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I've been all over the internet looking for a decent 12 cup extra-large/jumbo muffin pan with no success..Most seem to be made of materials that don't sound so good. Does anyone know where i can find some good old fashioned, heavy duty, BIG muffin pans, that make big muffins? Perhaps made of...

Does anyone know who sells Durum wheat here in the US...? You can find hard, soft ,red, white,spring and winter wheat for sale easy enough.However, i've never seen any of the wheat selling websites, co-op ,etc selling durum wheat.I want to make homemade pasta, durum semolina is said to be the...

Does anyone know if Camp Chef cast iron cookware is American made..?

I'm visiting my ailing dad for Christmas, and promised to roast him a Muscovy duck i will get from the farm i work on.I haven't had alot of luck finding a recipe online. I've see some recipes that cook Muscovy breast,very few roasting the whole duck.I was hoping to find something with a cherry...

As grain prices are rising, how can those with laying hens, ducks and other lvestock that are part of our survival strategy prepare...? If one had a few bucks to store chicken feed for example.How long would laying pellets or mash last if stored airtight...? I mean, stored like one would wheat...

Well Thanksgiving is just around the corner.You know what that means, turkey dinner with loved ones and friends, and yes " BlacK Friday ". That crazy day after the big bird feast when folk start their holiday shopping. Will people behave the same why in a major emergency or worse..? Here on...

Mainergal, it sure must ave taken some getting use to, moving from down south to maine...! I know what you mean about those rotten high taxes in coastal communities. I've been eyeing Maine for years as place for my last stand and to pass on to younger family members that are interested..I...

Sometimes i stand out by the street and look at whats going on in my neighborhood. One neighboor is breaking ground to put a inground swimming pool in. Another neighboors driveway is full of newer shiney cars, someone almost always washing /cleaning one of them.. Their is my neighboor to my...

I just got a bag of soft red winter wheat, i've read soft white was used for cakes/pastries.This afternoon i ground up some cornmeal and my new wheat and made cornbread.I have to say it came out pretty darn good..! Would one basically use soft red as you would soft white...? Do the soft wheats...

When the power grid is down, and you haven't a back up generator, what manual grain mill do you have.I have a "back to basic" manual mill that i just tried yesterday.I ground up some whole kernals of corn and made corn bread. The mill did a good enough job of making cornmeal, but was rather...

A local IGA food store is having a sale on 5lb bags of flour $.99 a bag. Sounds like a great price to me, 20 cents a lb.. Have any of you SS stored white flour longer term..? I was wondering what the shelf life of flour stored in sealed mylar bags with oxygen absorber would be.I have hard red...

I have an underactive thyroid gland,i take generic synthroid. I'd like to learn to take care of this problem, minus this med. and the drug store.I heard theres some natural remendy discussed somewhere here on SS, did a search and came up empty... If the poop hits the fan, i want to be free of...

I"ve been recycling buckets for awhile now and know that the letters HDPE with a 2 in a triangle are food grade buckets. I just got a couple barrels at a yard sale with two different type of lettering on the bottoms.Two of the blue plastic/poly barrels have PE-HO with 02 in a triangle the other...

Buying new, clean and fresh food grade 5 gal. buckets for food storage can be pricey.I've found some deli's that are saving me some nice heavy duty pickle buckets. It can take a long time to get rid of the odor.I have grains and beans i want to get into storage soon. I've cleaned them a few...

Seems like the best and free, most availble 5 gal. pails in my area are picklee buckets. I've been able to locate a few good sources. I wash them out with detergent and bleach and they still stink of pickles..! How big an issue is this if i'm storing in 7mm mylar bags..? Will the pickle...

I'm interested in making soy flour as well as soy milk. Is this possible with one type soy bean..? Is thier a type soy bean thats better for flour..? One thats better for milk and tofu..? Any advice and knowledge on the topic would be very much welcomed...Thanks..Kevin

I'v been looking around online for a soymilk maker.Never made any and don't know allot about it.Can anyone suggest a well built made to last a long time soymilk machine, links, experience doing this and making tofu...? Thanks..Kevin

I'm looking to buy some whole dryed kernals of corn to mill into cornmeal for cornbread and such.What is a common inexpensive choice for this venture...? I know theres blue corn, a bit pricey. Where i live on Long Island,NY they grow tons of whats called locally, cow corn i guess mostly for live...

When storing dried beans in mylar bags for longer term storage, is it true one would not want to use oxygen absorber..? I think i read this somewhere recently, but can't locate the article.I recently stored wheat with DE and oxygen absorbers in mylar bags needed for longer term storage. Should...

Does anyone know what the difference is between winter and spring wheat...? Does one store better in the longer term than the other..? I'm thinking spring wheat is the first spring crop, and winter wheat is the last fall harvest.Then to make matters a bit more confusing thiers, hard and soft...