Stocking Up! LONG-TERM (30 year?) Food Storage & Costco Haul in Anchorage, Alaska! Smoked Pork Belly

Published 2024-03-22
In this video, we dive into the process of storing bulk food in 5-gallon Mylar bags sealed with oxygen absorbers. I tackle organizing my bulk Azure products and take you along on a trip to the recently opened Costco Business Center in Anchorage, Alaska. Additionally, Aaron demonstrates his culinary skills by curing pork belly for bacon and smoking it for a mouth-watering dinner. Join us on this exciting journey of food storage and culinary adventures.

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All Comments (21)
  • @mariezafonte6473
    It's wonderful that your mom and grandmother are coming to live with the family.
  • Thank you for sharing all of your experience with us. It would seem overwhelming trying to figure it all out otherwise. I also love that unlike other prepping videos you are positive and uplifting rather than teaching from fear, you come from a community mindset. Thank you for being a teacher of lost knowledge. I believe we are all just doing our best to learn what has been lost. God bless your family💚😇
  • @user-eq5ps1uy2j
    I love the way. aaron is commenting on the way he is doing with the cooking segment. Love you both. Thanks for sharing this with all of us.
  • Aaron seems to be enjoying being in the videos more, he does such a great job and it is nice to see you two working next to each for the same goal.
  • @anniehinshaw9433
    It's so awesome watching the two of you together, you fuss with each other like my hubby and I do. I love these shopping hauls. Thank you for another great video!! Take care!!!
  • @jamesk6260
    Congrats on subscriber growth! It's great to see more people tuning into your channel! 👍
  • @OrdinaryOwens
    I like the tote that says Odd Beans….It made me chuckle as I think I will call my husband that when he is being weird….”Ya Odd Bean”
  • @riddle8062
    I am so glad to hear that your mom, and grandmother, will be moving to Alaska! I love your storage system. Enjoy Aaron's cooking session so much. He made sure we could see what he was doing. Great job on everything in the video!!! God bless you all!
  • @tracyparks5630
    I just love your videos! Jessica - you are so good with the camera! And we love that Aaron is joining your videos! He does an awesome job! Keep the videos coming! We love watching them!
  • @lauragroux4444
    What good news regarding the ladies moving to your neck of the woods. I hope they have hearty appetites as Aaron can’t be stopped. The bacon brisket looks so good. Tell him Momma G is ready to see him work his magic on some salmon. The new store will be a blessing for your Alaskan friends and neighbors. I am gobsmacked that they offer hanging lamb! No thanks to the goat. Our closest Cosco is a solid 2hour drive away. We are in Sam’s Club territory. Until our next visit, have Aaron whip up a spit and get one of those lambs a spinning. ❤ Momma G
  • Nice video, it’s wonderful to see you two working together on your food storage. Dinner looked good too.
  • @tanyajenkins919
    Nice to see team work . Thank you both. . So miss my helper hard to believe he's been gone for 15 years it amazing how one still misses these sort of things .
  • @AndreaRuralMN
    Cambro restaurant storage containers: get the square ones. You lose space in the fridge or shelves with the round ones 👍💗
  • @WillowsGarden
    Hi Jessica, Aaron and sweet family! Your family will be growing soon with more loved ones, that’s wonderful. I’m sure you are very glad Aaron helped with the food storage and shopping, that’s a task. I’m excited to see how your bacon turns out Aaron, sounds delicious. We always used a dry rub and hung it in the smokehouse to cure. That’s the only way I was ever taught, guess I’m old school 😂 It’s breakfast time that I’m watching this video Jessica, but I could eat Aaron’s tacos for breakfast, they look so good. I was always the grill/smoke person around here, but I love cooking out. I’m late watching your video, but I’ve been helping my brother. Been taking him for testing, they think he has lung cancer, I pray he doesn’t. I hope everyone is doing great and I pray you all have a blessed weekend.
  • @richardwood4305
    Heck I am just impressed that you can pull the string to open the bags. I usually just make a big mess. Real nice video. Thanks.
  • Hello Jessica and Aaron. We also buy in bulk and package up and date just like you. Your right it is very important to rotate. It’s a good feeling to be prepared. Nice haul at Costco. Thank you for sharing. Take care🇺🇸🥰
  • @donscott6431
    Sometimes containers, both disposable AND reusable, have “proprietary” size lids. So one-size lid might not fit ALL containers, of the same size. This is especially true with name-brand containers like CAMBRO. They wanna make sure that, if you buy their container you HAVE to buy their lid. Many reasons, for this, all the way down to in-plant production “forecast”
  • @debbiemiller7342
    It’s just so nice to see you and Aaron working and doing together. I enjoy it! How exciting that your mom and grandmother are moving up in a month. ❤️ The meat looked absolutely delicious!