, she approached the subject with humor while giving easy to understand directions. Keep it up, Susan!

The methods described often seem like they are very country to me. I am city and don't understand some of the terms. Some things I never thought of storing before. Some of the ways they tell you to prepare things I might not like to eat. But the info is good to know and I think having a few of these books can give different perspectives on preserving foods that will be very good to have if the grocery store runs out in a natural disaster or something.

It was amazing to find out different ways of storing and preserving various food products. As beginning "Preppers" we want to ensure that we are preparing correctly for any disaster that may come our way.

Living with a mighty hunter plunged me into a whole new world of where and how to hang the meat and the major production of dealing with your deer, elk your own beef, lamb etc. Cut, wrap, smoke, cure, salami, sausage, jerky, clean up, my arms hurt and it's hunting season again. Would I change it for anything? Absolutely not this is exhausting but great fun and very satisfying.

Perhaps if one had never considered preserving food this book could be found useful. For the rest of us, this book is primarily redundant. It is written in a conversational style which seems poorly thought out and marginally scattered. The author's focus on apocalypse preparation is unnerving and undermines what information she does manage to convey. One can learn more about food preservation from reading a fanny farmer cookbook.

This book was an absolute waste. There is no pertinant information included. It is just the author talking like a fiction book. I was looking for a resourceful book to actually help me preserve food. This was not the case. I purchased the companion book to this at the same time. I should have waited. Lesson learned.

Love this book. Most of the methods of preserving I had heard of but never thought anyone did anymore....mostly due to health reasons. The author explains in depth how to preserve each item and what, or if there are any health risks involved and some of the the things you can do to eliminate health issues. Who knew you could can butter!!!

I purchased this book thinking it would be useful. It is not. The simple fact is that following the recipes in this book would result in disaster, especially for a canning and preserving newbie. The author suggests that home preservers can things and cannot safely be preserved in jars, and the also has a very frightening disclaimer in the beginning of the book where she takes not responsibility for what happens to people who follow the recipes in this book. Horrible. Do not buy this book. The methods recommended for preserving eggs and dairy are both unproven, unscientific and unsafe. Beware.

Preserving your harvest to get more out of your hard won efforts. Handy guide to doing it right. Good information to set you on the right path to preserving a viable garden harvest. No regrets, I do recommend growing your own veggies and herbs, to avoid GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) which are bad for our health! Grow organic and be healthier!

All you need to know including "off the grid" ways to do things. Easy to read. Lots of ways the "scientific" books don't cover. Susan takes you into her home and share her experiences both good and bad

I have a very difficult time attaching legitimacy to anything with more than the occasional "typo." This book was fraught with mistakes, not just typos, which made it hard to consider the information as professional or even valid.

I purchased this book thinking it would be useful. It is not. The simple fact is that following the recipes in this book would result in disaster, especially for a canning and preserving newbie. The author suggests that home preservers can things and cannot safely be preserved in jars, and the also has a very frightening disclaimer in the beginning of the book where she takes not responsibility for what happens to people who follow the recipes in this book. Horrible. Do not buy this book. The methods recommended for preserving eggs and dairy are both unproven, unscientific and unsafe. Beware.

Preserving your harvest to get more out of your hard won efforts. Handy guide to doing it right. Good information to set you on the right path to preserving a viable garden harvest. No regrets, I do recommend growing your own veggies and herbs, to avoid GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) which are bad for our health! Grow organic and be healthier!

All you need to know including "off the grid" ways to do things. Easy to read. Lots of ways the "scientific" books don't cover. Susan takes you into her home and share her experiences both good and bad

I have a very difficult time attaching legitimacy to anything with more than the occasional "typo." This book was fraught with mistakes, not just typos, which made it hard to consider the information as professional or even valid.

About all kinds of preservation methods for all kinds of things that the Ball book may not cover. Hard to find information about dairy and game meat. I canned butter after this with good effect. Great ideas on drying I want to try. Easy and what not to do information also. Thank you for writing it all down and sharing with us!

Really? I think your ongoing text conversations with your fellow prepper was unnecessary, most of the information was useful though and a few things really made sense. Don't quit your day job though, and be careful of what kind of funny weeds are growing in your garden.

These are great storage containers and priced well!! As an after thought though, I decided to wash them before using just in case there is any residue from the manufacturing / shipping and handling process.

this book goes into detail on how to preserve food in different ways and detailed description on the most popular methods such as canning and dehydrating different foods. The upcoming companion book should also make a good match for the first one.

Gregersen has written a great book on this subject. When we are at the edge of disaster, and the possibility of failure of the physical grid and the support system for our society is a real possibility, this book is really needed. It will become a necessity very early in the reestablishment of society.

The book itself gives some good basic information. There are a lot of spelling and grammatical errors throughout. Some instructions are not very specific and are hard to follow.
I received the book quickly and in wonderful condition.

Found out they were wrong. The book tells you how the Author does it all the time and warns against unsafe practices. I'd rather learn from this Author than some yahoo that knows what has been determined safe or not this particular week.

What a great book. A lot of questions were answered by these 2 people, questions we come up against when we are learning to become self sufficient. Thank you so much for all of your experience being shared so freely....

I was expecting more detailed instructions than ther is . I also got the impression that the recepies were aimed att people living "off grid" but for thse truly living of grid instructions such as using a comercial food dryer or freesing in the deepfreser wont work as both requier electricity.

filled with unsafe advice as well as little offered knowledge.
89 pages before there were a useful tidbit and I had already found this online.

It is mostly personal opinion and email/ letters exchanged between the two Authors.
Little to no sound food preservation science with in the pages.

HIGHLY DISSAPOINTED!

I wont make this a long review and rant. This book was in some spots conversational as to experimenting with alot of canning recipes and since ive been canning over 20 years theres a few things i think it has going for it. First off ive noticed that there a few things in this book that she cans that most people would begin to freak out over 'because the USDA says its not safe' and the rants begin. I think there was even a comment that this book is gonna poison people lol no.. This book encourages you to think outside the box in order to save money and put things up that otherwise you would have to rely on the good old grocery store to provide constantly. In a time of crisis that wont even be an option. Ive canned milk and butter for years and even bacon. Noone is going to say ' we will take responsibility for your decision' thats why the USDA doesnt support alot of recipes as well, but it doesnt mean its impossible or u cant, you just have to have the know how from canning other recipes that have been approved and apply those principles to your own stuff. A great resource for experts and novice canners is Backwoods home website with canning extrodinaire Jackie Clay. I have followed her recipes and guidelines for years and am happy to say my family has enjoyed canned butter, milk, bacon, and cheese that we have put up and away for winter. Lets face it, how many people really die of home canning each year and get sick as compared to how many people get sick from cans off the grocery store shelves. This book encourages experimentation, be a sponge soak up all the canning info you can. Often times i compare for example this info in this book to backwoods home canning recipes. The thing you just have to remember is the times 75 mins per pint and 90 mins per quart in pressure canning, and for goodness sake enjoy the hobby, its very satisfying putting your food away and realizing youve saved yourself an entire months groceries and you dont have to go out on that snowy day to get supplies for chilli, or turkey stew, or our fav scalloped potatoes and ham, all of these can be safely canned at home. I give this book a 3 as there is info but not enough recipes for me. I did say i wasnt going to rant lol
Happy prepping !!

Not exactly what I had expected. Way too many grammatical and spelling errors to have been thuroughly vetted out. I fould some of the concepts or suggestions interesting but the lack of an authoratative grasp on how to actually perform the task has me looking for other sources of information. I am not willing to go by the result that the authors got in their respective kitchens as proof positive that their preservation methods are safe for all. I will probably file this away in a drawer somewhere, i would hate to give it away or sell it to someone who follows the recomendations in the book and ends up with food poisoning or worse.

Excellent book. Lots of information that you would have a hard time finding elsewhere! If you are interested in becoming more self sufficient, you need this book!

Nicely set up, you can click on what interests you and it will take you right to it! Wish more e-books were set up like this!

I do a great deal of canning and dehydrating of foods, the information in this book is very sound and the information very usefull.

Overall, as a certified master food preserver myself, I was not terribly impressed by this book. The authors' rather defensive and not very professional tone would not give me much confidence that all of their described methods are reliable and safe. They seemed to take the position that people who take the pursuit of canning and other food preservation seriously and defer to more educated information sources should be poo-poohed.

The current trend among some people of "learn as you go and then share it with others" is fine for many hobbies and other activities. But many readers are going to be led astray and think that there is more personal "latitude" in following the directions than is the case. When it comes to food preservation and safety of same, I'm a big advocate of sticking with the more tried-and-tested methods such as those taught in the "Ball Blue Book of Preserving" and Deanna DeLong's "How to Dry Foods." Face it, there are not a lot of new things to be said about food preservation. Occasionally, a new technique will prove to be a safe and effective improvement, but that's pretty rare.

I can speak from first hand knowledge that the writers know exactly what they write about. Both live the life on a daily basis.

I know both of the authors but know Mrs Gregersen much better. I know she and her husband live their life completely off grid. They are the most self sufficient people I know. If it will grow in the high Mountains of Montana then they grow it, harvest it and preserve it.

I read the one star review given by an armchair reviewer and all I can say is get off your ass and follow in the foot steps of this couple for one month in the summer and you will not only learn some real facts of life you will lose a lot of weight and be a better person for it. You sir could learn from my ol granpa who loved to to Quote " Money talks, Bulls*** walks and water seeks it's own level." Think about it next time you seek to slander somebody's works. Now show me your 12 month wood pile, cut, hauled, split and stacked all by hand. Then I might think you know something.

If you've never hunted for your meat then you have no idea the work involved! Firing the shot to take it is the easy part, from that moment until it's preserved is nothing but work, work, work. These folks know where of they speak. And when the SHTF as it is going to do I would love to have them on my side!

There is a lot of good information in this book. However, it should be noted that there is NO safe method of canning milk and butter in a water bath OR a pressure canner. Neither the United States Department of Agriculture nor any cooperative extension that I know of says this is safe. They say NOT to do this. It should be noted that if you use the methods described by the author, you are doing so at your own risk. Having said this, I realize that many homesteader types DO can butter and milk this way and since the number of botulism deaths in this country is extremely low, it is far likelier for you to be in an accident than to die from canning food as the author describes. If you do this, you have to be extremely strict about sanitizing everything you are using that will touch your food and you must have your foods at temperatures that will kill bacteria. However, the fact that the USDA, which continually tests canning methods and updates it guidelines, says this method the author uses is NOT SAFE. Therefore, I believe it is negligent to publish methods that are considered unsafe. -
I have been canning more than 30 years and one thing I have learned is that guidelines change all the time. My great-grandmother used to water bath green beans and corn! It's a wonder nobody died! (but nobody did!) So if you use this book, check it against tried and tested sources such as the Ball Blue Book and the USDA. Please. Be safe.

Gregersen has written a great book on this subject. When we are at the edge of disaster, and the possibility of failure of the physical grid and the support system for our society is a real possibility, this book is really needed. It will become a necessity very early in the reestablishment of society.

Total waste of time. Entire book was "If I was going to try this here is how I'd do it" Or "I read a web site that said to do it this way." No firsthand experience in doing any tasks for food preservation. Very disappointing.

as a vegan, I'm happy to say I have no use for this information. I urge everyone who requires this information to follow it carefully, that being said please look into finding out more about the vegan diet.
The Ultimate Vegan Guide [Kindle Edition]
Erik Marcus (Author) is the best introduction you'll find.