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John
John
3 years ago

Another good trick on sealing damp/wet foods. Lay a sheet of paper towel across the top of the food. As long as it’s something like fish or meat the small amount of moisture that would destroy the seal get absorbed in the paper towel during the seal.

BonnieBlue2A
BonnieBlue2A
3 years ago

Appreciate the tip on freezing first. Not certain this will work for me when processing whole deer in the kitchen; but, it is worth a try. I have used the FoodSaver brand for years and yes, they are expensive. I will give these a try. The 200 quart bags are actually priced slightly better than the 300 bags.

Kirk
Kirk
1 year ago

Which chamber vac sealer did you end up going with?

Van Rowe
Van Rowe
1 year ago

Jack,

I’ve just recently purchased an Avid Armor vacuum chamber and ordered some extra Avid Armor bags for sealing our freeze dried items and garden harvest. I e read that some people say the clear bags are not good for long term food storage. Do you know how long these Avid Armor (3m) bags can last? I know Mylar bags are best but I found a sale on the Avid Armor bags (6”x12” qty: 1000) for $54 and the (10”x13” qty: 1000) for $78. Just curious how long I can expect to store food in them before having to use them. Thanks.

Van
Van
1 year ago
Reply to  Jack Spirko

Good Morning Jack,
I should have provided a link, but these bags do not have the air chambers and are for vacuum chambers. Here is one of the links to. Amazon item for reference. I thought they were a good price but perhaps I’m wrong.

https:
//amzn.to/43B66um

Thanks.

Doug
Doug
1 year ago

What Vacuum sealer do you suggest?

EricM
EricM
1 month ago

FYI it’s May, 1 2025 and the price of the variety pack is $23.90. In July 2022 I bought that same pack, and it was $24.89! I just bought another set of the variety pack and the big roll. Thanks for the head’s up Jack!

And I’m sure most people know this, but one trick that I’ve started doing to eat more whole foods and less / no ultra processed garbage is to prep meal bags on the weekend when I have time. I’ll get a bunch of meat, like 5 pounds. Then make a marinade, and start marinading one pound for today’s dinner. But then make 4 vacuum seal bags and put the marinade in the bags with one pound of meat each. Then flatten them and freeze them horizontal. They then store really tightly in the freezer, and as long as you can plan ahead and pull a bag two full days before you need it, it will thaw in your fridge and taste just fine. I found before I would get home from work and be starving, and eat some junk rather than real food. But having an already marinaded meat that I can just throw on the grill and make a side lets me put a healthy dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less.

Greg
Greg
1 month ago

The Vevor DZ-260C is a gamechanger compared to the regular foodsaver type sealers.

Sealing cream corn during harvest time is a LOT easier.