Many of us experienced the shock of seeing empty produce bins and store shelves in our local supermarkets this year. The scarcity of certain foods during the pandemic may have led you to explore new ways to preserve and store food.If you seek long-term storage and foods that are light to pack and carry, you can’t beat freeze-drying. In this article, we’ll examine what freeze-drying is, its benefits and drawbacks, and some of the basics you need to know about using this food preservation method at home.Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest!What Is Freeze-Drying?Also known by its scientific names, lyophilization or cryodesiccation, freeze-drying is a dehydration process that involves freezing the food and then lowering pressure before removing the ice by sublimation. Sublimation is the transition of a substance from the solid to the gas state without passing through the liquid state.Freeze drying can remove 98 percent of the water in food while dehydration removes about 80 percent. Since it is water that can cause food to spoil and deteriorate, freeze-dried foods can have a remarkable shelf life of 25 years or more.NASA began sending astronauts into space with freeze-dried foods back…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Real Time” host Bill Maher appeared to inadvertently mix up carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in an attempt to mock Interior Secretary Doug Burgum over loosening environmental regulations.On his show Friday, Maher commented on the decision by the Trump administration to roll back Obama-era greenhouse gas rules, calling it the “biggest d— move in American history” and singling out Burgum by name.”Doug Burgum, he’s the interior secretary,” Maher said. “Listen to this, the way they all line up behind this nonsense. He said, CO2, carbon, was never a pollutant. He said when we breathe, we emit CO2. Okay, Doug, you know what? Let’s try this little experiment. Tonight, when you get home, go in the garage, close the door, turn the car on, and let’s see if carbon is a pollutant, okay? Thank you very much.”EPA HEAD LEE ZELDIN DEFENDS REPEALING OBAMA-ERA CLIMATE CHANGE REGULATION WHEN PRESSED BY CNN HOST Though Maher claimed Burgum was supporting “nonsense,” many social media users pointed out that carbon monoxide, which is produced in car exhaust, is not the same as carbon dioxide.”I normally like Bill Maher, but trying to dunk on someone for climate change…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two skiers were killed and another injured Sunday when an off-trail avalanche tore through a popular freeride route on the Italian side of the Mont Blanc massif near the French-Swiss border, officials said.Three skiers were swept up in the Sunday morning slide along the Couloir Vesses, a well-known off-piste route in Courmayeur’s upper Val Veny, according to Italy’s Alpine Rescue, The Associated Press reported.Search and rescue operations involved 15 rescuers, three canine units and two helicopters. One victim was transported to a hospital in serious condition but later died, the agency said.Authorities said another person was partially buried in an avalanche in Trentino but was pulled to safety by companions.LINDSEY VONN TRAINS WITH KNEE BRACE AFTER COMPLETELY RUPTURING ACL ONE WEEK BEFORE OLYMPIC RETURN The deadly slide comes amid a particularly dangerous stretch in the Italian Alps. Italy’s Alpine Rescue said last week that 13 backcountry skiers, climbers and hikers died in the Italian mountains in the week ending Feb. 8 – a record toll – with 10 of those deaths caused by avalanches linked to an unusually unstable snowpack.Officials said recent storms have dumped fresh snow onto fragile underlying layers, while…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 20-year-old California mom was found guilty Wednesday in the death of her 1-year-old son, after reportedly leaving him in a sweltering car to receive lip and butt injections last June. Maya Hernandez took a plea deal in the child endangerment case, ultimately dropping her first-degree murder charge in exchange for involuntary manslaughter. On June 29, Bakersfield officers arrested and charged Hernandez after finding two young children left unattended in a vehicle for over two hours, according to a police report posted on a GoFundMe page. Authorities said the mother left the children unattended to undergo a cosmetic procedure inside a nearby medical spa.While her youngest was pronounced dead, her two-year-old boy remained in stable condition and was placed in protective custody, police said.CALIFORNIA ‘PARTY MOM’ ACCUSED OF THROWING DRUNKEN TEEN SEX PARTIES PLEADS NOT GUILTY Officers noted that temperatures in Bakersfield at the time ranged from 99 to 101 degrees, suggesting that the inside of the vehicle could have quickly reached deadly levels.According to the GoFundMe page organized by the father’s sister, the deceased child was identified as Amillio Guierrez. The aunt further noted that the father was incarcerated at the time of the incident,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Love is in the air at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games — even amongst rivals.Spanish figure skater Olivia Smart and former United States Olympic ice dancer Jean-Luc Baker are engaged, as the latter popped the question on Valentine’s Day on Saturday.Smart said “yes,” and shared the news on Instagram. “It’s always been you,” the couple captioned a video leading up to the proposal in the streets of Milan.Smart was clearly shocked at the moment, while the video showed Baker holding up the ring as his new fiancée competed on the ice below.ILIA MALININ POSTPONES PRESS CONFERENCE A DAY AFTER EIGHTH-PLACE OLYMPIC FINISHThese two had been friends for quite some time, but on the ice, Team USA and Spain were obvious rivals as they competed for the same prize.In the 2022 Beijing Games, as well as two World Championships, Baker and Smart competed against one another for gold.Smart finished above Baker in the 2022 Games, as she finished eighth to his 11th place. Baker was in the stands this time for the Milan Cortina Games, while Smart was competing alongside partner Tim Dieck in the ice dance. They finished ninth in the competition.Smart…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The controversy in Olympic curling expanded on Sunday as Team Great Britain’s men’s team was hit with the same violation that hurt the Canadians two days in a row.Britain was taking on Germany in round-robin play when officials said Scottish curler Bobby Lammie touched a stone after releasing it down the ice. Britain had a stone removed due to the “double-touching,” but still ended up with a 9-4 win. The issue first sparked Friday night when the Swedish men’s team accused Canada of “double-touching.” A stone was then removed in the Canadian women’s matchup against Switzerland. Videos circulating around social media appeared to show both Canadian curlers committing the penalties. But both teams denied wrongdoing.World Curling said beginning Saturday it would designate two officials to move between the four curling matches during each round but noted it was “not possible” to have umpires stationed at each hog line – the line where stones must be released by hand.CANADIAN HOCKEY STAR TOM WILSON EJECTED FROM OLYMPIC GAME FOR FIGHTING On Sunday, World Curling said two umpires who previously were actively monitoring deliveries will now only monitor athletes’ deliveries at the request of the…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Authorities in Georgia are searching for a woman accused of stealing a full-size school bus from an elementary school and driving it nearly 40 miles before abandoning it in another county, officials said.The bus was taken from Arbor Springs Elementary School in Coweta County in the early morning hours of Feb. 9 and later recovered in Temple, a city in Carroll County, according to Fox 5 Atlanta.Investigators said the suspect did not have to force entry because she apparently had a key.NEW JERSEY TEACHER WHO SLEPT WITH STUDENTS AT FAMILY BAGEL SHOP LEARNS PRISON SENTENCE Internal surveillance cameras on the bus captured images of the woman during the incident, and a bag or purse that could be seen on the front seat.ARKANSAS POLICE ARREST 13 AFTER ‘RIOT’ ERUPTS AT HIGH SCHOOLThe bus was recovered without any visible damage. The incident occurred on school property outside of normal school hours, the sheriff’s office said.The incident remains under investigation.”We’re asking the public, especially those in Temple, Georgia, that area,” the sheriff’s office told the local station. “If they recognize whoever’s in the photo please reach out to investigator Taylor.” Read the full article here

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has warned that President Donald Trump remains “very serious” about acquiring Greenland, and has called the pressure from the United States “unacceptable.” Mette Frederiksen has also said that US threats to take over the Arctic island are far from over. The US has not said how far it’ll be willing to go in order to acquire Greenland. However, at one point, the ruling class refused to rule out using military force in order to do so. U.S. Won’t Say How Far It’ll Go To Acquire Greenland Trump Will Not “Rule Out” Military Action To Take Greenland By Force While Trump initially did not rule out using military force, last month he announced a framework deal with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Secretary-General Mark Rutte that would forego that particular avenue of acquisition. Trump has repeatedly expressed his desire to acquire the autonomous Danish territory, either by purchase or by simply taking it over. Trump cited its strategic location and alleged threats from Russia and China to try to bolster his “right” to rule the island. These claims have already been dismissed by Copenhagen, Moscow, and Beijing. “Unfortunately, the US president remains very serious,” Frederiksen said,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former President Barack Obama said during a podcast on Saturday that Democrats have the “harder job” governing, and that Republicans have it easier because they just tear “stuff down.””Look, I think we have to acknowledge that we’ve got the harder job, right?” Obama said. “So we believe in government as a tool for good — for as a potential force to more jobs and as a way to make sure that the planet doesn’t roast. To make sure that as we move forward and the economy grows, that everybody, and not just some, are benefiting, and the kids are getting a good education. And what that means is that we have to think about the consequences of our actions. We have to try to figure out how do we get working majorities to actually pass laws and to implement those laws and to make things happen?”Obama spoke to podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen and was responding to a question about whether Democratic leadership understood how to fight back against the GOP.He added, “Tearing stuff down doesn’t require all that.” TRUMP URGES GOP TO ‘END THE SHUTDOWN’ BY GOING NUCLEAR ON SENATE FILIBUSTERThe…

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