Top 12 Pantry Essentials to Stock Up On NOW Before Inflation Hit HARD!
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When I did my research for this video there was a pack of 5 lids available for $25. It looks like those may be sold out, so the next best option is $10 per lid. Sorry for the confusion! amzn.to/3IOPS6t
As always…. Prices on Amazon fluctuate. You do not owe an apology . We were just sharing info with each other for support.
Thanks for the update Becky I thought I was going crazy!! Lol
The buckets are not $4 ether. More like over $10 per bucket. 😩
That's ok! No apologies needed. Prices are changing so much all the time!
Oh I’m sure when you did it was cheaper! Prices rise so fast especially on Amazon when they see a “trend” starting! Your info was fantastic and really helpful, my comment was nothing against you at ALL! :) Thank you for all the helpful tips, I definitely added a few extra things to my Azure order for April!
I lived in my car for a year during my first year in college. I had stock piled tuna and crackers prior. So I lived on tuna and crackers for a very long time. Having a stock saved my butt. Yes I finished college, debt free, paid for by myself, living on tuna.
Please, please, please tell that you are a cat.
God Bless You Honestly You deserve all the success for your Future. ❤
Sergeant Wifey Versus: great job,Saved you money from MCDONALD'S
Smart !!
I read that one can live for months off while wheat bread and real butter, so I did. I ate for pennies a day, and supplemented with an occasional salad and steak. My roommates loved that the place smelled like fresh bread every day!
My Nana taught me to always stay stocked she'd say "prepare for the bad times during the good times".. consequently during the pandemic when everything was out of stock I could "shop" from my freezers and pantries! Very grateful for her life lessons 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Still trying to figure out how to stock up when you have no extra money.
If U have electricity or
Your Nana was wise and taught you well.
@@keilana6 One thing at a time.
@@keilana6 Have you checked out places like Grocery Outlet, or (what used to be called) The 99cent Store? These aren’t the same as places like Dollar Tree or Dollar General. They are actually discount grocery stores. They can save you a bundle, if you shop there first! Then, when you see something for $1.29 that would have cost $2.79 even at Walmart, buy a couple extra to tuck back in your pantry. I won’t tell you that at this late date you can still be fully prepped, but anything beats nothing. It is doable, but it takes time and diligence, but most of all intention!
I started canning in Oct. of 2019 because we were moving from WA. State, clear over to PA. I just bought a TON of meat and frozen veggies from Costco, and I didn't want to lose all that food I'd just bought. . I started doing research on CZcams, and came across some amazing ladies that had been canning for years, so I started doing it myself. I ended up with about 6 or 7 cases of ground beef and chicken, frozen veggies, and I was so glad I did. . When we got to PA, we didn't have work, we didn't have means to go to the store, so we at least had what I'd canned up before we left. . It was THEN that I started baking my own bread, my own rolls, and so on. . I've since then added more and more jars to my collection, lol. . . and I can all year round. . If I find something on sale, I grab it, and can it up. . when the holidays are here, and they put all the turkeys, and ham's on sale, I buy extra so I can make turkey through out the year. . I make all my broths, my bread crumbs, and now even English muffins myself. . I'm an older woman, (64) but I don't plan on stopping anytime soon! thank you for ALL your videos! They are so inspiring!! :) xox
Lisa, you are so smart. I never would think to do that. Could you share the info for the ladies who do the canning on youtube? Thank you
Also would you mind putting some recipes in the comments sharing your bread recipe etc? I wish I had all that knowledge you just talked about but I get overwhelmed thinking of all the different places to research to learn
You scored in the smarts dept. Canning your freezer food... I see you have encouraged me. I have only canned Salmon
Absolutely brilliant Lisa
I'm in UK 67 and just bought a canner
We have to be very organised now more than ever.
Younger people don't seem to be so practical
Still living in WA- lucky you got out!! I am very much investing in learning to can. I am big about my pantry items. I freeze, vacuum seal, and this is next step plus dehydrate.
Becky - thank you!!! you helped me avoid a total food-loss disaster. I saw your pantry challenge and decided to join the “event”. For the month of Feb and part of March we lived off food in the pantry, refrigerator, and garage freezer (bought during the pandemic). We made a SIGNIFICANT dent in the garage freezer- it was super exciting! Last week our refrigerator died. We don’t have a spare fridge. Our mini fridge has just enough room for what little produce and bread we have. Because of the pantry challenge 85% of the refrigerator contents was able to fit in the garage freezer and our neighbors have just enough room to store the rest. We’re living off a cooler with ice with just the essentials until our new fridge arrives. Were it not for this challenge and us eating the majority of the garage freezer contents (thus us making room) we would have lost A LOT of meat (and food) from the refrigerator because it would not have fit!!! Girl! Because I was inspired to do this pantry challenge, we avoided a food-loss disaster!!! So thank you! thank you! thank you!!!🙏🙏🙏. Love ur videos! Keep up the great work and inspiration!!!
Just curious..why didn't you just can the meats in the fridge...and not worry about making room?
I don’t do any canning. I don’t have the equipment to do that. Perhaps one day I will invest in the equipment and try it out.
If you have home owners insurance or renters insurance, most have a payout precision for when this happens. My sons renters insurance paid him $500 when their refrigerator died. You might want to look into it.
Thank you. I will reach out to them. I STILL don’t have my refrigerator replaced/repaired. The home warranty company is really giving me a hard time. I’m sorry I ever purchased this warranty plan.
@@constanceworden487 i wish i knew that when my freeze died, not sure those are included.
1. Sugar: Cane sugar
2. Molasses: Blackstrap Molasses
3. Flour: white flour, gluten-free flour
4. Levening agents: baking soda, baking powder, yeast
5. Fats: butter, olive oil, lard
6. Dried Milk
7. Dried Eggs
8. Vinegar
9. Salt
10. Oats
11. Beans: black beans
12. Rice: white and brown rice
Thank you - I added the lard and rice!
And, thank you, Becky for this list of essentials we should stock up on, now, before the prices go even higher!
to 5, I'd add lard. It's very shelf stable.
@@stephanieblanco7055 if you buy a whole or half cow make sure to get the fat. Render it down for tallow and fat off the pigs for lard.
#12. Rice
You forgot white and brown rice.
@@karetoev4999 brown rice is not for long term storage. Too much oil in it and will go rancid.
I was raised by a grandmother who went through The Great Depression. I’ve always stocked. Friends used to tease me, but I never cared. Now, we live about an hour from the closest Walmart or Big Box. With gas prices, we go to town about twice a month. A well stocked pantry is a way of life for us.
Same for me, but it was my mother. We used to tease her for reusing foil and plastic bags. Now everyone should be doing it
Yep gas here is 3. 80 a gallon.
@@sgp1489 Both my parents were born before the Depression got underway and it completely shaped their worldview. It’s funny actually that they moved to California after WW2, and got an acre in the San Gabriel Valley (must be worth millions now). They put in every kind of fruit tree, but I have no memories of eating fresh fruit because we canned it all summer and ate the squishy fruit from the jars in the rainy months. Silly. But they were afraid to feed us from their “safety net” early and kept very careful inventory. All meals were meticulously planned. We certainly didn’t get fat.
@@m.walker7907 ok gas is 4.87 in Ontario California
Yep, same story for me.
I want to share a tip; at my local grocery outlet there was a sale of grass fed Irish butter, $1 for 8 oz , the reason it was going on sale was because it was approaching it’s “best by” date. I bought a lot of them, stored some in the freezer but most of them I turned into ghee/clarified butter which extends the life from 6 months to 1 year more.
Also ghee in azure standard for 7.5 oz is almost $10 each. It only cost me $1 to make home made ghee 😊
Great tip!!
You can can butter
I've never made ghee the thinking it worse for clogging arteries than ordinary butter, but, if this does extend the shelf life of butter and we have no electricity to deep freeze it, then this is a very good idea....
How did you turn it into Ghee?
I've also found it helpful to have backups of things not just food related for: batteries, firelighters, candles, light bulbs, stick on lights in case of power outages, solar phone chargers, extra water, hydrogen peroxide, white vinegar, gauze, 1st aid tape, bandaids & other things of this nature. Next thing
will be some walkie talkies. 💙
An alternative for hydrogen peroxide, depending on what you're using it for, is hair developer. I use hydrogen peroxide to whiten animal bones and for several months all the stores near me were out of it but I was able to use hair developer instead. Hair developer is hydrogen peroxide in a higher concentration
Exactly, stocking up is important anytime. Years ago I got laid off for over 6 mo before I found another job. If I hadn't stocked up I would have been down the creek w/o a paddle. It's more important now than ever before.
I got laid off many years ago as well.
I wasn't very stocked then but, I had chickens and did my first little test garden. I ate alot of eggs and zucchini that summer 😅
I have a few more things in my pantry now, learning how to can and expanding my garden skills.
@@diannamc367 that's good at least you won't starve
@@MynewTennesseeHome I hope not! And I pray the same for you!
Stock up on money
@@lh7501 Yeah, that too. I've always tried to have 6 mo of "bill money" put aside and never get into debt.
You can add raisins to powdered milk….let sit until your level of sweetness.. it will have a little color however, it then becomes a sweet milk! Use how you want..better on cereal this way❣️
I wanted to give some advice: if you don’t have the budget to buy at the prices she mentions, please don’t be discouraged. Visit your local grocery, your local Asian market, and look at your local prices. My local grocery chain sells 25lb bags of standard white all purpose flour for $7.50.
When you’re doing your weekly or every other week grocery trip, just grab a couple extras of the things you eat and set them aside. Make prepping a part of your regular life.
Becky, I just want to say "thank you" for approaching this video this way. A lot of other channels are taking a different approach and it has made my anxiety awful! I've always watched homesteading videos for tips and tricks because we've always had a garden, a stocked pantry, and now we raise chickens as well. Even though I know we're doing well and we have a good supply put up just from good practices, watching some other channels has had me near tears. So thanks for not jumping on the panic bandwagon and helping me stay off it as well.
Roots and Refuge has a good attitude also! She does gardening and homesteading
My pantry stocking drives my husband bonkers. He even makes jokes. He eats WELL. 🙂 Raised my first 11 years on self a reliant homestead. It just stayed with me my whole life. Can't imagine doing it any other way. Thank you for all the information.
It might drive him bonkers but he would miss it!
I always get "of course you do" when he asks if we have something that he just ran out of, lol. Consider yourself lucky husband..
My husband is also skeptical on the need to bulk store. I have to tread a fine line between his being okay with what I buy and a fight starting over it 😠
@Connie BONKERS,1 of prince Harry's word for USA 1st amendment rights.Maybe they have a budget.? BONKERS ,What a British word...
My husband ridiculed me for even gardening last year! Thought it was absurd. The first thing that I harvested was radishes which he “hates.” He asked what those things were that look like radishes?
“They’re called…radishes, but not from the store.” He pushed them aside uneaten. It was his turn in the kitchen and after a while he came in and said, “I was wrong. I had no idea it would taste so different. They’re amazing.” From them on he started bragging about all the produce and was helping everyday in the yard.
I keep at east a hundred lbs of sugar, rice, flour, etc., on hand at all times. We live an hour from a Walmart and 3 hours from a Costco and often have extreme weather. I can’t just run to the store. Keeping a well stocked pantry & freezer is a way of life for us.
I was an adult before I realized not everyone keeps a stocked pantry. I was shocked.
It has alway driven me crazy if I don’t have at least one extra unopened whatever in the house. My husband on the other hand thinks you don’t need to buy whatever until after you run out of it. Good thing I’m the one that does the shopping!
Hi Linda!
I’ve been married 47 years & had to fight my husband every time I bought groceries.
Makes no sense, bc he eats EVERYTHING snack wise in 3 days! 🥴
He works 2 jobs, age 66, kidney transplant recipient, & fit & lean.
He never thought we should buy extra when on sale.
No sense, bc he grew up starving in Kentucky, having a single Mom & 4 kids.
Dad left when he was 3.
I only shop once a month, then make fill in trips.
Never food stamps.
I hate shopping!
I always keep 4 loaves bread, each wrapped in a grocery plastic bag & frozen.
When Covid lockdown hit, he went to grocery bc I was ill, (not Covid).
They were OUT of bread, flour, sugar, snacks, fruits, Toilet paper, meats.
Out for several months.
Flour cost rose to $18 5 lb bag.
My husband WOKE UP❗️
He is hilarious now.
He’s become an amazing bargain shopper.
Garbage picker.
If someone has something sitting outside for a while, he stops & asks about it.
He’s found amazing bargains which he’s made 100’s of 💰on.
I’m amazed that he actually learned what I had been begging him to do for 47 YEARS ❗️🙄
Think of all the fighting that shouldn’t have happened. 😡
MEN‼️
I am the same way I don't like to run out. I always try to keep an extra item of everything.
@@peggyvick935 Some can be stubborn. Awesome that yours came around lol.
It’s just my wife and I and I absolutely LOVE your videos. Nothing against those with families of 5 or even 10 but I didn’t think it was so possible, realistic, and worth it to garden, can, and stockpile for just 2 people! You are so inspiring! Thanks Becky, much love to you!
I store my sugar in a Vittle Vault. I had the hardware store cut a piece of thick plywood to fit the dimensions of the container, then took it home and put castors on it. Smartest thing I could have done. There’s no way I could move 60 pounds of sugar otherwise. Now I can just roll it out of my way.
I think I’m going to try and start stocking 1 big bulk item per payday. After my hubs and I get the kitchen cleaned and reorganized! It’s crazy how fast clutter builds up in a kitchen!
Don’t wait for reorganized kitchen. Build it into the process. You got this!!!
I'm not much of a commenter, but I've watched so many of your videos at this point and just wanted to say I don't think I could overstate how much you've inspired me to rethink how my food is sourced and how I can add food security to myself and those I love. Seriously, thank you so much. These videos mean so much to me and I'm so grateful to you for sharing with us.
If the Great Depression has taught us anything, it’s that we should ALWAYS be prepared!! Those that lived through it know this all too well. Thanks for covering this Becky
I'm glad you're addressing this. I grew up "country" and we stored things for the off season (garden in spring/summer, canning and freezing then cutting wood in fall/winter). Now I do this as an adult to a point, I always have a stocked pantry and freezers, and buy in bulk as I find sales. Rarely do I need something from the store, I have my own store at home. My shopping trips are for sales only for the most part.
@@melaniejay3457 exactly! A rotating stock is just a way of life for me. Right now I'm on the hunt for a good meat sale 😊
I was teasing my husband saying that if we follow the little chipmunks work ethic we will be fine as they work constantly in the good times to be prepared for the bad. We live in the country as well thankfully and I do this as well except we cut our wood late spring/summer so it dries well before our winter season. Shopping from our own pantry is awesome.
@@klouise2800 it's the best to have what you need at home almost always! I miss being able to have huge gardens, but I do what I can. We had a rotating wood stock from year to year. My dad had 2 big areas for storage and let it dry for a full year, we just rotated what stock we used every other year.
I use those stackable “dog food” bins for my flour and sugar and wanted to give you a heads up, don’t fill them up too much weight wise because the bin at the bottom, the opening will warp and bit and makes it hard to get the lid on and off.
Stocked pantry=happy life
Becky, now I know why you are such a beautiful person, you were homeschooled. I am from South Africa and I homeschooled our 2 children they are adults like you and are just as hard working and love "home making". Congratulations to your parents for also following that road.
I love your approach and videos Becky! You've become my favorite homesteader over the past year and half. I've been to a lot of significant disasters around the world over the years and know how important what you're doing is - even as a single person with no family, I do what is needed to save and be properly prepared. I'm feeling so behind now. I had to deploy overseas in early February, and now all of my household goods are in storage, so I'll have to see what life brings when I return - it's a little unnerving - but I'm focusing on the mission in front of me. Keep up the great work! 🇺🇸 🇺🇦
EDIT: Oh wow! Thanks for all the nice comments and support - it caught me off guard, but really means a lot! 🙏❤️
Did you get deployed to Poland, or a surrounding country? Noticed you had US flag and Ukrainian flag. Hope this isn't too nosey a question.
Thank you for your service!
Thank you for your service I'll be praying for all of you. God bless
God Bless you and Thank you for your Service to our great Country!🙏🏻 🇺🇸
I just came from a deployment in the Middle East. I had to re-stock my pantry when I came back. It didnt take long.
I love this video. Keeping a stocked pantry doesn’t have to be about a political pov or being scared. It is about making healthy meals for your family. I love the way you presented this. Amen in the salt! I don’t know who ordered all of the gamma lids for $5, but they are at least $10 each now. They are sooooooo worth the cost. I bought most of mine at Lowes. Now the best price I can find is with Azure.
I was so excited, but yeah they are $10 minimum now
Cheapest gamma seal lids I have found are $11.99 and up to $25.99 online, locally at $14.99 if in stock 5 gallon buckets around here are between $3-5
@@100snyderm if you order from Azure their's are $8.65
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Definatly agree with all the salt! I have lots of canning salt as well!
My reason for prepping is of course the fear of war, famin, high prices, but one that I have not heard on any of the channels I have reviewed is old age. I may not feel like going to the store. Such an effort. The weather may be too unsafe for an old gal. Perhaps I can no longer drive. I need to have something until my ride is available. Having a supply of food stockpiled just may save me one day, and if not, Thank you Lord.
I'm disabled living by myself in a city in a tiny one bed house with an even tinier kitchen. The freezer is crammed full of homemade make ahead meals, butter, milk, and homemade bread.
Sadly I don't have a pantry or much kitchen storage space, so I've had to be inventive using any spare space I can find in the house. So in my living room in the unit under the tv I have extra pasta, rice, oats, and spices.
I have an armchair with hollow arms that lift up (probably makes no sense!) where I store extra flour, yeast, baking powder, oil, beans, and tinned vegetables. The other arm of that chair is where I store my cat's pet food.
I also buy the biggest pack of toilet paper my store sells and stash the extras in my wardrobe until I need a new roll.
It's so reassuring knowing that if my condition flares up badly and I can't go to the store I will definitely still have plenty of food for a very long time.
I LOVE Gamma Seal lids but the price for me is an issue. My work around is to have a lid for every bucketed item but not for every bucket. I only have the Gamma Seals on my OPEN/in use buckets.
Thanks so much for your time and enthusiasm it makes it so much easier to not get bogged down trying to keep up.
That's brilliant 👏
You can make your own baking powder. You just need baking soda and cream tartar. You don't need anti caking if you make up small amounts at a time. I also wanted to say thank you for all of videos and the work that goes into making videos for all of us.
What's the ratio?
@@woozlex It is 1 part baking soda and 2 parts cream tartar
@@juliemilliron849 thank you!
you dont see many young people growing and preservING theiR food you are an old soul thaT'S A gOOD thING. i coULD litERALLY watch youR vidEOS all day
Another good source for food grade buckets is to go to your local farm store. The food grade 5 gallon buckets at my local Tractor Supply Company were about $3. Hardware stores often have the Gamma lids, too. I get mine at our Menards for between $5-$6, depending. They also have food grade buckets in different sizes (3.5 gallon can be helpful if you don't need 5 gallons worth stored!). Always check that the buckets are food grade, though.
Yes on a stocked pantry!! I like to have my staples and one of each in reserve at all times. (One open and being used and a backup as soon as it's gone). This way I never run out. This is how I was raised so it's just second nature 😅
Love that!
Love your channel Becky, you are a breath of fresh air!! I’ve watched dozens of prepping videos and absolutely no one else is addressing people who cannot eat rice/flour/sugar or artificial sweeteners. Thank you!!
She is a gem!
Just a word about the shelf-life of yeast in the freezer: When I moved in 2016, I found an unopened 2 lb package of yeast at the back of the freezer, that I had purchased at Costco in late 2009. It was still active and I continued to use it until finally it gave up the ghost in 2020 -- unfortunately right when the pandemic had stripped the shelves of yeast. Don't pay any attention to expiration dates, if your senses (sight, smell, taste) tell you otherwise and the product still does the job. (Except for bleach: If you use bleach for disinfection, it loses 50% of its disinfection capacity after six months and is best replaced.)
Hi Becky I'm on a friend's you tube ,,a loan I have missed YOU Tuesday over night my house burned down My son is in the hospital-doing well Thank GOD His retired husky girl and my kitten didn't make it and my husky Sorcha got away from me and i couldnt find her BUT the firemen found her alive and just got out of vet hospital and we are in a motel FOR NOW . Baby steps now but I'm so glad to be seeing your videos - nice to have something that was daily for me
Wow
You are so right! It is super important to have your pantry staples stocked always…no matter what!
Aw thank you! I agree!
Your molasses should always be organic and non-GMO as it is the leftover at the end of sugar processing. To me, it is the most delicious taste in the world. The amount of naturally occurring potassium per serving, which is one tablespoon is insane. Buying the right type it can be as high as 975 mg per tablespoon.
What brand do you recommend?
@@MamaBearCandanedo I always first look for Organic Unsulfured blackstrap molasses, then I look at the mg of potassium and buy the highest I can find at the time when I am buying.
I've used the molasses she showed for years. They are absolutely delicious!
As an older mother of six, we kept some staples in our pantry. Our staples were different than yours, but keeping a stocked pantry is a wonderful idea. For us back then it was white rice because brown rice goes rancid in 6 months, dried beans, powdered milk, canning salt, sugar, baking soda, vinegar, and spices. As long as I had a very good garden and chickens for eggs, these basics were enough to feed our family of 8. The only addition was 50 pounds of oatmeal annually for winter breakfasts. I would buy soybeans and make soy milk and tofu to put in our stir fry. Mung beans are sprouted for bean sprouts. Salt and vinegar were used for pickling everything from eggs to cucumbers. Flour goes rancid, so it is better to store wheat berries and get a grain mill.
Fresh yeast is my favourite and very low on price here in germany (42gramm/1.45 oz =0.20 Eurocent /0.22$) and I buy it every now and then and frezze it. So I have always upt to 10 packages in Stock and there are easy to use - just thaw them and go baking or cooking - they act like fresh yeast. I love your channel and althoug I Iive in the city just with a balcony I will try to harvest some potates in the bucket this year. Sorry for my english I hope you can undestand it.🥰💗💗
Thank you for being thoughtful and explaining the reasons why you have a stocked pantry.
I tend to avoid these types of videos because they make me feel anxious. I don’t have the space or budget to bulk buy everything.
I’m slowly building up my pantry.
Thank you!!!
I make space anywhere I can. Under beds, closets, laundry room, bathroom to name a few. I put rice beans etc in containers and store them anywhere I can
I try to buy one bulk item/month. I’ve been using Azure Standard for year. So far I have bulk rice, black beans, pinto beans, salt, sugar, oats, coconut oil. I’ve also try to buy extras of small things. Say 2 ketchups instead of one. I’ve done that with marinara sauce, ketchup, pasta, pb. Even if you can spend $5 extra each time you grocery shop it makes a difference over time! 💕
I stopped watching the doom and gloom panic videos. A person can prepare well for unexpected situations without being terrified into it. This is why I like Acre Homestead videos.
I live by myself in a one-BR apt with little cabinetry space, and one helluva dinky freezer. I also have a small budget, even with SNAP benefits. So bulk buying like this is a "someday" thing. Best thing I can do is watch sales, buy stuff that can be easily frozen both before and after cooking. 😅 But I admit it's an enjoyable challenge because I know I am saving $$ by making my own food. Must admit, the idea of making my own brown sugar is very appealing. 😁
I agree. I really can buy food only for month, live in an apartment where freezers are not allowed & know nothing about canning. Need creative inspiration.
I keep forgetting to tell you, scribble over your sharpie on the lids you reuse with dry erase marker, and it will wipe off! No joke! -Jen in KC, MO
Yep. You are right. It does work.
I have one of the Vittles vaults. I used mine for dog food and found out the hard way that the lid is not necessarily air tight. Please do a water check on the seal before you lose 60 lbs of whatever you put in there. The ants that got into my dog food showed me a flaw in the lip of the container itself due to the molding process. The Gamma lid didn't seal it at all and they marched right in. I sealed the Gamma lid ring from the outside with silicone and never had that problem again. Now I always test my Gamma lids no matter what kind of bucket they are on.
So here is a little bit of perspective from a retired History teacher. The way to increase supply and bring down prices is to reduce demand. My parents and grandparents did it and we did it during the 80's.Prudence and patience were the keys to getting by. (We were poor but never once went hungry.) Learning about WWII recipes is interesting and useful because it causes us to think out of the box. They learned to cook differently and people in the USA still had enough. We had to do without so that Europe didn't starve. There is an amazing series on how Britain managed. It is BBC's Wartime Farm. Talk about scarcity! It helps to put things into perspective.
@Becky make your own baking powder in small batches! Krista at BigFamilyHomestead has the recipe and how to on their channel.
My mom was a child during the Depression, but she also came through the time when frozen foods and "easy" processed food was introduced as a help to the harried housewife. My mom also worked a full time job as a bank teller so the only time she cooked anything close to scratch was on the weekends. She was in her mid 50's before she and dad planted a garden and she started to can things. I was never encouraged to be in the kitchen as I was growing up, so I'm a self taught scratch cooker. I started adding to my pantry because I was a single mom, working full time, and money was tight. My first husband fought me tooth and nail in putting anything extra in the pantry, preferring to go out to eat all the time. It took a little convincing with my current husband to show the benefits of having a stocked pantry, but in the last couple of years, he has totally embraced having a little more than what he considers necessary. Now we only go to the local stores if they have a good sale on meat or fresh produce. Otherwise, we go to Sam's once a month and stock up. I love it and he loves my scratch cooking!
I almost cried when I seen this .You are so sweet for doing this and the way you do it even I can understand you ..This will help people so much from starter homemakers to the ones that just lost there way.. Thank you for your time. YOUR INPUT MATTERS ALOT.🥰💝
Wow thank you!
The peace it gives me knowing my pantry is stocked is worth it all!!
It's great that you recycle your lids. In order to remove your sharpie writing (salsa), trace over your words with an Expo marker. You can then remove all of the ink with a paper towel. Your lid should be clean to write a new ingredient. Thanks for all of your great expert, and practical, advice!
It should wipe off with rubbing alcohol
over the years, my husband and I raised 7 children. even without inflation, having a staple is a must.
My local grocery store (bakery) gives buckets away in the morning as they empty the ingredients. Then just buy the lids.
I would LOVE if you did a video on how you make your homemade dressings and especially the mayonnaise. Any homemade food or topping or dressing would be fantastic!
Thanks Becky! Love your videos. I had my first baby 3 months ago and since then have been very interested in scratch cooking and building up my pantry. Your videos are wonderful!! I have family down in Oregon in dexter (I live in British Columbia) that have a gorgeous ranch and garden that we cook from when we visit. All local meats and dairy from surrounding farms - the food just tastes different! Hope you’re having a great weekend
That is awesome!
For building your pantry: one for now, one for later! I rarely buy just one thing of staple items, especially when they are on sale!
@@tiff2106 great tip!! I’ve been slowly doing this 😊
Yep.Wall mart meat is inferior.Why I order beef from farmer...
This is how we could afford for me to stay at home..... I cooked.... canned... made my own baby food...was luckily able to breast feed....and cloth diapered ( I had 20 all in one adjustable ones... it’s super easy now to do this) ) it was actually cheaper for me to stay home this way... if I used formula; reg diapers; daycare; gas etc I only made 200 a month.... but then that 200 plus some got eaten up with the extra convenience groceries and eating out since I didn’t have time or energy to do scratch cooking
Since having kids, I feel less anxious knowing that I have enough food to keep my family fed for at least two months in times of crisis. My pantry was put to the test when we didn't have water and electricity for one week and everyone was panic buying. I was also able to stay out of the grocery store at the beginning of the pandemic and when I had Covid.
Learned to definitely have extra propane to cook and wood for heat.
Thank you for clarifying it's not fear or panic buying! Some people do that and it's a huge reason places ran out of things a few years ago! You did a great job explaining what you have, why you have it, how to store it.
I am trying to begin stocking up a little. I find it very difficult. I grew up with a hoarder mom and there was always rotting, expired foodstuffs piled high. I have been zero food waste, seasonal, buy as I need for decades. When I have too much of something stockpiled, my brain says "use it up, use it up, before there are worms in it." I am not sure I will ever be a good preparedness person, but I am trying because, as you say, craziness. Thank you for the video.
Your story about baking with friends and running out of ingredients made me laugh. My mom had just enough and we often were short flour, sugar, crisco etc and would have to call a neighbor (1960s). Our neighbors 2 doors up were Mormon and had the most full pantry I'd ever seen. Once I was on my own I always had an extra can or package in the cupboard for backup. By the time I had children Price Club/Costco was growing and I absolutely loved stocking up. Having two jars of mayo, back up olive oil, ketchsup, mustard, coffee, garlic salt, sugar, pasta, canned goods... it's just my way of life. Today it is just me but my pantry has expanded to include mid to long term storage to save both money and time and to have peace of mind. In tough times I have enough to help my adult kids, close friends and neighbors
I have always kept as well stocked as my finances would allow. My only comment and this isn't negative but just a note for others like myself who have a health condition that means we have to have a low sodium intake. As long as I have a regular container of salt for the remainder of my family to use to taste, I don't need more than that. To add a flavor of salt I have used: celery seed, a blend of equal parts black pepper and cumin, and other low or no sodium added products. I know salt is necessary for life but when your total usage needs to be less than a teaspoon, a day, you make those accommodations.
Does it help to use real mineral salt?
@@justshelly8910 no it doesn't as salt is still salt regardless of where it comes from or what additives are or aren't added. Do I miss a little salt, sure but for health reasons I keep checking the sodium content on everything I eat or drink. Was out the other day and purchased a sweet tea to drink, 9 % sodium. Check the sodium content of everything you eat in a day. The amount of salt you consume might surprise you. I appreciate the question though.
As I read many of the numerous comments, I remember reading one by someone who wondered if buying bulk was a savings. If I can, I would like to paint a picture of how it can save. This is my rude awakening this evening.
First you have to know what you use for the time period. For my example, I will use rolled oats, not organic, as it is my breakfast of choice most mornings and recently my husband started eating them for most of his breakfasts. I have been purchasing a 42 oz container, which is 30 servings. For the two of us that is breakfast for about two weeks. This is about 1,050 oz in a year (42 oz X 25 purchases) or 65.63 lb. A 50 lb bag is equivalent to 800 oz or 19.047 containers (50 lb X 16 oz = 800 oz; 800 oz/42 oz = 19.047 containers).
In the current economy, the sale price is about $4.99 in this area. To buy 19+ containers would cost over $95. (I will be bulk shopping this weekend if I can get anything online. We have no Cosco and our Walmart is a small store that does not always beat the local grocery store.)
Occasionally, I can't get the rolled oats at any sale price. This week it cost me $6.49 for a 42 oz container. Doesn't that blow a budget out of the water?
My kids were homeschooled and both are stocking up as well.
I just checked my SAF yeast that has been in my freezer for 11 years and it was still viable.. Couldn't believe it. It was in it's original brick form.
Extremely good advice. However, not everyone is capable of taking advantage of stocking up on food. I live in a three room apartment. I don't have a "pantry" nor a full size freezer. I barely have enough storage space in my kitchen for dishes and other kitchen items. I'm glad you have the space and resources to keep your family well supplied with food. I, however, will hope there is not a food shortage, lol!
Under beds❤️can use leg risers for a bit more height but canned goods fit and will get you started😉
@@rebeccabenson6922 This is a good idea for somebody, but not always the answer for ppl who are neurodivergent to the point where if it's out of sight, it's out of mind, and we neurodivergents can easily forget we have stuff stored like that, and go buy way more than is needed, which is not budget or Earth friendly. For many of us, stuff we use has to be visually available. Doesn't matter if it's food ingredients or art supplies. 😅
I grew up in the 60s. One time we were at a friend's house and asked if we could make cookies. The friend's mom said she'd have to go to the store to get the stuff to make it. !!!! I was stunned. That was something my mum never had to do. We always had the makings for just about anything. Good to hear you talk about pantry essentials.
Becky you are the Julia Childs of our times...I love your down-to-earth style. God bless you and your family. Been binge watching your videos....I am 65, Ohio.
Sharing is caring! Thank you so much for all the help it is greatly appreciated!
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!
I love your channel... However yes keep beans/rice even if you don't eat them... You can help others or as a bargaining tool if it comes to that's !!!
One 2 pound beans are 2.00 dollars now.In Midwest. I just canned 14 quarts of beans & 7 pints of chili beans.Beans with spices,& tomatoes sauce for chili.
You can remove permanent marker off your lids with rubbing alcohol.
I am so so happy you clarified that this video wasn't to instil fear and promote stockpiling! Not that I thought that was your intention, but it's so easy to trigger those things in people with all the crazyness going on for the past few years. I have never had room in my house for a proper stocked pantry (UK houses are quite a lot smaller than US ones) but I completely resonate with your reasons for why doing it, and in my new house I will now be looking into in what that could look like in my small space kitchen :) You're amazing Becky, thanks for all you do!!
I dont keep stock for the end of the world.. instead, as a 1 income household, I keep a decent food stock incase my husband needs to change jobs. sometimes it takes months to find a new job, or there's a bad snow storm in the winter
I adore the way you address this. I have to say I appreciate that you don't want to put the alarm bells and whistles on like SOOO many other vlogs do. One in particular that calls people stupid and such when it's totally inappropriate because the person thinks that of others that dont agree 100% with their views. THANK YOU for being so kind and take the approach you do! Thanks for the great content!
Becky, the prices that are shown for the items you linked, i.e., the buckets and lids are way more than what you quoted.
Lard is also a good cooking staple, and it can be pressure canned to stay good indefinitely. (You might already have a video on this, I just found your channel.) I store my butter in the freezer too, but for the amount we use, not nearly enough to carry us beyond a year, so I also keep the lard.
For the tops of your Mason jars where you used permanent marker, you can use a white board marker or rubbing alcohol to get the old ingredients off the tops. I'm sure you know already 😄 Thank you for sharing 🌻
I think Gamma lids are cheaper at Azure and if you want food grade buckets go to Walmart and ask the bakery for buckets they are free.
Becky, it's so encouraging to see you at your age doing stocking up. I had learned to do this when I was first married in the mid-60s. In the 70s, when I was raising a family, prices were high for everything compared to income. Beef prices were out of site. I bought a lot of chicken. We had a vegetable garden and I canned. I also took advantage of canned goods sales. I still stock up for my husband and I. Blessings to you. ❤
I've been stocking and preserving food since 2008 but recently increased my stockpiles based on recent reports of upcoming food shortages. I'm now growing a container garden on my enclosed patio and growing lettuce greens indoors using 12 hydroponic units. I also purchased several shelving units, a chest freezer and a mini fridge for extra storage space. Now is the time to ramp up your food storage. Thanks for this video.
Great video, Becky. Living with a stocked pantry SHOULD be a way of life for everyone but a lot of people (especially younger generations) have never really had to go without so to speak and take for granted food is ubiquitous. Regardless of one's financial situation, some semblance of a stocked pantry should be a priority, just in case... we got a taste of that during covid & it's likely going to happen again sometime soon. Stocking doesn't have to be complicated or expensive... whatever your family eats, buy a little extra of that when going to the market (and maybe go without a fast food meal or coffee during the month to make up for the price) and put it aside for 'later.' Also, if finances are a real issue, utilize your local food pantry when you can to supplement your monthly grocery shopping. Having a $5 emergency kit, some extra pain relievers and a case of water in a closet is a good idea, too, if you can't store larger amounts.
Yep,instead of going out to MCD,take that money and buy extra of pasta,salt,pepper,Rice can be dehydrated,I have done it.Pineapple is 1.97 and it's a good snack for kids, Dehydrated it.Apple slices are so good dehydrated.Fruit roll ups,you buy,MAKE your own with dehydrated.Out to eat is about $30.00 for 2 ppl.Drinks @ Eating places jumped to 3.25 for glass of tea & soda.Drink water
Agreed about the younger generation's not realizing food is privilege when they're not the one's buying it. I'm about to have my 18 year younger sister move in soon and she's the type to open multiple products, forget about them, and they are left to spoil and get stale. That is definitely not happening in my place where I stocked up really well and cannot afford it go to waste. Any tips to bring up the subject? I don't want to be rude but need to firm that I don't have food stamps like she's used to and this food/coffee is coming out of my pocket
@@MR-kt2zv If she's working, make her pay for her own food & designate a place for her to put it. If she's not working, she should be cleaning the house regularly and eating ONLY WHAT YOU MAKE, but also inform her about food usage up front... no waste AT ALL is allowed in your home. Forget 'rude'... if you really can't afford her wasting food, it's best to be up front rather than let it happen & then seethe over it for weeks or months until a blow up happens. At 18, she's old enough to realize she's not a baby & has some responsibility for herself so be honest with her and you might be surprised & find she respects you & your home rules. If it goes the other way, she's probably got bigger problems than just 'wasting food' and that's a whole other can of worms....
They have underground salt water mine in West Virginia they drawl up the water and evaporate the water off to make salt you should check it out its family owned buisness and all natural
I get free food grade buckets plus covers at my local food stores, just ask, usually in the bakery dept.
Hi Becky. I am from the U.K., retired and love watching your videos. I actually bought a couple old storage buckets with Gamma lids for my bread flours as I buy them in bulk. It was an expensive way of doing it but I love the storage and lids and I cannot find anywhere in the U.K. with food safe bins that can use gamma lids. They are a very good idea. Today, for the first time ever, I have tried canning. I must admit that I was very nervous but I was so excited when I actually managed to get a seal on my jars first time! I canned stewed apples with no sugar added. I made mistakes as I can see air pockets in the jars so I will keep an eye on them. I make apple chutney and jams which I’ve done for years but I’ve never tried canning. I have an induction hob that turns itself on and off so I was a bit worried that I wouldn’t get the water to boiling but I used my jam thermometer so I knew when it had reached boiling point. I only did three small jars - about 4oz as I don’t have a pot tall enough to place bigger jars in. If this apple stew is successful then I may invest in one and can stewed fruit that my husband and I eat a lot of. If it hadn’t been for you, I would never have tried doing this so thank you.
This makes so much sense to me. Being raised in the 70's & 80's I watched my parents garden, can, bake and freeze everything to always have on hand. The pantry and freezer were stocked year round. Now that I'm a parent of adult children I've passed the traditions on to them. It came in handy when COVID hit and everyone was panic buying. Our family was already fully stocked. Homemade and fresh baked is always better then store bought.❤
My family has always kept a stocked pantry. We lived in North Eastern Minnesota where it's very cold and very snowy. When my dad got transferred to Reno, NV we continued this because it's earthquake country. Then dad was transferred to Southern California and well it's earthquake country. We had to send 3 days of packaged food to school for our children because of earthquake preparedness. I have always kept a pantry. I'm certainly glad I did.
91% Isopropyl alcohol will get permanent marker off your lids and just about anything else! It's one of my staples! Lol no I don't drink it but I think it's great for many things! Great show Becky, keep up the good work you do! Such an inspiration!
Hi there! Thanks for sharing your videos!
I always had a well stocked pantry since college and your videos helped me organize it better and you taught me tricks to make them last longer and transform it into other pantry goods!
During college, my pantry was always empty. I was struggling financially with debts and not being able to keep a job (turns out I had a chronic illness all along! I'm okay now! But can't work).
After college, I sorted things, got help, got medicated for said illness and got a disability pay! And one thing I promised myself: my pantry will NEVER be empty!
Now, I'm living in a wonderful rental house (that felt impossible to me! And to this day I'm always feeling like there's something off 😅). I have a roomy front and back yard for a city home. I'm in the middle of making it a kitchen garden/vegetable patch!
You inspired me to do better, grow my own food and make the pantry foods tastier and more delicious! Thank you so much for sharing your journey and daily life of homesteading ❤️ you motivated me so much, you have no idea!!!
I'm glad to hear your landlord allows you to have a garden. My parents' landlord didn't want us doing that for whatever cockamamie reason (I think he has an obsession with "pristine, unused lawns." 🙄) So I look forward to eventually being in a space where I can have a garden.
@@a.katherinesuetterlin3028 oh no! That's too bad 😞 I've heard that certain areas have strict rules for the way the gardens and houses look. And of course, some areas go for a "perfect and pristine" look, while others are okay with pretty much anything as long as you don't use your front yard as a garbage dump 😅
My neighborhood is of the latter sort. But I must say that my garden was very much wild and overgrown before I asked, so pretty much any garden work would make it look better 🤭
I hope you find a wonderful place sometime in the future! And in the meantime, perhaps you can do some container growing? Or in the backyard if you have one.
@@Yoyocreative I'm currently on my own in a 7th floor apt, in a historic hotel-turned apt building, where the windows can't be opened, unfortunately -- and adding balconies would have been against the historical preservation rules when the building was remodeled.
I have only been able to successfully keep a sage and catnip plant alive, just because other stuff I had wasn't getting enough light and warmth in the winter. (I am on the west side of my building) I hope to maaaybe try for a bell pepper plant in a starter pot, just because the seeds in peppers are so plentiful on their own. 😅 But I will have to research how much light and water they need. Hopefully I can get a few peppers out of one or two plants. I am also gonna try growing rosemary again, only just getting one plant, so it can get the most light possible.
@@a.katherinesuetterlin3028 that sounds like a wonderful idea! Bell peppers are pretty easy to grow! Growing in a flat/apartment building is challenging, but not impossible! As for the light, have you tried a grow light? I have a very dark corner in my home where nothing would grow, but after placing a desk light with a grow light-bulb in it, my plants are thriving!
I wish you all the best in growing your plants! 😊❤️
@@Yoyocreative I do actually have a grow light. Two bulbs of those, amongst three LEDs in a colorful, 5-neck floor lamp my friend gave me last year. She was the original owner, and she wasn't crazy about the multi-colored lamp shades. Not that she doesn't like bright colors, but the lamp didn't work with her decor as she thought it would. So, she gave it to me to use as a grow lamp for my plants. 😁 And oh, man, it worked out great for my sage and my catnip. By the time I got my rosemary plants under there, it was too late. This year, I'm gonna keep it fairly simple, just because of my lack of experience growing much of anything, let alone in an apt. 😅
I bought my buckets for $3.50 each at wally. And bulk gamma lids o. Amazon is the way to go!
Thanks Becky! Glad we have lots in common.
i stock my pantry because it's what i LIKE to do, like i like quilting and jigsaw puzzles and reading. you don't have to justify it or have a reason. do what you love. i love watching this lady. she has waaaayyyy more energy than i do.
1. Organic cane sugar
2. Black strap molasses
3. White flour
4. Leavening agents-baking soda, baking powder, self rising and regular yeast
5. fats-butter, lard, oils
6. dried milk and dried buttermilk
7. freeze dried whole eggs
8. vinegar
9. salt
10. beans
11. brown and white rice
12. oats
Baking soda & cream of tartar to make baking powder. Both shelf stable.(sorry, I mis-typed and fixed it)
Do you mean Baking Powder? I didn't know this....
@@mimiashford5544 YES! Thank you for catching that! I fixed it.
Hey, several things here:
A) Love your shirt, looks very soft, and the colour suits you beautifully!
B) Can you include info on how long you store flour (and how you prevent Weavels) for long term storage?
C) I'm in the UK, and flour prices have gone from 40p for 1kg, to about 90p/kg, inflation is happening, and its going fast - petrol, for example, was £1.30/litre 2 weeks ago, its now about £1.70, which is probably cause of the Ukraine situation
D) I've never pantry stocked before, (that is, pre-covid) but since then I've tried to keep at least one duplicate essential (flour, sugar, butter - that kinda thing) item (so like, if I'm baking and use all my flour, I'll go buy more later, but I have a spare in the pantry). Before Covid, I did that with toiletries (for some reason I'll naturally stash shampoo, but not flour) so I'm still learning regarding the pantry items to prioritise - your content has been a great help, and because of you (and Jess from Roots & Refuge) I'm gardening for the first time in about 5 years!
Many thanks for everything you do, keep up the good work,
Anon
Freeze the flour for 72 hours, then store in an airtight container after it comes to room temperature. This works for any grain or meal. You can top with a few bay leaves as extra protection.
@@joannathesinger770 thanks for the info. I have had issues with weevils lately in different store bought products and didn’t think to freeze my flour etc. I do freeze my bulk seed I purchase for my birds because it stops seed moths from invading my home but will have to try that with my flour and other staples!
I have an autoimmune illness that causes me to not be able to leave the house sometimes for months. For this reason I always bulk shop when I’m feeling good so when I’m ill I can still take care of and feed my family without having to go out to the store.
I thought it was weird that you homesteaded before you were a parent. Knowing you were homeschooled makes so much more sense. Girl. I'm glad I homeschool my kids & I would be proud if they turned out like you!
Hello Becky, I follow your channel from Germany and it is very important to have a good stock at the moment. The supermarkets are out of oil, flour and pasta. Prices skyrocket. Greetings from Germany, keep it up, I love your channel. Claudia
This is very timely for me! I have been slowly buying different pantry things because of inflation! Thank you so much!
Excellent point on stocking things that you actually eat rather than blindly stocking what preppers tell you to stock, you need to rotate your stock to avoid throwing out food that bad and that won't happen if you stockpiled stuff that you hate eating.
If you are looking for buckets, I have found that if you have an Amish market near you, they sell their buckets they are done using for only $1.00 each with a lid. This is where I have stocked up on buckets. They are food safe. Oh
I have just bought my first few gamma lids and they are a game changer.
Great work! While it’s true we started stocking up due to all the craziness 2019-2021, this year we discussed how prepping may also help us greatly during times of unemployment and sickness. I’m seriously considering getting a freeze dryer and trying to get over my fear towards pressure canning now. Thanks so much for sharing your list of essentials! It’s got the gears of my brain turning today!
Hey Becky when covid caused a lockdown for 6 weeks in the assisted living facility I live in. I realized that being shut in I had to eat whatever the kitchen sent me and there were no leftovers. I cleared a couple of closet shelves and started a long term pantry. And did purging of my sm over the refrigerator and made some preped
Meals I also bought a camping ice chess from thrift store in case electric fails. I'm sure the building has a generator. But you can't count on things like that only you can do
What you can do. I'm almost 80 yo but I w ant to hang out a little bit longer you are the reason I'm prepared. For now I do share with my neighbors whose ailments prevent them from getting prepared. But that will stop soon. Their families or friends should help them.thanks for not scaring us just helping us.
HUGS
I bought a presto pressure canner and it sat unused in my closet for 12 years! I decided it was time to get over it and started watching CZcams videos just a few weeks ago. I love it!! It’s not hard at all. Nothing will blow up and you won’t get botulism. (Boil your canned food before eating if unsure). Try Rose Red Homestead or Sutton Daze. It’s addictive. Good luck!
Becky, I just found out that a Vitamix can mill grains. You do need a different blade, which comes with another container (the same type looking like we have to mix everything in,the container/pitcher), they sell on Amazon for $144. I think I’m going to consider that for milling since I don’t have a grain mill. Just wanted to pass this on to you and anyone else in my situation.
I have the dry container for the Vitamix and think it mills grain just as well as my dedicated impact grain mill, smaller quantity though.
I got a hand crank mill. It doesn't give me a fine grain so I transfer the coarse flour to the vitamix to finish the job.
@@sashadieken1 Thank you. I don’t quite know what to do. An actual grain mill or the Vitamix option. Thanks for the suggestion!
@@momomily9229 After reading yours and Shelley’s comments, what do you think I should do? I just bought 2 x25ibs of wheat berries and plan ro buy more.
I never pay for my buckets. Go to your local bakery or store bakery and the get their icings in them. They will give them to you free. They just throw them out.