All About Vacuum Sealing

[Finnie]

Costco didn’t have any. I’ll keep checking whenever I go.

I sealed up some turkey breast chunks and that went well. First time I had any moisture leak into the drip tray. Not much, easy to wipe out with a paper towel.

 

[farmerjan]

If you make the bags a little big for small amounts, or use the premade ones, go to the bigger size, and then when you cut off the sealed end, you can usually reuse them at least once more after washing and all.
Another tip I use is to write what they are on the end above the "seal line" so when you cut it off, the writing is gone too and you don't have any conflict of what it is...
I buy it by the rolls and make my own sized bags so I can get them a little long and then reuse at least a couple times as they "get shorter"....I also buy online and not necessarily the "name brands"... have tried a few different places and there is a place in Canada that I found on Ebay that has very nice heavy duty rolls to make my own for a very good price. It is all put away for now, will try to go find out the name...

 

[Hinotori]

Im thinking of getting Mom a vacuum sealer. She's been talking about it and mentioned a machine that only vacuum seals jars. Told her might as well just get a foodsaver and the jar attachments at the price the thing she was looking at cost

 

[Mini Horses]

just get a foodsaver and the jar attachments at the price

That's what I have. Plus a little Foodsaver one that's for sealing thru the little sealer holes in their bags

 

[Hinotori]

That's what I have. Plus a little Foodsaver one that's for sealing thru the little sealer holes in their bags

Id got the jar attachments for mine in 2009. Best way to keep my herbs I pick for tea fresh.

 

[murphysranch]

What FJan said. I wash mine too. And label at the top, above the seal.

 

[Finnie]

I find myself at a different Costco today, and they have a good deal on bags:

 

[murphysranch]

That is a GREAT price. On the Costco sub reddit, they get good reviews.

 

[CrealCritter]

We've tried a few different ones, they only last but so long usally the oval seals that the bag sits in go bad first and when I try and find a replacement, they are not available. Or they want you to send it some "certified" place to be repaired in the box it came in. The box and packing has been long gone by then.

Hey I can fix stuff just sell me the flipping seal. The last lady I almost had convinced, but at least I got her laughing... I told her I'm handy, if the ladies don't find you handsome, they should find you handy. We did end the conversation by me politely explaining I will never purchase another one of their products again, not unless you sell replacement parts. I bought the machine, I should have the right to repair the machine.

We use our vacuum sealer frequently, so we decided to upgrade.Very happy we did, what a difference it has made.

Jesus is Lord and Christ

 

[farmerjan]

@CrealCritter , which vac sealer did you upgrade to? I have the Food saver titanium which is their "commercial equal" but don't like the amount of extra bag needed to fit in to seal... it will seal bag after bag though with no waiting inbetween like the smaller ones need. I have a smaller Food saver and can just put in a little bit of the end of the bag and save more that way. Friends have the LEM brand and like it... they do alot of deer meat and other stuff... I also have a friend that has the "commercial grade" Cabela's and they like it.

Were you talking about the oval sealing "o ring" that you couldn't get? I have found replacements for them several places...