Storing long turm, have a foodsaver. Vacuum &amp; freeze?
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No need to vacuum; these are highly cured meats; freezer is enough, they last for months....
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We often will freeze food that is cooked, then vacuum seal them. For example, we cook meals in the summer (barbecue grill, summer vegetables from the garden), then freeze small portions in plastic bags. After the meals are frozen solid, we open the plastic bag to allow all air to escape, then vacuum seal the food in a FoodSaver bag, and put it into the freezer to be taken out in January or February. The meals come out tasting wonderful many months after being cooked.
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Dear J, I use different brands of food saver bags with my unit. As long as the bags are designed for vacuum sealing you should be fine. Enjoy!
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You can put a strip of paper towel between the food and the seal point, this will stop any moisture from going into the vacuum.
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Yes, You just have to keep the liquid away from the vacuum tube. A good idea it to freeze the product then vacuum sealing it.
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yes... anything you froze before, and put in foil & a ziplock bag, before throwing in the fridge, you can seal w/the vacumm... liquids, like soup, need to be frozen to the point of being solid or the vacumm will suck up the liquid causing it not seal properly. home-made tv dinners or small portions of food can be sealed. they even have lids that go on jars that can seal dried foods, etc. meats you have done in a smoker, or foods you have grilled... it's great. no freezer burn.
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Freeze liquids such as sauces, soups and stews in containers, casserole dish or loaf pan. Then vacuum seal and freeze. Stuff stacks nicely this way.
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You need to order the foodsaver baggies. There is a cut out that you attach the vacuum to in order to pull out the air. Depending on what you put in them they can be washed, dried well and reused i.e. Veggies, baked goods. I wouldn't reuse bags that had any meat, fish or poultry due to potentional cross contamination. Hope this helps.
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you're gonna need a Foodsaver vacuum sealer .... most have the hose included as part of the machine, but if you prefer you can try to suck on the top before buying one :o)
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Not without making a mess (at least in my experience). But there is a get-around to this problem. Put your liquids in a regular freezer bag/container and freeze it. Then take the frozen liquid out of the regular freezer container and you can vacuum seal the frozen solid liquids with no problem (and no mess).
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Cut a small strip of the quilted side of a foodsaver bag. Place it at the top of the mylar bag. (The part that will go in the chamber) It will vacuum like a champ. You might have to press seal 2x as these are very thick and the vacuum sealers aren't built to seal them. Then I would advise following up sealing with a hot iron to be sure. I do this all the time & it works wonderfully. But I still add the oxygen absorbers before I vacuum seal.
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I bought oxo containers that store small portions of baby food and freezed them. Any freezer friendly containers will do
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Do not use a vacuum sealer (foodsaver) unless it is a chamber sealer or has a seal-only option. Use a regular heat sealer. The vacuum sealer will suck the liquid into the machine. Or you can freeze them first before sealing.
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I use my vacuum sealer to seal chopped chicken meat I purchase large amounts and it is great to put them in portion sizes and freeze... been doing this since I purchased the unit and have had no problem whatsoever! Great machine.
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I think you know the answer to this... Think about putting the soup into a ziplocked bag, taking the air out. Even though you removed all the air, it still would need something more to preserve it. You would toss it in the freezer. This device pulls the air out of a jar, sort of like squishing all the air out of a bag. Then you have to do something like freezing.
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No longer a problem with current food storage bags. Use ziplock freezer bags, they are designed for long term food storeage and are stable at sous vide temps.
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I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar bags. I've sealed mine with an iron, straw and oxygen obsorbers. I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar... » Read More I have not tried but I understand that it will NOT. I bought this unit a little more than a year ago and I use it everyday. It has more than paid for itself and my freezer in that time. We simply don't throw food away. Vac seal and freeze become grab and go. The chamber units allow you to save liquids, seal jars and all kinds of things. I bought a bag of potato chips, sealed them in a jar and opened it 8 months later--they were great. It won't replace canning but it does save money immediately. Hope that helps. One final thought is that vacumaster does make other units which do seal mylar bags. I've sealed mine with an iron, straw and oxygen obsorbers. « Show Less