Planning to Eat Out
Why Do You Eat Out? Most American consumers desire quick, easy, and flavorful food. Eating out has become part of our busy everyday lifestyle. The typical American eats more than five meals per week...
Category: Food
Food Storage: Refrigerator & Freezer
Maintain Quality & Safety Storage does not improve the quality of any food. The quality of food will also not decrease significantly during storage. As long as the food is stored properly and...
Preserving Tomato Products
(Juice – Salsa – Sauces – Tomatoes with Okra) Canning Tomatoes & Tomato Products Tomatoes and tomato products have traditionally been canned in a boiling water bath (212 °F)....
Food Storage: Pantry
Maintain Quality & Safety Storage does not improve the quality of any food. The quality of a food item will also not decrease significantly during storage as long as the food is stored properly...
Starting a Food Business: Product, Process, & Packaging Analysis & Development
Product Analysis & Development You may know the ingredients used and how it is made, but there is other information about the product you need before deciding to start a food business: The pH...
Starting a Food Business: Developing a Market Strategy & a Business Plan
One of the first steps in developing a successful food business is to develop a market strategy and a business plan. The Market Strategy Visit potential retail sites, observe and take notes on...
Starting a Food Business: An Overview
Do you have a food product that you have developed yourself or an old family recipe that other people enjoy so much they encourage you to sell it and become rich? Are you ready to take the first...
30 MyPlate Steps to a Healthier You
We can benefit from taking small daily steps to improve our diet and lifestyle. Follow these 30 steps from http://myplate.gov to get started. On the internet, go to...
How to Use an Atmospheric Steam Canner for Acid and Acidified Foods
Home canning is a great way to preserve local foods at their peak of freshness and reduce food waste. When preserved correctly, home canned foods can provide culinary appeal to meals at home like a...
Canning Foods at Home
Canning is an important, safe method of food preservation if practiced properly. The canning process involves placing foods in jars and heating them to a temperature that destroys microorganisms...
Foodborne Illness Related to Seafood
Seafood, like most foods, have food safety concerns that are specific to their varieties, harvesting, handling, and preparation. Understanding the incidence of illness attributed to seafood can...
Preserving Foods
Unless food is preserved in some manner, it begins to spoil soon after it is harvested or slaughtered. The main methods of food preservation that will keep food safe are canning, freezing and...