In article >, Christophe Bachmann
> wrote:

> a lot of cooked meals can be kept a few days without
> refrigeration if you respect these basic rules :
> - If you at all can, use a preservation method, canning, laying underwater,
> coating with fat, honey or salt, dessicate... etc.
> - Keep different items separate
> - Pack tightly in as small a jar as will fit, trying not to leave pockets
> of air in the product
> - Cover lightly, not airtight
> - Store cool and far from drafts
> - Know well the tolerance of your products, some hold overnight, some hold
> a few days and some hold a few weeks.

I'd agree with all this, but I'd add, don't keep meat stored in a
plastic bag. Don't even allow the butcher to give it to you.

As I said above, I don't own a freezer, and apart from the fact that I
occasionally catch salmon that I'd like to keep, I don't miss one.

L

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