to help extended family members. I could use another quick-reading digital thermometer for my brother, for instance.
>thermometer
I ended up buying 2 cheapies, By the time I thought of it, all the good name brand units were gone and all that was left was brands like Bingwow or Lingmee with no reviews or dodgy reviews. Also I was sure my mother still has some glass/mercury thermometers in a pinch.
There are still gaps in my food items.
>We need to up our prepper game
I was thinking we should throw up a blog site and share some of the solutions we've found.
I think I prepared well for storms and infrastructure loss, but I was almost blindsided by this medical disaster.
> 2 cheapies
When I was setting up the home treatment center, I had to have a true read-out. I bought 4 cheapies and ended up with 1 that was good.
> blog
We should. But we won't. hhh
>gap
THAT's what I'm interested in, plugging the holes. What items?
>What items?
Fresh meat. mainly pot roasts and steaks and ground beef for the freezer. I was too intent on long term storage stuff.
I should have bought a case of just add water pancake mix. The kind that comes in the bottle and you add water and shake. Eggs and (Eggbeaters) and breakfast sausages might be problematic shortly so pancakes would be good.
I should have bought more canned vegetables.
>eggbeaters
Just looked it up. I started to buy some. Should have.
"Frozen Egg Beaters packages can be stored in the freezer for up to one year after purchase. After you have defrosted a frozen package, it can be kept in the refrigerator for up to seven days, but do not refreeze."
Real mayo makes a good, tasty substitute for oil & eggs in just about anything. I don't particularly care for mayo, but I DO use it a good bit in cooking. I started after Trav turned me on to Mexican Street Corn at Corecon Asheville. I looked up the recipe --mayo. I now throw a scoop in most anything veggie that's going to simmer, like veggie chili.
Some of the best rolls are Mayo Rolls. Easy! Check out the recipes.
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I should have bought more flour tortillas. Good bread & biscuit substitute, last forever, & take up very little space.
>tortillas
That's a good idea. If I ever see them in the store again I will buy.
German bread.
Example: https://www.amazon.com/Mestemacher-Natural-Flavor-Variety-Bundle/dp/B0163GGQRA/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&keywords=german+bread&qid=1584840505&sr=8-8
It's heavy and filling and good. Has a longish shelf life unopened.
What would this resource show? Why would it be different
Quote from: ukgimp on March 22, 2020, 04:48:28 AM
What would this resource show? Why would it be different
Thinking about it, the time has already passed mainly because the store shelves and Amazon are so picked over. If we were going to do a CV prepper website it should have been shortly after we started the main coronavirus thread. The reason I mentioned it, is we seemed to have come up with some interesting solutions and workarounds. I was impressed and thought it would help others to have it all in one guide.
>canned
Canned fruit was hard hit, but dried sweetened cranberries were almost at normal stock levels.
I can't have salt snacks, so I use mini-peppermint patties, rice krispie treats, and marshmallows for snacks. I refilled my RK Treats online at Walmart but should have bought another case. They're individually wrapped, 40 to a case, last forever.
Jello & pudding mixes make for compact storage.
I DO happen to have 6 hooded Tyvek work suits that would make decent DIY hazmat suits. I also had a dozen clear work goggles that could serve as eye shields. I sent 2 of the Tyvek suits to my daughter running the nursing home.
I had a couple of boxes of surgical masks used for my treatments and started recycling them.
Need backup cable modem and router.
We're figuring out a method for "postural drainage".
It's part of the treatment mix for cystic fibrosis, and might helpful for pneumonia.
amazon had some flour tortillas. Ordered. I was weighing the risk of a trip to the store and just ordering at a higher price and the risk of an extra trip wasn't worth it.
Bought German bread, pancake mix and a maker..
Never thought about prepping much, i do have a bit of AV gear, binos, telescope, cam with 28x opti zoom, walkie talkies, long-distance mics. No AR15 though, although i do have a 3D printer ;+}
A case of Lysol spray disinfectant would have been a good idea.
>German bread.
Sorry preppers, but that NOT German. It's a Danish national bread that EVERYONE, I mean EVERYONE eats for lunch as open faced sandwiches.
https://nordicfoodliving.com/danish-rye-bread-rugbrod/
https://idadavidsen.dk/menu/?lang=en
I use my lovely sourdough and bake one of these 3-4 times a week now.
>Danish
Well it's excellent stuff and it keeps on those extended voyages with the longboats. heh.
Thanks for posting the recipe!
>Fresh meat
The online meat retailers are still delivering meat. Sales have been booming for them. If you need recommendations for some of them let me know. The prices are 2-3x what you would spend in the grocery store but there is a definite difference in quality.
My freezer is packed full of meat right now. It usually is but I bought a couple extra pork butts, briskets, and chickens the last time I braved Costco. Need to get a few more pounds of ground beef at some point.
>mayo makes a good, tasty substitute for oil & eggs in just about anything
Great substitute for butter on grilled cheese. It is great to coat fish with before cooking too.
>fish
I live on a river once famed for bass, perch, brim, & blue gills. I feed all food scraps to the waist-deep creek that runs along the side boundary. The minute the bait hits the water in that creek, something strikes it.
That said, when you hear that Louise is eating fish, you'll know it's the End Times.
>oximeter
I happen to have one, but that was a fluke.
You Can Take Your Temperature With a Meat Thermometer
https://skillet.lifehacker.com/you-can-take-your-temperature-with-a-meat-thermometer-1842476053
>You Can Take Your Temperature With a Meat Thermometer
I have about a dozen around the house. ThermoWorks is pretty much the best in class. Reasonable price, very high quality, great service, accurate, and precise. They even make some sweet 4 channel models so you can have contests with the family to see who can register the highest.
German bread is in. Good until 1/1/2021.
I also got a case of Raman Noodle soup (reduced sodium) for soup and sandwich suppers.
>fresh meat
We found out that one of our mega-farms runs a meat & produce market (conveniently located in their equipment yard). We brushed up our Good Ol' Boy credentials and called and asked if we could give them an order and and our credit card number and have it ready to go. Done!
We scored chicken, steaks, pork chops, link sausage, minced bbq. Didn't even have to go in the store.
Quote from: rcjordan on March 27, 2020, 07:25:36 PM
>fresh meat
We found out that one of our mega-farms runs a meat & produce market (conveniently located in their equipment yard). We brushed up our Good Ol' Boy credentials and called and asked if we could give them an order and and our credit card number and have it ready to go. Done!
We scored chicken, steaks, pork chops, link sausage, minced bbq. Didn't even have to go in the store.
Fantastic! You scored big.
Good job RC. I can't imagine you without a freezer big enough to store meat for months.
With all the kids grown, we only have a side-by-side reefer/freezer and a small, half-size chest freezer. But bulk meat purchases tend to be wrapped so as to not waste much room and we can pack a lot in there. Prior to this, I had about a month's supply of meat ...but we've been in isolation for almost 3 weeks now, so it was get low-ish. We should be good for another month now, but we'll ping this grocer in about 2 weeks just to keep the channel open.
>month's supply of meat
I did an inventory of my freezer. Right now I have 2 briskets, 4 pork butts, 2 whole chickens, chicken wings, pork chops, a whole pork loin, a chuck roast, 2 tri tips, 2 bavettes, 2 skirt steaks, 10 lbs ground beef, 4 NY strips, 2 ribeyes, a couple packs of tenderloin pieces, a few sausages and hot dogs, 20 pounds of homemade bacon, 3 racks of ribs, 2 teres major, and a couple packs of short ribs. Should last for a while. But I am always a sucker for a deal or a good looking piece of meat. One of my favorite online merchants has a great deal on 10 ribeyes so I might add those to the mix.
BTW, when this is all over you are all invited over for a barbecue.
>oximeter
Coronavirus pneumonia can be detected via an over-the-counter oximeter - Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-pneumonia-signs-over-the-counter-pulse-oximeter-2020-4
From that article:
QuoteSince my symptoms weren't severe enough to require hospitalization, I wasn't tested for the virus, as per New York City policies. That also meant my case wasn't flagged as COVID-19 on my medical claim, which left me saddled with a four-figure bill.
As a Canadian I read things like that and shake my head.
We shake our heads too.
Coffee and tea, might be next on the shortage list.