"desiccant"
2 episodes tagged with this keyword
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Joe from the Carolinas hosted Grow Your Own, a permaculture and food self-sufficiency program, on November 4, 2014. The episode focused on the soil food web as a foundational permaculture principle for building productive gardens, and featured an extended caller discussion on proper seed saving and drying techniques for non-GMO corn and winter squash. Joe provided detailed guidance on drying corn cobs using an elevated, airy environment, testing kernel readiness through the snap test, and gentle hand-removal methods to preserve seed integrity, while also discussing long-term seed storage using mason jars with desiccant in cool environments.
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Mark and BK discussed oxygen absorbers for food storage, explaining that while they can be effective for low-moisture items like wheat and rice, they are counterproductive for higher-moisture foods like lentils where they create dangerous anaerobic conditions for botulism. They explained the simple chemistry (iron filings and salt) and recommended making homemade absorbers cheaply rather than buying overpriced retail versions that are often already expended by the time of purchase. The show also covered Harbor Freight sales, including $3 plastic ammo cans, $10 wireless infrared motion detectors, and silica gel desiccant recharging techniques.