If you are like most Americans who are doing their best to have a modest food storage, chances are you have encountered questions about how to care for certain foods, what their shelf life is, and what needs to be kept cold. In this article we will explore some of these questions, and try to help you keep your food storage healthy and safe.

First of all, if you are going to freeze any fruit, should you wash them before you freeze them? The answer is no-do not wash any fruits or vegetables until they are ready to eat.

Do you have to thaw frozen chicken and other meats before cooking it? The answer is that It’s fine to cook frozen chicken in the oven or on the stove top without defrosting it first, says the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Bear in mind, though, that it’ll generally take about fifty percent longer than the usual cooking time for thawed chicken. So, for instance, if you’re preparing chicken breasts and your recipe calls for forty minutes of cooking time in the oven or on the stove top, you’ll need about an hour if you’re using frozen chicken.

To determine if your cooked chicken is safe to eat, be sure to use a food thermometer. When the chicken’s internal temperature has reached at least 165 degrees F throughout, you can safely dig in.

Next, another common question is if pure honey ever goes bad. No – your honey should be fine, provided you’ve been storing it properly.

From a safety standpoint, commercially produced pure honey has a practically indefinite shelf life. It’s not unusual for honey to crystallize over time, but that doesn’t make it unsafe to use.

That said, prolonged storage can take a toll on the taste and appearance of honey. Besides crystallizing, your honey may also start to darken, change aroma and lose flavor after a couple of years.

So it’s a good idea to check your honey from time to time, to see if it’s still satisfactory for your tastes.

As for honey that’s already crystallized, you can revive it by placing the opened honey jar in warm water and stirring until the crystals dissolve.

Another option is to transfer the honey into a microwave-safe container, with the lid off. Microwave on medium-high power, stirring every thirty seconds, until the crystals dissolve.

Another question is if vinegar ever goes bad. Your vinegar should be fine, provided you’ve been storing it properly.

From a safety standpoint, commercially produced vinegar has a virtually indefinite shelf life like honey. And it’s not unusual for vinegar to similarly develop a haze or sediment, or to change color, after it has been stored for some time.

Those changes in appearance do not make the vinegar unsafe to use. From a quality standpoint, though, prolonged storage can affect both the appearance and the flavor of many vinegars.

In the case of opened wine vinegar, you’ll likely start to see at least some quality deterioration after a couple of years. To help keep vinegar at its best, store it in a cool, dark area and keep it tightly capped after each use.

Like vinegar, olive oil raises questions about its storage condition as well. If you are worried about your olive oil turning a cloudy color, your oil should be fine despite this.

When stored at temperatures below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, like those you’ll find in your fridge, olive oil has a tendency to become cloudy and may start to solidify. But those cosmetic changes will not affect the oil’s safety or quality.

To restore your olive oil to its normal consistency and color, simply remove it from the fridge and let it return to room temperature. An opened bottle of olive oil will usually keep well for up to two years when stored in a dark cupboard at normal room temperature.

And while it’s not necessary to refrigerate olive oil, doing so can slow down the spoilage process in extremely hot, humid environments. If you are planning on storing it long term, you may want to consider keeping it in a fridge.

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Author Bio: Jack R. Landry is an accomplished expert in family preparedness and has been giving seminars for over 15 years. He recommends that everyone have on hand an food storage in case of any emergency or disaster.

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