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What Did They Use Before Fridges. Most recently (just before modern refrigerators became very common) people used iceboxes. If you stayed in a region with freezing temperatures, you could store food for long periods of time, similar to how we use a freezer today. These methods aside, how did ancient people store. Discover the fascinating history of food storage before refrigerators. Thousands of years ago, ice and snow were the main cold sources used to cool drinking water. There were a few different ways of keeping food before refrigerators. Many preservation practices other than refrigeration — like salting, drying, smoking, pickling and fermenting — have been used for a long time. In cold areas, ancient people could freeze their food. Archaeologists have discovered methods that kept food fresh long before refrigeration. In areas where people had access to snow, they would simply leave containers outside to cool overnight. Before refrigeration, people stored food in a lot of different ways. One advanced method of food storage arose in persia around 400 bce. Learn about ancient methods like drying, smoking, salting, and fermentation. They could then store it in ice and snow. Experts say these early practices gave people the option to settle and form communities.

Before refrigeration, people stored food in a lot of different ways. There were a few different ways of keeping food before refrigerators. Archaeologists have discovered methods that kept food fresh long before refrigeration. Discover the fascinating history of food storage before refrigerators. Many preservation practices other than refrigeration — like salting, drying, smoking, pickling and fermenting — have been used for a long time. One advanced method of food storage arose in persia around 400 bce. Thousands of years ago, ice and snow were the main cold sources used to cool drinking water. In areas where people had access to snow, they would simply leave containers outside to cool overnight. Experts say these early practices gave people the option to settle and form communities. These methods aside, how did ancient people store.

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What Did They Use Before Fridges Many preservation practices other than refrigeration — like salting, drying, smoking, pickling and fermenting — have been used for a long time. Before the invention of the modern day refrigerator, common practices to help keep food cold relied on natural resources, such as nearby. Experts say these early practices gave people the option to settle and form communities. In areas where people had access to snow, they would simply leave containers outside to cool overnight. There were a few different ways of keeping food before refrigerators. Archaeologists have discovered methods that kept food fresh long before refrigeration. Before refrigeration, people stored food in a lot of different ways. Most recently (just before modern refrigerators became very common) people used iceboxes. Thousands of years ago, ice and snow were the main cold sources used to cool drinking water. These methods aside, how did ancient people store. One advanced method of food storage arose in persia around 400 bce. If you stayed in a region with freezing temperatures, you could store food for long periods of time, similar to how we use a freezer today. Many preservation practices other than refrigeration — like salting, drying, smoking, pickling and fermenting — have been used for a long time. Food would be smoked, dried, salted, fermented or pickled. It would also be kept in root cellars or pits underground. In cold areas, ancient people could freeze their food.