CONTEST: PRESERVE FOOD, PRESERVE LIFE

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INTRODUCTION

Hi steemians
Food preservation is very essential in this life and our life will be at peace if we have enough food in our storage..

What do you understand by food preservation

Food preservation is one of the methods to protect food from unwanted microbial growth. After the food is produced, we store and protect by covering the rice and curry with lids to keep away flies and other insects. By this, we are protecting it from any infection caused by them. This is a short-term condition. Food preservation, on the other hand, is done to preserve food for a longer time....

List and explain 3 reasons why we preserve and store food

❣️Food preservation gives the food more variety. ...

❣️To keep food at its best quality – food deteriorates over time due to spoilage. ...

❣️To save money – waste is costly, both at home and in a commercial setting..

List and explain any five method of preserving food

**Dehydrating
**Solar food drying
**Canning
**Bagging
**Smoking

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❣️Dehydrating.--Dehydrating food can be done by using an oven, an electric dehydrator, or by the sun using a solar dehydrator. ...

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❣️ Solar food drying --Much like the name sounds, solar food drying involves using the sun to dry out foods. This can be something as simple as setting a plate of food outside and letting the sun dry it or something as elaborate as building your own system that acts to protect the food from dust, debris and pests, while the food is drying. Depending on the conditions in your location, it takes an average of two sunny days to dehydrate food in a solar food dehydrator.

❣️ Canning--Canning is a preservation method that involves placing foods in jars or similar containers and heating them to a temperature that destroys micro-organisms that cause food to spoil. During this heating process air is driven out of the jar and as it cools a vacuum seal is formed.

❣️ Bagging --Bagging produce separately with heavier items at the bottom. Bag delicate foods like breads and chips separately to avoid damage. Keep eggs separate from foods you're going to eat raw in case they crack. Get perishable items such as meat and dairy into the refrigerator as soon as possible.

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❣️ Smoking--Smoking is a method of cooking meat and other foods over a fire. Wood chips are added to the fire to give a smoky flavor to the food. Smoking is separate from drying. Smoking adds flavor to the meat, fish, and poultry, and provides a small food preservation effect.