Originally Posted By: raydarkhorse
I prefer going with a dehydrator and vacuum packer. ... some dehydrating process add chemicals to extend the life of their products ...

I'm curious how your determine when the shelf life of you home-packed foods has "expired"? Experience from testing the taste/texture? Or you do usually rotate/consume everything before it gets very old anyway?
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