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Mountain Man
06-27-2009, 09:36 PM
I was curious if anyone had a resource that displayed temperatures at which certain things needed to be stored at to remain 'good'.

IE: Eggs / Milk say 45*F to remain good, what about other things?

I`m curious because of the basement and storage setup I`m working on in there, wondering what I can keep in there that would normally require a fridge :)

(I know cans, etc, will last longer in the cool temps. but what about things that NEED to be cool)
Ken
06-27-2009, 09:40 PM
http://www.glacierbay.com/Foodstoretemp.asp

http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/348/348-960/348-960.html

http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/yf/foods/fn579-1.htm

http://waltonfeed.com/old/grain/life.html

And a chart you can use: http://www.opi.state.mt.us/pdf/SchoolFood/FDCP/FoodStorTempChart.pdf
nell67
06-27-2009, 09:45 PM
If you buy fresh,never refrigerated eggs,they will last quite a long time before going bad,at room temp. Once you refrigerate them,then they must be kept cold until used.
crashdive123
06-27-2009, 09:46 PM
Here are a couple more.

http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/oeh/fses/sfstt.htm

http://www.state.in.us/fssa/files/CupboardStorageChart.pdf
Mountain Man
06-28-2009, 02:44 AM
WOW!

That is a bunch more information than I thought was available on this subject.

Time to do some reading.

Thanks a bunch!
Ken
06-28-2009, 12:24 PM
WOW!

That is a bunch more information than I thought was available on this subject.

Time to do some reading.

Thanks a bunch!

The Quality Control Department. At your service! We are your friends!
TucsonMax
06-29-2009, 08:42 PM
We store (and are prepping to store more) dry and canned goods in heat that is 100+ degrees for easily 4-6 weeks in row. So, similar problem, just opposite direction. My wife and I are doing a bunch of experiments this summer with different things in different packages all date stamped and purposely stored in what we think is extreme (the attic). At 3 and 6 months we'll check eveything carefully... you can test the same way.
Winnie
07-05-2009, 08:57 AM
Had a good read of this as I too am planning to store more dry and home canned goods. Thanks for the links.
Just need more storage space now.