This week's
Food Storage Friday will go over a few pricing options for purchasing Non-Fat Dry Milk here in Utah. There are a variety of purchase options, however I found it most cost effective and logical to focus on #10 cans and 4-lb boxes of dry milk. Different brands contained different amounts, so I just used price per pound to compare them all.
{Click on the pricing table to make it larger!}
Keep in mind that #10 cans will keep in optimal conditions for up to 20 years. The 4-lb boxes have only a 1-year expiration date, so essentially, you're paying for preservation. Also, you can rent machines to can your own items at home!
LDS Home Storage centers will also sell you all the required items to can products yourself. The ladies over at
Everyday Food Storage put together a helpful video showing us all how it's done! Take a few minutes and watch it
here.
Also, I purposefully didn't indicate which store I felt was the
best option. Even though Winco is very inexpensive, we only have two here in Utah so far, so it's most likely not the most practical option for many of you. Likewise, even though the
LDS Cannery is by far the least expensive option, you do have to take the time to can the items yourself. If traveling
anywhere isn't possible, or if you live outside of Utah, then
Emergency Essentials is a fantastic choice, especially if you can afford the
Super Pail.
With this pricing information in mind, I hope you're able to make a planned purchase of dry milk for your food storage soon. Next week we'll cover everyday uses for powdered milk!
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6 comments:
I worked really hard last year to accumulate a year supply of food. I got my dry milk at the LDS cannery last year and paid over $13 per #10 can. I think food prices were up at that time for a variety of reasons. I know things can fluctuate a lot and it looks like now is a great time to add dry milk to food storage--my dollar will go almost twice as far right now! Thanks for all of your great info!
Do you have to be Mormon to can stuff at the LDS cannery?
Xela- you don't! They welcome anyone who wants to go!
One thing that you didn't mention is that not all dried milk tastes the same. So, you shouldn't just pick it based on price alone. It's not a bargain if you don't/can't use it.
Could you post the brand names of the dry milk whose prices you've listed? I'm trying to find the best price on the Country Cream brand, which I'm told tastes the best.
You can also stop into the LDS cannery and see if they have any on the shelf ready to buy. When canning your own, sometimes people don't want the whole bag but you do have to finish canning the whole bag of product so they have a shelf with extra ready-to-buy product...Hopefully this makes sense, but I have picked it up this way before with little effort on my part.
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