Question

What are the household methods of food
preservation ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

canning, freezing, and drying food is the most common methods

Answer 2

Answer:

Household Method #1. Refrigeration:

Microorganisms though not readily destroyed by severe cold are less active at low temperatures. Refrigeration is widely used at homes and in commercial plants as a means of maintaining the low temperature for the storage of perishable foods.

Household Method #2. Heating:

Food is also preserved through the application of heat. The heat is applied at very high temperatures. The food stuff heated in containers or by others means to a temperature below the boiling point of water for definite period is known as pasteurization

Household Method #3. Canning:

Canning is the procedure of placing food stuffs in scalable containers, which involves the steps closing [sealing] heating and cooling. Large amounts of food are canned which include a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and fleshy foods.

Household Method #4. Pickles and Jam:

This is the age old method of preserving foods. By the use of preservatives like salts, vinegar, the goods were preserved in ancient time which continues to the present day. Salt is considered as a valuable preservative and used in pickling. Salt helps to remove the moisture. Sugar is also used as preservative in a few varieties of pickles. Jams are usually fruits preserved in the form of pulp by the addition of sugar, fruit pulp and chemical preservatives like Sodium benzoate, potassium metabisulphate, citric acid, etc