Loose tea and tea bags are best kept fresh in opaque, airtight canisters, preferably made of ceramic. While the shelf life of tea can be up to a year, there’s no substitute for freshness. Storing your loose tea or tea bags in metallic tins may allow them to pick up a metallic flavor.

Got an abundance of fresh home-grown corn? Is it way more than you can eat or store in your refrigerator for a few days? Well, not to worry because here's an interesting and useful article that tells you the proper procedure to follow to remove the corn from the cob, blanch it properly, and store it away in your freezer for later use. The author gives easy-to-follow instructions illustrated with several excellent, sharp, clear, colorful photographs.

The usual way of preserving cooked and uncooked foods were through freezing. Storage and organization of these foods are so vital to make our kitchen activities easy and can saves money. Be very careful of using bags and containers before freezing.

• Biscuit Mixture: If frozen, the shelf life will be 6 months. How to freeze: Shape into roll, wrap in foil and freeze.