Just got a new vaccum sealer and I love it. Here is a few tips I’ve learned so far.
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Vacuum Sealing house hold Bottles for food storage. I use this when i need to open a 5gal super pail. It would take for ever to eat 50 lb of rice. So i repack it into smaller containers and seal back up the bucket.
@asimov13647 … It was store bought jerky, I should have left it in it’s original bag, but thought the “vacuum” bag would be an even better choice. Plus I wanted to try it out. The jerkys in the bags got moldy, the one in the original bag, was fine. I also used the bags for TP, washcloths, and socks.. all lost the seal.
@watuwaitn4 If the jerky “went bad” there was something wrong with the jerky to begin with. Jerky should last indefinately whether stored in a vacuum or not. That is not to say there was nothing wrong with the vacuum bags. I have tried both the Ziploc and the FoodSaver types and the failure rate of the bags do not justify their expense. The FoodSaver zip bags cost about a buck apiece and yet they usually leak to a greater or lesser degree.
@watuwaitn4 Hello from the UK and thank you for your answer. Over here we get the baking soda in plastic containers, that would have been a great idea to just seal it in the box like you do. Thank you for your advice on the bag at the top. Take Care
@misscpb … I have vaccumed sugar with no problem and flour I vaccume in the original bag. I also vaccum baking soda in the box. As far as other powdery things, I usually pack them in a bag, get as much air out as possible and I just seal them, without vaccume (there is a small amount of oxygen, but an oxygen absorber will help) also, someone said that you can add a piece of folded food saver bag at the top of the flour which prevents them from being sucked in- don’t know if it works.
Thank you for your videos. I was wondering if you have any advice on how to vacuum seal in either the plastic bags or mylar bags for milk powder, sugar, baking powder/soda, flour etc without them being sucked up into the vacuum machine breaking it. I was thinking about putting the original packaging inside the vacuum bag or mylar first then vacuuming. But some products here come in cardboard or plastic containers so I would have to empty them out into either vacuum sealer bags or mylar. Thanks
Excellent video. Thanks.
@ThePresticle1 … I bought one of those hand pumps before I bought my current one. I put jerkey in them and pumped out the air, covered the seal and put them in my kids 72 hour kit. I didn’t double the bags. the jerkey was bad in about a month. somehow air leaked in, Thats when I bought the “real” one. The hand pump is good for shortterm, but I don’t know about longterm. Maybe since it is double sealed, let us know how it goes!!
@watuwaitn4- I got just the cheapie “ziploc” vacuum sealer manual hand pump. What I did as a test was place a balogna sandwich w/cheese in a bag,vacuum pumped it,then double sealed all openings with duct tape.I then placed that bag inside of another vac seal bag and double sealed it with duct tape,as well. Going on day four now of that sandwich just sitting out on the countertop and it still shows no sign of going bad-balogna is still pink,bread has no mold and is still soft. Any thoughts?
@marieatthelake … I’ve never thought of canning dry goods before. I wonder if the heating process has any effect on shelf life. I’ve always tried to avoid extreem heat, but since it is only for a short time, maybe it will be fine. Let me know how it all turns out, I’m very interested in finding out how it all worked. Sorry I can’t help with the answer, but keep us all updated on your experiment
I want to try to store dried foods, like rice, flour, sugar, etc by putting the food in a canning jar, putting the jars on an oven rack and heating the food, in the jar. The plan is then to follow normal canning and cleanliness rules, put the lids and rings on and wait for the pop of the canned jars/lids.
What do you think? What temperature(s) would be appropriate?
Thank you.
You can get the foodsaver version around Xmas on sale. I got the 150 version on their website on sale for 40 free shipping and no tax. Just watch, they put their items on sale from time to time!!!!
@xlagirl … Also, lots of things last well beyond the printed shelf life, just be aware of signs that they might be bad- bugs, bulging cans, ect. I go through my food storage and pull anything that is close to the expiration date (within about 3 months) and I make sure I use that item first. So far, only a box of pancake mix has gotten past me- and we still used it and it was just fine. Just don’t go out and buy 25 ponds of rice if no one like it or will eat it. Good luck
@xlagirl … We vaccum seal alot of different foods. Each food has a different shelf life, but most are extended greatly by vaccum sealing them. I like to buy bulk of beans, rice, maccaroni and such and vaccum them up in 1 pound bags. We then rotate them into our regular food that we eat. We usually eat them in about a year or two and replace them with fresh. Some foods can last up to 10 years if done properly with mylar bags and oxygen absorbers.
How long does the food last once it’s vaccum sealed? Also, what do you do with all the food that your storing…if it’s never used? Do you throw it out when it expires or do you use it and buy new stock?
I’m still learning about all this.
@watuwaitn4 It’s a storefront, kinda like Basspro.
@TheBgcheez … Thanks for the info
@watuwaitn4 – either Internet or walkin. The commercial bags are awesome for around 100@29 dollars.
@TheBgcheez … Is Cabela’s a storefront or on the internet? I never heard of it before.
I bought the same one and seal everything for long term storage. Also get your bags from Cabela’s, the commercial ones as they are awesome. I seal stuff I will use to trade to for future needs.
@drewstarr71 … Good investment on my part! Thanks for watching
Nice video….I’m going to try the vacuum sealer.
I would really like to know where you got the suction cup part I have a food save and plain hose but wouldn’t mind buying the hose and cup part. thanks Gwndfm
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I dont think it would put enough vacuum on it.
can you use an electric penis pump for a food vacuum ? I bet it would work great.
@skittles1854 I have some going on 10 years. Still good
Wait till the glue dries on the tape and you lose the seal!
Good info, thanks for sharing !!
in time of disaster you will not have elecrical power to run your sealer just having the two liter bottles sealing is not that much of an important in a disaster the amount food one will hold is really three days for a family for rice, for a spainsh family // wheat for bread is about four to six loafs of bread that can be eaten in one meal with Italian family
hi can i kindly have the information on the machine. i need to purchase one for my food factory. looking for a nozzle type(like urs)
thank you in advance.
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i thought this was a infomerical at first and i was gonna thumbs down
@KasinH Excellent pleas pass this info on so it can help others.
@KasinH Thank you
@KasinH Never mind . It needs a hole in the stem area of the suction cup. Got my suction cups from Ace. They only had those kind you hang decorations from glass, but I drilled a small hole in the middle and it’s been working like a charm.
Been trying this today. It worked on everything except for the jar lid that I didn’t have screwed down hard enough. Great idea! Thanks so much!
Awesome! I will give this a try!
Does your suction cup have a hole underneath or is it intact? I’m wondering how the vac. gets through the rubber . . .
I look at the part and remembered its from a
MV8000 Automotive Tune-up and Brake Bleeding Kit
you cab search for a “hand vacuum pump” on Google.
@John you said you could use a turkey baster or anything for the suction cup. Do you mean by cutting the bulb on the end of a turkey baster to make it a suction cup? I love this idea but am a little stumped on where I would get the suction cup and fitting it to the hose.
Oldest thing i have right now was done AUG 23 2004
And that is 2LTR sugar and 2LTR of rice.
they are still holding fine.
Have you tested how long the electric tape will hold without any leakage.
Excellent demonstration and idea.
I understand that you’ve got about 2 years on a plastic coke type bottle before the plastic starts to break down and leech chemicals into the products being stored (at least that’s what I learned about using them for storing water) – I assume it’s the same for foodstufs.
In which case I rekon glass bottles would be the best choice for long-term storage.
WOW!! thats awsom 5 stars fav sub
do i need a foodsaver vacuum? any cheaper alternatives to vacuum seal?