Humans have been applying technology to preserving food it since, well, forever. The oldest methods of food preservation are drying, pickling and fermentation. Modern methods include pasteurisation, freezing, irradiation and the addition of chemical preservatives. This project kit focuses on the dehydration process, which is one of the oldest methods and was used by prehistoric man. South Africans have used dehydration as the preferred method of preserving meat and it has become a cultural favourite – BILTONG!!

Project links

• Food processing
• Simple Circuits
• Research and Investigation
• Proudly South African

Humans have been applying technology to preserving food it since, well, forever. The oldest methods of food preservation are drying, pickling and fermentation. Modern methods include pasteurisation, freezing, irradiation and the addition of chemical preservatives. This project kit focuses on the dehydration process, which is one of the oldest methods and was used by prehistoric man. South Africans have used dehydration as the preferred method of preserving meat and it has become a cultural favourite – BILTONG!!

Project links

• Food processing
• Simple Circuits
• Research and Investigation
• Proudly South African