You need food vacuum sealer bags for sealing and the proper storing of your dehydrated food.
You can purchase food vacuum sealer bags in varying sizes, and thicknesses.
Make sure you purchase ones that are at least 3-mil thick.
Any thinner than 3-mil ... and you may get some brittle foods puncturing your bags after the vacuuming! And we don't want that to happen.
The size of the vacuum-sealer bags I use are 6" x 10" which are PINT size bags, shown in the above image.
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See the most commonly used sizes of food vacuum-sealer bags and vacuum-sealers below:
The FoodSaver machines remove air, one of the main causes of mold and food spoilage - and they create an airtight seal to lock in freshness.
Helps keep food fresh longer.
Comes complete with a starter kit that includes an 11" x 10' heat seal roll, (3) quart heat seal bags, (2) gallon heat seal bags, and an accessory hose, so you'll soon be on your way to keeping your food fresh, eliminating waste, and saving money.
The 2-in-1 Automatic Vacuum Sealing System helps keep
food fresh longer.
One FoodSaver 2-in-1 appliance does it all: automatic bag detection and vacuum sealing mean two quick and easy steps to seal and save, and the built-in handheld sealer eliminates the need for additional attachments when sealing zipper bags and containers.
FoodSaver 8" x 20' rolls, 6-pk
FoodSaver GameSaver 8" x 20' Vacuum Seal Long Roll with BPA-Free Multilayer Construction
FoodSaver 1-quart Food Storage Sealer bags
FoodSaver pint-size Food Storage Sealer bags
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If you want to save money, try these Weston brand food vacuum sealer bags for a 100-count pack. Note that they are 3 mil thick! These are the ones I use.
2 Ply 3mm Thick, for NutriFresh, FoodSaver & Other Heat-Seal Systems, for Meal Prep and Sous Vide, BPA Free, 6" x 10" (Pint), 100 count, Clear
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The food vacuum sealer bags are smooth on the outside but only ONE side - INSIDE - has textured bumps to allow for easy air removal.
And no, it doesn't matter which side up they go on the vacuum sealer machine!
Make sure you select good food vacuum sealer bags for storing your dehydrated food—SAFELY! Thin ones can puncture easily.
Mylar Bags Are Smooth... So What? Read On!
Mylar Bags Are Smooth...
So What? Read On!
This was brought to my attention by my Realtor-friend, Bev Miller, who was trying so hard to vacuum seal her Mylar bags.
She discovered it won't work because the Mylar bags' surface is SMOOTH! She's so smart!
You see because both interior sides of the Mylar bag are smooth (just like its exterior), they just clamp together tightly and you can't really draw the air out.
Food vacuum sealer bags, however, have textured bumps on one of the interior sides of the bag so you CAN draw the air out!
Dry-Packs 1-Gallon ShieldPro Mylar Bags
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PLEASE NOTE:
We don’t VACUUM the air OUT
of
the Mylar bags, but we
DO use the sealing element
of the Food Sealer
machine
to seal the Mylar bags.
The Mylar bags are simply
containers for
two, three,
or four of our previously
vacuum-sealed packages
of dehydrated food.
Please read more about Mylar bags.
We Need the Texture!
As mentioned earlier, we need the textured side of the food vacuum sealer bags to allow the air to be drawn out! :-)
Without these tiny textured bumps, it's pretty much impossible to draw the air out.
When the bag has been vacuumed, it's still being held tightly inside the FoodSaver machine, so don't worry about air making its way back inside the bag. The oxygen absorber will draw out any smidgens of 'stray' oxygen still lingering inside the bag.
DON'T forget to add your oxygen absorber
to the bag before drawing the air out!
DON'T forget to add
your oxygen absorber
to the bag before
drawing the air out!
We get the food vacuum sealer bags on Amazon. So easy - they are shipped right to our door.
Click on the images at the very top of this page, or you can purchase your bags in your local superstore.
A NOTE from Nancy in NC:
I get the 11-inch by 16-feet rolls and cut the material to make the size bag I want.
I order directly from foodsaver.com and get the GAMESAVER rolls, individual rolls, or the 6-pack.
I asked about the thickness and was told 4-mil, then I said they ought to include that bit of information in the item description.
Right now, the bags are listed under "heavy duty". ALSO: See vacuum-sealer rolls
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To aid in filling the bags, I use a canning funnel.
They are relatively inexpensive and come in very handy whether you are filling your plastic vacuum bags or the Mason jars.
See the two side-by-side photos above, showing how best to grasp the bag onto the funnel base. With a bit of practice, you'll soon get the hang of it! It makes filling your jars and bags "a breeze."
NOTE: After vacuuming our bags,
I pull out a 2ft length (approx.) of plastic wrap.
I then wrap the vacuum-sealed package in it!
Follow the
optional plastic wrap guide here.
NOTE:
After vacuuming our bags, I pull out a 2ft length (approx.) of plastic wrap. I then wrap the vacuum-sealed package in it! Follow the
optional plastic wrap guide here.
This note is from Paul Bee, a regular visitor to our site. He'd written via the Facebook comments to say that he uses his vacuum food sealer to seal up his chips! I had to ask how he does that without crushing the chips?!
He said "I don't actually vacuum out the air, just use the seal-function-only of the food vacuum sealer. After eating my chips, I cut the bag to just about half, eliminating as much of the air as possible. I then place the bag edge on the heat seal and seal it up! My chips will stay fresh for up to 45 days!"
Apparently, Paul is one who can contain himself around potato chips. A bag wouldn't last more than an hour in our household! LOL
Thanks for stopping by "Food Vacuum Sealer Bags," I hope you learned a lot from it, especially the smooth and textured side of them and why they are manufactured that way (so the air can be drawn out!)
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