How to keep food without a refrigerator

They turned off the light indefinitely. The main kitchen unit ordered a long life. A long trip ahead. There is no cellar in the country. Common situation? And let's recall how our ancestors lived, and we will learn how to store food without a refrigerator.

General rules

There are conditions that must be observed in order to avoid an immediate spoilage of products. It:

1. Darkness. Most bacteria begin to proliferate precisely in sunlight.
2. Cool. Everyone knows that warming spoils food much faster.
3. Insulation from the air. After all, it is by air that spores of fungi and pathogenic organisms are transferred.

The first two points are easy to follow. A dark, cool place is chosen in the house, then food is laid there.

But the third point will have to work hard. Even vaunted vacuum containers do not provide absolute sealing. So, you just need to block the path of all bacteria. You can do this in various ways:

• boil in boiling water
• grease or sunflower oil
• pour brine
• wrap with a damp salty cloth
• wrap with a cloth dipped in vinegar
• spread protein chicken eggs

Read all the details below. Because for each type of product there is a method.

Meat products

What begins to deteriorate the very first after 2 hours without a cold? That's right, meat, sausage, sausages and others like them. Therefore, they must be saved first. Yes, and throwing rotten - it means quite a blow to your own pocket. There are several ways.

Boiling water. You need to miss a piece of meat or chicken for 30 seconds in boiling water. Do not be afraid that the surface will turn white. This curled up protein. It is precisely the resulting surface that will protect the meat from decay. True, not for long. In the dark and cool - a maximum of 2 days. But, during this time you will definitely figure out where to attach it.

Salt. Have to make a strong solution of salt in water. About 7 tbsp. l for 1 liter. In this solution, cotton cloth is moistened, squeezed a little. Now you need to thoroughly blot moisture from the surface with dry wipes. Then the meat is wrapped with a damp, salty cloth and put away in a dark, cool place. It could be:

• pantry
• Kitchen Cabinet
• place under the sink or bath
• space under the bed

Periodically check the humidity of the fabric, if necessary, moisten with brine. This method allows you to save meat for about a day.

Ice. If you want to keep frozen meat, wrap the pieces in cling film as soon as possible. And then put them under a thick blanket, sweatshirt, plaid. The thicker the layer - the later the heat will reach your stocks.

For complete reliability, ask neighbors or relatives to freeze several plastic water bottles for you. Then cover them with frozen meat, and wrap. This design allows you to save meat products as long as the shelter is kept cold.

Tip. Always keep an empty cooler bag on hand. You will see, she will help you out great during unexpected situations.

So, we figured out the meat. What to do with sausage or sausages? Of course to eat, if there are a little of them. But if the supply is significant, then you can again make a kind of refrigerator with frozen bottles.

Another option is to coat the sausages with a thick layer of fat and hang them in a draft. So do the sausage. But only with boiled. Smoked or uncooked smoked sausage is best coated with vegetable oil, and then wrapped in parchment paper. This method allows you to save products up to 3 days.

Important! Before storing for storage, meat products are not washed! On the contrary, they are wiped with kitchen towels or a dry cloth dry.

A fish

Fresh fish begins to deteriorate sometimes even faster than meat. Forced to disappoint you: it is not stored without freezing. You will have to choose between:

• by frying
• boiling
• pickling
• pickling

In any case, you should eat fish as soon as possible. You can’t keep it raw, otherwise you can easily be poisoned.

Milk products

In second place in terms of deterioration are milk products - cheese, butter, cottage cheese. And of course milk itself. By the way, there are two strange recommendations on how to keep it without a refrigerator:

• Boil twice a day.
• Boil once, but add baking soda and granulated sugar.

And nowhere is it indicated how much to pour. Therefore, we strongly advise against following these tips. Yes, and for sure after all the procedures you get something inedible. Agree, several times boiled milk or with soda is ... Let us leave room for imagination.

It is much easier to leave sour milk naturally. So you will have a delicious yogurt or cottage cheese. Speaking of him. It is unlikely that you will be able to save it for more than 3 days without a refrigerator. Then it will turn into a slippery smelly mass. But even these 3 days you can’t just keep the cottage cheese in the open air. It must be placed in a glass or ceramic container, and covered with the same salty cloth. From time to time you will have to moisten the fabric.

Now the cheese. It can be wrapped in oiled parchment paper and stored in a cool dark place. Such precautions will last about 5 days.

Another way: pour cheese with a weak brine. This is 2 tsp. salt per 1 liter of water. If you change the brine once a day, then the cheese can be stored without a refrigerator for up to 3 weeks.

Tip. Be prepared for the fact that the cheese absorbs salt from the liquid. In the final version, a completely different taste awaits you.

Butter is preserved in the same way as cheese - bay with brine from above. But the shelf life is significantly reduced - only 7 days. We recommend melting the oil, draining the excess serum. In this case, it can be stored in brine for up to 12 days.

Eggs, lard, canned food, vegetables

Look carefully at your fridge. A good third of it can be safely stored in the kitchen cabinet. Moreover, these are products that you do not need to cherish for months - eggs and vegetables. The former feel great at room temperature for a month. And the second ones do not even lie so much, for they are wilted. With saving you can not worry.

By the way, do not try to cook eggs! They begin to deteriorate already on the 4th day. Better leave them raw, so more reliable. Or coat the shell with protein, wait for it to dry. Such a film will prevent egg spoilage.

Fat. Smoked wrap in gauze and hang on a draft. Shelf life - 8 days maximum. Salty is placed in a container, pouring a small amount of salt. Top with a dry cloth. Storage time - from 30 to 60 days, depending on air temperature.

Now, an unexpected unpleasant surprise will not catch you by surprise. You know how to store food without a refrigerator. In turn, we recommend that you still eat them as quickly as possible. Because not a single folk method gives such safety as the best kitchen friend.

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