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Which Saves the Most Money – Dehydrating, Freezing or Canning

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all of this talk food preservation really generated a lot of interest and a lot of questions

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food preservation economic comparison

2

to blanch 250 pounds of food = $

81 17/100

total to process 500 pounds of food: $

1/2

water bath canner @ $10 amortized over 20 years = $

2 2/9

to water bath can 140 quarts = $

31

total to process 560 pounds of food in 280 quarts: = $

2 1/2

packaging: $500 one-pound plastic bags = $

24 29/100

total to process 500 pounds of food: $

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easiest sun tomatoes

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super yummy kale chips

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how and why to soak and dehydrate nuts and seeds

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the easiest way to preserve herbs

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storing beans

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here is a great book to get to learn more dehydrating

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did you expect dehydrating to be the cheapest way to preserve food

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canning? - new mom

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home / budget help / which saves the most money - dehydrating

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which saves the most money - dehydrating

2019

by adrienne published april 28

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but is it really worth it

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i did a little digging around and found a fabulous resource that outlined the costs in a very detailed manner

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but i still find this very interesting.)

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estimated cost - 16.2 cents

270

equipment needed: freezer @ $ amortized over 20 years* = $13.50/year

5

repairs: of purchase price = $40/year

25

packaging: $

35 7/25

electricity: to operate freezer at 5 cents/kilowatt hour = $

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estimated cost - 5.5 cents

3 1/4

equipment needed: pressure canner @ $65 amortized over 20 years* = $

1 3/10

repairs: of purchase price = $

10 53/100

packaging: 24 dz quart jars @ $4.39/dz amortized over 10 years = $

24

dz lids replaced each year @ $.49/dz = $11.76

1 4/9

electricity: to pressure can 140 quarts at 5 cents/kilowatt hour = $

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estimated cost - 4.8 cents

190

equipment needed: electric dehydrator @ $ amortized over 20 years* = $9.50/year

3 4/5

repairs: of purchase price = $

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the above information comes from of preserve it naturally

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saving money

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boosting nutrition

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save time and space