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Food vacuum sealers are an integral part of dehydrating food. When we remove the air from foods, it helps preserve it for long-term storage.
Chamber sealers have a chamber that the bag of food is placed into. The chamber is then sealed and all the air is removed from it, as in the FoodSaver model shown above.
Suction sealers have a pump that sucks all the air out of the bag of food. Both types of sealers work well, but chamber sealers are more expensive.
Vacuum sealing food has many benefits. It helps to keep food fresh for a longer period of time. It also prevents freezer burn and keeps food from being damaged by humidity.
If you're going to be storing food for an extended period, vacuum sealing is a great way to keep it fresh.
While we have dehydrated our fruit, vegetables (and meats!), we store these items in plastic vacuum-sealer bags. We don't just seal the bags, we ALSO draw the air OUT of the bags.
Don't forget to add an oxygen absorber into the plastic vacuum-sealer bag prior to drawing out the air with the Food-Saver vacuum sealer.
IMPORTANT:
For proper vacuum-bag placement,
please click here for Part 2
to see lots more photos
and explanations.
The photos show you exactly where to place the open end
of the bag on the machine for perfect seals every time!
IMPORTANT:
For proper
vacuum-bag placement,
please click here for Part 2
to see lots more photos
and explanations.
The photos show you exactly
where to place the open end
of the bag on the machine for
perfect seals every time!
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When we have dehydrated our foods, we let it condition, so remember to do the "conditioning" first!
After conditioning, our next step is to place the foods into the quart-size or pint-size vacuum sealer bags.
Add the 100cc oxygen absorber, and now we're ready to use the FoodSaver® machine to vacuum the air out of our bags.
In order to preserve foods properly for long-term storage, it is very important to keep out these three elements: moisture, air, and light.
By dehydrating the food first, that takes care of the 'moisture' issue.
Second, by vacuuming the bags, we achieve the 'air' removal.
Finally, by storing our vacuum-sealed food in Mylar bags and then in bins, preferably in a dark area, that takes care of the 'light' issue.
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We've been using our FoodSaver® for many years now, and it's never let us down.
When not in use, I store it in one of those white plastic garbage can liners, to keep it clean—even though it's stored on a shelf in a cupboard!
Before storing your food vacuum sealer, make sure that you clean out the narrow oval-ended tray that sits down below the lower oval vacuum-chamber opening. We are mainly vacuum sealing "dry" ingredients, so most of the "stuff" you'll find in that tray are tiny pieces of dehydrated items you can just toss out, and give the tray a wipe over with a clean damp dish cloth.
Obviously, if it's really dirty, wash it in warm soapy water, let it air dry, and replace back in the machine.
I DO NOT clamp my handle down when it's in storage—there's absolutely no need to do that. It's very easy to use and you can vacuum either 'wet' or 'dry' foods. The machine automatically defaults to the 'dry' setting, which is handy for us because that's all we're vacuuming!
IMPORTANT:
For proper vacuum-bag placement,
please click here for Part 2
to see lots more photos
and explanations.
The photos show you exactly where to place the open end
of the bag on the machine for perfect seals every time!
IMPORTANT:
For proper
vacuum-bag placement,
please click here for Part 2
to see lots more photos
and explanations.
The photos show you exactly
where to place the open end
of the bag on the machine for
perfect seals every time!
Susan Gast began Easy Food Dehydrating in December 2010. Read Susan's story of what sparked her interest in all things related to "food dehydrating."
She is featured on Mother Earth News blog, and on Solo Build It (SBI) who host this site. Read her first SBI interview, and her second SBI interview.
Since 1980, Susan's involvement in publishing - in one form or another - led her to create a "review site" of products related to the publishing industry. Visit ePubTechReviews today, also hosted by Solo Build It. Susan also runs her namesake site SusanGast.com on Solo Build It that showcases the books she has written since 2010.
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