Root cellar
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Root cellaring is a very old method food storage using the cooler temperatures of the earth to create a natural cold storage facility. Root cellars can be built in several ways, but traditionally they are made by burying most of a structure underground which typically keeps the temperature around 50 degrees Fahrenheit all year.
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Types of Root Cellar
There are several types of root cellar, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.
- Buried Building - Most root cellars are built by digging a hole, building a small structure, and then burying it with only its door, intake, and vent exposed. These provide the greatest amount of storage space, but require much more work to build.
- Buried Refrigerator - In modern times, freezers and refrigerators are sometimes modified and buried to create a small root cellar.
- Pit Storage - Often times the easiest way to build a root cellar is to dig a deep hole and suspend a container inside of it.