Lessons Learned About Vacuum Packing Machines...

[100Xkid]

WE vacuum seal a lot of things in our household, meats get pre frozen if possible, we butcher our beef and pork ourselves mostly, but will take advantage good sales at the grocery store also. we vacuum seal flour in paper bags inside the vacuum bags. Have been thru a few vacuum sealers then bought a commercial it has lasted 6 years and still going.

what brand of commercial sealer did you get? i have a food saver that is starting to have a little trouble after 8 years of hard use.

 

[2in1evtime]

what brand of commercial sealer did you get? i have a food saver that is starting to have a little trouble after 8 years of hard use.

LEM MaxVac 1000 Stainless Steel Food Vacuum Sealer with Bag Holder and Bag Cutter 1088B - The Home Depot

Extend the freshness and freezer life of your favorite foods with our powerful, easy to use, commercial grade vacuum sealer. Removes air and automatically seals for an amazing storage solution. Protect

www.homedepot.com

 

[2in1evtime]

never had a food saver last us more than a year but we butcher and harvest a lot too

 

[Ingomike]

LEM MaxVac 1000 Stainless Steel Food Vacuum Sealer with Bag Holder and Bag Cutter 1088B - The Home Depot

Extend the freshness and freezer life of your favorite foods with our powerful, easy to use, commercial grade vacuum sealer. Removes air and automatically seals for an amazing storage solution. Protect

www.homedepot.com

Wow! Nice machine…

 

[Super Bee]

never had a food saver last us more than a year but we butcher and harvest a lot too

Thats what I bought. I figured for $60.00 I would give it a try and even see if I would actually do it. Will run it until she quits.

 

[Goodcat]

Food saver bags beat the snot out of cheap o rolls. If you are having issues with deforming (sausages, etc) freeze them partially first, and then vacuum seal.

 

[Nazgul]

When we do chili or even soups they are frozen in plastic containers first. Then they get vacuum sealed. Things like chili can be taken out of the container before sealing. The shape/freezing makes it much easier to seal and store.

Don

 

[Super Bee]

After sealing a couple hundred bags now, I am learning quite a bit.

Sealing frozen beef patties is the way to go. Elbow macaroni noodles are the easiest to seal. Other shapes can and will poke tiny holes in the bag which will allow them to leak over a few days. Put potato flakes in paper bags before putting into the food saver bags. Noodle kits like Knorr are very easy to seal. Just cut the corner of the original package and insert it into a one pint bag with O2 absorber. Rice A Roni kits are also very easy to do. I though in the ear buds and will seal for hours. Oh, and I do take the time to double seal.