Posted by: Mark S
Vacuum sealing food - 02/18/17 08:53 AM
I'm looking at this from 2 angles.
First, the long term storage for creating supplies in case of a natural disaster and the like, which would mostly mean dry foods. I've got canned hams and other meats.
Second, the fact that it is just me and the wife now (for the most part) and I like to shop at a minimum so when I hit Costco or even Safeway, I tend to buy in bulk. The problem is that as hard as I might try to rebag chicken and steaks, getting all off the air our to avoid freezer burn is at best 50-50 for me.
My question. What vacuuming methods, devices, systems are good for sealing up meat for the freezer and stuff like rice and pasta?
I have an emergency generator with direct access to my gas line so even when the electricity is out both of my refrigerators operate as long as there is gas, so I don't mind having a freezer full of meat. I also keep 2 propane tanks so I can cook/dry the meat on my grill if it looks like the gas might go too.
If I wanted to store pasta, rice, flour, etc., I figured I do it in large meal sized bags (use over a couple of days) without having to open the entire supply.
What vacuum packing systems do you use and why? Is it economical? I'd rather do this than buy a lot of freeze dried stuff, I figured I'd use a marker to write the processing date on the bag and use it at the end of whatever period it was deemed usable.
First, the long term storage for creating supplies in case of a natural disaster and the like, which would mostly mean dry foods. I've got canned hams and other meats.
Second, the fact that it is just me and the wife now (for the most part) and I like to shop at a minimum so when I hit Costco or even Safeway, I tend to buy in bulk. The problem is that as hard as I might try to rebag chicken and steaks, getting all off the air our to avoid freezer burn is at best 50-50 for me.
My question. What vacuuming methods, devices, systems are good for sealing up meat for the freezer and stuff like rice and pasta?
I have an emergency generator with direct access to my gas line so even when the electricity is out both of my refrigerators operate as long as there is gas, so I don't mind having a freezer full of meat. I also keep 2 propane tanks so I can cook/dry the meat on my grill if it looks like the gas might go too.
If I wanted to store pasta, rice, flour, etc., I figured I do it in large meal sized bags (use over a couple of days) without having to open the entire supply.
What vacuum packing systems do you use and why? Is it economical? I'd rather do this than buy a lot of freeze dried stuff, I figured I'd use a marker to write the processing date on the bag and use it at the end of whatever period it was deemed usable.